All news: April 2025 - Page 2

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

Today, the Everest-25 team had ice-climbing training. All participants demonstrated high-level ice climbing techniques. Today, we also celebrated two birthdays: Ira Bichikova's and Dima Demchuk's.

April 26, Dhaulagiri. Namaste to everyone from Nepal from the Dhaulagiri Lovers Club group! Today we had a Puja. It was conducted by our old friend, Lama Pasang, who has worked with us on expeditions more than once. We blessed our most important pieces of equipment and received a blessing from the lama. And after the Puja, according to tradition, Nims began dancing.

Apart from the seven of us, there is only one international team in the camp near Dhaulagiri. Also 7 people. We got to know them better at the Puja. The son of the famous Pakistani climber Ali Sadpara, Sajit, is here. Three strong climbers - Czech Klara, Iranian Aram and a German climber who is going without Sherpas and without O2. And a few more climbers, whom we know from last year on Dhaulagiri.

Unfortunately, snowfall is forecasted for the near future. But nevertheless, we are planning an acclimatization rotation for the day after tomorrow, April 28. All the participants are doing well. They are already eager to get into the fight - they have gained strength during the two-day rest.

And this morning we also saw off Natasha Smirnova. Her trek program is over. And she flew to Kathmandu, where she was reunited with her daughter Nina, who has just returned from trekking to Everest (now she dreams of Elbrus and Kilimanjaro).  Head of the Dhaulagiri expedition Lyudmila Korobeshko.

Hello to everyone from Nepal from a new group called "To Meru Peak"!

Yesterday, our team in full force (14 people) gathered in Kathmandu. We walked around Thamel, the tourist area of the city, bought the missing equipment. In the evening, over a welcome dinner, we held a briefing, decided on plans for the coming days.

Today we moved to Lukla, from where our journey towards the summit of Mera Peak will begin! Today we are resting, getting used to the new altitude (2800), and tomorrow we start off in the mountains!

Guides Alexander Dorojukov and Sveta Kotlyar.

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

Today there was the Puja festival. Blessings of our expedition. The leading monk from the Tyangboche Monastery was there. The expedition is blessed. Now we can go higher than the Base Camp. Lena Abramova was sent to Kathmandu for treatment today. She developed eye problems at altitude. This is the first time since 2016 that she has worked as a manager of the Base Camp.

April 25. Dhaulagiri. Namaste from Nepal to everyone from the "Dhaulagiri Lovers Club" group! Today we had a day of rest. But we started it traditionally - with morning exercises. And then we had a bath - washed ourselves, did our laundry. After lunch the weather got worse - it started snowing, the wind picked up, it got colder.

At 18.30 we had an aperitif as always. Today we tried kyzy from Yury Lukyanov from Kazakhstan. It is not inferior to the magical lard that Ira Zisman fed us throughout the entire trek. We washed it all down with the signature borscht from Dendy.

Tomorrow we have Puja - the consecration of the camp. And we see Natasha Smirnova off to the mainland. Her trek program is coming to an end. In 1-2 days we plan to go to C2. But according to the forecast, there will be heavy snowfall the day after tomorrow. For now, we are thinking and monitoring the forecast.
Head of the Dhaulagiri expedition Lyudmila Korobeshko.

The group's guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! The "Annapurchata" group has completed the active part of the trekking program to the Annapurna base camp. Today we arrived in Pokhara, tomorrow we are flying to Kathmandu - the final point of our route.

The 7 Summits Club  guide Kotlyar sends from Nepal: 

Hello everyone from Everest Base Camp! Today was a day full of a variety of emotions)) At 4 am, our trekking group set out to climb Kala Patthar Peak. For many participants, this was their first mountain experience, and not everyone found the climb easy, but we did it! At 7 am, our entire team was standing at the summit!

 We descended to Gorakshep, had breakfast, and headed towards Everest Base Camp — the final point of our program. Today, we reunited with the climbing team, and we missed each other during the day!

 All participants, without exception, were shocked by the conditions and service we provide here! Alex Abramov and Viktor Volodin rode into the camp on horses, it was epic! Lena Abramova greeted us with champagne and snacks, and for lunch there was delicious borscht!

In the evening, our trekkers were awarded, we watched films on the plasma, sang songs with a guitar. It was very soulful! Tomorrow we return to Kathmandu.

The personnel of the 2025 Everest expedition arrived at Everest Base Camp. The 7 Summits Club and 8000 Club teams ascended there today, led by their leaders Alex Abramov and Viktor Volodin. A ceremonial welcome with champagne was arranged, and then borscht was served for lunch! All the new arrivals were delighted with the level of comfort in the camp!

April 24, Dhaulagiri. Namaste from Nepal to everyone from the "Dhaulagiri Lovers Club" group! We are finally home! That is, at the Dhaulagiri Base Camp (BC). Behind us are 5 days of intense trekking with two passes above 5200 and an ascent on a peak at 5800 m. We spent three of the four nights at 5000. We hope this will replace one rotation on the slopes of Dhaulagiri. The trek, by the way, is very wild. We met almost no people, there is no infrastructure. We spent the last night in a picturesque place by the river. Surrounded by snow-capped peaks. Reminds me of Tibet.

Today we overcame the highest pass on our way - French Pass. And by lunchtime we entered the camp, where our favorite chef Dendy and his team warmly greeted us. A scarf on the neck, an aperitif, chicken water soup, onions and garlic. Everything as we like.
Now we will rest in the camp at 4700 for the next 2-3 days. We will arrange a bathhouse and a big wash.
Head of the expedition to Dhaulagiri Lyudmila Korobeshko.

Today, the Everest-25 team spent a rest day in the village of Lobuche. At an altitude of 4900 m. We walked 5000 meters to the Pyramid Hotel. Tomorrow we go to Everest Base Camp, where, according to the camp manager Lena Abramova, everything is 100% ready.

Guides Alexander Abramov and Viktor Volodin.

Audio message from the head of the Dhaulagiri expedition Lyudmila Korobeshko:

April 23. Hello everyone from the Dhaulagiri expedition! Today we completed part of the trek from Dhampus Base Camp to Hidden Valley. We spend the night at an altitude of 5100 in a picturesque place. Tomorrow, according to the plan, we arrive through the pass to the Dhaulagiri Base Camp.

Expedition leader Lyudmila Korobeshko.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Kotlyar sends messages from Nepal:

Greetings to everyone from the team of trekkers going to the Everest Base Camp! Our morning began with the fact that we celebrated the birthday of Dementiy - one of the members of our team! We baked a real big cake!

Today, our huge team split up. Two groups of Everest climbers stayed for one more night in Lobuche for better acclimatization. And we went higher - to the place of Gorakshep, at an altitude of 5100. The views today were just crazy! Nuptse in all its glory! We saw our Everest base camp from afar, where we will be tomorrow!

We have already checked into the lodge. After lunch we want to take a short walk, and early in the morning we will set out to climb Kala Patthar.

The group's guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! The 7 Summits Club "Annapurchata" group, after spending the night at the Annapurna base camp, set off on the return trip to Pokhara. Today we walked more than 15 km, and lost almost 2 km vertically. The day was full of colors: from the majestic Himalayan peaks to the bamboo forest. Tomorrow is another transition through the subtropical forest.

Hello to everyone from Nepal from the team of trekkers and climbers on Everest! Today we made the transition from Dingboche to Lobuche, gaining another 600 m in altitude. The weather was wonderful all day, the highest mountains of the planet are visible in all their glory!

We had lunch in the town of Tukla, then walked to the memorial dedicated to the climbers who died in the Himalayas. At 4900, of course, it is much cooler and you can feel the altitude, but Dr. Ovchinnikov is with us, who will heal and cure everyone!

Tomorrow our huge friendly team will split up. Trekkers will go to Gorakshep and will go to climb Kala Pattar, and climbers will spend a day of rest in Lobuche.
See you at Everest Base Camp on April 24!
Alex Abramov, Victor Volodin and Sveta Kotlyar.

April 22, Dhaulagiri. Namaste to everyone from Nepal from the "Dhaulagiri Lovers Club" group! The first night at an altitude of 5000 went well. Today we got up at 4 am, at 5 we set out to climb. We walked along steep scree and snowy slopes. The views were stunning: on one side Tukuche and Dhaulagiri, on the other - Nilgiri and Annapurna.

By 10 am we climbed the peak of Dhampus small (5800 m). We took pictures and quickly ran down. And just in time. After lunch the weather suddenly deteriorated - it started snowing with rain. Now we are already in tents. Resting. Of course, everyone is tired, but healthy and feeling good. The day after tomorrow we plan to be home (that is, at Dhaulagiri Base Camp).
Head of the Dhaulagiri expedition Lyudmila Korobeshko.

The group's  guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:
Namaste from Nepal! The 7 Summits Club "Annapurchata" group is at the foot of Annapurna, in the base camp. Early in the morning we went for a photo shoot. The beauty and power of the Himalayan giants are impressive. Then our path goes back to Pokhara.

Greetings to everyone from Nepal from the Everest trekkers and climbers team! Another beautiful day of our adult pioneer camp is coming to an end. Today we crossed over to the village of Dingboche, gaining 600 meters in altitude. All day long we were accompanied by simply unreal views of the pearl of the Himalayas - the beautiful Ama Dablam, and now it can be seen from the windows of our lodge.

We decided that we definitely needed a team song and gave the doctor a party task - to write the lyrics. As it turned out, there are a lot of creative people in our team! In the evening we will learn the lyrics.

Alex Abramov, Viktor Volodin, Sveta Kotlyar.

April 21. Club 8000 Expedition to Dhaulagiri. Namaste from Nepal to everyone from the Dhaulagiri Lovers Club group! The first night at 4100 was calm. It was warm and windless. At 7 in the morning we had tea and at 8 in the morning we went further. In 6 hours we reached the assault camp of Dhampus Peak, located at an altitude of 5000. We gained almost 1000 meters vertically. On the way, our mountain Dhaulagiri opened up to us in all its glory! We managed to take pictures against its background. Snowy slopes had already begun. Having arrived at the camp, we had lunch and decided to rest a little. Tomorrow we will have an early rise and go out to assault Dhampus Peak (6012 m). Everyone feels well, despite the rather sharp gain in altitude. The weather is also pleasing so far.Head of the Dhaulagiri expedition Lyudmila Korobeshko.

The group's guide Andrey Berezina reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! The 7 Summits Club "Annapurchata" group is on the road again! Today we walked through a bamboo forest almost the entire day. And today was also the first sunny day of our trek. We are enjoying the sun.

Hello to everyone from the team of trekkers and climbers on Everest! Yesterday we had a rest day in Namche, which we spent doing Easter chores! Our team includes a pastry chef, Natalia, and she volunteered to bake Easter cake for us, here, at an altitude of 3400! It turned out to be quite a quest. We were given a separate kitchen, while the Easter cake was being baked, the rest of the team members were also busy - they painted eggs and sang a song with a guitar. It was very fun and soulful!

The Easter cake will turn out very tasty and of course it was in the shape of the main peak of the planet! In the morning we congratulated each other on the holiday and set out on the route. Today's Namche - Dibuche trek is one of the most beautiful on the program. We saw Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam for the first time. There is still a lot of greenery here, but the mountains are already very clearly visible! On the way we stopped by the Tengboche monastery.

Now we have already checked into our cozy Rivendell lodge and are getting ready for dinner. Alex Abramov, Victor Volodin and Sveta Kotlyar.