All news: March 2016

Gala evening of the 7 Summits Club, dedicated to the departure of the expedition "Everest - 2016"

 The 7 Summits Club invites all March 31 (Thursday), beginning at 20.00

 Since 2003, we have organized 12 expeditions to Everest, and this year it will be a 14th expedition. All were led by Alex Abramov. This year we have 26 members.

On this evening:

- We remember all our Everest expedition, from 2003 to 2015;

- Participants of those expeditions themselves will talk about;

- We present the team of Everest in 2016;

- We present the 1st Russian women's expedition to Mount Everest;

- We listen songs, play a lottery, chat with friends etc...

Address: Moscow, Bolshaya Pereyaslavskaya, 7

Metro Prospekt Mira

A group of the  7 Summits Club: Alexander Samsonov, Mikhail and Marina Mendoza-Blandons - successfully climbed the highest point in Africa, Uhuru Peak on the Mount Kilimanjaro. Everything is fine! Now they are down to the Millennium intermediate camp for the overnight, tomorrow they have to go back from the route. Our congratulations!

The 7 Summits Club this year will send two groups of the North Pole (Last degree). Alexander Abramov will lead  the first group, the second - Anastasia Kuznetsova.

 ATTENTION! Important news. Our explorers have determined the ice floe on which the Barneo camp to be built. That's it, "address": N 89 * 15'353 "E and 87 * 00'417

 IL-76 cargo plane dropped, everything went well. The team started to prepare the runway.

Tractors working well, despite the cold (as well as humans). A lot of work - something has to shoot down and file down that, on the contrary, to fill. Therefore, there is now hot work. They say they will clear the runway  is not earlier than after 3-4 days. On Sergey Panteleev photographs show how  they  have to work...

March 21, Monday, our next training session on the techniques of rock climbing was held in the gym in the DDS. Participants of our Mountain School are becoming more and more prepared for the upcoming climbing, both physically and psychologically. For all guests in training we prepared some surprises..

In early April our next Everest expedition will  start, as usual led by Alexander Abramov. We return to the highest mountain in the world, the most desired climbing object after the terrible disaster, earthquake, 2015. In some ways, this season will be unusual, something familiar. Our team will be the largest on the northern slopes, we traditionally put most comfortable, beautiful camp, we will do everything to succeed.

  You will learn details of the expedition from the head, six-time climber on Everest Alexander Abramov. He will present the team, tell about the features of the current season. That, for the first time as part of our big event will be run purely female team led by Lyudmila Korobeshko. And also we will be able to communicate with the crew RD studio of Valdis Pelsh, which will continue its work on the filming of the movie for the First Russian TV Channel.

Address: Bol Pereyaslavskaya d. 7 Shop "Active Life".

March 31 ... Beginning at 20.00

And also you will be able to listen to reports on the climbing season 2015-2016 in the Southern Hemisphere. Our guides will talk about climbing in Antarctica, South America, Australia and Africa. We will introduce you to new projects, new programs coming summer season in the northern hemisphere. Come, you will find the atmosphere of companionship and a small treat from the 7 Summits Club.

March 16th, 2016  the board of Russian Mountaineering Federation formally endorsed the first women expedition to Everest from Russia.

This year's 7 women from Russia take part in the Everest expedition, and first time in the history. And probably  it never will be later. So the project turns out unique.

Dates of the expedition:  from April 12^th  to May 31th, 2016.

RMF Board Meeting

Project Organizer - 7 Summits Club, with the support of RMF, FAiS Moscow, Red Fox company.

The expedition will be filmed film by a crew of Channel One, namely by  RD studio of Valdis Pelsh

Project Manager - Lyudmila Korobeshko - 2-times Mount Everest summiter.

 Team's coach Alexander Abramov, the leader of expedition - 6-times Mount Everest summiter.

Alex and Luda:  the couple of recordsmen. The only family in the world, in which husband and wife twice fulfilled the program "Seven Summits". The only couple twice climbed to the top of Mount Everest together.

All Team members will be announced on March 31th  at the annual meeting (party) of the members of the  7 Summits Club.

 On Sunday the first team of the 7 Summits Club in this season, arrived in Kathmandu. Tomorrow they will go to the trekking route to Everest Base Camp. This is Tatiana and Oleg Yusupov, who will be accompanied by representatives of our subsidiary Nepalese companies 7 Summits Adventures. This year, Nepal is waiting guests with a special sense. After the disastrous earthquake for local people is particularly important to  get tourists back.

So, Welcome! Welcome!

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Grebenyuk from Pyatigorsk: In the harsh conditions of winter we climbed one of the peaks of the CMS, which is called Sheludivaya (“scabby”). Wind, cold, light snow, did not prevent the carrying out of our task. All members of the School enjoyed the climb. Students of the School of Mines of 7 Summits Club on CMS received certificates signed by the President of the Club Alexander Abramov.

Posted by Bidzina:

(The third day of ski tour) "Hello everyone! Today we went to the Dena-ena, it was a  great weather. One hour ski tour up and down to the Road about 30 minutes, good snow and solitude, around no soul, just the two of us" .

 (The fourth day ski tour), "In the last day we decided to climb to the meteostation at Mount Kazbek. The weather was very bad, we really needed stamina to walk this path. Vertical drop was about  2,000 meters, climbing from the village Gergeti took 6 hours. The descent took 2 hours. The goal is achieved. "

 The program is completed, and in the meantime in Gudauri today dropped a big deep snow, the season is unpredictable gaining a new push.

 See videos and photos from the ski-tour program with Bidzina Gudzhabidze and Konstantin Smirnov in Georgia (Gudauri, Kazbegi).

Good afternoon! This is Alexander Grebenyuk, Mountain School of the 7 Summits Club on the Caucasian Mineral Waters. The second day of our program ends. First, we worked on a climbing technique at Eagle Rock, on the western spurs of the mountain. And then we passed traverse of the three peaks: Small Beshtau – Main Summit - Curly. Now we are having a snack, drink tea, and we will go down to the cars. Today we have a happy event, one of the school students have a birthday. We congratulated him, congratulations.

All the best!

Hi, Seven Summits! It is Artem Rostovtsev, now not from  Kilimanjaro, but simply from Tanzania, Tanzania flat. We have successfully come down from the mountain. Now we are enjoying the good weather at the bottom of mountains. There was no rain, all are surprised that we got wet every day. But climbing is now completed, all returned safe and sound. And full strength for further adventures. Greetings from Africa!

Hi, Seven Summits! It is Artem Rostovtsev to Kilimanjaro. Our group  goes according to the plan, to be exact - everything is on schedule. In the plan we had no rain, but, unfortunately, every day watering. And now ... the droplets of rain on umbrella. Well, according to the schedule, today we have reached the summit of Kilimanjaro. We have already gone down in the Barranco camp and then go down further. All are very happy. You could not believe it, but I had a very professional camera in the hands of the whole week. I promise great photos. Greetings from Tanzania, Kilimanjaro! Artem Rostovtsev.

Natalia Kartashova, a guide of the 7 Summits Club: Mountain School of the 7 Summits Club in Crimea just has completed its work. As promised, the program turned out to be quite eventful, diverse. Guests from Moscow discovered a new kind of activity: caving. In the cave people saw all kinds of calcite sag. They learned the SRT system. Thanks to the support of our 7 Summits Club, equipment of new routes continues in the Crimea. Our team went one of the new routes. The route is a beautiful, easy enough to connect all beginners climbers.

Everybody is happy, everyone is tired, everyone wants to come back. Thank you all! Good luck!

Congratulations to all the women of our 7 Summits Club! And we congratulate all our friends and helpers, wives, lovers, mothers and daughters!

Flowers and rejoice!

We wish the most beautiful routes, new trips and hikes, vivid impressions and unforgettable emotions!

We congratulate all the women of the world! Peaceful sky, happiness, love for You!

Hello from the warm Crimea! Although today it was colder than yesterday. We were now climbing with our clients, Alina and Vova. Climbing in the Valley Uch-kosh by a route, made by order of 7 Summits Club, one of our routes. It's a difficult, vertical ascent. All people have been great. Everything was good, all fought - with themself, with the weather ... At the top, we had tea. Everything went perfectly. So I think it was good for everyone. All  worked ... worked with ropes, worked with jumars. Tomorrow we are going to a cave, it is called "Friendship".  With big beautiful rooms in the cave. Good luck to all!

Seven Summits, greetings from Africa! It is  Artem Rostovtsev, from slopes of Kilimanjaro. Yesterday we began the ascent via route Lemosho and reached the first camp. We met there a lot of black-and-white colabuses. Even today, they saw us off. Now we are moving in the direction of the Shira camp. We are staying at an altitude of about 3400, having a rest. Soon there will be a dinner, we will rest again. Arriving at the camp, there will be a total rest. Beat regards, from misty slopes of Kilimanjaro!

Hello to all from the hot Crimea! From hot March Crimea. We all did a good job today, climbing rocks with Alina and Vova. They remembered what a rock, what  is climbing technique. Today the weather was wonderful. We trained in the technique of the SPT in caving, we are preparing for a difficult cave. Then we have climbed more, Vova made 6B route.  Alina also well trained. In general, we have worked all day, and they all went to bed early. Tomorrow we have a continuation of the program - a difficult ascent of the wall, eight pitches. Till tomorrow!

Marangг Route 22-29 FEBRUARY 2016. Valery Lavrus made an ascent to the summit of Kilimanjaro with Juliana Morozova. We thank him for the detailed photographic report!