Mont Blanc 2012

Traverse of Mont Blanc was made by the fitness clubs World Class team with guides of the 7 Summits Club.

Team (11 people):

Alexey Levkin - Coach World Class, organizer fitness tour ofMont Blanc,

Igor Konovalov - coach of the World Class,

Dmitry Onishchenko,

Anton Kuzkin,

Maxim Kozin,

Sergey Zhukovsky.

Daria Ufimtseva,

Tatiana Monakhova,

Natalia Fraiman,

Oksana Avdeeva

Irina Redina.

Guides:

Denis Savelyev,

Artem Rostovtsev,

Boris Tenigin,

Pavel Milanov,

Tina Taova - Tour of "7 Summits Club".

Just we finished the first phase of World Class Team to ascend to the highest point in Western Europe - Mont Blanc. Today the team have made a simple acclimatization walk to the summit of Mont Joly (2525 m). All love it! Weather was great! Guides (Denis Saveliev and Artem Rostovtsev) noted that the group is strong enough prepared. At least 2 months before the trip, all participants were trained in a special program to maximize the chances of a successful ascent.

The team (11 people):

Alex Levkin - Coach World Class, the organizer of the fitness of the tour of Mont Blanc,

Igor Konovalov - World Class Coach,

Dmytry Onishchenko,

Anton Kuzkin ,

Maxim Kozin,

Sergei Zhukovsky,

Daria Ufimtseva,

Tatiana Monakhova,

Natalia Fraiman,

Oksana Avdeeva,

Irina Redina .

Guides:

Denis Saveliev

Artem Rostovtsev

Boris Tenigin

Pavel Milanov

Tina Taova - co-organizer of the tour of the "7 Summits Club", a photographer :)

Alex Lonchinsky sends a message from the foothills ofMont Blanc. "Today, I said good by to my group, which is leaving on July 21. We worked according to our plan. We conducted our acclimatization training on walking in the snow on the slopes of Aiguille du Midi. Then we went up to the Tête Rousse. The next day, we had a early exit to safely cross "the couloir of death."

And here we are at the Gouter Hut, a rest before an early start at 2:00 am. They promised good weather, but a strong wind was blowing. But we still went out. In a good pace, we reached the refuge of Vallot were there to relax. At this time the wind increased. Unfortunately, we were unable to overcome in such a windy conditions the summit ridge. I had to turn back.

All groups turn back, we decide to go down, too. On the same day we went down to Chamonix. 20th of July we went for a walk on the Mer de Glace. Very beautiful place with views of the Petit Dru famous face. Mont Blanc was all in the clouds...

All people are in good health, good mood. There remains a small residue due to the fact that they could not reach the top. Good-bye!

The whole group of 7 Summits Club today, climbedMont Blancvia the normal route through the Aiguille du Gouter. All 9 members and 3 guides (Victor Bobok, Dennis Saveliev and Alexei Lonchinsky) reached the summit and descended safely to the refuge. Now they are at Tete Rousse, tomorrow they will go down in Chamonix.

At the same time on the opposite slope ofMont Blancterrible catastrophe occurred, one of the worst in the history of mountaineering. On the slope of Mont Maudit, where the route goes "Three Mont Blanc route" an avalanche swept away a large group of climbers. It happened at 5-25 a.m. The exact number of victims will be more refined. Search works underway. At the moment, it found that killed 9 people. They are climbers from Spain, Britain, Germany and Switzerland.