All news: 8 November 2025

Greetings from sunny Mexico! The ascent of Pico Orizaba (5,536 m) has begun. We met all the participants today. We settled into the hotel and had a gear check. In the evening, we had a welcome dinner. Tomorrow we'll travel to Soltepec, visiting the Teotiocan pyramids along the way.
Group guides: Andrey Berezin and Valery Myasoedov.

Mountaineering School in Tuyuk-Su. Yesterday, our training department successfully climbed Amangeldy Peak along a 2A-category route. The instructor chose a longer route with more technical challenges than previous routes. There were challenging walls, a traverse, a rappel in the middle, and a ridge where you had to climb simultaneously. The students completed all the tasks and were back at camp by six in the evening.

Also, Nikolai Tokurenov, a participant in our program, celebrated his birthday at the summit that day! We gave him a small souvenir from our team. Today we have a closing ceremony, where we will present "Mountaineer of Russia" badges and "Mountaineer" books.
Guide/instructor: Ratmir Mukhametzyanov.

The 7 Summits Club guide Olya Rumyantseva reports from Mexico:
Greetings from Mexico from the "Axolotl" group! Today we left civilization behind and climbed the slopes of Orizaba, where we'll spend the next three days. Today was a day of travel. First, we arrived in the village of Zoapan, where our partners' base is located. We picked up the missing gear. We loaded everything into jeeps and drove along a very winding and dusty road. But at least it offered beautiful views. We settled into base camp at 4,100 meters.