All news: 10 October 2025
The 7 Summits Club super guides continued their certification exams on the rocks of the Adyl-Su Valley
Elbrus.
Greetings from the super guides in the Adyl-Su Valley! There was a very strong thunderstorm last night that lasted all night... Luckily, the clouds began to clear in the morning, and we went to the rock module exams. We demonstrated our ...
Greetings from the super guides in the Adyl-Su Valley! There was a very strong thunderstorm last night that lasted all night... Luckily, the clouds began to clear in the morning, and we went to the rock module exams. We demonstrated our ascent and descent skills, organized rescue operations, and climbed various rock routes. Our examiners, strict and attentive, kept a close eye on us, and we joyfully completed all the tasks!
Your guides:
Alexander Dorojukov, Evgeny Fedyunin, Dmitry Semenov, Kristina Putintseva.
The 7 Summits Club guides are undergoing certification in the Elbrus region. Boris Egorov passed everything with flying colors!
Elbrus.
The 7 Summits Club Guide Boris Egorov reports from the Elbrus region:
I thought I'd rest somewhere by the sea after climbing an eight-thousander, and then head back to Nepal, to Ama Dablam. But the mountains wouldn't let me go: I rushed ...
The 7 Summits Club Guide Boris Egorov reports from the Elbrus region:
I thought I'd rest somewhere by the sea after climbing an eight-thousander, and then head back to Nepal, to Ama Dablam. But the mountains wouldn't let me go: I rushed to the Elbrus region for my guide certification. And there were new locations: the Dzhan-Tugan rock laboratory, the Kashkatash glacier, and the good old snow on Elbrus. I passed all my tests with flying colors. It's great when you love what you do!
Rustam Makharramov's acclimatization program in Mexico has concluded. Ahead is his attempt at Chimborazo in Ecuador
Greetings to everyone from Rustam and Franklin, still from North America!
As a reminder, Rustam is returning for the third time to climb Chimborazo (6,310 m, Ecuador's highest peak and the farthest point from the center of the Earth), ...
Greetings to everyone from Rustam and Franklin, still from North America!
As a reminder, Rustam is returning for the third time to climb Chimborazo (6,310 m, Ecuador's highest peak and the farthest point from the center of the Earth), but decided to acclimatize in Mexico. The plan was to climb Mount Orizaba, North America's highest volcano. Rustam had already been to Ecuador twice and climbed all of the country's most interesting volcanoes. Don't go the same old route!
Well, what can I say! After wonderful acclimatization trips in Mexico on smaller volcanoes, Orizaba herself decided to show what she's capable of when she's not in the mood! Before reaching the summit, there was sunshine, then storms began somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, and snow fell over Orizaba, and then it started raining. All the other teams turned around, but ours continued on!
When we reached the glacier, at 5,000 m, we finally decided that acclimatization was sufficient and that it was time to turn back. We returned to base in splendid isolation, alone with the mountain and the storm in the Pacific Ocean.
At the hotel, we finally wrung out all our belongings, dried off, rested actively, recharged, and before flying to Ecuador, we stopped to see the famous pyramids in Mexico City. But we didn't climb them because it was still raining!
Goodbye, Mexico! Hola Ecuador! Chimborazo is still waiting!
