Mont Blanc 2011

"Hello! This is Alex Abramov from the "World Class - 7 Summits" expedition. Today very strong blew. Therefore we started our ascension one hour later, at 4 o'clock in the morning. Everything was ok, and at 10 o'clock all participants of our team have ascended to the Mont Blanc top! After the ascension long descent has begun. And, certainly, the most dangerous was to go through the "Le Сouloir De La Mort". As a result, all remained alive. We already have gone down (in our hotel) and had a good supper. Now we prepare for a sleep. Everything is ok, the project has been done successfully! All climbers are happy and already ask about new trips. Tomorrow - day of rest. On Saturday we'll leave to Moscow".

We have just received the urgent message from Alex Abramov: "All participants of the " World Class - 7 Summits" team have ascended the highest point of the Western Europe - Mont Blanc!"

We congratulate all winners and wait for a photo, and also the detailed story about the ascension!

"Hello! This is Alex Abramov from the "World Class - 7 Summits" expedition. Уesterday we have reached Refuge de Tete Rousse. On the route we have met Victor Bobok's group, which has successfully ascended to the Mont Blanc  top and went down. Today we have reached Refuge du Gouter. It was terrible to go through the "Le Сouloir De La Mort". According to our plan, tomorrow we should have breakfast at 2 o'clock and start climbing at 3 o'clock. But now very strong wind blows. Therefore, probably, we'll start later, at 5 o'clock in the morning. Wait for the news!".

The 1st day of acclimatization...

On the top of Mont Blanc!

Last day in mountains

After the ascension: "Independence Day of Ukraine" (24th of July)

Says Victor Bobok: "The ascension program to Mont Blanc is done on 100 %. All participants, guides and managers of "7 Summits Club" reached the summit. Guys from Kiev and Odessa devote this ascension to "Independence Day of Ukraine" (we hope, independence not only from Muscovites). We go down (in a safe place). Everything is ok".

Last weekend the big project of "7 Summits Club" and "World Class" fitness center has started. The first group has arrived to St. Gervais (France) to make an ascension to the highest point of the Western Europe - Mont Blanc!

On Sunday participants of group had the acclimatization exit on Mont Joly top (2525 m), on Monday they had snow lessons on the glacier in Courmayer (Italy). And today they are going to move from St. Gervais to a starting point of a route - Nid Egle.

Victor's group has successfully finished the program of acclimatization and plans an exit to the Mont Blanc top today. Health of all participants is good, mood is excellent. We wish them good weather on the ascension!

Hello everyone! This Bobok from the expedition of the “Classic of the Alps”. Finally, we joined all together in the magnificent town Zermatt and on this occasion yesterday gave a concert of jazz music on the central square with famous drinks. It was fun and good. The expedition started! As always, I think we will be accompanied by the  good weather in this difficult matter. Bye everyone, until the next connection!

Today we have completed the expedition on the Mont Blanc under the leadership of Olga Rumyantseva. The last day was a day of rest and the group went to inspect the very beautiful town of Annecy. Tomorrow we are leaving back home.

List ascended to the top:
1. Andrew Dulsky
2. Natalia Dulskaya
3. Dulskaya Elvira
4. Gretzky Roman
5. Tsenenbal Anastasia
6. and another member of our expedition, who asked to remain anonymous
Guides:
Rumyantsev, Olga
Boris Tenigin

Well, here's the peak of the Mont Blanc, in the  Summit day

We congratulate our team on the Mont Blanc with a successful ascent and descent! That what said Olga Rumyantseva about the ascent:

Hello, it is Olga Rumyantseva from the expedition to the Mont Blanc. Yesterday our group of six members and two guides climb the top of Mont Blanc. The weather was good, although at the bottom rained all the time, we have the sun was shining. This allowed us to go to the top and go down quickly enough, right in Chamonix. The list of those who went, we will send later on our site. Expect from us the information. See you!

Well, as long as the weather in Moscow beats temperature heat records, our team, under the guidance of Olga Rumyantseva ascend at the hut Gute and preparing to climb. Judging by forecasts, this night must fall a lot of fresh snow which will continue during the day. But the forecast in the mountains a difficult thing, we wait, that will say to Olga that was in fact. And of course, we wish good luck to our team and hold for them "crosses fingers".

 Well, here is what Olga Rumyantseva sad:

"Olga Rumyantseva is speaking from the expedition of the Mont Blanc. Today the whole group ascent to Tetrus hut. The weather was good. Tomorrow's forecast is not very nice, but we hope that we'll get lucky, and we will be able to climb to the Gute hut and from there start climbing at the top the next day. All is well with us, the mood is peppy and lively, full of enthusiasm, now we have rest and play fun games.  So long!"

Today, our group, wich just arrived,  climb mountain Brevent (2500 m), which is more well known between extreme skiers and snowboarders, as one of the famous place for extreme competition like Freeride World Tour. What a pity that it is summer :) Although, judging by the weather forecast, the skis may be useful to our group.

The ascent took 4 hours, elevation 1500 km. After lunch we all continued their acquaintance with the city and began the preparation of the equipment for the tomorrow's snow studies, which will be held on Агю di Midi.

The ascent took 4 hours, high drop was 1500 km. After lunch we all continued their familiarity with the city and began the preparation of the equipment for the tomorrow's snow (ice) training, which will be on Aiguille du Midi.

As Olga Rumyantseva reported,  a new group of climbers on Mont Blanc arrived today in Chamonix, including:

Andrew Dulsky
Natalia Dulskaya
Dulskaya Elvira
Dyachenko, Maria
Gretzky Roman
Tsedebal Anastasia

Tomorrow the group begins to acclimatize and prepare for the ascent and two days later start going up attempting  to climb the summit of Mont Blanc.

We all say congratulations for our group under the leadership of Alexander Abramov. They now begin the descent from the top. After all the complexity of the weather they were able to ascent to the top today!

our group

Call from the summit of Mon Blanc:

Hello, Alexander Abramov calls from the top of the Mont Blanc, there are eight members and three of our guide. We all ascend!

In the morning the weather was very bad. Actually we delay for 3 hours, instead of the 3 am we went out at 6, and it worked, because the weather became better. You should hear, here is people laugh and rejoice.

In the beginning, when we came out from the camp, was a real snowstorm, and every moment there was such impression, that we get down and turn around. In general, we are on top, wind practically are not present, the sun is shining, everyone is happy, call family and friends. Lists of members, who ascent will be a little later. We begin to descent, in fact descent he is rather complicated and dangerous, so it is too early yet to congratulate us. Contact when go down. Good-bye".

Alex, Noel, Lorenzo

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Here is a list of members, who ascent to the Mont Blanc today:
1. Simonovic Vitaly
2. Dmitriev Andrey
3. Dmitriev Sergey
4. Romanov Vyacheslav
5. Alexey Soloviev
6. Chan-Sang Anatoly
7. Rogalev Peter
8. Vasily Kolesnikov
First guide Abramov Alexander
guides and assistants:Miller and Oleg Paul Milanov.

There is bad weather in Mont Blanc. The snowfall last for a week. Today the group has quite difficult passage from Tet Rus hut (3167 m) on the rocky ridge at the hut Gute (3817m). Here is what says about this Alexander Abramov, the head of the expedition:

But, in the weather forecast, tomorrow, 22 of June the weather will ibe better.

We congratulate the participants of the successful ascent and wish  them good weather on the way to the main goal of the expedition.

Yesterday on our answering machine came a new message about the expedition to the Mont Blanc from Alex Abramov:

"Hello, this is Alex Abramov from the expedition on the Mont Blanc. Before the climbing Mont Blanc we had a acclimatization in Zermatt. Today we went up the cable car to the station Klein Matterhorn (the highest in Europe station of the lift - 3883 m) and almost all the members went to the top of the Breithorn Mountain 4 164 m.

What we were pleased to report, in the composition of climbers was Lidia Vasilievna, 65 years old,

and she is for the first time in life came to the mountains. She is the mother of one of our participant Vitaly and today we all were very happy for her. It was hard, not very good weather, but nevertheless the whole team went to the top.

And now, we moved in Courmayeur, we will stay there and tomorrow we rise to Aiguille du Midi and transfer in Chamonix. Here we have such plans. The day after tomorrow we have assumed a day of rest and preparation to leave already for the ascent of Mont Blanc. Good-bye. Wait for new messages."