All news: September 2025 - Page 2

Guide Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Tanzania:

September 20. Hello everyone! Jambo Ma-Rafiki! Hooray, the summit! Today, the 7 Summits Club group "Fura on the Left" successfully summited Uhuru Peak, the main peak of the Kilimanjaro massif at 5,895 meters! As with all the days of the climb, it was sunny, but quite cold at altitude. It's winter in Tanzania, after all. We're now warming up in our camp on the edge of the jungle.

Tomorrow, we descend to civilization.

September 19. Giluwe. The "Hulu na Giluwe" team completed the trek to Giluwe Volcano Base Camp. We arrived at the entrance to the national park early in the morning and set out at 7 a.m. Ahead of us lay 13 km of jungle trekking, then we entered the swamp zone.

The weather was excellent, which is rare in these parts! We reached Base Camp in five hours. We settled into our large, comfortable tents, had dinner, and played Mafia and Elias in the evening.

The team is fantastic and already very close-knit. We held an evening briefing, and tomorrow morning we set off for the mountain! Guides: Svetlana Kotlyar and Georgy Bushuev.

Manaslu 2025. On the second rest day at Base Camp, we conducted training with oxygen equipment. Participants learned many interesting nuances of using this equipment.

The weather is improving in the coming days. We have already drawn up an ascent plan, dividing the expedition into three parts:

September 21 - We leave for Camp 1 (Groups 1 and 2).

September 22 - Group 1 goes to Camp 3, Group 2 goes to Camp 2, Group 3 goes to Camp 1.

September 23 - Group 1 - Camp 4; Group 2 - Camp 3; Group 3 - Camp 3.

September 24 - Group 1 - summit push; Group 2 - Camp 4; Group 3 - Camp 4.

September 25 - Groups 2 and 3 - summit push.

Group guides Alexander Abramov and Andrey Berezin.

Guide ща the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Tanzania:

 September 19. Hello everyone! Jambo Ma-Rafiki! Today, the 7 Summits Club group "Fura sleva" reached Kosovo Camp at 4800m. The weather is great again. We're getting ready for the push! We leave just after midnight. Keep your fingers crossed for us!

The Guide Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Tanzania:

September 18. Hello everyone! Jambo Ma-Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club group "Fura on the Left," after a delicious hearty breakfast, set out to assault the Barranco Wall, which at first glance seems like an impenetrable fortress... But anything goes, and we conquered it in two hours!

At the top, there was a pit stop for tea and then a trek through two lunar valleys with lava fields. We arrived at Karanga Camp, at 4,030 meters, by lunchtime. And for lunch, we had borscht—wasn't it borscht?

Now it's time to rest, tomorrow is the final ascent to the summit camp, and tonight, the ascent!

Take care! See you in the mountains! Best of luck to everyone!

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexey Lonchinsky reports from Kenya:

Good afternoon, greetings from Kenya! Our small team has arrived in the capital city of Nairobi. The flight went well, and our bags arrived with us (surprise!). We checked into a great hotel. We wandered around the local shops and, fortunately, found everything we needed. There were no shortage of options. We dined at a restaurant with a view, admiring the sunset. Everything was perfect.

 Greetings from Papua New Guinea! Our team has been renamed "Huli na Giluwe" (the first word is the name of an indigenous people in Papua, by the way). Today was a day packed with cultural activities. After breakfast, we headed to Paya Village, where a tribal festival was taking place! About 10 different local tribes had gathered there today, each decorated in their own unique way: bright feathers, headdresses, and painted faces. They put on a real show with music and skits.

 Afterwards, we tried the traditional dish "mumu"—pork baked with sweet potatoes in banana leaves in a pit. After lunch, we moved to Magic Mountain Lodge, had dinner, had an evening briefing, and decided on the next day's itinerary.

We're heading into the mountains in the morning! We're climbing Mount Giluwe! We'll be out of contact for almost two days, so don't lose us, wait for us!

Guides: Svetlana Kotlyar and Georgy Bushuev.

The Guide Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Tanzania:

September 17. Hello everyone! Jambo Ma-Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club group "Fura on the Left" completed the most challenging day of the trek today – the ascent to Lava Tower (4,640m) and the descent to Barranco Camp (3,900m) at the foot of the famous Barranco Wall. The group accomplished the task brilliantly. The weather was favorable, once again without precipitation. The service, as always, was excellent!

Tomorrow we'll sleep an extra hour!

Take care! See you in the mountains! Best of luck to everyone!

Manaslu 2025. Yesterday we reached Camp 2 at 6,300 meters. A terrible snowfall began in the evening. The tents were torn apart, and we had to shake them clean of wet snow all night.

In the morning, the wet snow continued to fall. Both the trail and the ropes were buried. The snow was knee-deep. All night I recalled avalanches on Manaslu. Back in 2008, I think, 22 people were buried at Camp 2. And then a few years later, 16 people at Camp 3. So, we decided to begin our descent before we were buried too.

Wet snow along the way, and rain at Base Camp. All our clothes were soaked. The only good thing is that the team completed the acclimatization plan. We spent the night at 6,300 meters. Many of us had headaches. Now we'll rest for three days at Base Camp. And after September 20th, when the route is ready, we'll set out for the summit push.

Avalanches are constantly falling from all the couloirs around Base Camp. And by the way, our team still hasn't seen the summit of Manaslu, as the route is covered in clouds, fog, snow, and rain.

Expedition guides: Alexander Abramov and Andrey Berezin.

Greetings from Papua New Guinea! Today, our group has assembled in full force in Mount Hagen, the starting point for the Giluwe climb! Our team includes quite a few members eager to complete the increasingly popular "Seven Volcanoes" project. For many, Giluwe will be their fifth volcano!

Today we checked our gear, got to know each other better over a celebratory dinner, and each participant shared a little about themselves. Tomorrow we set off for the mountain lodge!

The 7 Summits Club Guides Svetlana Kotlyar and Georgy Bushuev.

The Guide Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Tanzania:

September 16. Hello everyone! Jambo Ma-Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club group "Fura on the Left" traversed the heather on the west side of Mount Kilimanjaro today and ascended the Shira Plateau. Camp 2 (Shira Camp) is at 3,800 meters. We continue acclimatizing in the open air!

Everything is fine, our appetites are normal. Good luck to everyone!

Manaslu News. The 8000 Club expedition team reached Camp 2 at 6,300 meters today. The climb wasn't easy, with climbers scaling vertical walls and queuing for the remaining fixed ropes. Wet snow is falling constantly, so everything is wet. Visibility is none. Avalanche-prone slopes are constantly being cleared of snow. But we're holding on for now. Tomorrow we'll reach Camp 3 at 6,650 meters and then descend directly to Base Camp.

Expedition guides Alexander Abramov and Andrey Berezin.

September 15. Jambo Ma-Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club group "Fura on the Left" set out on the Machame route today and began trekking toward the summit of mount Kilimanjaro! We calmly and leisurely reached Machame Camp (2900 m), admiring the equatorial jungle along the way!

Everyone is feeling great; it's dinner now and a planning meeting for tomorrow.

Guide Evgeny Fedyunin.

The 7 Summits Club guide Boris Egorov sends a message from Nepal:

Greetings to everyone from the slopes of Manaslu! Our small team descended to base camp after acclimatization climb. We stood in lines, but felt comfortable. We reached Camp III at 6650 m. Overall, we've acclimatized well, and now we're waiting for the ropes to be fixed to the summit.

The main part of the team of the Club 8000 expedition to Manaslu after the puja climbed to Camp 1. This is a real high-altitude camp at an altitude of 5642 meters. It is equipped with the maximum possible comfort for such conditions. As usual, we have the best service compared to other companies. The team will stay overnight in this place. Tomorrow, the ascent to Camp 2 at an altitude of 6300 meters. There, the night will be spent and the next day, September 17, the ascent to the 7000-meter mark and descent to the base camp. After which the team will rest and calculate the best weather window for storming the summit.

Jambo Ma-Rafiki! The new group of the 7 Summits Club called "Fura on the Left" gathered yesterday at the native Aishe hotel at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro! Today, according to tradition, we took part in the Maasai show, a meeting with the folklore of the local population.

And we began to prepare for the route - we checked the equipment. After which we could relax by the pool. Tomorrow we start on our favorite Machame route!

Guide Evgeny Fedyunin.

Hello everyone from the other end of the planet! After two days and four flights, the team of guides of the 7 Summits Club reached Papua New Guinea!

 Today we went to a mountain lodge at an altitude of 2000 m, checked and prepared the equipment for the arrival of our group. In the evening we met with our partner, we were invited to Paya Village for a traditional dish Mu-mu (a pig baked with sweet potato in banana leaves in the ground). Today the locals prepared it in honor of tomorrow's big holiday - Independence Day of Papua New Guinea from Australia. This year is the 50th anniversary, the city is decorated with flags, the locals wear bright clothes in the colors of PNG, everyone is getting ready for the holiday.

And tomorrow we are already meeting the first participants of our program!

Guides: Sveta Kotlyar and Zhora Bushuev.

Today, a festive puja ceremony was held at the Manaslu Base Camp. This is the consecration of our expedition. Two lama priests came. The whole team not only received a blessing, but also blessed our equipment. They tied red ropes on us. Today we are heading out to Camp 1 (5600 m) and then the next day to Camp 2 (6300 m). We spend the night. We reach Camp 3 and on the same day, September 17, we plan to descend down to the Base Camp.

Guides Alexander Abramov and Andrey Berezin.

The Manaslu-25 group rested today after going to the first camp. It has been raining all day, so instead of ice training, we held rope training in the canteen of the base camp. Tomorrow we have a puja and then we go out for two days to the first and second camps.

Guides Alexander Abramov and Andrey Berezin.

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

Greetings from the Elbrus region to the "Boldly with Mel" group! On September 12, our group climbed the Western summit of Elbrus (5642 m) as a whole team. And then the participants Yulia and Andrey, together with the guide, also climbed to the Eastern summit (5621 m). The weather was great, thank heavens! The group members prepared very seriously for the ascent and everything worked out for them. Congratulations! In the evening at the hotel, all the participants received commemorative medals and diplomas. And we discussed further plans.