All news: 2022

This week, three groups of the 7 Summits Club are working on the Climbing Elbrus program at once. After acclimatization rotation to Mount Cheget, they moved to the slopes of Elbrus. Yesterday there was a day of training in climbing in the snow and self-arrest with the help of ice axes. Today there was the final acclimatization rotation to the Pastukhov Rocks at a height of about 4800 meters.  Guides Andrey Berezin, Alexander Dorojukov and Nikita Slotin work with groups. Tomorrow is everyone's day of rest and then the summit assault.

Olga Rumyantseva, guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Morocco:

Greetings from Morocco! Today our group made a successful ascent on Mount Tubkal. The weather did not please us - it was raining and snowing again. But the peak gave beautiful views of the surrounding mountains.  On the same day we went down to the refuge. Now all the participants are being washed and come to their senses. In the evening there will be a solemn awarding of the climbers. And tomorrow we will go on a trip to other parts of Morocco.

For the fifth year in the summer, our friends from Nepal come to the mountains of Central Asia to work on our seven-thousandth Lenin Peak and Khan Tengri. These are different students of the 7 Summits Club, employees of our Himalayan expeditions. At one time, we recommended them to our partners at the seven-thousandth. Now they no longer need recommendations. We are a little proud of it! And the fact that we are not forgotten, from time to time they are sending greetings for us  from the mountains!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

Hello everyone from Ararat! We continue the climbing program. Today we went up for acclimatization to the assault camp 4200. The weather turned out to be excellent, light wind and sunshine. With a great mood, we climbed to the set height, sat, drank tea in the camp and went down to the base camp. We rest and tomorrow we go out to spend the night there, in the assault camp!

 The guide of the 7 Summits Club Anastasia Kuznetsova reports from Iran:

Today is August 22, 2022, the second day of Fyodor Konyukhov's team's stay in Iran. Our main goal is still Demavend and today we have come one step closer to it. The morning was a little languid - a late rise, a leisurely breakfast, short packing and here we are going to the mountains!

A couple of hours on the mountain road and we are at one of the famous ski resorts – Shemshak.  Yes, there are many ski resorts in Iran and snow in winter, so many band members have already decided where they will go skiing next time.

The local hotel is completely at the disposal of our team only. Now we are at an altitude of 2800 m and we have to spend the night here.

In the meantime, easy acclimatization and a short walk in the nearby mountains.

Olga Rumyantseva, guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Morocco:

Greetings to all from sunny Morocco! Today, our large group gathered in Marrakech, from where our journey through this amazing country will begin. First impressions of the city - very hot and very bright. Bright sun, bright people.

Tomorrow morning we will leave for the mountains - we will start our ascent on Tubkal.  And there we will have a little rest from the heat. In the meantime, we warm our bones, enjoy the sun, get acquainted with the amazing city and its traditions.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

News from the slopes of Ararat! Today we started a new climbing program! Today we moved from the city of Van to Ararat. We reached the base camp in 4 hours. We have settled in tents, now we are resting.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, director of the 7 Summits Club and the group's guide, reports from the Elbrus region:

Greetings to all (already farewell) from the Elbrus region from our group! Today we had a departure day. We really didn't want to leave these wonderful places. Since the departure was already scheduled for noon, we decided to have time to do something else interesting. We took ATVs and rushed to the waterfall "Maiden Braids". We plunged into its cool streams and made a wish to come back here again - to go to the Eastern Peak from the North and go down to the South!

We hope to return here in a year, during which we need to have time to climb a couple more volcanoes under the Seven Volcanoes project!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Dmitry Semenov reports from the Elbrus region:

Hello everyone!  Our super fast group "Cheetahs of Raytek", climbed the Western peak of Elbrus. The ascent took place in good weather and in a good mood.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from the Elbrus region:

News of the Elbrus region from the group "Literary Circle". In difficult weather conditions, having made an attempt a day earlier, our group climbed on the top of Elbrus. A strong gusty wind at the summit could not prevent us from reaching our goal, namely the highest point in Europe, the Western peak of Elbrus.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, director of the 7 Summits Club and the group's guide, reports from the Elbrus region:

Our group today successfully climbed the Western Peak of Elbrus! The weather conditions were extremely severe - a blizzard, strong wind. We had to crawl to the top almost on all fours - it was blowing away. We're already down there now and are preparing for the solemn receipt of well-deserved diplomas and medals for the ascent.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

Today, 20.08., at 7:00, the team "In search of the Baobab" stood at the highest point of Africa, Uhuru Peak in the Kilimanjaro massif. The group left the Kosovo camp at 1:00. Everyone is coming down now.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

Hooray, the summit! Today we have climbed the sacred Mount Ararat! It wasn't the easiest climb, but we were able to do it! Now everyone has gone down to the base camp and is resting.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

We continue our high-altitude trekking along the Machame route to the summit  of Kilimanjaro. The group has acquired a name these days - "In search of the baobab". Day three. The move from the Shira camp 3800m through the Lava Tower (4600m) to the Baranko camp 3950m, is perhaps the most stressful in the whole trekking. But the group made it with dignity. The weather was favorable.

The fourth day. We moved from the Baranko Camp to the Barafu camp 4600m, through the Karangu Camp, where we had lunch. The weather continues to please us.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, director of the 7 Summits Club and the group's guide, reports from the Elbrus region:

Greetings to all from our group from the Elbrus region!  Today we had an incredibly eventful day: In the morning we went for a jog, on the way we met the legendary climber for all 14 eight-thousand-meters without additional oxygen - Maksut Zhumaev. Then we did exercises, had breakfast and went to Azau. Half an hour later we were already at 3850 - we put on the crampons and ran to the Pastukhov Rocks. That is, of course, we went, but at a good fighting pace. They accelerated so much that they even climbed higher than the rocks!

On the descent, we managed to have lunch with Zuli (our dream) and returned to the hotel to rest before tomorrow's ascent to the assault. In the evening we decided to go fishing to calm our nerves before the upcoming ascent to the highest peak in Europe.

 Two groups with guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov climbed today to the Pastukhov Rocks.  The weather was clear and sunny. The route melted a lot, mountain streams were often encountered on the way. After sitting at 4650 m, all participants and guides descended to the refuge. Tomorrow, according to the plan, rest and preparation for the ascent.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, director of the 7 Summits Club and the group's guide, reports from the Elbrus region:

Greetings to all from the slopes of Elbrus!  Today we learned self-arrest with ice axes, remembered walking in crampons and on the fixed ropes. Wet, but satisfied, the participants went down to the hotel on the Cheget glade. However, the main impression of the day was the green borscht from the cook Zulia. We want more and will go tomorrow for more (after the Pastukhov Rocks).

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

The program of ascent to Ararat continues. We spent the first night in tents. In the morning we went up to the assault camp for acclimatization. We reached it quickly enough, in three and a half hours.  Tomorrow we go out there already for the summit assault. The weather promises to be good, we hope for beautiful photos.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, director of the 7 Summits Club and the group's guide, reports from the Elbrus region:

Greetings to all from the new group on Elbrus! The group is actually old, even seasoned - almost this composition has already gone to Kilimanjaro, Demavend and Orizaba. Now we are going to Elbrus. Today we climbed to the top of Mount Cheget and unfurled the flag there!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

Group news on the Machame (Kilimanjaro) route. Day two, today we moved from 3000m to 3800m. We came out of the cloud cover that often hangs over the rain forest area. Everything is according to plan, everything is fine. The flow of tourists has recovered to the pre-pandemic level. From the interesting.  In parallel with us, a group from Ireland is climbing. The group consists of twenty-one women.