All news: May 2023

Boris Egorov, the super-guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Papua New Guinea:

Meanwhile, the group "Stars in Boots" moved to the neighboring province in Papuasia. The road was a long jolt. But on arrival we were greeted by the whole village.  We were shown the traditions of choosing grooms and funerals with songs and dances. We live in a very cozy lodge with lots of flowers. We went on an excursion to see how salmon is bred. And for dinner we had delicious fish with vegetables from the local vegetable garden. We met an amazing hostess who was happy to answer numerous questions about farming and local life. In the evening we sat by the fireplace, laughed a lot and loudly, playing "contact". Tomorrow we will go to the base camp of Mount Wilhelm.

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

Our group El DIVA, in full force, climbed the Western peak of Elbrus.

Nikita Slotin, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Nepal:

 Greetings to all from Namche from the group "For money - YES"! The weather is excellent! The walk to 3880 was successful, we admired the nearest Summits: Tamserku, Taboche, Ama-Dablam. And of course, we saw Everest and Lhotse! Incredible beauty, juniper grove and fresh air. The rest continues. And tomorrow, according to the plan, we will go to Deboche.

Svetlana Kotlyar, manager of the 7 Summits Club and a member of the expedition, reports from Nepal:

All namaste from the 8000 Club team "We are just tourists!" The rest days in Namche Bazaar have come to an end. Today the weather finally got better and we took the first flight to Base Camp at 6 am.   Now the weather in the camp is clear and sunny. Tomorrow morning we go to the second rotation: according to the plan, we spend the night in camp 1 at 6100, then go to camp 2 at 6400, the next day we go up to camp 3 at 7100, go down to 6400, spend the night and then descend to the base. We will be out of touch for 4 days.

The rest in Namche and the altitude drop definitely benefited all participants: we are rested and got full of energy for new feats.  Last night we held an informal meeting of the 7 Summits Club in a pub. It so happened that about 35 participants of our Nepali programs turned out to be in Namche Bazaar at the same time!  In the evening we gathered in a pub, hung our flag in front of the entrance, turned on Russian music and connected a projector with the broadcast of the film "The Height Altitude Gene".

The evening was attended by members of a huge trekking group going to the Everest BC under the leadership of Sergey Avtomonov, members of Nikita Slotin's VIP group, future Everest climbers of the 7 Summits Club and 8000 Club teams. As well as the expedition doctor Andrey Selivanov and our legendary Sergey Bogomolov!

The evening turned out to be very emotional! We got acquainted, talked, sang songs to the guitar, danced and played billiards!

Today everyone went on the route, we hope that we will still have time to cross paths with the guys on May 9 in BC.

Boris Egorov, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Papua New Guinea:

Today the group "stars in boots" had its second day of rest. We visited three villages, watched a show of ritual dances and the way of life of different tribes of Papua. Cultivated, bought souvenirs and had a good conversation. Tomorrow we will have a long road to the neighboring province to the foot of Mount Wilhelm.

Valery Myasoedov, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Tanzania: The fourth day.  Crossing to the Karanga camp and passing the Barranco Wall. The wall looks like a serious obstacle from the outside, but our Tanzanian guides know every pebble on the trail, so climbing the wall did not cause problems. But he created many opportunities for beautiful photos. By the way, in the morning, the main guide Victor introduced us to the entire escort team - guides, kitchen workers, porters, 43 people! There were traditional songs and dances and a lot of emotions. The day turned out just great, the first day without rain, even the poncho was not taken out. We came to Karanga for lunch, there was time to relax before dinner and play Perudo. I do not know a single person who would not be captured by the game, our group is no exception. The mountain is already very close, in the morning, when the clouds are below us, it can be seen in the palm of your hand. Today, the climb to the Kosovo assault camp at 4800 m.

The members of the expedition of the 7 Summits Club are on the second, final acclimatization rotation. At this time, the head of the expedition, Alexander Abramov, is at the base camp and supervises the preparatory work for the upcoming assault on the summit of Mount Everest.

Alex Abramov:  Today is the day of preparation for the ascent in the BC of Everest. Food for high-altitude camps. For each day, for each participant, a package with food. The same was considered and planned to supply  oxygen. Tents and everything you need. Tomorrow our team will fly to Namche, where they will spend 4 nights to recover.  On May 10th, return to BC and on the 12th, the start of the ascent.

While we relax.

Team "Masala Tim"

Guide Alex Abramov

Doctor Andrey Selivanov

BC manager Elena Abramova.

Boris Egorov, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Papua New Guinea:

After the Giluwe volcano, the "stars in boots" team began to rest. We need to recover our strength in three days with a second ascent of Mount Wilhelm, the highest point in Papua. And we spend this time usefully, a cultural program has begun. In the morning we admired the birds of paradise. And we spent the rest of the day visiting a small local village. A whole pig was cooked especially for us.  In the traditional way in the ground, overlaid with banana leaves and red-hot stones. This method is called mumu. They also dressed up in festive clothes for us and arranged male and female dances. We were led through the sacred place of the village. Despite the fact that the entire population is Christians, they still keep the skulls of ancient warriors and worship them.

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

Today is an important day! The day of the assault on the summit of Jebel Tubkal (4167 m), the highest in North Africa. Oddly enough, Moroccans do not consider themselves Africans and mention in conversation that they have never been to Africa.  But, I got a little distracted. Jebel in Arabic means mountain, and not part of the name, as some people think. So the Energy group stood today at the top of this jebel in full force, which everyone was incredibly happy about. All the guys - with the top!!!

On the descent, between conversations, it turned out that in the valley leading to the shelter, halfway, there is a holy place where the trial of the king of genies was once held. People come here from all over North Africa (and even Celine Dion came in the old days) to pray and ask for something important. Women usually ask for a husband or children here, men for healing.

And the Energy group is now resting in an atmospheric mountain loggia overlooking the valley and gaining strength before further adventures!

Greetings to all from Morocco, guide Anastasia Kuznetsova.

Kristina Putintseva, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Nepal:

Greetings from the band "Iron S"!  Today we made an acclimatization walk by climbing up to the Everest View Hotel.  As the locals say: "I see you, and you see me, and this view is beautiful!"  We wandered like hedgehogs in the fog, periodically meeting horses, talked about the meaning of life, and about life in the mountains. After that, we found the remains of Bigfoot. We went to meditate at the Khumjung Gompa Monastery.

In general, today we walked "for everything": we went out under the clouds, got wet in the rain, wandered among the snowy firs, and went down mud streams! We regained strength with a hot lunch and delicious cakes. And in the evening we held an interactive master class with our legendary doctor, Andrey Selivanov, on how to properly use oxygen equipment at high altitudes.

Well, after dinner, we allowed ourselves to relax, spent an evening of meetings, music and dancing in a local bar with all the members of the 7 Summits Club groups: Everest climbers and those who are heading to the Everest Base Camp.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin reports from the Elbrus region:

Hello everyone!  The group "Wanderers" of the 7 Summits Club moved to the refuge National Park, at an altitude of 3900m for high-altitude acclimatization on the slopes of Elbrus.  After being placed, we went up to the area  of the Refuge of 11 and conducted classes on the technique of movement and self-retention in the snow.  Then we went down and after a hearty lunch, we got a well-deserved rest and beautiful panoramas of the Caucasian ridge. Tomorrow we will go to the Pastukhov rocks, at 4700m.

All the weather and good luck!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Valery Myasoedov reports from Tanzania:

May 3. The third day of the program is the longest move.  Very important in terms of acclimatization with a stop at the Lava Tower, 4600 m, where they prepared a great lunch for us. The weather again presented a test, it was quite comfortable to get to the Lava Tower, it rained heavily on the descent to Barranco camp, which did not stop until the camp itself. The optimism and attitude of the group is admirable. Today, the passage to the Karanga camp, with the passage of the Barranco wall, is short in time, so there will be more time for rest and recovery in the Karanga camp.

The head of the expedition on Makalu Lyudmila Korobeshko reports from Nepal:

May 4. The weather has deteriorated since morning.  Snow and wind. We decided to postpone the climb until tomorrow. A team of Sherpas came out to try to fix ropes to the top of Makalu on May 6-7.

President of the 7 Summits Club, head of the Everest expedition Alexander Abramov reports from Nepal:

The team of climbers of the Everest of the 7 Summits Club reached the Second Camp at an altitude of 6400m today as part of the second acclimatization rotation. Plans to spend the night here. Tomorrow the team is expected to go to Camp-3 7100m to complete the acclimatization program. It's snowing now, but good weather is expected tomorrow.

Then the team is scheduled to descend to Namche Bazaar for a rest and prepare for the final climb to the top of the world, Mount Everest. The ascent is planned for the period from May 17 to May 25.

And there is the summit! Today, all the "Stars in boots" have successfully reached the top of the highest volcano in Australia-Oceania – Giluwe. We suffered a lot, we spent almost the entire ascent in a cloud and with the wind, but we overcame all the difficulties with dignity. Now, sitting in the warmth after a shower and a hearty dinner, we shared our impressions and had intimate conversations. Our excursion program starts tomorrow.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Nastya Grigorievskaya reports from Nepal:

The Iron S Group sends greetings from the capital of the Sherpas, we are in Namche Bazaar! The trek passed very cheerfully, all well done!  The result of completing the route is better than the planned time, the members feel great! We settled into a cozy lodge "Sherpa land", a change of scenery, dishes and climatic conditions.

Namche Bazaar left an indelible impression on all the participants of the trek, a kind of sip of civilization in the mountains! There are yaks on the streets, along with branded sports shops, and even an Irish pub with billiards and darts. Tomorrow we will acclimatize a little more in Namche, get used to the altitude, accept that the next warm walks will be only in a week. And we will continue moving towards the base camp.

Everyone is waiting to see this world - the world of climbers on the highest mountain of the planet - Everest! Plunge into their everyday life, chat and recharge. And maybe we will find the answer to the question "why go to Everest"?  By the way, what are your thoughts, why do people go to Everest?

Svetlana Kotlyar, manager of the 7 Summits Club and a member of the expedition, reports from Nepal:

Greetings to all from the 8000 Club team "We are just tourists"!  After the first rotation, we decided to recover for a couple of days and go down to Namche Bazaar for a rest. The weather did not allow us to leave for two days, but yesterday a helicopter still took us to the capital of the Sherpas! How nice it is to go down 2000 m below! So many smells and sounds! Delicious food, hot water and heated sheets — everything you need for a good rest!  Today we met in Namche our big trekking group going to the BC of Everest.

We plan to fly back to the base the day after tomorrow, gaining strength before the second rotation.

Dmitry Semenov, the super-guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from the Elbrus region:

Greetings from the slopes of snow-white Elbrus! Today, two groups of the 7 Summits Club made acclimatization rotations to the Pastukhov Rocks (4700m). The weather, as always at this time, was different, from sunny and warm, to snowy and windy. The groups showed good physical fitness and readiness to climb on the summit of Elbrus. The guides of the groups are Dmitry Semenov and Andrey Berezin.

Nikita Slotin, super-guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Nepal:

Greetings from Nepal from the group "For money - YES"! Today we were incredibly lucky, and in the morning we flew neither from Ramichap, but from Kathmandu to Lukla. The sky was gradually covered with clouds and when it was time to go out on the trek, it began to rain. It didn't upset us much, and we slowly got to the Phakding. Clouds hang on the slopes, clinging to the trees, the beauty is incredible, I love this weather. Let's see what awaits us tomorrow, and according to the plan, the trek to Namche Bazaar.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Valery Myasoedov reports from Tanzania:

Jumbo from Tanzania! The second day of the program of the group "How to get to the library" is the climb to the Shira camp at 3900 m, a steeper climb and several rocky sections. The weather has taken pity on us, precipitation is weakening, and, hopefully, it will be drier in the higher camps according to the forecast. Everyone feels good, the appetite is excellent, local chefs are trying very hard for us, the range of dishes is large. Today is an important day for us, the trek to the Baranko camp via the Lava Tower at 4600 m, the highest point of the acclimatization program, after its passage we will still have two days to consolidate acclimatization before storming the summit.