All news: June 2025 - Page 6

A new hub for mountaineers from around the world has opened in Talkeetna — the official international registration center for ascents of the highest peak in North America — Denali. Talkeetna, Alaska — June 2025

The 7 Summits Club, an international mountaineering club, was founded to unite those who dream of summiting the world’s highest peaks and to support adventurers on their journey. The club is also authorized by the international community to maintain climbing statistics and issue official certificates and medals to all climbers who reach the world’s tallest summits.

For over 25 years, 7 Summits Club clients have completed ascents in more than 40 countries, participating and completing in prestigious challenges such as the "7 Summits + 2 Poles", "7 Volcanoes", and "14 Eight-Thousanders"projects. All of our expeditions are led by experienced elite guides — masters of sports in alpinism with numerous ascents of the world's highest mountains.

This summer, the 7 Summits Club is opening a new office in Alaska, in which we will officially record and keep statistics of all Denali ascents and award medals and certificates.

The new 7 Summits Club office in Talkeetna is not just a guest center — it’s a full-fledged International Alpine Hub where:

* Official ascent statistics are maintained;
* Climbers can register their Denali summit and receive personalized medals and certificates;
* Every climber, independent or with guiding company can make their achievement part of mountaineering history;
* Visitors can get detailed information about global climbing projects and plan their next adventure;
* Like-minded adventurers can meet, share stories, and find new partners for future climbs;

“We believe that every summit is not just a height — it's a personal story. No matter which team you climbed with, we are proud to recognize and record your journey. This is a step toward building a United Global Mountaineering community,”— says a representative of the 7 Summits Club.

How does it work?
Starting June 1st, climbers simply need to visit the 7 Summits Club office in Talkeetna after summiting Denali. Every climber will receive a memorable kit, including:

* A medal
* A personalized certificate
* A gift pack with 7 Summits Club items (t-shirt, sticker packs, etc)

The 7 Summits Club’s Talkeetna office will also serve as a meeting place — a hub for sharing experiences, celebrating achievements, taking photos, and having a coffee with fellow climbers from around the globe.

The 7 Summits Club welcomes everyone who turns the impossible into reality — come be a part of mountaineering history!

*Media Contacts:*
info@7summitsclub.com
7summitsclub.com
Talkeetna Office:
13423 E 1st St, Talkeetna, AK 99676

Hello everyone from Sochi! The 7 Summits Club corporate program "4 elements" has come to an end. Today was no less active than the previous ones! Morning exercises, breakfast and a new team adventure - rafting on the Mzymta River.

The participants demonstrated their skills of coordinated teamwork on the water. Rafting became a kind of team building exam, which everyone passed with flying colors! After the rafting, we summed up our program and went to the sea for the energy of the sun and water!

During lunch, we practiced expressing gratitude to each other and the team and went to the airport. Until next time!

Guide: Svetlana Kotlyar.

Business coach: Ekaterina Slotyuk.

Hello everyone from the other side of the Earth, from distant Papua New Guinea! Today, all members of the 7 Summits Club group reached the starting point of our expedition, the town of Mount Hagen. Everyone met, rested and prepared for the first adventures. And even came up with a name for the team in advance: "Descendants of Miklouho-Maclay".
Tomorrow we will climb a little higher into the mountains and visit the first village on our way.
Group guides Boris Egorov and Olga Startseva.

The 7 Summits Club guide Olya Rumyantseva reports from Tibet:

Hello everyone from Tibet! Today we had a day of almost rest. In the morning we visited the Chiu monastery, which perched like a bird on the top of the mountain. This monastery was built on the site where Guru Rimpoche first came to bring Buddhism to Tibet. According to legend, in the cave where he stayed and over which the monastery was built, there is an imprint of his foot in the stone. We looked and confirmed that there is an imprint of someone's foot.

 In the monastery, we received instructions from a monk and talked with a family from a village in northern Tibet, who came to make a pilgrimage in honor of Saga Dawa. After that, we went to Lake Rakshastal, in which, according to legend, demons live. We didn't find any demons, but we saw stunningly beautiful landscapes. On the way, we saw herds of horses grazing against the backdrop of Kailash and yaks, who almost trampled us. And also people who perform kora with prostrations around the sacred lake Manosarovar.

After lunch, it was time to rest, prepare for tomorrow's hiking trip and walk around the village - after all, there are so many interesting things on its streets.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov sends from the Elbrus region:

Greetings from the Elbrus region! Yesterday, June 6, the 7 Summits Club "Yu." group completed the program with a successful ascent to the top of Elbrus. On the ascent, the usual cold wind blew, but the weather remained clear. In the evening at the hotel, all participants were presented with the appropriate medals and discussed plans for future mountains.

The 7 Summits Club guide Andrey Berezin reports from the Elbrus region:

News from the Elbrus region! The "Mnemosyne" group successfully climbed the summit of Elbrus. The weather was clear, a slight wind and a slight frost accompanied us throughout the entire climb. We were at the top on June 6 at 9:30.

The 7 Summits Club guide Dmitry Semenov reports from the Elbrus region:

 Greetings from the Elbrus region! Yesterday, June 6, our super team "ZHOZ" successfully climbed the highest peak of our country, as well as Europe, Mount Elbrus (5642 m). The ascent took place in good weather. We went in a great mood, and all together stood at the top.

The 7 Summits Club super guide Olya Rumyantseva sends from Tibet:
Hello everyone from Tibet!
Today we drove for a long time through interesting places and in the evening we arrived in the village of Darchen, from where our trekking around Mount Kailash will begin the day after tomorrow.

Perhaps the fact that we drove the whole day in a car to get somewhere does not sound very good. But in fact, it was a wonderful day, filled with beautiful and amazing things.
From the very beginning, we were accompanied by wonderful views of snow-capped mountains and herds of yaks.

Then we visited one ancient monastery, where there are practically no tourists, only Tibetan pilgrims. The monastery made an unforgettable impression. A real place of power.
Then, unexpectedly, a real desert with dunes, a turquoise lake and snow-capped mountains on the horizon appeared on our way. And it was not a mirage.
At the end of a long journey, we arrived at the sacred Lake Manasarovar.
That's how much there was in one day! And it will be even more interesting.

The 7 Summits Club super guide Olya Rumyantseva sends from Tibet:

 Hello everyone from Tibet! We continue to travel around the country and become enlightened. Today was a very long drive to the city of Saga.

But before we left Shigatse, we visited one of the most famous monasteries in Tibet, the residence of the Panchen Lama - Tashilhunpo. Tashilhunpo Monastery was founded in 1447 by a student of Tsongkhapa, who was recognized after his death as the First Dalai Lama. The full name of the monastery is translated from Tibetan as "all happiness and well-being is collected here."

In Tashilhunpo there are burial stupas with the remains of the First Dalai Lama and several Panchen Lamas. Tashilhunpo is also famous for the largest statue of Maitreya Buddha in Tibet, 26 meters high. It took 279 kg of gold, almost the same amount of silver, 116 tons of bronze, more than 40 diamonds and 1000 pearls to make it.

Now in Tibet there is a sacred month, the most important month for Tibetan Buddhists - Saga Dawa. During this month, many Tibetans try to make pilgrimages to holy places and visit the most important monasteries. Therefore, in the territory of Tashilhunpo we saw many pilgrims in national clothes. It was very interesting to watch them.

 Well, and then we set off and drove the whole day, only occasionally getting out to look at all sorts of beautiful things. Again we crossed passes with an altitude of almost 5000 meters. So I want to hope that our acclimatization is in full swing.

The 7 Summits Club guide Andrey Berezin reports from Elbrus:

 Elbrus news. Yesterday, June 4, in accordance with the acclimatization plan, we went to the Pastukhov Rocks. The snow cover on the slope is dense, so the climb was quite comfortable. We climbed to the rocks quickly, in 4 hours, with rest stops. Today we have a rest day before climbing Elbrus.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Dorojukov reports from Elbrus:

 Greetings from Elbrus! Yesterday, our "Yu." group climbed Pastukhov Rocks, completing the acclimatization cycle before climbing Elbrus. We successfully went to Pastukhov Rocks, to a height of about 4700 meters. This completed our acclimatization before climbing Elbrus. In the morning there was a good cold wind, after lunch the weather got better. So everything is great with us, the group is in good shape. We are getting ready, waiting for day X.

Dmitry Semenov, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from the Elbrus region:

Greetings from the slopes of Elbrus, from the "ZHOZ" group! Today we climbed Pastukhov Rocks, to an altitude of 4700 meters. The weather was excellent today, as was the condition of the group. This was the final acclimatization climb. Tomorrow the group will have a day of rest and at night we will set out to storm Elbrus.

Olya Rumyantseva, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Tibet:

 Greetings to everyone from Tibet from the gradually enlightening group! Today we left Lhasa and headed out to meet enlightenment, having first replenished our oxygen supply just in case. We spent the whole day on the road, contemplating the beautiful views. We crossed two passes about 5000 meters high, saw the sacred lake Yamdrok Tso and the glacier.

In the distance, snow-capped mountain peaks appeared, which we will gradually approach. By evening, we reached the city of Gyandze, where we visited the famous monastery of Pelkor-Chede.

Once upon a time, there were 15 monasteries of various schools. The majority - 9 monasteries - belonged to the Gelug school. In the monastery, a monk showed us an ancient mask made of yak skin, which is used for ritual dances.

And in the evening we arrived in the city of Shigatse, where we will spend the night. It turned out to be a very long and eventful day.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Dorojukov sends from the Elbrus region:

 Greetings from the Elbrus region! The "Yu." group continues its acclimatization on the slopes of Mount Elbrus. Today we walked, held training sessions. We rode in the snow with "hoes". In general, we continue to work for the final day.

The 7 Summits Club guide Olya Rumyantseva sends from Tibet:

 Greetings to everyone from Tibet from a group of those who are still not enlightened, but are really striving for it! Today we had another big excursion day in Lhasa. We visited the main attraction of Tibet – Potala, the former residence of the Dalai Lama.

We walked from the bottom to the very top, climbing 13 floors. In general, we received a good boost of energy and acclimatization. And how much we saw and learned, and can not be described.

After Potala, we visited the most important monastery, one might say, the heart of Tibet – Jokhang Monastery. We walked through its premises, twisted prayer wheels and even, thanks to our guide's acquaintance with the monks, were allowed to see the golden statue of Buddha, which usually no one is allowed to see (photography is prohibited in most of the temple premises, so there will be no photo of the Buddha statue).

Well, and of course, we walked around the center, marveled at the color of Tibet. Tomorrow we will leave Lhasa and begin our movement towards Kailash.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Dmitry Semenov reports from the Elbrus region:

 Greetings from the Elbrus region! Today, as part of the acclimatization, our new group went to the cafe "Ai" at an altitude of 2700 meters. We walked along a picturesque forest path, along the slopes of Mount Cheget.

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

Greetings from the Elbrus region! The group of the 7 Summits Club called "Yu." began its acclimatization on the slopes of Mount Cheget. It rained heavily all night and, in the morning, so much so that we even thought about postponing the start for another time. But, as always in the mountains, everything happens quickly, everything changes, especially the weather. The sun came out, everything got better, and we wandered along the slope of Mount Cheget. The first days of summer, but it is still quite cool in Terskol. However, we are not discouraged and walk in the evening.

The 7 Summits Club guide Olya Rumyantseva sends from Tibet:

 Hello to everyone from Tibet! Today we had an excursion day in Lhasa. We visited two of the most important monasteries. Drepung Monastery, which was the residence of the Dalai Lama before the Potala was built. And Sera Monastery, where monks debate. During the excursions we saw many amazing Buddhist things and learned a lot about the traditions of Buddhism, about Buddhas and lamas.

Today is a very important day for Buddhists - the birthday of Buddha Shakyamuni. Therefore, it was especially pleasant to be in such monasteries on such a day.

Today everyone has already gotten used to the height of 3600 that fell on us. We have another day in Lhasa ahead of us.

The 7 Summits Club guide Olya Rumyantseva sends from Tibet:

 Hello everyone from Tibet! It's been a while since our groups have been here. Today we flew to Chengdu, looked at numerous pandas. Unfortunately, not real ones. And immediately flew to Lhasa - the capital of Tibet.

Our plans include visiting the most important monasteries of Tibet and walking the kora around the mysterious Mount Kailash. On the first evening in Lhasa, we walked a little, soaked up the atmosphere of this amazing place. Well, and began to acclimatize. After all, the altitude is 3600 meters.