All news: 1 May 2025

Greetings from the slopes of Elbrus, from the "OdnaKo" group! Today, May 1, we have a rest day before the most important day of our program, the day of the ascent. We spent the day correctly, established communications, improved the steps to the dining room, had a good rest and are ready for new challenges. The group's guides are Dmitry Semenov and Evgeny Fedyunin.

Namaste from the 7 Summits Club group "Tuda - Suda"! Today we had a very long and eventful day. We got up before dawn to fly from Kathmandu to Lukla. At the airport, we had to wait a long time for our flight, since the whole sky was covered with clouds, and it was raining heavily. Five people flew to Lukla, walked around, and went to Phakding. While we were enjoying the pine forest, the rest of the participants flew straight to Phakding.

We all gathered around a large table and discussed plans for tomorrow over a delicious dinner.

Super guides Andrey Berezina and Kristina Putintseva.

May 1st to Dhaulagiri. Happy holiday to everyone and namaste from Nepal from the "Dhaulagiri Lovers Club" group! Today we returned to the Base Camp after two high-altitude overnight stays. Unfortunately, one of the participants - Yura Lukyanov - was forced to end the expedition due to health reasons. Now he is in the hospital in Kathmandu, recovering.

On the first day we reached Camp 1 (5700m) in 10 hours, gaining more than 1000 m vertically. It was a tough climb - many steep ropes on rocks and ice, cracks...The next day we moved to Camp 2 (6200m). This climb was much easier - only 500 m of difference and easy snow terrain.

This morning we celebrated May 1st with a friendly line in Camp 2 and cheerfully ran down. True, we almost got lost in the fog, which began just when we were approaching the icefall. But everything worked out, we found the way. Everyone went down to the camp alive and well.

Now we are resting.

We are planning an assault exit no earlier than May 4-5. Now the ropes are fixed to Camp 3. But tomorrow the first attempt to storm the summit by the team of Sherpas fixing the route and two members of the international team (a Pakistani and a Taiwanese are spending the night today in Camp 3 without oxygen) is possible.

Head of the expedition to Dhaulagiri Lyudmila Korobeshko.

Greetings from Papua New Guinea! Today, on the first day of the program of the largest group of the season on Giluwe-Wilhelm, almost all the participants arrived in Mount Hagen and settled in the best hotel in the town "Highlander". Almost, because one participant was unlucky, his flight from Port Moresby was cancelled at the last moment, we hope that tomorrow, in the first half of the day, he will join us. The hotel is, in fact, very convenient and comfortable and is reliably protected by a high fence and security from the "raids" of the locals.

After a short rest, those who wanted to went to the local shopping center, some to buy a snack, some SIM cards, some fruit. Under the supervision of our partners, you feel quite confident and completely safe. After lunch, the participants' equipment was checked, and in the evening there was a traditional briefing and dinner, which lasted for three hours. The ascent to Giluwe, in itself, is not difficult, but nevertheless, there are many nuances. For example, almost the entire way you have to go in rubber boots because of the marshy areas and high humidity. Tomorrow we are moving in the direction of Giluwe, we will spend the night higher up in Magic Lodge. The name of the group is in development, we will definitely announce it tomorrow. Guides Olga Rumyantseva and Valery Myasoedov.

Hello to everyone from Nepal from the group "V Meru Peak"! Today our May Day demonstration of 14 participants and 2 guides set out from our beloved village of Kote towards the village of Tagnak!

The weather, frankly speaking, is not at all May! We were already walking in a drizzling rain in the morning, and a couple of hours later it started snowing. On the way, we stopped at a small Buddhist monastery and prayed for better weather.

We arrived in the village of Tagnak (4300) by lunchtime. While we were checking into the lodge and eating, a miracle happened - the weather suddenly cleared up and we saw the Himalayas in all their glory! Someone up there in the heavenly office heard us after all!

Now we are resting, warming ourselves by the stove and enjoying the views. And tomorrow we are going higher.

Guides: Alexander Dorozhukov and Sveta Kotlyar.

Hello to everyone from the Club 8000 group as part of the Everest-25 expedition! Yesterday was a difficult day for Viktor Volodin's group. We spent the night in Camp-2 at an altitude of 6500 from April 29 to 30. At night the thermometer dropped to -15. The weather is changeable and this was good, since it was not so hot on the descent. The day turned out to be difficult - we had to descend from the second camp straight to the base camp. One participant was not feeling well, the altitude was making itself felt, and he had to be evacuated to the hospital in Lukla by helicopter. Now his condition has improved, but he will need to lie down for a couple of days. There is still time to return to the ranks. The whole group safely descended to the base camp, where, as always, there is delicious food, drink and a warm bed. Abramov's group spent the night in the second camp and today they will also have to make a difficult journey to the base camp. 

Expedition guides Alexander Abramov and Viktor Volodin.