All news: July 2025 - Page 5

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Leuan Atabiev reports from the Elbrus region:

 Greetings to all mountain lovers! On July 11, the "Moscow Pies" team set out to climb at 2 a.m. Unfortunately, they did not set out in full force, only two of the three participants. Soon after leaving, due to health reasons, another participant returned to the refuge. The team continued climbing Elbrus with two guides and one participant. And in this composition, we successfully climbed the highest point in Europe 5642. We were at the summit at 8:30. The weather was wonderful and amazingly beautiful views opened up constantly.

The 7 Summits Club Guide Andrey Berezin reports from Kyrgyzstan:

 Hello everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The Svet Zhok group gathered in the city of Osh. We checked our gear and equipment. We visited a local landmark - Suleiman Mountain. After that, everyone gathered in a restaurant, where we tried local cuisine. Tomorrow we leave for the Lenin Peak base camp, where we will spend a couple of days before heading out to the high-mountain zone.

The 7 Summits Club guide Olya Rumyantseva sends from Tanzania:

 Greetings to everyone from Tanzania from the "Padel Team". Today we had a difficult day. We made a very long, but incredibly beautiful trek to the Barranco camp. First we climbed through the clouds and volcanic desert to the camp on Lava Tower at an altitude of 4620 meters. We had lunch there. And then we descended through the thickets of amazing senecia to the Barranco camp, losing almost all the gained altitude. The transition was not easy, but everyone coped.

And today we almost did not have rain. Only a little in the morning. However, it is still very cold here.

Greetings from the Elbrus region from the "Zhduny" group! Today we climbed the Summit of Mount Elbrus 5642m on a beautiful sunny day. The weather and the group's condition are excellent. The group's guides are Dmitry Semenov and Kristina Putintseva.

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

 Greetings from the Elbrus region from the "YuAR" group! Yesterday we successfully completed the acclimatization cycle with a hike to Pastukhov Rocks. The weather allowed us to admire the wonderful views of the mountain peaks of the Greater Caucasus Range. All participants coped with the climb and feel good. Today the group has a day of rest and tonight we will set out to climb. Good luck to us!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

The Crazy Horses group climbed the sacred mountain Ararat! We were lucky with the weather, almost calm and the sun allowed us to enjoy the views from the summit. We were already standing at the summit at 7 am. Then, on the descent to the base camp, we got caught in a terrible downpour, but nothing could spoil this day.

The 7 Summits Club guide Olya Rumyantseva sends from Tanzania:

Hello to everyone from Tanzania! From the group that has been trying to come up with a name for itself for the second day. And the second day we started our journey in the rain. So believe it or not, July is the dry season. True, in the afternoon, when we gained an altitude of more than 3500, we rose above the clouds, and the rain stopped.

Today, all the way we had incredible views and a lot of flowers and beautiful trees.

Unforgettable. Our camp today is at an altitude of 3800. Therefore, having arrived at the camp, we went even higher for acclimatization. And then there was a traditional ceremony of acquaintance with the local team serving us.

Hurray! By nightfall, the team came up with a name: "Padel Team"...

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

Hello to everyone from the Elbrus region! The 7 Summits Club group has decided on a name - now "We are the first". Today we went for acclimatization to the "Maiden Braids" waterfall, a unique natural object in its beauty. The weather was great and we had wonderful views of the peaks of the Main Caucasian Ridge. All the group members feel good, physically and mentally ready for new challenges.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Olya Rumyantseva reports from Tanzania:

A new group of the 7 Summits Club arrived in Tanzania and set out on the Machame route. And although this period is considered the dry season, it has been raining here for two weeks without a break. Today, on the first day of the hike, we also walked in the rain all day and are sitting in the camp in the rain. But we are not discouraged. We hope that the weather will be better in the future.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Leuan Atabiev reports from the Elbrus region:

 Good evening from the slope of Elbrus! The "Moscow Pies" team successfully completed the 2nd and 3rd days of acclimatization on the southern slopes of Elbrus. On the second day, the team practiced the technique of stopping with an ice axe in case of a fall, and on the third day we reached Pastukhov Rocks at an altitude of 4550 m. One participant decided to test his endurance and briskly climbed to an altitude of 4700 m. Tomorrow is an important day of rest and preparation for the assault on the summit. Wish the participants good luck and light legs!

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Avtomonov sends from Elbrus:

Greetings to everyone from Elbrus! Our group, which remains nameless for now, began its acclimatization today on the slopes of Mount Cheget. Elbrus opened up on the way up, followed by other beautiful views. The group climbed to the Ai cafe and went down to Terskol to prepare for the continuation of the program on the slopes of Elbrus.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Dorojukov sends from Elbrus

Greetings from Elbrus from the "YuAR" group! Today we moved to our comfortable and cozy refuge"National Park", settled into the trailers, and went for a walk. That is, for training sessions on the technique of movement and belay on snowy terrain. At an altitude of 4100 we practiced self-arrest with ice axes, walked in crampons, some of the participants saw them for the first time. After the classes, we had a delicious lunch and rested. Tomorrow is a new day - climbing Pastukhov Rocks.

Greetings from the slopes of Elbrus! Today, our group "Zhduny" as part of acclimatization program climbed to an altitude of 4700 m, we climbed to the top of Pastukhov Rocks. We covered this path at a good pace and in excellent weather. Now the group has a day of rest and ahead is the day of the assault, for which we have been preparing all this time. The group guides are Dmitry Semenov and Kristina Putintseva.

The 7 Summits Club guide Viktor Volodin sends from Kyrgyzstan:

 Greetings to everyone from not-so-sunny Kyrgyzstan, from the "Shashlychnaya Fantasy" group! I will give a chronology of these three days. On July 7 at two o'clock in the morning we left Camp One for Camp Two. The glacier is very torn, in some places there are ladders through the cracks. We were lucky with the weather that day and at 12 o'clock we were at the place where a large cozy tent, lunch and rest were waiting for us. On July 8 we left at 9 am for Razdelnaya. And although we had to trample the snow above Camp Two, in five hours we were able to climb to Camp Three at an altitude of 6,100 meters. And then the weather began to deteriorate, a strong wind blew, by lunchtime we descended to Camp Two at 5,400 and spent the night for the second time. It snowed all night and shook the tents. On July 9, we got up early and began the descent to the base camp. There was no visibility, which made the descent difficult. In the middle of the day, we managed to escape from the snow captivity and by lunchtime, tired but happy, we descended to the first camp. And we began to rest and restore our strength.

Hello to everyone from the 7 Summits Club group "Zhduny" from the Southern slopes of Elbrus! Today we moved to the refuge "National Park", where we will spend several days. We had a busy day. We climbed higher up the slope of Elbrus and conducted training sessions. We learned how to walk in ropes, move along fixed ropes, and of course, we remembered our childhood, sliding down and practicing self-arrest on a snowy slope.

After a delicious lunch, we rested a little and just admired the views of the mountains. And I must say, the weather today is simply magical! And, of course, we are very cozy here in the warm houses.

Your guides Dmitry Semenov and Kristina Putintseva.

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

 Greetings from the Elbrus region from the "South Africa" group! Today we began our acclimatization on the slopes of Mount Cheget. Summer has come - it has become very warm, even hot. Perfect weather, beautiful views, beautiful flowers around. We can say that summer has finally come to the mountains. In the evening we are preparing to go to the high-mountain zone. We are working according to plan.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

The 7 Summits Club Crazy Horses group went to the Ararat assault camp for acclimatization today. There was fog in the morning and we were a little cold in the camp. But then, when we left, the weather cleared up and it was a beautiful day. We reached our assault camp, sunbathed there for half an hour and went down. We reached the base camp, which had already become home, rested, and in the evening we were fed shashlik. Tomorrow we are leaving to spend the night in the assault camp and immediately to the summit bid at night.

Greetings from Elbrus! Today, our new supergroup called "Zhduny" went on its first acclimatization hike along one of the most beautiful and picturesque trails of Elbrus. We climbed the slopes of Mount Cheget to the famous cafe "Ai". The first part of the route runs through a pine forest, then we go out to the most beautiful alpine meadows, where you can see many beautiful flowers surrounded by majestic mountains. We also visited the famous cafe "Ai" at an altitude of 2700 m, where you can try tea from mountain herbs. The group's guides Dmitry Semenov and Kristina Putintseva.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

 Greetings from the slopes of Ararat! Today a new group of the 7 Summits Club, which took the name Crazy horses, began its ascent. We arrived from Van to the foot of the mountain, got into a pickup truck and climbed to an altitude of 2800 meters. There we got out to walk a little for acclimatization. In an hour we reached the base camp, had a little snack and walked even higher to the 3500 mark. Then our friends cooked us real borscht and then we rested in tents. Tomorrow we are going on a radial acclimatization hike to the assault camp.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Leuan Atabiev reports from the Elbrus region:

Good day to all! The "Moscow Pies" team began their exciting journey to the top of Elbrus and spent their first acclimatization day. We climbed Mount Cheget, gaining an altitude of 2700 meters. That is, we climbed to the "Ai" cafe. Then, by the general desire of the group, we continued the route and walked to Lake Donguz Orun. Then we returned to the hotel and after lunch we began preparing for the next day.