All news: 2011

On Wednesday, on 24th of August, the next expedition of "7 Summits Club" under the guidance of Victor Bobok has begun. First two days the group has devoted to visiting the National Parks of Tanzania (accompanied by our local partners). Today our guide Victor Bobok will join the group. He will lead the team on Machame route. Wait for the news!

"Hello! This is Alex Abramov from the "World Class - 7 Summits" expedition. Today very strong blew. Therefore we started our ascension one hour later, at 4 o'clock in the morning. Everything was ok, and at 10 o'clock all participants of our team have ascended to the Mont Blanc top! After the ascension long descent has begun. And, certainly, the most dangerous was to go through the "Le Сouloir De La Mort". As a result, all remained alive. We already have gone down (in our hotel) and had a good supper. Now we prepare for a sleep. Everything is ok, the project has been done successfully! All climbers are happy and already ask about new trips. Tomorrow - day of rest. On Saturday we'll leave to Moscow".

We have just received the urgent message from Alex Abramov: "All participants of the " World Class - 7 Summits" team have ascended the highest point of the Western Europe - Mont Blanc!"

We congratulate all winners and wait for a photo, and also the detailed story about the ascension!

"Hello! This is Alex Abramov from the "World Class - 7 Summits" expedition. Уesterday we have reached Refuge de Tete Rousse. On the route we have met Victor Bobok's group, which has successfully ascended to the Mont Blanc  top and went down. Today we have reached Refuge du Gouter. It was terrible to go through the "Le Сouloir De La Mort". According to our plan, tomorrow we should have breakfast at 2 o'clock and start climbing at 3 o'clock. But now very strong wind blows. Therefore, probably, we'll start later, at 5 o'clock in the morning. Wait for the news!".

The 1st day of acclimatization...

On the top of Mont Blanc!

Last day in mountains

After the ascension: "Independence Day of Ukraine" (24th of July)

Says Victor Bobok: "The ascension program to Mont Blanc is done on 100 %. All participants, guides and managers of "7 Summits Club" reached the summit. Guys from Kiev and Odessa devote this ascension to "Independence Day of Ukraine" (we hope, independence not only from Muscovites). We go down (in a safe place). Everything is ok".

Last weekend the big project of "7 Summits Club" and "World Class" fitness center has started. The first group has arrived to St. Gervais (France) to make an ascension to the highest point of the Western Europe - Mont Blanc!

On Sunday participants of group had the acclimatization exit on Mont Joly top (2525 m), on Monday they had snow lessons on the glacier in Courmayer (Italy). And today they are going to move from St. Gervais to a starting point of a route - Nid Egle.

Victor's group has successfully finished the program of acclimatization and plans an exit to the Mont Blanc top today. Health of all participants is good, mood is excellent. We wish them good weather on the ascension!

Hello, everyone! The guide Tatyana Stukalova speaks from Iran. "7 Summits Club" team has climbed to the highest volcano of Asia - Demavent. On 19th of August Vlad Kulshitsky and Tatyana Stukalova were on the top. Lilia Ledakova and Yulia Ledakova reached height of 4200 m.

Hello everyone! Says Olga Rumyantseva, from the expedition on Kazbek. This afternoon our group almost full, except one member, climbed to the summit of Kazbek. We were very lucky with the weather. Old-timers say that haven't seen such weather: it was absolutely clear, we saw a spectacular view of the surrounding mountains from the top, and there was no wind. So the ascent was very slow, we broken all the speed records, coming back only in the evening. Now all tired and relax and get ready for tomorrow's descent down and further cultural program. See you!

Hello everyone! This Bobok from the expedition of the “Classic of the Alps”. Finally, we joined all together in the magnificent town Zermatt and on this occasion yesterday gave a concert of jazz music on the central square with famous drinks. It was fun and good. The expedition started! As always, I think we will be accompanied by the  good weather in this difficult matter. Bye everyone, until the next connection!

"Says Olga Rumyantseva, from the expedition on the Mont Blanc (of course at Kazbek! but, there is no doubt, the choice of Georgian drinks was made correctly! :) ed.) Today we have finished preparation for the ascent: acclimatize well held snow lessons, learned to wear crampons and even walk in them.
And if the weather allows, tonight, or rather tomorrow at 2 o'clock in the morning, we will go for a climb. All day today the snow was falling, and only in the evening we were finally able to see Kazbek. Now the weather is good. Bye everyone!"

Good afternoon, Lyudmila Korobeshko report from the Expedition of 7 Summits Club to the Peaks Korzhenevsky and Communism.
Long-awaited Triumph! Yesterday all membership of the expedition climbed on top!!! We were in a hurry because of bad weather which has hooked us at top, however.
We get started later at 9 am, after long discussions and hope that weather will improve, but it didn't improve. In general we were unique 5 persons who have managed to climb that day... There was going to leave about 15 people, but the others have decided to delay an ascent about what more likely  they have regretted because today weather has even more worsened and nobody has climbed mountain in general.
Only now we are descended to the Base Camp at 3200m, took a shower. Everybody  are very tired but happy. In general, all are alive, more or less healthy, and happy.
I would like to repeat once again that the whole group  it is: Vladimir A. Ivjansky,Victor V. Serov, Sergey G. Shchekoldin, (the guide) and me. Yesterday we all together at 3 pm local time were in the Peak of Korzhenevsky 7105m and now we are in Base Camp, everything is great, bye and good luck!

Programs:

The ascent of Massif Vinson - the highest peak of Antarctica
Expedition to the South Pole. "The last degree" (Ski tour 111км). Antarctica

Hello friends!

We still have the last 3 places in Antarctica to the South Pole, and Vinson Massif.
Vinson Massif - check in from December 26 to January 12.
The South Pole - check in from 2 to 19 January.
On all other dates groups have already been formed and there are no places!

Now we have 2 groups of "the Last degree" at the South Pole:
From 13 to 29 December (full)
and from 2 to 19 January (there are 3 places)

2 groups on the Vinson Massif:
From 13 to 29 December (full)
From December 26 to January 12(there are 2 places)

Be defined urgently till August, 15th
Opportunity only knocks once!

Luda Korobeshko just sent sms - "All climbed!!!"
Here is a list of members of the expedition, had climbed to the top of the Peak Korzhenevskaya:

Vladimir A. Ivjansky
Victor V. Serov
Sergey G. Shchekoldin
Lyudmila  Korobeshko - the guide
Sergey Penzov - the guide 

Hi, everybody, says Tina, guide of 7 Summits Club. The expedition RESO - Guarantee in Morocco has finished. Yesterday we have visited wonderful, very beautiful castle and then celebrated the successful ascent of the team at the festive dinner, watched the traditional show.

Today a part of the team flew to Moscow, guys gone to different cities, and another part of the team moved to the Atlantic coast, to continue to rest in the beach format. We congratulations to the team with a successful ascend records. Everyone is happy, everything went well. Bye!

Good day, Olga Rumyantseva, the mountain guide of 7 Summits Club from the mt. Kazbek  is speaking. Today our group arrived in Tbilisi, where we immediately went to the village of Kazbegi. On the way we admired the local places of interest and landscapes. In Kazbegi stayed in a beautiful guest house. Tomorrow, we plan a walk and preparation to the entrance to the observatory station (Met Station 3680m), where we will go already the day after tomorrow. We are doing well, bye everyone!

Program: Climbing to the top of the legendary  Mt. Ararat (5131m)

Hello, Tatiana Stukalova speaking from Turkey. 4th of August, all the group of 7 Summits Club climbed the summit of Ararat! 5th of August, we all went down and have a rest day at a hotel in Dogubeyazit. All is good, everybody happy and have a great mood. 6th of August according the plan we fly back home.

Hi, everybody, here is Tina, guide of RESO - Guarantee group in the mt. Toubkal.

Yesterday with the group we were in a lovely excursion in the "African Hollywood ". After that, we moved to the side of the hotel. It was very heavy rainfall that most uncommon for these places in summer. As joked our local guide: "the Russians brought with them a rain."
Now the group is preparing for travel in the desert on camels.
We meet the sunset, will spend the night in a Berber tents, and tomorrow morning, after meet the sunrise we sit down on the camels, and come back in the city.

Nice greetings from our guides Luba Ivanova and Victor Bobok!

Hello everyone, this is Dmitry Ermakov from the Lenin Peak. I guess this is my last message from this expedition. Today we made an attempt to climb the mountain, and ascend to the height of 6700м, but, unfortunately, there were squally wind and we were not able to continue climbing and return to Camp 3. All are very tired, exhausted and don't want to make a second attempt, so it was decided to go down and return to Moscow.

Unfortunately, the mountain didn’t let us a chance to climb till the summit. But it is better to return 10 times than do not return once. All alive and safe, all is well. Good-bye, see you in Moscow.