All news: June 2021

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from the Elbrus Area: The group of the 7 Summits Club climbed the Pastukhov Rocks today. During the day there was a moderate wind, sunny. We went up at a good pace, took beautiful photos and went down to the refuge. Tomorrow we have a rest day and preparation for the ascent according to the plan.

News from Iran. There is the first ascent on the highest volcano in Asia - Demavand (5670 m) this season! Ivan Novikov climbed on the top of Demavend as a preparation for the expedition to Lenin Peak. He added another volcano for the program "Seven Volcanoes"! Congratulations! We,  Russian climbers, are very welcome guests in Iran!

Ivan is impressed by local cordiality and hospitality!

Hurray! There is the summit of Mount Denali! Today, a joyful message came from Alaska from members of the 7 Summits Club. They successfully climbed to the top of Mount Denali in a sporty style, without guides. Yesterday, 6 climbers stood at the highest point of North America: Lilya, Volodya, Mikhail, Artem, Mircea and Sergey! 100% success! We congratulate them, wish them a safe descent and return home!

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from the Elbrus region: News of the Elbrus region. A new group of the 7 Summits Club has started an acclimatization program in the Elbrus region. Today we went up to the Ai cafe on the slope of Mount Cheget. The group was going at a good pace, we got a huge boost of energy. The weather was good. Tomorrow we will climb to the Refuge National Park and continue preparing for the Elbrus ascent.

The 7 Summits Club guide Andrey Berezin:

Three groups of the 7 Summits Club climbed Mount Elbrus. Guides Andrey Berezin, Alexander Dorojukov and Boris Egorov climbed with groups. All the participants of the groups safely reached the top and went down. The weather conditions were not easy. In the area of the summit, the wind gusts reached 50 km/h. At the same time, the guides of the 7 Summits Club have updated the safety fixed ropes that ensure the safety of climbers. In the future, we plan to continue to create and maintain security on the Southern slope of Elbrus.

Three groups of the 7 Summits Club climbed the Pastukhov Rocks and completed the acclimatization rotation before climbing Elbrus. Guides Andrey Berezin, Alexander Dorojukov and Boris Egorov work with groups. The weather was good, warm and sunny. The programs are continuing, tomorrow is planned to be a rest day before the attempt to storm Elbrus.

Greetings from Turkey from the slopes of Ararat! Our second group this season climbed the legendary volcano and the highest peak of Turkey! Congratulations to Andrey Chuzhinov on the summit!

Andrey found Ararat more difficult than Elbrus: "The mountain is all covered with stones, the wind was blowing and freezing. And the sun was shining too much."

Three groups of the 7 Summits Club continue their acclimatization rotation in the Elbrus area. Guides Andrey Berezin, Alexander Dorojukov and Boris Yegorov. On the second day, all three groups went by cable car to the Refuge National Park. The weather was fine, clear and sunny. All three groups had training sessions on snow slopes: walking in crampons, self-arrest, fixed ropes. The programs continue, and tomorrow they plan to go up to the Pastukhov Rocks.

Just a few days ago, an exclusive beer "Kilimanjaro. 7 Summits" was released. The idea of creating this beer was born during our New Year's expedition on Kilimanjaro. Sergey Vasiliev, a member of the expedition, collected magic grass from the slopes of Kilimanjaro for this purpose, as well as snow from the very top. The snow was brought by the guide of the 7 Summits Club – Andrey Berezin.

As a result, an interesting joint project of the 7 Summits Club and the Brewlok brewery turned out.

By the way, perhaps the beer line will be continued. In the near future, the brewer Sergey Vasiliev and his friends are going to the next peak of the 7 Volcanoes project - Demavend Peak (in Iran). In the fall, the Orizaba volcano (in Mexico) is planned, and there are other volcanoes just around the corner!

Today, three new groups of the 7 Summits Club have started their acclimatization rotation in the Elbrus area. Guides: Andrey Berezin, Alexander Dorojukov and Boris Yegorov. On the first day, everyone climbed the slopes of Mount Cheget to Cafe Ai and above. The weather was fine, clear and sunny. In the evening, the groups were preparing for tomorrow's ascent on the slopes of Elbrus.

The 7 Summits Club guide Andrey Berezin: The weather favored us. A slight wind and clouds in the vicinity did not prevent us from reaching our goal. Also today, after several days of bad weather, a large number of teams went to the ascent at once, and this is about 500 people. Two groups of the 7 Summits Club climbed Elbrus under the guidance of Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

Sergey Avtomonov, the 7 Summits Club guide:  Hooray, we did it - the summit of Ararat! Today we climbed on the top of the sacred mountain! The weather was fine, the wind started only after our descent. The mountain let us to come back! It wasn't the easiest climb, but we were able to do it! We congratulate the whole group on their ascent!

Today, two groups of the 7 Summits Club climbed the Pastukhov Rocks, to a height of about 4700 meters. So  the acclimatization rotation for these groups is completed, and the plan is completed. Participants and guides will have a day of rest before attempting to climb Elbrus. Guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

The 7 Summits Club guide Sergey Avtomonov from Turkey: Greetings to all from the slopes of sunny Ararat! Today we went up to the assault camp. Here we have finally established our plans for tomorrow: we will go out in two groups, to meet at the top at the same time. Now, after a delicious dinner, the team is resting before going out at night start. See you tomorrow!

Today, two groups of the 7 Summits Club took a cable car to the slopes of Elbrus and settled in the National Park refuge. Then, according to the acclimatization plan, they climbed to "Refuge 11" and conducted snow and ice training sessions. The weather scared the participants a little, but in general, the weather for June is excellent. Guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

Dmitry Semenov, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus Region: 

Hello, everybody! Today, a group called "Intellectual Capital" climbed the Western summit of Mount Elbrus. All participants reached the highest point of Europe. The weather was fine, clear and as usual windy.  Dmitry Semenov and Nikita Slotin were the guides of the group.

This is the guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov from the slopes of the holy Mount Ararat. Today, the program of the first group of the 7 Summits Club in the season began here. Yesterday we arrived late at night in the city of Van. Today we reached the base camp of Ararat. On the way, we were raided by the police for compliance with the quarantine, were delayed, but still went up to the base camp! All participants feel well and are ready to start climbing. Tomorrow we are going to an acclimatization rotation to the assault camp.

Alex Abramov from Crimea:  Today we joined the work of the Mountain School of the 7 Summits Club in the Crimea. The weather was fine all day. In the morning we had a run, workout, swimming, later - rock climbing. Then again, swimming and dinner with the gifts of the Black Sea.

Plus clean Crimean air. Covid won't pass! Welcome to Crimea!!!

Nikita Slotin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus Region:

Hello to all from the top of Mount Elbrus, from the group "TRANSENERGOPROM"! In beautiful weather conditions, on the holiday of Russia, the group climbed the highest point of Europe. All participants came down to the refuge alive, healthy and satisfied! Happy, but tired, we go down to the hotel. The group guides were Nikita Slotin and Alexander Avtomonov.

After several days of bad weather, a weather window was formed today. And two groups of the 7 Summits Club successfully climbed the Western Peak of Elbrus. Guides Andrey Berezin and Boris Yegorov led a large group, and Alexander Dorozhukov climbed with a small group. From the top, the participants had a majestic view of the Caucasus Mountain Range and the surrounding peaks. Congratulations to all the summiters!