All news: July 2025

The 7 Summits Club guide Boris Egorov sends from the Elbrus region:

 Greetings from Elbrus! Today, we walked with our guests from the "14 peaks" group to the Pastukhov Rocks. We climbed at a good pace and descended in time, making it to the refuge before the bad weather started. Now we are carefully studying the forecast and preparing for the summit ascent.

The 7 Summits Club guide Sergey Avtomonov sends from Turkey:

Greetings to everyone from the slopes of Mount Ararat! The 7 Summits Club group "Ventilyator" climbed to the assault camp located at an altitude of 4200 today. We are acclimatizing, it is not easy for us, but we try to do everything slowly, without fanaticism, slowly going up. There we rested, looked at the beautiful views and went down. On the way down we got a little wet by the rain, but we were ready for it. Tomorrow we are going to spend the night in the assault camp and go to climb the summit.

The Guide of the 8000 Club group Andrey Berezina reports from Kyrgyzstan:

Hello to everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The "Svet Zhok" group made the first of three planned ascents. Today we went to Yukhin Peak, the height of which is 5130 meters. It is located a couple of kilometers from the first camp. The path goes along small scree slopes. We reached the summit in 3.5 hours. Now a cyclone has come to the region. Therefore, by the time we reached the summit, light snow had fallen. We descended quite quickly along an earthen path. Now everyone is in the camp. We are resting.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexey Lonchinsky reports from the Pamirs:

 The entire team of Club 8000 "CIS Fregat" flew by helicopter to the base camp at the Moskvina glade. All our things and equipment were also delivered. Today we made the first acclimatization rotation, walked to the helipad under the Communism peak. The weather does not spoil us with views, but in general, it did not prevent us from going in comfortable conditions. Tomorrow we plan to conduct training with equipment and prepare for a high-altitude acclimatization hike to the slopes of Korzhenevskaya Peak.

The 7 Summits Club guide Viktor Volodin sends from Kyrgyzstan:

Hello to everyone from almost sunny Asia, from the "Shashlychnaya Fantasy" group! I will give a chronology of the last days. So, before dawn on July 12, we left the first to the second camp. On the 13th, we climbed to the third camp and on the 14th, before dawn again, we set out to storm the summit. Unfortunately, one participant felt ill and had to be lowered back to the third camp, and then to the second camp. I, with one participant, continued the ascent to the summit.

Our route went along rocks and snow-ice slopes. At about 6700 there was a problematic section called "Knife", where ropes were fixed, without which we would have had to sweat a little. Closer to midday the weather began to deteriorate, there was a thick fog, snow. There was also a strong wind at the top. We took a few photos and began the descent. By 19:00 we were in the third camp.

Today, July 15, we began the descent to the first camp and by lunch we safely descended to our tents. The weather is bad, it is snowing. In general, the entire program went well and without incident. Tomorrow we will go down to the city of Osh, soak, sunbathe, and eat well. This is where our expedition of the "Shashlik Fantasy" group of the 7 Summits Club and the 8000 Club ended. Until next time in the mountains!

Today, a new group called "Ventilyator" began its ascent of Ararat. We left the city of Van in the morning and drove three hours to the foot of the mountain. Then five hours of walking in the heat, and we are at the base camp. We are resting and preparing to leave, tomorrow we will go to the assault camp. With you was the guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov!

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

The 7 Summits Club group "Molchuny" sends greetings from the Elbrus region! We began our acclimatization on the slopes of Mount Cheget. The weather is gorgeous, the views, the beauty, and everything else... We walked along our beautiful trail today. Tomorrow we'll go further.

14.07. Hello everyone! The new 7 Summits Club group called "Five Elements" began acclimatization on the slopes of Mount Cheget. Through a fairy-tale forest and alpine meadows, we walked at a good pace to the famous "Ai" cafe at an altitude of 2750 m.

After lunch, we rented the missing equipment, rested and prepared for tomorrow's exit to the Terskol gorge. Our program is non-standard, there are several days of basic mountaineering training ahead.

Take care of yourself!

See you in the mountains!

Good weather and good luck to everyone!

Group Guide Evgeny Fedyunin.

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

 Greetings from the Elbrus region! Today our new super-group "Calvin Clein" in their first acclimatization ascent climbed the slopes of Mount Cheget to the famous cafe "Ai". The path ran along one of the most picturesque trails of the Elbrus region, first we walked through a pine forest, and then came out into the alpine meadows zone. In the cafe "Ai", at an altitude of 2700 meters, we were able to try the famous khichins, chebureks and delicious mountain tea.

The 7 Summits Club super guide Olya Rumyantseva sends from Tanzania:

Greetings to everyone from Tanzania from the Padel Team! Today, in difficult weather conditions, making our way through strong winds and icy cold, we climbed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.

A lot of groups turned back due to weather conditions. But we coped. And found ourselves alone at the summit!

By evening, we had already descended to the Millennium camp, where a celebratory cake and rain awaited us. Everything is fine!

The Guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from Kyrgyzstan:

 Hello everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The "Svet Zhok" group today went to their first altitude, 4150 m. We climbed the slope of Petrovsky Peak. All participants joined the acclimatization process. After lunch, everyone together was busy packing and preparing things for sending to Camp 1.

 Additionally, a video review of the yurt and dining room in the base camp

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

 Hello from the 7 Summits Club group "We are the first"! Today our team made an acclimatization ascent to Pastukhov Rocks. In excellent weather, we quickly climbed to the specified altitude and descended to our comfortable. In the evening, the participants and guides did not miss the opportunity to admire the incredibly beautiful sunsets. Then everyone went to rest and prepare for tomorrow.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Boris Egorov reports from the Elbrus region:

Hello everyone! Today on Elbrus the first day of acclimatization of the "14peaks" group took place. This team arrived led by Tashi Sherpa, the famous Nepalese expedition leader and a close friend of the 7 Summits Club.

We had a wonderful walk to the top of the Cheget Shoulder, endlessly admiring the views of Elbrus.

Tomorrow we move to the refuge at an altitude of 3800 and start trampling the snow of the Caucasus.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexei Lonchinsky reports from Tajikistan:

Good day! The team of the 8000 Club "CIS Fregat" arrived in Tajikistan and set out from the capital Dushanbe this morning towards the mountains. We reached the village of Jirgital and are expecting a flight to the base camp tomorrow, which is located on the Moskvin glade between the Korzhenevskaya and Communism peaks.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Olya Rumyantseva sends from Tanzania:

Hello to everyone from the Padel Team! Today we moved from the Karanga camp to the Kosovo camp at an altitude of 4870 meters, from where we will go to the summit at night. Finally, the weather pleased us. A frost hit at night, in the morning the camp was completely covered in ice. But then the sun came out, it became very warm, and we did the whole way in the sun.

Everyone feels great. Now we will rest a little and at night we will go to the summit of Kilimanjaro.

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

Greetings from Elbrus region from the "YuAR" group! Yesterday, July 12, we completed our program with a successful ascent of Mount Elbrus. We were at the summit in full force, including the youngest participant, who was 12 years old. The weather was gorgeous, no wind or precipitation. Congratulations to everyone!

The 7 Summits Club  Guide Andrey Berezin reports from Kyrgyzstan:

Hello everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The Svet Zhok group arrived at the Lenin Peak base camp. We checked into comfortable yurts. The houses have everything: beds with bed linen, electricity, hot water, a bathroom, and a shower. In general, a full-fledged hotel room, only it is located on a glade at an altitude of 3700, and with a view of Lenin Peak.

The 7 Summits Club guide Olya Rumyantseva sends from Tanzania:

 Hello to everyone from Tanzania from the Padel Team! The fourth day of our trip to Kilimanjaro. This morning we climbed the legendary Barranco wall. Everyone really enjoyed the climb. It was fun and beautiful.

And after the wall, a trail with unearthly landscapes awaited us. The way was slightly overshadowed by low clouds and the absence of sun. But in any case, we were lucky. Because when we arrived at the camp at 4000, it started to rain, in places turning into hail. And it poured until the evening. So much for the dry season!

 However, this rain was no longer scary for us. Although, to be honest, we wanted at least a little sun to warm up and dry our damp things.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Leuan Atabiev reports from the Elbrus region:

 Greetings to all mountain lovers! On July 11, the "Moscow Pies" team set out to climb at 2 a.m. Unfortunately, they did not set out in full force, only two of the three participants. Soon after leaving, due to health reasons, another participant returned to the refuge. The team continued climbing Elbrus with two guides and one participant. And in this composition, we successfully climbed the highest point in Europe 5642. We were at the summit at 8:30. The weather was wonderful and amazingly beautiful views opened up constantly.

The 7 Summits Club Guide Andrey Berezin reports from Kyrgyzstan:

 Hello everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The Svet Zhok group gathered in the city of Osh. We checked our gear and equipment. We visited a local landmark - Suleiman Mountain. After that, everyone gathered in a restaurant, where we tried local cuisine. Tomorrow we leave for the Lenin Peak base camp, where we will spend a couple of days before heading out to the high-mountain zone.