All news: September 2017

Alexander Abramov, the leader of the expedition on Manaslu from base camp:

 News of the expedition "Manaslu 2017 - 7 Summits Club".

Today there  was a  nightmare night.  Wet snow  knocked down tents, broken the tent where Sherpas live, broken tent-sauna. Dr. Larin’s tent collapsed and crushed him with snow, so he thought that is an avalanche. All night we spentt, knocking the snow from  inside, dumping snow and save tents from destruction.

In the morning it was raining. But after breakfast  the sun was out and we were able to organize the Puja - opening  ceremony of the base camp. The tents are all restored. Our camp is a very comfortable. Tomorrow we will have training on ice. The next day - the first exit to the camp 1.

Alexander Dorozhkov, guide of 7 summits Club:

The band "No fear" made a acclimatization climb to the shelter and spent snow-ice training sessions...

Andrey Berezin, head guide of 7 summits Club Elbrus: the group "Snow white and the seven dwarfs" today made an acclimatization ascent to Pastukhov's Rocks...

20 years ago, a team under the leadership of Alexander Abramov, the current President of the company "7 Summits Club" has successfully completed a unique project of climbing the summit of mount Elbrus with a car "Landrover"...

Beautiful woman Eugene climbed to the top of Mount Kazbek! And the 7 Summits Club closes season of summer ascents of 2017 in Georgia. Join us in 2018! We invite for winter ski touring and next summer on standard, proven program!

Alexander Dorozhukov, guide of the 7 Summits Club: a group named "No fear"  is beginning to acclimate by the exit on the mountain Cheget. The weather is gorgeous, hope it'll last.

Andrey Berezin, head guide of the 7 Summits Club in the Region of  Elbrus:  the "Snow white and the seven dwarfs" group  went up to the refuge and started to acclimatization. We made the entrance to shelters at 4100. There we had a snow training in self-arrest with an ice pick...

Alexander Abramov, the leader of the expedition on Manaslu from base camp:

News of the expedition of the 7 summits Club on Manaslu 2017.

Today the team of the 7 summits Club moved to the Base Camp. Height - 4800м. Our Sherpas did their best and built a great camp, just super. Tomorrow I will send photos of the camp, and now sent our travel notes. We're all OK!

Maria Chelpanova shared impressions about climbing from themselves and their comrades. "Everything turned out well and the stars and the weather, which only pleased throughout the trip. And the guides were great! It was difficult, but well, we went up slowly, at your own pace".

And I cannot express all better than the words of the song of the Bremen town musicians.

There is nothing better in the whole world,

Than to roam with friends all over like [a] bird.

Those who've got friends aren't afraid of hassle,

Any road is dear to us gracile.

Any road is dear to us gracile.

We will not forget our true vocation,

We bring joy and laughter to the nation.

The enticing vaults of royal palace

Never will replace our freedom for us.

Never will replace our freedom for us.

Our carpet is a flower meadow,

Our walls are giant red pine tree growth.

Our roof's blue sky that's always there,

It's a bliss to live such joyful fate.

It's a bliss to live such joyful fate.

 Alexander Abramov, the head of the Manaslu expedition, from Samagaun village:

News of the expedition Manaslu 2017 - the 7 Summits Club.

Today it was a great day. We met a Horse-a Centipede! We walked to the monastery at 4050m for acclimatization. The views were so fantastic, see below!

Tomorrow we go to the Base camp of Manaslu. Wait for new stories…

Andrey Berezin, head guide of the 7 Summits Club in the Elbrus region: team "Snow white and the seven dwarfs" made acclimatization on the slopes of Cheget.  In the Elbrus region there is Indian summer and we are enjoying the wonderful weather...

Alexander Abramov, the leader of the expedition Manaslu, from Samagaun village:

Diary of the expedition to Manaslu 2017 - the 7 summits Club.

Today morning started with the screaming on the street. At first I thought that there is always here in the morning. But when I got up and went outside, it was impossible to pass. The whole yard was crowded with porters, who fought for the right to carry our loads and loads of neighboring expeditions in the Base camp. After Breakfast we met Mingma and Zygmunt. They arrived by helicopter. Now the whole team  is together. And we went on acclimatization up the canyon - to the village of Samdo 3800m. On the way we saw yaks and DZO. Saw the Sherpas are building a new home. And how two Yaks are fighting…

Natalia Kartashova, guide of the 7 Summits Club in the Crimea: the Second day of the Mountain schools in the Crimea! Mountain Koshka climb. Our favorite route here is the "Ant trail". Sasha and Masha heroically overcame all difficulties and reached the top. Beautiful route over the sea abyss!

Today the team of 7 summits Club successfully flew by helicopter to the village Samagaun 3500m, at the foot of Mount Manaslu. Here we found several expeditions, the work is in full for shipping packages to the Base Camp.  Amd we met a very pleasant atmosphere of Nepalese village. Our mountain is visible above us. Here we will spend 3 nights and 12th September we are planning to go to Base camp, where we are waiting by our Sherpas and cook. Today the Sherpas went to lift loads to Camp 1 and Camp 2. So that means, the expedition really began. The weather is good. Ropes are  already fixed to the camp 3.

Alexander Abramov, the leader of the expedition to Manaslu, Kathmandu:

That was my last day in Kathmandu. I'm not swimming, not sunbathing - all day I was getting Internet modem Thuraya IP+. The result  there will be  Internet at the Base camp! Ours! Personally! Only for us. The speed of 444 Kbps / second. Wait for the messages, calls via Skype and photos. Tomorrow at 5:30 in the morning, we fly by helicopter to the Base camp of Manaslu. Onward and upward!

Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of 7 summits Club:

New video on the channel Kotlyar adventure in the category “field news”. Short video report from the stupa Bodnath. So I'm starting a series of video diaries of the expedition of the 7 Summits Club on Manaslu.

Mountain spirits or diary of the expedition to Manaslu. Kathmandu, the stupa Bodhnath.

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of 7 summits Club:

While the leader of the expedition responsibly took care of our online life in the next weeks on the slopes of Manaslu, we wandered around Kathmandu. Excursions, the purchase of forgotten things. Now we look forward to the morning's helicopter flight

Andrey Berezin, head guide of the 7 Summits Club Elbrus:  the Second autumn ascent on Elbrus happened! The group "Sudden North" is now on the East summit of Elbrus. The whole team reached the summit. Today nature gave us relatively warm September day. And it was  almost calm – 35 km / h wind...

Alexander Abramov, the leader of the expedition to Manaslu, from Kathmandu:

Today we met the main part of our team. Now almost all expedition climbers are here. Then we gave our personal goods to the helicopter for lifting it to the base camp. We worked for a movie, and simply enjoyed the meeting. And, of course, there was a briefing, where we discussed all the details of the forthcoming difficult climb.

Yesterday, the the 7 summits Club welcomed a guest. Artist, Vice-President of the Union of Russian Abstractionist, Anastasia Dobrovolskaya brought her picture painted on the edge of the crater of the highest volcano of Africa – Kilimanjaro.

 Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro - it was the first climbing experience Anastasia. And there, in Africa, the idea of a large project called "Seven paintings in seven highest peaks in the world". Anastasia plans to climb all Seven summits and to do what did no one in the world. That is, to bring down the finished new painting.

We wish Nastya good luck in the project! Diary of her travels in Tanzania and the history of painting on top of Kilimanjaro, has recently been published on our website. On further expeditions and plans we will also keep you up to date...

Alexander Abramov, expedition leader: Today the second part of the team of 7 summits Club came to Kathmandu. They are  our guides and movie crew. All team members are very happy to be back in Nepal. And that baggage is not lost on the road. Expedition leader Alexander Abramov met a team with a misted bottle of champagne. We drank for the visit and for the birth of a new guide - Yaroslav Kotlyar.

Natalia guided by Dmitry climbed to the top of Mont Blanc from the refuge of Gouter  for 4 hours 30 minutes. So fast our girls this season didn't run on the highest peak of the Alps. Congratulations to Natalia Bykovsky and her guide! So this season in Mont Blanc  for the 7 Summits Club is completed, will give the mountains a break from us!

"The weather was so-so at first, but on top of everything inflated..."

The 7 Summits Club congratulates one of the most active our climbing clients – Vladimir  Gusakovsky! We wish him good health and new memorable travel!

He meets it on Mount Olympus  trek in the family circle.

Vladimir and Tatiana will climb the highest mountain in Greece – Mytikas 2917 m. The program also includes trekking to  the unique rock monasteries of Meteora (Meteora) — "floating in the air", which are included in the UNESCO list.

Stunning views all around, ancient myths and legends, delicious homemade food.

Alexander Abramov from Nepal: in the program of preparation for expedition Everest 2018, we received a permit  for "7 Summits Club"  for Manaslu 8156 m. All the goods of the expedition, 8 Sherpas and 2 cooks have already been delivered by helicopter to the Base camp. 13 members - a lucky number. Expedition leader Alexander Abramov and Sergei Larin as a doctor.

Andrey Berezin, head guide of 7 summits Club in the Elbrus region: the "North Sudden" beginning of the acclimation program in the Northern Elbrus region. We are now on the Mushrooms. At the moment it is the only place where there is a connection. Therefore, all participants are engaged in dialogue at a distance. But I managed to trap under a flag of 7 summits Club...