All news: August 2025 - Page 4

August 14. Greetings to everyone from Elbrus region from the participants of the Hungry Elbrus project!

Today was the culmination day, the fifth day without food and the assault on the summit. To be honest, many participants doubted that everyone would be able to climb. By the end, even Abramov himself began to doubt his success. After all, the topic of hungry climbs has been little tested and studied. And it is even more surprising that absolutely ALL project participants (and even the operators) climbed to the summit! Despite the fact that half of them had no experience of fasting and half had no mountain experience.

Not everyone had an easy climb. Someone was able to reach the limit, only on willpower.

So, the Hungry Elbrus project has been successfully completed! Now we are thinking about where else to go hungry!

P.S. - one of the project participants - Dmitry Demchuk - climbed both peaks (Western and Eastern).

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

  Greetings from Elbrus from the "Berezki" team! Today we have a free day, because the day of the assault was postponed due to weather conditions. To make sure this day was not wasted, we went to Mount Cheget 3470m.

The 7 Summits Club guide Dmitry Semenov reports from Elbrus:

Greetings from the slopes of Elbrus from the super team "Beryozki"! Today our group made the final acclimatization climb, climbed to the lower border of Pastukhov Rocks. The weather is excellent, the condition of the group is also excellent. Now we have a day of rest and we will be ready to storm the summit of Elbrus.

The 7 Summits Club guide Georgy Bushuev reports from Elbrus:

Greeks group and the Southern Elbrus region greet everyone! Today, 13.08.25, the general conditions of the group members allowed us to successfully climb from the refuge to an altitude of 4950 m in 5 hours 40 minutes. A fresh breeze was blowing. Now we are restoring our strength in the refuge at 3850 and waiting for a weather window to climb Mount Elbrus!

August 12. Greetings to everyone from the Elbrus region from the participants of the project "Hungry Elbrus"! The third (the hardest) day without food. And we decided to complicate it even more by climbing to the Pastukhov Rocks. Surprisingly, we reached the rocks quite quickly and simultaneously. And also simultaneously ran down. For better recovery before the assault, we decided to go down for one night. Here near the hotel, an evening of revelations was held by the fire. It turned out that almost everyone discovered a new source of strength and energy thanks to hunger. And Dr. Myasnikov even supported our conclusions with scientific data. But without spoilers - the details will be in the film!!!

And tomorrow morning, exercise, weighing and climbing up. At night - for the assault.

Super guides of the project "Hungry Elbrus" Alex Abramov, Denis Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko.

And also Dr. Myasnikov, cameraman Ilya Gladkikh and the Zavety film crew.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Avtomonov sends from Elbrus:

Hello to everyone from Elbrus! The 7 Summits Club group "Mountain Ladies" made the main acclimatization rotation today before storming Elbrus. We climbed Pastukhov Rocks. Today the weather was great, magnificent views of the Main Caucasian Ridge opened up. The group members feel good and after a rest they will be ready to storm the summit of Elbrus.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin reports from the Elbrus region:

 12.08. Hello everyone! The 7 Summits Club group "#Bezgornyashka" today made the first high-altitude acclimatization exit to Refuge 11, at an altitude of 4100 m. There we conducted training snow and ice sessions, worked out the technique of climbing and self-arrest on snowy terrain.

After a delicious lunch, we adjusted the crampons to our boots. Everything is going according to plan.

Take care of yourself! See you in the mountains! Good weather and good luck to everyone!

Guide Evgeny Fedyunin.

Good day to all! The 7 Summits Club "Greeks" group moved to the "National Park" refuge. Today we continued to acclimatize - we walked to an altitude of 4050 m, to the area of the Refuge of the Eleven. There we held training snow and ice sessions. From the first day we have been in a good mood and appetite!

Group guide: Georgy Bushuev.

Hello to everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The 8000 Club "Old Bucks" group descended to the Lenin Peak Achiktash base camp to rest and wait out the bad weather. Now, according to the forecast, strong winds are blowing in the area of the summit, which do not allow the ascent. In order not to waste time, we explore the surroundings in search of beautiful places. Group guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

Hello to everyone from the "Akuna Matata" team! Today we slept very soundly. After an invigorating workout, aromatic coffee and a delicious breakfast, we sang and danced with our team of local guys. And then we hit the road again. The lower we went, the easier it became to breathe, since today we lost more than 3,000 meters of altitude.

The landscape in front of us changed every hour, and the riot of colors and flowers caused incredible delight. Returning to the hotel, we washed off the volcanic dust of sleeping Kilimanjaro and gathered for dinner. We awarded our climbers with medals and certificates so that they could be proud of their achievements!

Soon, we will fly off to different countries, and the memory of climbing the highest point of Africa will remain in our hearts ...

Your super-guide Kristina Putintseva from the slopes of Kilimanjaro.

August 11. Greetings to everyone from Elbrus region from the participants of the "Hungry Elbrus" project!

And today we already had the second day without food. We climbed to the National Park refuge at 3900, settled in, "had lunch" (that is, drank tea) and went to the former Refuge of 11, where we conducted snow and ice training at an altitude of 4100 m. For several participants, this was a new altitude (they had not climbed to 4000 before). Everyone successfully learned how to hack themselves and their comrades with ice axes and cheerfully ran down to evening tea. And Dmitry Demchuk flew off on a snowboard (which he plans to drag to Summit).

In the evening, Dr. Myasnikov measured everyone's pulse and saturation. He found the health of the entire group to be quite satisfactory.

Tomorrow we are going to the Pastukhov Rocks. They say that the third day of fasting is the hardest. We will see...

Super guides of the "Hungry Elbrus" project Alex Abramov, Denis Abramov, Lyudmila Korobeshko.

And also Dr. Myasnikov, cameraman Ilya Gladkikh and the "Zavety" film crew.

The 7 Summits Club super guide Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Elbrus:

 11.08. Hello everyone!  A new group of the 7 Summits Club with a complex but optimistic name "#Bezgornyashka" began acclimatization on the slopes of Mount Cheget. We climbed at a good pace through the forest and meadows to the famous "Ai" cafe at an altitude of 2750 m. There we drank local aromatic herbal tea and ate chebureki with blueberries.

On the way down we walked to Lake Donguz Orun Köl and returned to the hotel. After lunch, we rented the missing equipment. The group is ready to climb the slopes of Elbrus.

Take care of yourself!  See you in the mountains! Good weather and good luck to everyone!

Guide Evgeny Fedyunin.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Olya Rumyantseva sends from the Elbrus region:

Greetings to everyone from the slopes of Elbrus from the most cheerful group "Climbuli"! We waited out the bad weather, used the reserve day, and Elbrus rewarded us for this with a wonderful day and "million dollar" weather during the ascent, which our entire group made today.

We climbed to the top of Elbrus at a very brisk pace, having seen an incredible sunrise and other beautiful landscapes along the way. And by lunchtime we had already descended to Terskol.

Now the whole team is resting, preparing for the evening, where the participants of today's ascent will receive well-deserved memorable awards.

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

 Greetings from the Elbrus region! Today our supergroup called "Beryozki" began preparations for climbing Mount Elbrus. As part of the acclimatization plan, we took a walk along the slopes of Mount Cheget to the famous cafe "Ai" at an altitude of 2700 m. The weather is excellent and the condition of the group is excellent! Wait for further news from us!

Guide of the 7 Summits Club Georgy Bushuev reports from the Elbrus region.

Good day to all! Update from the international group of the 7 Summits Club "Highfive". Today, August 11, the group in full force successfully climbed to the top of Elbrus. In perfect weather! Revenge was a success! Most of the group is already on their way to the airport.

There is the summit of Lenin Peak!!! On August 9 at 14:00 local time, the "Mountain Gophers" team consisting of: participants Grigory, Valery and Andrey, under the guidance of guide Ratmir Mukhametzyanov and Sherpa Nima climbed to the top of Lenin Peak! The first 4 hours after leaving the assault camp, a very strong wind blew, and not all members of our group were able to cope with it. Some of our comrades decided to interrupt the ascent and return to the camp.

The summit is not always the most important thing in such expeditions. The most important thing is life and the experience in good company. And we did it! We are all alive, healthy and full of emotions.

Now the team is heading to Osh.

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

 Greetings to everyone from the Elbrus region! The group of the 7 Summits Club called "Mountain Ladies" began their acclimatization before climbing Elbrus with a walk along the slopes of Mount Cheget. We climbed at a good pace to the "Ai" cafe and managed to go down to the hotel before the precipitation. In the evening we went to the rental, picked up the necessary equipment for tomorrow's trip to the slopes of Elbrus.

August 10. Greetings to everyone from the Elbrus region from the participants of the "Hungry Elbrus" project! Today was our first day without food. We started it actively - with exercise and weighing. Then we went to Cheget. With beautiful views and bright sunshine we reached the cafe "Ai". Then it started to rain. But we decided not to retreat and went further - to Lake Donguzorun. Already under thunder and lightning we went down to the Cheget glade, having spent almost 6 hours on the way. Then we arranged an equipment check. And in the evening we went to the sauna. They say that the sauna is very useful during fasting...

Guides of the "Hungry Elbrus" project Alex Abramov, Denis Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko.

And also Dr. Myasnikov, cameraman Ilya Gladkikh and the film crew "Zavety".

Hello to everyone from the team "Akuna Matata" from the highest point of Africa!

Today we had an endlessly long day, which began at midnight. We left the Kosovo camp under cover of night. The sky was strewn with stars. And the full moon illuminated the path so much that we didn’t want to turn on the flashlights at all.

As soon as we reached the crater, we had no chance to rest or drink hot tea, as an incredibly cold and strong wind began to blow us away.

We wandered to the summit, quickly took pictures, and in order not to freeze, immediately began the descent. We warmed up only in the camp, where we were greeted with songs, dances and delicious hot food. After a short rest, we continued the descent and reached the Millennium camp, at an altitude of 4000 m. Here we were congratulated again, with champagne and cake.

We are all happy and are still comprehending our achievement, which was not easy at all.

 The guide of the 7 Summits Club Kristina Putintseva from the slopes of Kilimanjaro.

Hello from Kyrgyzstan! The 8000 Club "Old Bucks" group climbed Razdelnaya Peak (6150). We spent two nights in the Second Camp of Lenin Peak, at an altitude of 5300m. Now we have descended to the Base Camp to rest and to see off the group of climbers who have completed their program on Razdelnaya Peak. We will spend a couple of days in the Base Camp and then go on the ascent. The group's guides are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.