All news: 1 July 2025

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Avtomonov sends from Elbrus:

 Hello everyone from Elbrus! Today the “Praktika” group in full force climbed Pastukhov Rocks. At first we walked through the fog, and then the mountain opened up and a strong wind began. This is where the acclimatization cycle ended. The team went down to the hotel for rest and recuperation before storming the summit of Elbrus.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

Ararat News: The "Gloomy Roger" group continues its ascent program! Today, the members of our group decided on a name - from now on we will be known as "Gloomy Roger"! The weather, unfortunately, did not spoil us with sunny warmth, but there was no sweltering heat, which made the journey more comfortable.

 We went to the assault camp, and the journey took a little less than three hours. Having reached the camp, the participants rested a little, enjoyed tea and then returned to the base camp. After returning, everyone was treated to a delicious lunch in the fresh air. The day continued with preparing equipment - adjusting crampons and so on. And in the evening, a real surprise awaited us - dinner with fragrant lamb.

Tomorrow the group plans to go to the assault camp with an overnight stay to continue preparing for the ascent. We are heading for the summit and preparing for new challenges!

President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from Alaska:

We turned around from the Assault Camp at 17,000 feet. The mountain slopes are very dangerous for avalanches, and not a single group went to storm the summit of Denali. We went down the ridge and then came to the 14,000 camp. Here our second team, the "Orange Men," led by Lyudmila Korobeshko, was waiting for us. We went down and walked all night. We arrived at the Airfield. But because of the clouds, the planes are not flying. We are waiting.

The 7 Summits Club Guide Viktor Volodin sends from Kyrgyzstan:

Hello to everyone from the hospitable East from a new group called "Shashlik Fantasy"! Today our entire group gathered in the beautiful city of Osh, where watermelons, melons, peaches and samsa have already ripened. To begin with, we decided to acclimatize and went to the sacred mountain Suleiman-Too, which is located in the city center and is under the patronage of UNESCO. In one go, we crossed the thousand-meter altitude line. Then we walked around the city itself, through its beautiful green parks. Well, and in the evening, a very tasty gala dinner awaited us. If you love Asian cuisine, I definitely recommend coming here and trying the most delicious pilaf, pure honey. With you, Salam aleikum guide Viktor Volodin.

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

   Greetings from the slopes of Elbrus! Today, on the second day of acclimatization, our new super-group "Botaniki" went out for training snow exercises in the area of the Refuge of Eleven (4070 m). There we practiced the skill of self-arrest using an ice axe, as well as moving along a snowy slope, individually and in a rope. We made an imitation of a fixed rope, practiced re-climbing, that is, working with the carabiners of the self-belay on the fixed rope. The weather was not kind, there was poor visibility, but there was no wind. Tomorrow is going to be a difficult day, we are going to a serious height – Pastukhov Rocks. This will be a test of our group’s strength. Wait for new news about tomorrow!

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov sends from Elbrus Region:

 Greetings from the group "Wet Carabines"! Today we climbed to our comfortable refuge National Park, checked into the trailers. After that we went for a walk to the height of 4100, to the area of the Refuge of Eleven. There on the snowy slope we conducted training in mountaineering techniques. We worked with an ice axe, walked along fixed ropes, clicked carabines from rope to rope. We returned, had lunch and are resting before tomorrow's rotation to Pastukhov Rocks.