Elbrus 2023

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

News of the Elbrus region. The DIY group climbed to the highest point of Elbrus yesterday. The weather forecast did not coincide with the reality on the mountain, but this did not prevent us from climbing to the top at a good pace. 

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

The group "Glacier" sends greetings from the top of Elbrus! Today we successfully climbed the summit and went down. The forecast deceived us, of course, but this did not prevent us from reaching the highest point in Europe and Russia. Even today, our participant Elena celebrated her birthday on the ascent. Congratulations to her on two holidays!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from the Elbrus region: Today, our group successfully walked through the wind and snow to the Refuge of 11. There we held classes on climbing on snow slopes with self-arrest and walking on fixed ropes. The weather is very bleak - a cold May wind, plus snow sometimes broke. Well, in general, this is normal The May weather. We continue to walk along the slopes of Elbrus.

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

Greetings from the Elbrus region! Today we started our acclimatization on the slopes of Mount Cheget. There is still a smell of spring, a cool wind, snow is still lying, streams run in places, it rains afternoon every day. But, in general, everything is fine.

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

News of the Elbrus region. UralSib Group has climbed on the top of Europe. May is capricious in the Caucasus mountains. Therefore, we were not very lucky with the weather, sometimes the visibility was only three meters. Plus, cloud cover, wind, frost accompanied our ascent.  But we were lucky with will, perseverance and strength. Bottom line: at 8:30 a.m. we were already at the top.

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

News of the Elbrus region. The UralSib group went to the Pastukhov Rocks as part of acclimatization. The weather, while we were walking along the ridges, was beautiful. There was no wind, only a slight frost. On Friday we are going to storm  the summit.

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

Hello everyone! The group "It's snow time" of the 7 Summits Club made an attempt to climb Elbrus! It was, of course, not torture, but in conditions of zero visibility, close to it. Blitz is always like roulette, and if you add bad weather, the chance is doubly reduced!

But we honestly trod and struggled with the snowfall. Having reached the saddle and weighed all the pros and cons, we decided to repeat what we started at a more favorable time.

All the weather and good luck!

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

News of the Elbrus region! Today, the Shuttles group, in difficult weather conditions, climbed  the Western peak of Elbrus. All the way with us were: wind, snow, fog, our will to win.  As a result, we are on the top! Congratulations to the Shuttles team on this difficult ascent! Guides of the group Berezin & Semenov.

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

News of the Elbrus region.  The weather did not spoil us much during acclimatization, and on the planned day of the ascent it deteriorated altogether. Therefore, we decided to go down to the hotel for one day. Before that, however, we worked hard, clearing the doors to the houses and the dining room from snow drifts to have breakfast in the morning. Then we went down to the hotel for the night. And now we are going back up to the shelter, according to the forecast, the weather is promised to improve on Saturday. 

P.S. We also celebrated the birthday of our participant at the hotel.

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

News of the Elbrus region.  Today, for acclimatization, we climbed to the Pastukhov Rocks.  The weather has changed compared to the previous day: wind and snow in some places, fog and low temperature. Upon returning to the National Park Refuge, a severe snowstorm began, which lasted until morning. Tomorrow is a day off according to the plan, we will study the weather forecast and choose a day for climbing the summit.

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

News of the Elbrus region. The Shuttles group continues its acclimatization, now on the slopes of Elbrus. We went up to the National Park refuge, settled in, descended to the height of 4100, where there was a Refuge of Eleven. We have mastered the skills of climbing in snow. Tomorrow we go to the Pastukhov Rocks.

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

 News of the Elbrus region. A new group called "Shuttles" has started its program of acclimatization and preparation for Elbrus. Today we went up to the Ai cafe, where we tried tea with cones and chebureks. The way up passed along a path that was covered with snow in some places, in some places even had to make steps in the snow so that it was comfortable to climb. In the afternoon we went to the rental, where we took the necessary equipment for climbing Elbrus. Tomorrow we will go to the refuge, where we will live for a few days.  Guides Berezin & Semenov.

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

News of the Elbrus region. The group of the 7 Summits Club " Peace, May, brut" climbed the Western peak of Elbrus. The weather favored the strong and brave!

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

Our group El DIVA, in full force, climbed the Western peak of Elbrus.

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

Hello everyone!  The group "Wanderers" of the 7 Summits Club moved to the refuge National Park, at an altitude of 3900m for high-altitude acclimatization on the slopes of Elbrus.  After being placed, we went up to the area  of the Refuge of 11 and conducted classes on the technique of movement and self-retention in the snow.  Then we went down and after a hearty lunch, we got a well-deserved rest and beautiful panoramas of the Caucasian ridge. Tomorrow we will go to the Pastukhov rocks, at 4700m.

All the weather and good luck!

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

Greetings from the slopes of snow-white Elbrus! Today, two groups of the 7 Summits Club made acclimatization rotations to the Pastukhov Rocks (4700m). The weather, as always at this time, was different, from sunny and warm, to snowy and windy. The groups showed good physical fitness and readiness to climb on the summit of Elbrus. The guides of the groups are Dmitry Semenov and Andrey Berezin.

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

Greetings from the Elbrus region! Today our group El DIVA, went up to our assault camp (National Park refuge).  After that, we went up to the Refuge of Eleven (height 4070 m), where we held snow classes.  The condition of the group is excellent, tomorrow we will go to the Pastukhov Rocks.

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

News of the Elbrus region. A group with the name "Peace, Labor, brut" has started a program of acclimatization and preparation for climbing Elbrus. Today we held a May demonstration to the Ai cafe on the slope of Cheget. The weather is early spring. There is snow on the slopes, the trails are also snow-covered. The legs got slightly wet, snow broke off from time to time. But it couldn't spoil our wonderful mood.  Tomorrow we will move to the refuge on the Elbrus slopes, where we will continue acclimatization.