Lenin Peak 2021

Vladimir Kotlyar, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Kyrgyzstan:  Hello everyone! Yesterday, on August 17, our group climbed on the summit of Lenin Peak. 12 participants and 6 guides. We managed to catch the weather window and luck by the tail on the very last day of our program. Everyone fought with dignity and deserved this difficult victory!

With this ascent, I finish the summer season of high mountains. Thanks to everyone who was there,  guides, participants, beloved waiting in the camp from the ascent, cooks and camp workers! It was a cool season and cool, emotional climbs! I hug everyone tightly! See you soon!

Nikita Slotin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Pamirs:

Greetings to all from the Pamirs! The group "Knights of the rectangular table" completes the rest and gets ready for work! Tomorrow we will go to Camp-2. On August 15 - to Camp-3 and on August 16 we are planning to climb Lenin Peak! So far, such a plan, and then how the mountain will say its word. In the meantime, we are admiring the views!

Guides Vladimir Kotlyar and Nikita Slotin.

Hello everyone, Salam and Aloha! The group of guides Nikita Slotin and Vladimir Kotlyar continues to actively prepare for the ascent on Lenin Peak. Yesterday we went to another location with natural castles.

And, at the same time, on the top of an unnamed hill, we celebrated the birthday of our participant Anya.

Aloha, friends! The team of the 7 Summits Club on Lenin Peak continues to prepare for the summit assault. More precisely, we are resting now. But, as you remember, we have a rule – if it's a rest, then it's active, if it's a holiday, then it's sports. Therefore, after breakfast, we went for a walk to the "castles" created not by man, but by nature itself.

Aloha, the 7 Summits Club! Our group "Knights of the rectangular table" ascended the peak of Razdelnaya for the purpose of acclimatization. We spent the night twice in Camp-2 and now we have gone down to the first camp to rest before trying to storm the summit.

Aloha, 7 Summits! A group with guides Nikita Slotin and Vladimir Kotlyar successfully reached the first camp under Lenin Peak yesterday. And today we climbed the peak of Yukhin (height 5100 meters). Acclimatization rotation continues…

Nikita Slotin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Pamirs: Greetings to all from the base camp of Lenin Peak from the group "Knights of the rectangular table"!!! Today we went for acclimatization to the peak of the "Mounted Police" 4150m. The weather was pleasant in the morning, but by the time we got back we were caught in a thunderstorm! Everyone feels good! We just need to pack our things and move on. Tomorrow, according to the plan, we go to the first camp. Guides Vladimir Kotlyar and Nikita Slotin.

Nikita Slotin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Kyrgyzstan:  The team "Hello, Mountain Fever" from the city of Osh! We have finally descended into civilization! It was a busy day. At first, there was a walk from Camp-1 to Base Camp, then - packing things, moving to Osh, awarding, a festive dinner, packing things again and part of the group is already flying to Moscow! The rest of the participants will also fly home soon. See you in the mountains!!!

Vladimir Kotlyar, guide of the 7 Summits Club: The team of the 7 Summits Club  climbed on the top of Lenin Peak. The highest point was reached by six participants and three guides.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, group guide: Today, leaving at 2 am from 6100m, the team reached the top of Lenin Peak 7134m. The success was 100%. All 8 participants and 4 guides reached the highest point. Now the team is going down to the assault camp. The weather contributed to the success.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, from Kyrgyzstan:

Greetings to all from the team "Hello, Mountain Fever" from Lenin Peak! Now our team is resting in Camp 1 and is preparing to storm the summit of Lenin Peak. So far, only 3 people have reached the summit due to the weather. But the weather is getting better and we have a chance.

Our team's plan:

24th Camp 2, 5300 m;

25th Camp 3, 6100 m;

26th ascent to the top and overnight at Camp 3;

27th descent to the Camp 1 4400 m;

28th descent to the Base Camp and transfer to Osh.

Guides Abramov Alexander and Nikita Slotin.

Vladimir Kotlyar, guide of the 7 Summits Club: Hello everyone! The group "Maybe Two Hundred Options" successfully went on an acclimatization rotation to an altitude of 6100. We spent two nights at an altitude of 5200 in Camp 2. Now we are resting in the first camp. Then there will be an assault on the summit.

News from the team of Alex Abramov from Lenin Peak. On July 19, the entire team, 12 participants and 5 guides, climbed to the top of Razdelnaya 6134m. During the ascent, on a steep slope, the guide of our team, Boris Dedeshko, the owner of the Golden Ice Axe and one of the strongest climbers of Kazakhstan, saved the life of a climber from the team climbing parallel with us.

When Boris's team traversed a steep snow-ice slope at the exit to 5600m, an uncontrolled fall began from the top of the slope by a climber from a neighboring team. The slide could continue for another 200 m with a flight to a rocky area. Boris, in a jump, risking his life, stopped the fall and fixed the climber on the slope. Thank him for this act!

After spending two nights at an altitude of 5300 in order to acclimatize, our entire team yesterday, July 20, went down to rest in Camp-1 at 4400m. The weather at Lenin Peak is consistently bad. Since the beginning of the season, only 3 people have reached the top.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, from the slopes of Lenin Peak: Our entire team, 12 participants and 5 guides, climbed to the top of Razdelnaya Peak 6124 meters. We reached it at 5 p.m. local time. Now we are starting the descent. In 5 days, we plan to begin the assault on Lenin Peak, with a height of 7134 meters.

Our super-tent in Camp 2 on Lenin Peak.

The 7 Summits Club guide Nikita Slotin from Kyrgyzstan: Today was a warm sunny day. After breakfast, we went to the beginning of the route for ice classes. We checked our equipment, remembered how to walk in crampons on slopes of different steepness, how to use jumars and abseil devices, worked out the movement on the glacier. All participants feel well. The group is preparing to go to Camp-2 at an altitude of 5300 tomorrow. Guides of the group are Alexander Abramov and Nikita Slotin. The second group with the guide Vladimir Kotlyar climbed the Yukhin Peak for acclimatization on this day…

Nikita Slotin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Pamir:  Hello to all from the first camp from a height of 4400, from the group "Hello, Muntain Fever"! We have had a slight change of plans. Today we went for a walk in the direction of Yukhin peak to the height of 4700, divided into mini-groups, in which we will later work on the mountain. The members begin to feel the height and actively undergo acclimatization! The weather is good, the sun is shining, but there is still a strong wind at Lenin Peak, which does not allow to look at the peak in all its glory.  Tomorrow we are going to the glacier, walking in crampons and practicing movement along a glacier. Guides of the group are Alexander Abramov and Nikita Slotin.

The second group of the 7 Summits Club with the guide Vladimir Kotlyar also stay in the camp 1.  They trained today on the glacier.

Nikita Slotin, guide of the 7 Summits Club:  Two groups of the 7 Summits Club left the base camp today and went up to Camp 1. We loaded our belongings on horses and confidently moved towards the Travelers ' Pass. When we climbed the pass, we sent messages to our dear and beloved ones, because further communication may be unstable. We had a delicious snack, arranged a photo hunt for marmots and moved on! The picturesque trail, the huge scale of moraines and glaciers amaze the imagination. And with all this beauty, we did not even notice how we got to the camp, where we were already met by Volodya Kotlyar's group. And, of course, we appreciated the scale of the mountain!

 All participants feel well. Tomorrow, according to the plan, there will be a day of rest and preparation for going to the Second camp.

Guides Alexander Abramov and Nikita Slotin.

The 7 Summits Club guide Nikita Slotin from Kyrgyzstan:

 Hello to all from the Pamir from the group "Hi Mountain Fever"! Today we made an acclimatization rotation exit to the height of 4000 meters on the crest of Petrovsky peak. We admired the views of valleys, lakes and snow-white peaks, the weather was favorable for us! Everyone is in a fighting mood and ready to move on. Tomorrow we go to the First camp! In the meantime, we are listening to the songs of one of our participants, Peter, about the mountains! And, of course, the stories of our leader Alexander Abramov about climbing Mount Everest!

Two groups of the 7 Summits Club arrived by bus from the city of Osh to the base camp under Lenin Peak. One group is led by guides Alex Abramov and Nikita Slotin. The other one will work under the leadership of Vladimir Kotlyar.

Guide Nikita Slotin: The camp met us with marmots, rain and rainbows, and, of course, magnificent views of the mountains! We spent several hours on the road and here we are, happy, contented, breathing the freshness of nature! And we also admire the Edelweiss! Tomorrow, according to the plan, a walk to the crest of Petrovsky peak. We hope for the sun!

The 7 Summits Club Guide Nikita Slotin from Kyrgyzstan:

Two large groups of the 7 Summits Club are located in the Kyrgyz city of Osh. One group is led by guides Alex Abramov and Nikita Slotin. The other one will work under the leadership of Vladimir Kotlyar. Today, the participants of the expedition devoted their walks to the surroundings of the city of Osh. We visited the museum, went up Mount Suleiman, climbed the grottoes. The weather is excellent, the Moscow heat is behind us. A light breeze, accompanied by a refreshing rain, contributed to a good mood!

We are preparing, packing our things and tomorrow we will move to the base camp under Lenin Peak! The participants are looking forward to the views of the snow-capped peaks.