Elbrus 2018

Today 01.08 at 6: 30 am KST group (corporate, from the company Karl Storz), all 8 people, climbed on the Western Peak of Elbrus. Later, at 9:30, 4 participants climbed on the Eastern summit. All this climb took place in conditions of poor visibility, strong wind and with reduced acclimatization. A worthy gift for the 20th anniversary of the company! Now we go down to the valley.

* Andrey Berezin, the main guide of the 7 Summits Club in Elbrus Region:

The group "World on a string" today has climbed to the refuge of the National Park and went on snow-ice sessions. Tomorrow according to the plan we will made a rotation to Pastukhov's rocks…

 * A group of Belgians today successfully climbed the Pastukhov rocks and also cheerfully descended to the refuge. All people feel great, and have a good appetite too!

The guide Sergei Semykin.

* The Korean group of  the 7 Summits Club moved to the refuge, the acclimatization continues.

 All participants feel well.  Tomorrow they go up to the Pastukhov rocks.

 *The 7 Summits Club on Elbrus takes corporate group the company's famous

 Sergey Larin, guide of 7 summits Club:

The corporate group of KST company (Karl Storz) stay in the National Park  refuge (3900m) to prepare for the ascent of Elbrus. There are 8 participants in the group. The ascent is timed to the 20th anniversary of the company. Everything's fine, except the weather. Guide Sergey Larin. Track leader-Evgeny Boyarsky.

Sergey Avtomonov, the 7 Summit Club guide from Elbrus: the Arabian group  named “Lost Luggage”, having lost part of the participants, climbed to the top of Mount Elbrus in perfect weather!

Andrey Berezin, the main guide of the 7 Summit Club in Elbrus region:

 Today the group "Fairy Dolores" climbed to the Western summit of Elbrus. Beautiful weather helped us. This day was one of the most popular of this Elbrus season.

Greetings from the slopes of Mount Elbrus! Group J & J has successfully climbed the Western summit of Elbrus! From the rocks of Pastukhov we  reached the top in just 3 hours. Everyone is satisfied and happy!  Guide Alexander Dorojukov…

Today, the J&J Group climbed 4000m for acclimatization. The weather allowed us to do that. The group is cheerful! Guide Alexander Dorozhkov.

Another group from the Arab country was called "Lost baggage", for obvious reasons. Today they gathered together, however, not with all things... We went for the acclimatization to Cheget, everyone feels great!

Guide the 7 Summits Club Sergei Avtomonov.

Andrey Berezin, the main guide of the 7 Summits Club in Elbrus region:

Today the group named “Prince Svyatoslav” climbed  Western summit of Elbrus in excellent weather . Everything's normal. Until the end of the day we went down to the hotel in Terskol.

Karina Mezova, guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Today our group climbed the Eastern summit of Elbrus. Not all climbers were able to reach the top, only three persons and a guide.  The rest of the participants turned from 5200…

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summit Club from Elbrus:

We were on the summit yesterday. The Weather was great,  with awful storm. But eight representatives of the Abramov family reached the top of Elbrus. A new Guinness world record!

About half of the group of "20 Abramovs" (8 people) reached the Western summit of Elbrus today! The weather was not relaxing. The first time people went to the mountains, and here was a real test! Special congratulations to 14-year-old Liza Abramova!  The second group of the 7 Summits Club named "Kosciuszko", with a guide Andrey Berezin, also climbed the Western summit of Elbrus. Weather conditions contributed to the strengthening of the spirit and of will. All members of the group have reached the goal…

Lyudmila Korobeshko, guide and Director of the 7 Summits Club:

 July 11th. Greetings from the group "20 Abramovs and Co" from a height of almost 4000m on the slopes of Elbrus! Today we went up to the refuge and walked in a day just above the Diesel Hut. Snow-ice training was a great success! We liked to ride on the back, especially to children and youth, of which we have half a group.  Tomorrow according to the plan we go to Pastukhov Rocks. But today we have to survive the first night at an altitude of 3900. It's a new experience for all the band members. We hope to live till morning;)

Today as guides worked Lyudmila Korobeshko and Dmitry Ermakov.

 Today, July 12th rows of the group "20 Abramovs" is slightly thinned. Only “the true” Abramovs are left. The reduced team went to the top of the rocks of Pastukhov.  A 14-year-old  girl Eugenia Abramova was the best of all. Tomorrow we will rest. Weather's bad. We wait and hope for the best conditions…

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Elbrus:

 Group Kosciuszko today made acclimatization roration to the rocks of Pastukhov, clear weather gave us the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful views of the Caucasus mountains.

On the way we met malamute Best, who was ready to take part in a photo shoot for a delicious sandwich…

Karina Mezova, guide of the 7 Summits Club:

 Yesterday our team made an acclimatization rotation to the rocks of Lenz. Today we are resting until lunch.  And in the afternoon we plan to get up with a tent and spend the night on the lower rocks of Lenz. Exit to the summit assault will be at 4 o'clock in the morning.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club:

After a few days of bad weather it came a day favorable for climbing. Taking advantage of the reserve day, a group of Shamans reached the top of Elbrus…

 Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, main guide of a group “Chicago”:

 Today, July 7, the whole team of Chicago and all guides climbed to the top of Elbrus. The weather was very strange. There are a strong wind and snow, then the sun. The team proved to be excellent.

Alexander Abramov, a guide and President of the company 7 Summits Club from Elbrus:

July 3rd. Today, the Chicago team went up to the shelter. We had a great snow training. Everyone was writhing in the snow and rejoicing like children.

Tonight we had a screening of our Everest film “Gen of Altitude” 1 series. Tomorrow we will watch the second part.

 Now it's raining. The exit to the summit is postponed.

The 4th of July.

In the morning: storm and snow with rain. After a very warm week, during which snow was actively melting on Elbrus, there was a stormy wind and heavy rain tonight. The Baksan river came out of the banks. The disaster washed away several bridges in the gorge and several sections of the road, which were restored only last autumn after the mudflow, damaged the power support. Now the valley is cut off from electricity and probably transport does not go. We're sitting at a shelter at 3800. We can't go down. We hope that over the next 2 days the infrastructure of the valley will be restored.

Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club from Elbrus:

A group of Shamans made a rotation exit to the Pastukhov Rocks today. As we climbed the weather did not change for the better.  At Pastukhov Rocks we were already up in down suits. It's the month of July, and somewhere there is  +40!

 On the rocks of Pastukhov we took a joint photo with a group led by Alexander Abramov. This group is named "Chicago". And on the way back we had a mini ecological action to collect waste, which melting on Elbrus.

Today, 17 Eksmo team members, 7 guides, an operator and a photographer climbed to the top of Mount Elbrus. All participants are happy. For all this  17 members it was the first experience in the mountains. The team was very different in physical characteristics. However, everyone managed to get summit in at the same time. The weather was changeable and as soon as the team left the summit, it deteriorated sharply. We were forced to count all over by  heads in the fog. But in the end everyone is alive and happy.

Guides: Alexander Abramov and Sergey Larin. Operator: Maxim Shakirov.

Andrey Berezin, the main guide of the 7 Summits Club  in Elbrus:

 The group named Vinaigrette climbed to the Pastukhov Rocks.  Today there was a warm sunny day and we enjoyed  views of the Main Caucasus Mountain Range. Even on the rocks of Pastukhov we were waiting for a pleasant surprise, in the form of a couple of bottles of Coca-Cola…

Sergey Avtomonov, guide of the 7 Summits Club: Women's national team of Saudi Arabia has expelled from its ranks all men (except the guides) and got a only women's team to the top of Elbrus!!! Now all the participants are resting and tomorrow we go down to the hotel.

Dmitry Ermakov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club: Team of the Qimmam-2 or "a Group of cheerful Arabs", all participants, climbed to the Western summit of Elbrus. Now the group is on descent, everything goes perfectly!

Sergey Larin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club: Today, June 22, a group of the Qimmam-1, at 9: 00 am, all participants, 7 people, climbed the Western summit of Elbrus.

 For now the team is on the way to the hotel…