All news: November 2017

On the last day of autumn, November 30, guides of 7 summits Club open the season in South America. Today the best our guides Artem Rostovtsev and Vladimir Kotlyar fly in the direction of Antarctica. After a few days they will meet in Punta Arenas, numerous participants of the first group, that go to the highest peak of the Ice continent, Mount Vinson (in total we will have three groups up to January)

As we have already mentioned, also it started the climbing program in Bolivia...

3th December next two programs will start:

 - in Mexico the program climbing Orizaba begins  for our regular participants - Natalia and Igor Smirnov;

-  in Ecuador, three of our comrades will go to climb Cayambu (the highest volcano, located exactly on the equator).

December 7th , a guide of  the 7 Summits Club Valery Myasoedov meets a group that will lead to the most interesting places of Argentine and Chilean Patagonia.

December 25^th  Sergei Larin will go to Argentina, he will lead the first group a great season on Aconcagua.

You can still join one of our groups on the highest point of South America.

Here is the schedule for  Aconcagua:

28 Dec - 14 Jan, guide Sergey Larin Andrey Berezin;

16 Jan - 02 Feb, guide Vladimir Kotlyar and Valeriy Myasoedov;

4 - 21 Feb, guide Vladimir Kotlyar and Andrey Berezin.

An active member of our Club Daniil Briman, Everest climber this year in the team under the leadership of Alex Abramov, made an unusual gift to us and to all climbers. He released a beer called “8848”…

 Beer is made from water from the glaciers of mount Everest (this is unconfirmed). As confirmed by the data: hops is from the USA, malt is from Germany, juniper and Goji berries – from the Altai. Design and production - Russia.

 The first informal tasting will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at the 7 Summits Club on the lecture of Olga Rumyantseva.

And the official tasting - December 2th, at the year meeting of the Russian Mountaineering Federation. Where Alexander Abramov,  8^th times Everest climber, will be presenting the medals to the climbers for Everest 2017.

We invite all mountain lovers!

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of 7 summits Club: Hello Everyone!

The expedition to Laos comes the last day. We have done a lot, most importantly - what had all planned, just slightly changing the plan. On the last day of trekking we went to two small peaks, enjoyed the view from the top point. Next, we moved to Luangprabang, it is the ancient capital of Laos. There are many Buddhist temples, it is a former Royal residence. And around is something to see, we went to a waterfall, rode on elephants.

Congratulations to coach and guide of our Club Alexey Lonchinsky with a victory in the championship of Russia on mountaineering and a great climb! We also congratulate his teammate Yuri Koshelenko with the same! Yuri also worked as a guide for our programs. We are proud of our friendship and cooperation with outstanding world-class climbers!

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of 7 summits Club: Hello Everyone!

Expedition to Laos finished the first part of the journey, trekking through the jungle province of Luang Namtha. This morning we leave this province and move closer to the center of the country, and as a promise of more tourist area, the town of Nong Khiaw. Here are the mountains a little higher, the river wider, more diverse local peoples.

Training on the climbing wall. Today, all participants in the next lesson climbing has outdone themselves. Someone has mastered a new route, someone reached for his next hook, and someone has learned to walk freely "from the hip" on a vertical wall. Thanks to our coach Alexander Lastochkin!

I have long dreamed of going off trek around Dhaulagiri - this is one of the cult mountains, objectively, and for me personally. It has a long and complex history of first ascent, in fact, it is the last conquered eight-thousandth (not including artificially "closed" Shisha Pangma). Many interesting stories are connected with Dhaulagiri, its huge walls are elevated to an incredible relative height, more than Everest, not without reason it was considered for about half a century the highest peak of the world.

 I really wanted to see Dhaulagiri a few years ago, from Muktinath, when I finished the way around Annapurna. But the bad weather did not give a chance to see anything behind the low, swirling clouds. And then I decided that this is a sign. And I have to go to Dhaulagiri.

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of 7 summits Club: Hello Everyone!

Expedition to Laos finished our first walk through the jungle province of Luang Namtha. This morning we leave this province and move closer to the center of the country, and as promised, in a more tourist area, near the town of Nong Khiaw.  Mountains will be a little higher, the river wider, and more diverse local peoples.

Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of 7 summits Club:

Hi, friends! Don't know, did my calls by a satellite phone reach you, so I duplicated the information. Yesterday we, all together, all members and guides, climbed to the summit of Island peak!

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of 7 summits Club: Hello Everyone!

This is Laos. Today we continued local walks in the jungle. Unfortunately, the observation platforms was delayed by morning fog, but it was enough another things to look. We visited a village of  local tribes, rubber plantations and even took a dip in the river.

Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of the 7 Summits Club: Good morning! This is a message from Kotlyar and his team of “sportsmen self-racers”. At 8 am we all together climbed to the top of Kalapatar! Hurrah!!! We are already moving on...

Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Our group reached the first of the three points of our program. There is The Base camp Everest !!! 5300!

Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Group "12 with no chairs" came to Tengboche. There is a stage of Everest trail race. After thinking a bit, we decided to take part in the competition…

Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:

A group of "Athletes moonshiners" has reached Pheriche. Height: 4200. All participants are still good as a trained special forces soldiers. I have smoked with views of Ama Dablam, the last mountain of Valery Rozov. I know him, unfortunately, very short time, but that bright person could not leave a mark either, with whom he met.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club:

This morning the group named  "12 with no chairs"  climbed to the top of the Mount Kalapathar. Thus we have fulfilled all the planned program of trek to the Base camp of Everest. Weather, surprisingly, after a few cold days, were warm. Share Sunny greetings to all!  And we begin a descent to civilization.

We think of Valery, remember and mourn! We had the good fortune to work and be friends with this star person. Valery Rozov was a constant participant of our expeditions, he tried to be at all our meetings, often just visited our Club. And we appreciated that and believed that with him nothing will happen, believed in his prudence, his method, his star...

Alexander Abramov: Valery has done so much in your life.... a huge number of ascents and expeditions. I'm trying to remember everything. And more  and more I remember. A huge number of achievements, incredible projects. It must be that a critical mass has accumulated.

Alexander Abramov: it's a reminder: the mountain is not a game. Be careful. Take care of yourself and take care of your friands and members of expeditiions. How Valera was careful! How he all verified 10 times... Please check all 11 times!

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club: We are reporting from Sunny Nepal. Group "12 with no chairs" reached the Everest base camp, explored this place, we liked it. Tomorrow we'll go see the Everest from the top of Kalapatar. To be continued....

Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:

A group of "Athletes moonshiners" spent an acclimatization day in Namche. We had Breakfast at the "Everest view" hotel with views of snow-capped peaks. Then we went to the village Khumjung, visited the monastery with the Yeti scalp and the Hillary school.

 Our friends from Brazil successfully summited the highest peak in Africa Kilimanjaro (5 895 m). They are in a good mood, continue their journey through Africa. On their return home, we are waiting for more photos and impressions! And now there is only such nice photo from the top. Congratulations!

Lyudmila Korobeshko and Alex Abramov from Papua.

You already know that our entire group at full strength climbed to the top of Carstensz. But the adventure is not over.

Taking off from Carstensz, the group split up. The male part went to the meeting with the scary Komodo dragons. And the female part under the leadership of President Alex flew into the heart of the island to look at the scary on the outside but good inside of the Papuans.

Now we compete who have cooler adventures.

We (women's team) have participated in hostilities, witnessed the brutal murder of a pig (which women of the Dani tribe carefully nurtured breast), ate meat from the pit and went through a huge cave with bats before the start of the underground river. A group of men, meanwhile, backs of dragons and bathed in ice sources.

The total score is 1:1