All news: April 2025 - Page 3

April 20. Expedition to Dhaulagiri. Namaste to everyone from Nepal from the Dhaulagiri Lovers Club group! This morning we left Marfa early in the morning towards Dhaulagiri Base Camp. According to the plan, the trek should take 4-5 days. We walked for almost 6 hours to the first camp and gained 1400 vertical meters. The path passed by coniferous forests and juniper thickets against the backdrop of the most beautiful peaks of the Nilgiri massif. By lunchtime, we arrived at the camp at an altitude of 4100. We had a festive picnic in honor of Easter with supplies that we brought from our homeland. Tomorrow, according to the plan, we are going to 5000 and the day after tomorrow we will try to climb the six-thousander Dhampus Peak. We are doing well. The weather is great.

The leader of the Dhaulagiri expedition is Lyudmila Korobeshko.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Dorojukov reports from Nepal:

Namaste to everyone from Nepal! News from the Te and Yeti groups. Our team is finishing its fun adventure. Today we reached Lukla. And yesterday we were in Namche Bazaar and saw our team off to Everest. It's already spring below - we're warming up. Tomorrow - flight to Kathmandu. All the best!

April 19. Dhaulagiri expedition news. Namaste from Nepal to everyone from the Dhaulagiri Lovers Club group! Our team went on an acclimatization hike today - climbed 550 meters above the Marfa settlement, saw Jomson and a piece of the Mustang kingdom. On the way back, we walked along the colorful streets of Marfa, filled with the spirit of Tibet.

And in the evening we had an oil painting "Masons invent meldonium." We boiled and painted eggs in the field. Tomorrow we are heading on a hike towards the Dhaulagiri Base Camp. There will be no connection for 4-5 days. Don't worry! We will send voice messages to the answering machine. (If we catch the satellites!) Dhaulagiri expedition leader Lyudmila Korobeshko.

Alexander Abramov: Today we visited the helipad, the Tenzing Norgay monument, the Everest museum and the monastery. Preparing for Easter. Painting eggs.

Hello to everyone from the team of Everest trekkers and climbers! Yesterday we made the trek from Phakding to Namche Bazaar, a small village at an altitude of 3400. We slowly gained 700 meters in altitude. This part of the route to the Everest base camp is one of the most beautiful. Mountain rivers, air filled with the scent of pine trees, blooming rhododendrons, suspension bridges - incredible beauty!

In the evening, we checked into our cozy lodge. After dinner, the doctor checked the saturation of all participants. And in the evening, as is tradition, we captured a rock bar, played billiards, danced, sang songs with a guitar, listened to Russian music and watched films from our film studio.

Alex Abramov, Viktor Volodin and Sveta Kotlyar.

The group's guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! The 7 Summits Club "Annapurchata" group continues its journey to the Annapurna base camp. Today we went from Ghandruk to Chorang. We crossed two mountain ranges and one river. The area is very picturesque, rich vegetation, many flowers in the forest.

April 18. Dhaulagiri. Namaste from Nepal to everyone from the Dhaulagiri Lovers Club group!

Early this morning we left the hospitable hot Pokhara and headed towards Dhaulagiri - to the village of Marfa at an altitude of 2700 m. By bus. The road was difficult (in some places there was almost no road).

After 6 hours of shaking, we reached the apple capital of Nepal, as Marfa is called. This village is really buried in apple orchards. It is located 7 km from Jomson on the route of the Annapurna trek.

Having checked into the lodge, we went for a walk around the center of the village. An amazing place - very similar to Leh or Tibet. We visited a Buddhist monastery, went into authentic souvenir shops, visited very atmospheric cafes. We tasted the main local drink made from apples - Calvados.

In the evening, we had dinner at our lodge. Tomorrow we are going on a radical ascent for acclimatization.

Head of the Dhaulagiri expedition Lyudmila Korobeshko.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Dorojukov reports from Nepal:

Namaste to everyone from Nepal! The participants and guides of the "Te i Yeti" group climbed the famous panoramic peak of Kala-Patar today. Unfortunately, we did not get any views of Mount Everest, but everyone was happy. Now we have already descended to Dengboche, resting after the final days of trekking.

The group's super-guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! The 7 Summits Club group, which dubbed itself "Annapurchata", began the active part of the trek. From Pokhara we drove by car to the beginning of the walking route, from where we headed towards the village of Ghandruk. At lunchtime, when we were sitting at the tables, a heavy rain began. We waited it out in the lodge. After that, we walked for a couple more hours to Ghandruk.

April 17. Dhaulagiri expedition news. Namaste to everyone from Nepal from a group called the "Dhaulagiri Lovers Club"! Yesterday we received a permit for Dhaulagiri and for the trek with the ascent. We sent some of our things straight to the Base Camp and mentally prepared ourselves for the trek, which we had come up with for better acclimatization before the main mountain. We also decided to climb the six-thousander Dhampus Peak along the way.

This morning we flew to Pokhara early. We arrived in Pokhara in the hottest part of the day and immediately went to the roof to cool off in our wonderful pool overlooking Phewa Lake. In the evening we walked along the lake and bought a strategic reserve for tomorrow. In the morning we head to the apple capital of Nepal - the village of Marfa at an altitude of 2600 meters, located between Annapurna and Dhaulagiri.

Head of the expedition - Lyudmila Korobeshko.

The team of trekkers and the team of Everest climbers are finally in the mountains! Early in the morning, 29 people (climbers, trekkers, guides, a doctor, a film crew), we left our favorite hotel "Yak&Yeti" and went to the airport, from where we flew to Lukla by helicopter. For some team members, this was the first experience of such a flight, everyone has a lot of emotions!

After breakfast, we received permits and went on the trek. Today's walking was short, in 4 hours we reached Phakding and checked into a very cozy lodge! Spring Nepal is beautiful! Rhododendrons have already started to bloom, nature pleases with greenery and we managed to complete the entire route before the rain.

Guides: Alex Abramov, Victor Volodin and Sveta Kotlyar.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Nepal:

Namaste to everyone from Nepal! Our group reached the destination, today we moved from Lobuche to Gorak Shep, had lunch there and then successfully went to the Everest Base Camp. We touched the Khumbu glacier, saw how our expedition to Everest would live and returned back to the lodge. Everyone is a little covered by the altitude, but overall everything is great.

Artem Rostovtsev sent photos and videos from our base camp on the Khumbu Glacier. As usual, the most comfortable conditions possible have been created here for the climbers of our expeditions who will storm Everest. Everything is ready to receive the groups that today began a gradual (for the purpose of acclimatization) ascent along the valley.

The group's guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! Our group flew from Kathmandu to Pokhara yesterday. From here we will set off tomorrow on a trek to the Annapurna base camp. In the afternoon we visited the Phewa lakes. We took a ride on a foot-powered boat. We looked at the embankment.

Hello everyone from Nepal! The beginning of our expedition to Everest is in full swing. Today we visited several iconic local sights in Kathmandu. We visited Durbar Square, where Kumari Ghar is located - the temple of the goddess Kumari. Then we went to the Buddhist temple complex of Boudhanath, where the largest and most famous stupa in Nepal is located.

In the evening, we held a meeting of two subgroups of future Everest climbers. We packed our bags, which will go to the base camp tomorrow. Early in the morning we fly to the mountains and tomorrow we will begin moving towards the Everest base camp.

Guides: Alex Abramov, Viktor Volodin, Sveta Kotlyar.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Dorojukov reports from Nepal:

Namaste to everyone from Nepal! The "Te and Yeti" group continues its ascent to Everest base camp. Today we had a march from Dingboche to Lobuche. Beautiful views along the way, a great trek. We stopped by the memorial, honored the memory of the deceased climbers. After lunch, as always, the weather deteriorates, wind, snow falls. The condition of all participants is excellent. Tomorrow we go to Gorak Shep and visit the base camp.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, leader of the Everest expedition:
News from the Everest-25 expedition. Yesterday we met the entire team. Checked the equipment. Purchased everything we needed. Since the team is experienced, we only needed small things. In the evening we organized a festive party. We invited all our friends from different CIS countries to the evening. In total, about 60 climbers gathered. First of all, we would like to mention our Nepalese friends and partners. This is Mingma Gelu, who has climbed Everest eight times in our expeditions. His sister Lhakpa, the record holder for the number of Everest ascents (10 times). Tashi Sherpa with his son Nima Rinji, the youngest climber in history to climb 14 eight-thousanders. Victoria Bonya, TV presenter and blogger, also going to Everest. Yuri Koshelenko and Alexey Lonchinsky, who came to make a sport climb. That evening we also celebrated the birthday of one of the main characters of the future film, Vasily Taradin.
The evening in the royal palace turned out to be wonderful. With live music. Today, an excursion, packing things and continuing the filming of the film: "Space Everest".

Lyudmila Korobeshko, the leader of the expedition to Dhaulagiri, reports from Nepal:
News from the expedition to Dhaulagiri. Today our team finally gathered in Kathmandu in full force. At 17.00 the big Gala Mega-party of several expeditions of the 7 Summits Club began. The teams of Everest, Dhaulagiri, trekking to Everest and Annapurna gathered. The guests of honor came - representatives of the Russian Embassy in Nepal, our friends-climbers: Yura Koshelenko and Lesha Lonchinsky (planning a new route in the Kanchi region), Victoria Bonya, who is currently going to Everest, our partners - Mingma Gelu Sherpa (8 times on Everest), his sister, the record-holder Lhakpa (10 times on Everest), Tashi with his son Nima (the youngest climber on all 14,8000 meters). We had a great chat, got to know each other. We celebrated the birthday of Vasya Taradin (going to Everest).
Our team on Dhaulagiri has been strengthened compared to last year by a new member - the president of the Moscow FAiS Dmitry Moskalov is going with us. From the Russian Embassy, we were given the Russian flag and the Victory Flag to bring to the summit. We will try.
Tomorrow is the last day of training. The day after tomorrow we fly to Pokhara.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Dorojukov reports from Nepal:
Namaste to everyone from Nepal! The 7 Summits Club group "Te and Yeti" is on its way to Everest Base Camp. We woke up today with a very beautiful view of Ama Dablam and Everest. And this view accompanied us almost the entire way. We crossed from Deboche to Dingboche today. After lunch the weather started to get worse, but this doesn't scare us. We move on.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Nepal:

Namaste to all from Nepal! The 7 Summits Club group "Te i Yeti" spent an acclimatization day today in Namche Bazaar and the surrounding area. We went up to the famous Everest View Hotel, where our team saw Mount Everest and Lhotse for the first time. The magical Ama Dablam also opened up a bit. Afterwards we walked to the monastery and returned for lunch. Tomorrow we go further.