All news: 7 September 2025

Greetings from Iran! "Perseus and the Perseids" have started the decisive part of the Damavand ascent program. The night before, we spent the night in the brand new Arses motel with an excellent kitchen, where everyone had their own room the size of an apartment, and from the balcony there were magnificent views of the other side of the valley. This morning, we climbed in retro jeeps to the Mosque, and then made a six-hour climb to the camp at 4200 m, where we will spend three nights. The weather is good, our Iranian guides note the unusually warm season on the mountain, we hope that we will be lucky too. Guide Valery Myasoedov.

Today, in bad weather conditions, the Manaslu-25 team was able to fly to the village of Samagaon, located at an altitude of 3600 meters. The trail to the Base Camp begins from here. However, not all of them arrived. Two flights landed in Samagaon, and the third did not make it and

stayed in the village 17 km below us. Tomorrow, the guys will probably walk up. Like the entire expedition, this will be a day of acclimatization at this altitude.

 Photos by Olga Rumyantseva (Life as an adventure)

Greetings from such a diverse Africa, from the slopes of Kilimanjaro! Today our supergroup "Words of my girlfriend" made its next part of trek. From Camp 1 we climbed to our next camp Shira Plateau, located at an altitude of 3800 meters. After a hearty lunch, the group still found the strength to go out for an acclimatization walk, gaining another hundred meters. Closer to the evening, a traditional event for this camp took place - acquaintance, fraternization with the local staff. Tanzanian young guys introduced us to examples of local Kilimanjaro folklore, songs and dances.

Group guides Evgeny Fedyunin and Dmitry Semenov.

The 7 Summits Club Guide Valery Myasoedov reports from Iran:

Hello everyone from sunny Iran! Our group "Perseus and the Perseids" is climbing higher and higher to Damavand, going deeper and deeper into the country and getting closer and closer to the cherished goal.

Today the team acclimatized and enjoyed the views of Tehran, Damavand and the surrounding mountain ranges from the slopes of Mount Tochal.

Then we moved closer to Damavand. We stayed in a cozy hotel at the foot of the mountain. We received permits for the ascent in a ceremonial atmosphere, regained our strength in the healing thermal springs, tasted local cuisine and enjoyed the views in anticipation of a closer acquaintance with the mountain.

Tomorrow, according to the plan, the group should already reach the Base Camp at an altitude of 4150 meters.