Elbrus 2021

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club:  A group called "Crystal" has started a training program for climbing Elbrus.  Today we spent the first day of acclimatization on the slopes of Cheget. We climbed to the first station of the cable car, the height is 2700, we gained 700 meters in height. To start acclimatization, we have enough.  Tomorrow we plan to climb the refuge National Park and continue preparing for the ascent there.  The second group under the leadership of Alexander Dorojukov also started acclimatization rotation today.

The group of the 7 Summits Club under the guidance of Alexander Avtomonov and Dmitry Semenov today made an ascent on the highest point of Europe, as well as Russia, on the Western peak of Mount Elbrus. The ascent was made by all team, despite the difficult weather conditions.

 Since the evening there was precipitation, it was snowing above 5000 meters. Part of the way our groups had to "trail".  After dawn, the weather improved, and they walked, admiring the views of the surrounding peaks. Everything was great, all the participants and guides reached the top. The groups were led by the guides of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

Guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Onufrienko, from the Elbrus region:

Today, on August 19, according to the weather, we decided to leave at 4 am, as there was a thunderstorm. At 5-00 we came out from the height of 5100, through the snow and fog, in the direction of the summit. Yulia and Artem soon did not want to go further, not seeing the point because of poor visibility. They turned back from the end of “the oblique shelf”, but we must pay tribute, 5300 is also not bad. I will say thank you to our guides Berezin and Semyonov for the often placed hangers!

The head of the family, Alexander, and the eldest son, Vladimir, decided to fight with nature and received a single sunny picture on the saddle as a reward. And, finally, in 10-15 the main peak was reached, however, in a fog, but what can you do! But in fact, due to the warm wind from Abkhazia, a cap was formed over the top. But still, everyone is happy, there will be something to tell at work.

Guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin from the Elbrus region:  The group of the 7 Summits Club  climbed the Pastukhov Rocks today.  It was sunny and clear all the way.  But on the Pastukhov Rocks, a snowdrift began and a slight frost was felt. Tomorrow we are resting and preparing for the ascent.

P.S. On the ascent we saw the flight of Nims on a paraglider (see the video)

Alexander Dorojukov, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Elbrus: Greetings to all from the Elbrus region from the group of the 7 Summits Club called "Slow Reaction Squad"! Today, according to the acclimatization plan, we walked to the end of the right rocky ridge.  The group was divided.  The weather has improved, there are beautiful panoramic views. We are working according to the plan. Tomorrow will be a day of rest before summit climb.

Two groups of the 7 Summits Club with guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Avtomonov have started their acclimatization rotation programs before Elbrus today. In the break between the rains, they climbed the slopes of Mount Cheget. Two other groups with guides Sergey Onufrienko and Alexander Dorojukov have already climbed the slopes of Elbrus and conducted training there in conditions of fog and complete lack of visibility. The cyclone dominates the entire Caucasus region. It should be over soon.

 Dmitry Semenov, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus region:  Today (August 13), a group of the 7 Summits Club under the modest name "Victoria" climbed the Western peak of Mount Elbrus.

News of the Elbrus region. Today we climbed the Western peak of Elbrus. The weather wasn't favorable, but we did it! It's a pity only this time the landscapes did not open. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Avtomonov: The whole group of the 7 Summits Club reached today the Western peak of Elbrus in very bad weather conditions. All night we struggled with a squally wind and walked through the deep snow that had fallen over the past few days. On the way, we put up hangers for future groups. In the evening, everyone went down to the hotel and then left for Pyatigorsk to continue the program.

News of the Elbrus region.  Today the group of the 7 Summits Club planned to climb the Pastukhov Rocks.  But on the way, the weather turned bad, and a thunderstorm began in the area of the rocks. We reached the height of 4400, where we decided to turn around. Tomorrow, according to the plan, we have a rest day, we will prepare for the ascent. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

Alexander Dorojukov, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Elbrus region: Today we went up to the refuge "National Park", settled in comfortable houses. According to the acclimatization plan, we walked to the former Refuge of Eleven and held snow and ice training there. There are streams flowing around, there is already little snow on the slopes, but we found it.  Now we had lunch and are resting at the refuge. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

 A new group of the 7 Summits Club arrived in the Elbrus region and began to acclimatize on the slopes of Mount Cheget. By the time we ascended to the first station of the Cheget Mountain cable car, it began to rain, which we safely waited out in the Ai cafe. There we ate delicious hychins with hot mountain tea. After the rain stopped, we went down to the Cheget glade, rented the missing equipment and went to the hotel for dinner. After dinner, it was time to relax and get ready for tomorrow's move to the National Park Refuge. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus area: The group "Unbearable Lightness of being" climbed the Western peak of Mount Elbrus today. We reached the highest point in two groups. There were those who used the snowmobile, but part of the group climbed on foot from the National Park Refuge (3888). The weather for climbing was perfect, the whole day was clear, without clouds and precipitation. The result is 100% of the participants were at the top during the day.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, director of the 7 Summits Club and the group's guide: Greetings to all from the Elbrus region from the Oscar Angels group! Today, a group of Angels climbed the Western peak of Elbrus, although without Oscar. It was not easy for the Angels, but they proved to be extremely persistent. At 9 am, three angels named Yana, Sofia and Ksenia, plus a support group of Angels in the person of George and Olga, were standing on the top of Elbrus.

A group of the 7 Summits Club with a guide Evgeny Fedyunin made a successful ascent on Mount Elbrus from the North. The Eastern peak (5621 m) was reached on August 3th, at 11: 40. All the group members and guides climbed to the highest point. Today the group is moving to Pyatigorsk: to relax and celebrate. The program has been successfully completed.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin: The group "Unbearable lightness of being" today climbed the Pastukhov rocks. The ascent took 4 hours, we sat on the rocks for half an hour and went back down to the refuge. Tomorrow we have a day of rest and preparation for the ascent.

A children's group called "Well-fed Woodpecker and hungry Marmots" first made a trekking trip to narzan springs. Then the participants made an attempt to climb the mount of Cheget! That is, we climbed as high as we could. Today, the group has successfully mastered walking along the azimuth, collected all the KP and found a treasure (conditional)! The day continued with fishing in the trout pond

And then there was a great dinner. In the evening, as usual, we set up a camp on the territory of the hotel.

Lyudmila Korobeshko from the Elbrus Region: Greetings to all from the Elbrus region from the group "Oscar's Angels"! Today we had a difficult day – we climbed to the Pastukhov Rocks. But it is noteworthy that an 11-year-old boy (the son of one of the participants) named Stepan decided to go with us. As a result, Stepa ran almost faster than everyone else (we had to restrain him). And since he had previously watched the "High-Altitude Gene", he kept asking on the way: "Will it be approximately the same on Everest?"

The 7 Summits Club guide Sasha Dorojukov also took a walk with us. He decided to check his leg, because of which he was out of action a couple of weeks ago.

Tomorrow morning we rest, and after lunch we go up to the refuge and at night we go to storm Elbrus.

Greetings to all from the Elbrus Region from the team "Oscar's Angels"! Today we went up to Refuge 11 and had fun there - first we walked in crampons, then we learned to work on fixed ropes. And at the end, we arranged a slide with self-arrest with ice axes.

And near the Refuge 11, a stunningly beautiful husky dog came to us. We arranged a photo shoot with him. And after lunch, hungry but happy, we went down to our hotel, where the children were already waiting for us.  They just returned from their own heroic ascent.

The guide of the climbing part of the group and the head of the Angels, Lyudmila Korobeshko.