All news: November 2025 - Page 3

Message from group guide Boris Egorov:

Our team arrived at Camp 3 at 6,400m this morning. The weather is great! We'll be heading out tonight to summit Ama Dablam! Wish us luck!

Mountaineering School in Tuyuk-Su. Today, our training group practiced moving along fixed ropes using jumars. They learned and practiced three different techniques: one with a single jumar, one with a jumar and a sling, and one with two jumars. Naturally, after each ascent, the students rappelled down using a sling and then repeated the exercise.

After that, we practiced belaying through the terrain and setting up a station on the ledge. Then we prepared a route sheet for the next route – to Oktyabrenok via 2A. Tomorrow, we'll climb again.

Guide/instructor: Ratmir Mukhametzyanov.

The 7 Summits Club Guide Boris Egorov reports from Nepal:

 Prolonged bad weather in the Nepalese mountains prevented climbers from ascents, and our "Experienced Yaks" group opted to descend for a while. This morning, the team returned, flew by helicopter to Ama Dablam Base Camp. We had a quick lunch and immediately set out for Camp 1. There's a good weather window ahead! There's a lot of snow and a lot of people, but we'll keep trying! Wish us luck on our second attempt!

Mountaineering school in Tuyuk-Su. Today was our first ascent as part of the training program! Object: Khrishchaty Peak along the Eastern Ridge, 1B category.

We left at 5 a.m. and returned at 6 p.m. We did a great job, a wealth of impressions, emotions, and, most importantly, a wealth of experience. A wide variety of things. Navigating rocky scree, snow-covered trails without crampons, climbing a real route in a roped-up team, setting up gear where we really needed it, getting lost in the fog, overcoming our fears, and much more—all packed into one day.

And in the evening, we had a sauna. That's just what you need after a climb. Tomorrow we'll rest and descend to Almaty.

Guide: Ratmir Mukhametzyanov.