All news: 24 June 2025

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Dmitry Semenov reports from the Elbrus region:

 Greetings from the slopes of Elbrus! Today our supergroup "Give me a light" climbed to our high-altitude camp National Park 3880m. After settling into comfortable trailers, we went to snow training in the area of the Refuge of Eleven, at an altitude of about 4070 meters. There we worked out the technique of climbing along the snowy terrain, along the fixed rope, and also worked out the skill of self-arrest using an ice ax. The weather and mood are excellent. Tomorrow is an acclimatization rotation to the Pastukhov Rocks.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Avtomonov reports from the Elbrus region:

 Greetings to everyone from the Elbrus region! The 7 Summits Club group "Brotherhood of the Ring" today moved to our assault camp, the National Park refuge at an altitude of 3800. Having settled into the trailers, we went to the area of the Refuge of Eleven, where we conducted snow training on the technique of movement and belaying. Now we are resting and preparing for tomorrow, for the rotation to the Pastukhov Rocks.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov sends from the Elbrus region:

Greetings from the Elbrus region from the "Aikom" group! Today we walked in the area of the Refuge of Eleven. There on the snowy slope the participants were sliding on their bottoms, waving ice axes, clicking carabiners, in general, they had a quality snow and ice training. There was a strong and cold wind on the mountain today, even at the shelter it was chilly.

Dmitry Semenov, the 7 Summits Club guide, reports from Elbrus:

 Message from June 23.

Greetings from Elbrus! Today, our new group called "Give me a light" made its first acclimatization rotation. We climbed one of the most picturesque trails in Elbrus region up to the "Ai" cafe, at an altitude of 2,700 meters. The first part of the route passed through a pine forest, then we entered the alpine meadow zone. The weather and visibility were excellent, we saw the peaks of the Main Caucasian Range and Elbrus itself - the goal of our program.

June 23. Greetings from Alaska to everyone from the "Orange Men" group! Today we climbed to Camp 3 or Camp Eleven, at an altitude of 3400. We woke up to the sounds of snowfall. We hoped that it would stop, but on the contrary, it only got stronger. As a result, we walked under snowfall for all 6 hours. At Eleven, we met our Group #1 with Alex Abramov. They are cheerful and happy. Today, the guys did not go up because of the snowfall. They decided to rest. They helped us a lot with setting up camp in difficult winter conditions.

Tomorrow, the first group will go up to the Rangers Camp. And we have a descent for supplies and a day of rest at Eleven Camp.

Denali expedition leader Lyudmila Korobeshko.