All news: 14 December 2025

On October 18, 2025, the first-ever ascent of Elbrus's main summit by a sled dog team took place. The heroes were the dogs, who received the typical Sherpa names Mingma, Pemba, and Lhakpa, and their handlers, the Simonovs, father and son. Of course, the event organizer, Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, was also a key contributor. And of course, the filmmaker, cameraman Ilya Gladkikh, who later edited this wonderful film, was also a key contributor. Various dogs sometimes climb Elbrus on their own or with their owners. But this was their first experience climbing Elbrus with a sled dog team.

 The group climbed in the second half of autumn, in rather harsh conditions. The weather forecast was poor, which is typical for Elbrus. Preliminary training and acclimatization taught them a lot about organizing the ascent. However, the summit push itself brought many unexpected surprises and proved quite extreme. The group ascended by snowcat to 5,100 meters. The climb took 3.5 hours. On the descent, the group faced a real storm: a blizzard, winds up to 50 km/h, rough snow, and icy patches. But Mingma, Pemba, and Lhakpa withstood the test. As did the people.

 Should we continue this experiment? We need to think it over for now.

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The 7 Summits Club  guide Olya Rumyantseva reports from Mexico:

 Greetings from Mexico from the "Promising Optimists" group! This morning, we reached our base camp at 4,200 meters. We immediately took an acclimatization hike along the slopes of Orizaba to 4,750 meters. Afterwards, we descended and were able to truly appreciate the comfort of our camp. Large tents, delicious food, a gas heater in the dining room, and satellite internet.

Tomorrow we move to the summit camp and begin the ascent the following night.

Valery Myasoedov, the 7 Summits Club guide, reports from Argentina:

Greetings from sunny Argentina! Here, the 7 Summits Club is opening the new climbing season on America's highest peak, Mount Aconcagua, at 6,962 meters. Yesterday, we met the first group at the airport, spent the first day organizing the expedition, and got to know the city. Today, we've already moved to the Puente del Inca camp and settled into comfortable cabins. The weather is unstable, but that's not a big deal right now; the main thing is for it to stabilize by summit day. Tomorrow, we're scheduled to hike to the Confluencia Camp.