All news: 2020

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club and guide of the group from Turkey: Yesterday the group arrived in Van. The expedition of the 7 Summits Club has 12 members. Today, our team reached the Base camp of Ararat at an altitude of 3300m.

One member didn't get his luggage. And we should stay in Van until noon to buy equipment. And only at 9 PM in the dark we got to the tents in the base camp. We were waiting for a delicious dinner. The evening was a success. Tomorrow - acclimatization rotation on 4200!

Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club from Elbrus region: News of the group "Crazy Beetles". Summit! Today we climbed the Western peak of Elbrus. The weather forecast was half justified: instead of the bright sun, a cloud "settled" on the top of Elbrus. That's why we didn't get to see the usual colorful panoramas. But even in the "cloud"  it was cool.

On September 16, a large group of the 7 Summits Club expedition led by Alexander Abramov reached the summit of Mount Ararat. Wonderful climb, great group!

 Farewell photo with Mount Ararat

The author of the video is Lyudmila Korobeshko:

A 7 Summits Guide guide Artem Rostovtsev:  The group climbed to the top without fuss, but quickly. Unfortunately, not in full force, but there were objective reasons for this. We are already going down to the long-awaited green Baksan valley, where we will loudly say the previously forbidden in our group word: "CHACHA"! (Georgian authentic strong drink, a clear and strong, 40-65%).

Lyudmila Korobeshko from Turkey:

Today our team "Turkish Gambit" - all 26 people - climbed the summit of Mount Ararat. Now we all went down to the base camp and celebrate our victory.

Today, a group with a guide Artem Rostovtsev went up to the refuge “National Park” and went to the slopes of Elbrus. On the next cycle of acclimatization rotation they went up to the Leaprus refuge. In this group, the famous Kazakh mountaineer Maksut Zhumayev also works as a personal guide for one of the members. The second group led by the chief guide of the 7 Summits Clubs on Elbrus Club Andrey Berezin started its program a day later. They spent the first day on the slopes of Mount Cheget.

Lyudmila Korobeshko from Turkey:  Greetings from the slopes of Ararat from the Turkish Gambit team! Our large group (26 people) climbed to acclimatize to the height of 4200. We walked for less than 4 hours from 3300 to 4200, it is good speed! On the way, you can see wonderful views of Little Ararat. We spent 40 minutes in the assault camp on 4200. There we drank tea and ran down to the delicious Turkish soup and Oriental sweets. We're resting now. In a couple of hours, according to the plan, there will be roast lamb and a continuation of yesterday's Banquet. It was the Grand opening of the new camp of the 7 Summits Club on Ararat.

Tomorrow we move with things on 4200 and in the same night we go to storm the summit.

The 7 Summits Club guides Alex Abramov, Serge Avtomonov and Lucy Korobeshko were in touch.

Today, two groups of the 7 Summits Club reached the top of Elbrus. Andrei Berezin and Alexander Dorogunov were there as guides. The climbers were very lucky with the weather. It was a very beautiful dawn, a light breeze and amazing colors of the sky that can not be conveyed in the photo. Early autumn brings stable and beautiful weather, and the summit offers stunning views of the surrounding peaks and plains. The season on Elbrus continues.

Director of the 7 Summits Club Lyudmila Korobeshko and guide Sergey Avtonomov completed their mission to set up a base camp for a large group that is coming tomorrow. The Club President Alex Abramov personally checked the readiness of the camp. The weather on Ararat is excellent, we hope for a successful ascent. Tomorrow - group meeting in Van.

News from Kazbek: Yesterday, September 10, a group of the 7 Summits Club climbed on the top of Mount Kazbek (5033 m). Ekaterina and Nadezhda reached the highest point, congratulations on their well-deserved and difficult victory! Julia heroically went to the assault, but she had to return because of health problems. The whole group went down to the intermediate camp at 3500 yesterday, today they continue their descent and plan to spend the night at the base camp at Karmadon springs.

Now two groups of the 7 Summits Club are on the slopes of Elbrus and are preparing to storm the summit. Today they climbed to a height of 5000 meters to the Pastukhov Rocks. By this the acclimatization rotation was completed. Tomorrow, both groups will rest and prepare for a summit assault. Guides of the groups: Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

In fact, the Nepalese leadership has different opinions about quarantine measures, and it is possible that we will receive encouraging news from Kathmandu in the near future. There are already exceptions to the rules (the Qatari expedition on Manaslu) and we hope that our authority earned over the years will allow us to claim for the same as well. Now the 7 Summits Club is actively negotiating with the Embassy of Nepal in Russia to get permission to organize an expedition on Manaslu. We are also waiting for the borders to open in October and still recruiting groups for trekking programs. Stay with us and stay optimistic!

Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus region:

The "Clean mountain" campaign took place on Elbrus today. Employees of the 7 Summits Club took part in garbage collection from the mountain slopes. We collected a large amount of garbage. In addition to us, there were volunteers from various nearby cities. Elbrus has become cleaner after all. We hope that this event will become traditional.

News from the group "Challenge thrown"! Today we climbed the top of Mount Elbrus. The day was very busy: in parallel with us, Karachay horses climbed, there was climb of international military games, and a race of skyrunnners. And you must add the beautiful weather. We haven't so many emotions in a long time! Congratulations to all members of the group! Group guide Andrey Berezin.

 The next expedition of the 7 Summits Club to Mount Everest in 2014 was prepared in normal mode. As always, the leader was Alexander Abramov, and the Sirdar of the Sherpas was Mingma Gelu. Most of the members were from Russia. The company was large and proved to be a successful combination of representatives of different cultures and ages. It was one of the most friendly teams in the history of our expeditions. The expedition consists of 15 climbers and 4 guides.

 A new Everest expedition on the 7 Summits Club is beginning. Alex came to Nepal with a guide of our Tent Peak expedition Vladimir Kotlyar. They were met by the 7 Summits Adventure director Mingma Gelu...

Our Everest Sherpas Team in the office of 7 Summits Adventure

Alex with his tennis coach...

The new store Red Fox was opened recently in Kathmandu. And Luda Korobeshko represents a major showcase...

Alex joined his wife (in fact, she is in Moscow) in the showcase window. Right on seen the royal palace...

Alex and Israfil Ashurly in the store Red Fox in Kathmandu...

Israfil with Firuz Dadashov (right) goes on Shisha Pangma. All purchases made, and nonsymbolic...

Sherpas expedition 7 Summits Club are preparing to travel to Everest...

Guides 7 Summits Club Sergei Larin and Dmitry Ermakov fly to Nepal...

Today - there was the official day of start of the 7 Summits Club expedition to Everest. The main part of members of expeditions arrived in Kathmandu today. Everything is going normally. Expedition is large, probably the second or third largest on both sides of Mount Everest, the biggest on the North side.

The expedition : 15 climbers and 4 guide.

And numerous group of Sherpas , led by Mingma Gelu.

Traditional reception at the Russian Embassy . With us Israfil Ashurly and Firuz Dadashov from Azerbaijan who go on Shishapangma.

14.04 

Our expedition flew to Lhasa. The trek to Mount Everest begins.

Alex mer his friend Nima Tsering, the Ministr of Sport of Tibet, Everest summiter.

 Entertement in Lhasa.

15.04.2014

Almost all team at once...

Farewell to Lhasa....

Good morning Xigar!

A bit windy....

20.04

Easter and puja were in one day - an amazing coincidence

Photos from the base camp of the 7 Summits Club expedition...

23.04

Alex: Because I had a bad cough and to prevent bronchitis, I went down for treatment at 1000 m below the base camp. To breathe "oxygen" and sleep in the warmth of the village of Old Tingri (altitude 4200m) .

There I suddenly met a team of Alpine Club of MAI (Moscow Aviation University), which just drives into the base camp Cho Oyu. They are 6 climbers led by Misha Volkov. The meeting was held at the high and even higher than the high level and ended warm parting. They went on their way, I stayed in my den.

Tomorrow I go up to the base camp.

Today, our team made the first acclimatization rotation to the Middle Camp, at 5800m. There was strong winds. It was very cold at night, but we survived. Everyone could feel like in the drama on Everest hero, 90 years before, attempts to climb Mallory and Irvine ...

Lake near Middle Camp

26.04

Hello! It is Alex Abramov from the Everest expedition, the camp ABC, at 6400 meters. There, of course, real fridge yet. Very cold, wind . Today we went here without acclimatization. Since in the South all the expedition were canceled, now we are the great common hope. Because in the north there are about 100 climbers, of which 19 people – from the team of 7 Summits Club. Now we are the biggest expedition on Everest .. .... Descend to the base camp, then we will see. Tomorrow our Sherpas start to set up a camp on the North Col, at 7000 meters ... Goodbye!

29.04

Alex Abramov from BC:

Today, 11 members left in Old Tingri to lick their wounds. And remaining in the base camp 8 members staged bath.

Sergei Larin - aka Doc, senior in the group, departing down. He gives instructions on how to behave in a civilized society and how to protect yourself from bird flu ...

Almost all members of the group Everest climbers from 7 Summits Club took part in the competition. The event was held on the system "each with each" to 3 sets. Games stretched for almost the whole day. Chief judge of competitions was Ivona Zadarnovska-Wingert from Poland (by the friendly nickname "merry Pole").

By the end of the competition day by scoring we identified leaders who again played each other for prizes. As a result, Vladislav Lachkarev from Siberian Irkutsk won first place, second place went to Irishman Derek Mahon, and third place – for charming Muscovite Natalia Matusowa.

Evening at the banquet table, the winner was awarded a prize - a bottle of expensive wine. Vladislav first wanted to retire with this bottle in his tent, but decided to split the prize between all team members. As Vlad said during a toast : "Better to be first in the base camp than on Everest a second ! "

Now, the team members are trained for the next competition - are preparing in billiards.

02.05

Hello! This is Alex Abramov from a height of 6400 meters, from advanced base camp. Today the first team (8 people) is here . We had breakfast, now it will be held ice classes. We will train ascending on fixed ropes, because tomorrow is our first team goes to the North Col of Everest in order to spend the night at an altitude of 7000 meters. The second team of 11 people spent the night in the Middle camp , and now rises toward the ABC camp. Tonight should all meet here. All feel fine, acclimatization goes according to plan, that is, sufficiently smooth, soft acclimatization.

Tonight snowed 5-10 sm. Everything is covered in white snow, very beautiful.

Tomorrow Sherpa and Lama will hold the opening of the camp ABC – puja. I will be prayer, etc… A general, all is perfect, the weather is nice, the sun shines. Justafternoonsometimes snows . Andsoallgood. Goodbye!

04.05.

Yesterday the first half of our team spent a night at 7 thousand on the Saddle (North Col). The second team left there today. A cold wind blows. But we do not lose heart. Everything else, internet modem is broken. So that do not wait images in the coming days. And in general, all is well. The food is good, the people are nice..... Goodbye!

05.05.

Hello! This is Alex Abramov, from the Advanced base camp at the height of 6400 meters, on Everest. Our second team descended from the North Col. Their overnight on 7000 was quite good. Unfortunately, we were forced to send down Konstantin Umrilov, he fell ill. Expedition proceeds. Tomorrow the first team again is going to go on the North Col. To spend the night and the next day to try to climb on 7500. After that the second team does the same heroic feat and by May 9th all members and guides have to gather in the base camp. On May 9 we plan a traditional party where we invite usually all base camp. Weather is so-so, again brings down snow. Now we had dinner and very quietly dispersed on our tents. All, good-bye!

06.05.

Hello! This is Alexander Abramov. I 'm on the ice wall near the exit to the North Col. Beautiful weather, no wind, heat. I want to report that all is well with us. The first team is now climbing to the North Col , in order to go on to a height of 7500 meters, with the purpose of acclimatization. The second team is at an altitude of 6400 meters ... However, there are changes. Kostya Umrilov is down to the base camp. Also our “merry Pole” Ivona Zadarnovska is going now down to the base camp, she has a strong cough. And Vladimir Voronin from Ukraine is also descending , he has a fever. But I hope that after week at base camp, they should get better. The remaining members of the expedition all cheerful, happy, and ready to conquer Everest . It will take approximately 15 to 19 th of May, or it can be from 19 to 23 th May. That'stheinformationwehave. Hi!

10.05

Alex Abramov: Yesterday, the 9th of May the 7 Summits Club provided the party of friendship and acclimatization, devoted to the Victory Day.

It passed in a real warm atmosphere!!!

All members of different expeditions come to us. All, who were in the Base camp. We sang, and ate, danced and played together.

Now our team, all 19 people, went down the valley to rest for 2 nights.  Then we will  return to the base camp and proceed to the main part of our climb.

Greetings from the Elbrus region! The acclimatization program of the group named "Challenge launched". Today we went to Cheget and went up to the upper cable station. There we visited a cafe, looked at Elbrus and drank delicious mountain tea. Group guide Andrey Berezin.

Hello everyone! This is news from Elbrus. The group named "Emanuel" today, by all members, climbed the highest point in Europe – Mount Elbrus, 5642m. The weather was favorable for us throughout the acclimatization, and did not let us down on the day of the ascent. From the top, we could see the entire Main Caucasus range and the surrounding area. Group guide Andrey Berezin.

See below in the original video today's historical statement made by Valdis Pelsh and Alexander Abramov. The 7 Summits Club and RD Studio will prepare two expeditions on K2, the second highest peak in the world, the only eight-thousand-meter peak never climbed in winter.

 As a warm-up, the main Director of the series "The High-Altitude Gene"  Kristina Shamiryan will go to climb Mount Ararat with Alex in two weeks.

Transcript of the video.

Valdis Pelsh: Dear friends, a historic decision has just been made, it is without exaggeration: we are beginning to prepare for the shooting of a new film "The High-Altitude Gene -2". It will be dedicated to climbing expedition on Chogori, also known as K2, the most difficult mountain in the World ... We are currently deciding who will be part of this expedition, but the main decision has been made and we are beginning to work hard… First in order to find the money...

Alex Abramov:- I have a very difficult task, to assemble the world сlass team, and to conquer this peak in the summer, and then in the winter…

- Amen!

- To climb, not to conquer.

- All right, climb the summit of K2 in the summer and then climb it in the winter. Valdis promises to make two films.

- No, no, it will be one movie. And what movie will be the third in our series " The High-Altitude Gene " you will find out after a while, watch the ads!

- URAH-Ah-Ah!

Today, the group of the 7 Summits Club "Snow White and Three Dwarfs" climbed the top of Mount Elbrus.  We got up very well, the weather was nice, there was almost no wind. The memberss felt great. Guide Alexander Dorojukov.

Last weekend, the leaders of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko visited the village of Fyodor Konyukhov. They were invited as guests of honor at an open-air meeting of the Directors' Club (Association of Independent Directors) held there. The friendship with the outstanding Russian traveler and his family began with the acquaintance of Alexander Abramov and Fyodor Konyukhov back in the 90s. It became stronger after climbing Mount Everest together in 2012. And now we have started a new joint project with Fyodor Konyukhov. As may be you know, he was the first in Russia who managed to finish the Seven Summits program.  And now Fyodor is trying to climb all highest peaks of continents by second time. Already re-climbed Everest, Kilimanjaro and Elbrus, next – Aconcagua with the Russian camp of the 7 Summits Club. But that's not all, in 2021, we planned to realize his old dream – climb the biblical Mount of Ararat. Alex Abramov, who recently returned from climbing this mountain, brought and solemnly handed Fyodor Konyukhov stones from the top of Ararat.

By the way, you can climb Ararat with Alexander Abramov this year. The new expedition under his leadership will start on September 12.