All news: 20 June 2023

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

Hello everyone! The group "Polk and his daughter" of the 7 Summits Club made an ascent on the summit of Demavend (5671m), the highest volcano in Asia! The whole group (18 participants and 8 guides) stood at the maximum height of the crater at 13-30! Climbing 100% of participants and guides!

Russian guides are Valery Myasoedov, Evgeny Fedyunin, project coordinator Anastasia Kuznetsova.

Today, two groups of the 7 Summits Club with guides Alexander Dorojukov and Dmitry Semenov spent a busy and interesting day. At morning participants and guides started climbing along the scenic path to the Ai Cafe, which is located on the slopes of Mount Cheget. Lunch was arranged in the cafe, after which the groups went down the valley.  And then they also went to the "Glade of Narzans". The weather forecast did not come true, the promised rain did not go. But the fog and low clouds gave a special charm to a small trip.

Guide and director of the 7 Summits Club Lyudmila Korobeshko reports from Pakistan:

June 20.  Greetings to all from Pakistan - now from Skardu (2300m) from the participants of the expedition to K2! Three more members of our expedition arrived early this morning (Sergey Bogomolov, Dmitry Moskalev and Bartek). And already a full team (16 people) we flew to Skardu.

Just 45 minutes of flight - and we are at an altitude of 2300 (the heat, however, is almost like in Islamabad). While flying, we admired the second highest peak of Pakistan – Nanga Parbat (which is often called the killer mountain).

We settled with the maximum comfort available in Skardu at the Summit Hotel. A visit to the castle was scheduled for the evening… And for good reason - the walk around Skardu and the surrounding area turned out wonderful: we visited the local market with colorful characters and goods; we looked at the local sports complex - the stadium where matches are held for two of the most popular games in Pakistan - polo and cricket. The main event of the day is the acclimatization ascent on the top of Karpocho (ruins of the fortress of Karpocho). From here we had stunning views of Skardu, the bends of the legendary Indus and the distant peaks of Karakorum. At the end of the day, we took a picture at the inscription "I love Skardu". And, indeed, we managed to fall in love with this hospitable town.

Tomorrow is our procurement and preparation day. The day after tomorrow we plan to leave for Ascole, where our track to K2 will begin.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, the co-head of the expedition to K2, and Andrey Selivanov, the expedition doctor, are in touch.