Nepal 2022

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Viktor Volodin reports from Nepal:

 The Upward Movement group moves up the Khumbu Valley.  Today we walked from Namche Bazar to Tiangboche, visited the famous monastery and then moved to the village of Pangboche. The participants feel well. The weather is slightly cloudy, but the mood is combative.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Viktor Volodin reports from Nepal:

On the calendar on October 17. The Upward Movement group left the village of Phanding in the morning. We walked surrounded by big mountains and suspension bridges. We took a few hours to get to the capital of the Sherpas, Namche Bazaar, without hurrying. The weather is wonderful, the views from the hotel window are magnificent.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club, Viktor Volodin, reports from Nepal:

The “Upward Movement” Group flew to Lukla by helicopter.  Then we went up to the village of Phakding.  The weather is fine, the condition of the trail is wonderful, the mood of the participants is fighting.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Viktor Volodin reports from Nepal:

Kathmandu met us with good weather. All participants are assembled, in full health and good mind. Today we are walking around Kathmandu, tomorrow we are scheduled to fly to Lukla.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club group Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:.

Namaste from Nepal! The group "From Above is better" has reached the final goal of our journey. Namely: Everest Base Camp and Mount Kala Patthar, from which the highest peak of the World is visible. Now we have started moving towards civilization and aviation.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! Our group "From Above is better " continues the way to the Everest Base Camp. The weather is already better today than in previous days. Ama Dablam opened up to us. We came to Lobuche. Everyone feels great. Tomorrow we climb to Gorakshep and in the afternoon we go to the Everest Base Camp.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! We got closer to the Everest Base Camp for another day's hike. Today we came to Dingboche, 4300 meters.  Gradually, the height begins to be felt. We have passed approximately about 10 km. It's cloudy today, but I'm glad that the rain has stopped. It was raining in Namche Bazaar and on the way to Tengboche. Tomorrow we move to Lobuche.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! Today our group "From Above is better " spent the day in Namche Bazaar.  We walked to the Everest View Japanese Hotel.  The weather was not on our side, it was raining in the morning, and we could not admire the view of Mount Everest. Tomorrow we are going to Tengboche. Every day we are getting closer to the Everest base camp.

P.S. also today we visited the museum dedicated to Everest.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste to everyone from Nepal from the group "It's better from above"!  After we successfully arrived in Lukla, then we went to the village of Phakding, which is three hours from Lukla.  The weather is beautiful, and throughout the journey we admired the mountain views surrounding us. Tomorrow we will go to Namche Bazaar, the capital of the Sherpas.

According to Svetlana Kotlyar, her group climbed to the top of Lhotse (8516 m) directly from Camp 2, located at an altitude of 6500 meters. That is, without spending a night in two intermediate camps 3 and 4. An excellent achievement! We are delighted! Congratulations to our wonderful social media manager, our beauty with the first eightthousander! Svetlana made the ascent according to the program of the Gornyashka Club, in the group of our partner company "14 Summits Expedition".

Olga Startseva, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Nepal:

Namaste! Big greetings from Nepal to everyone! The VIP trekking group to the Everest BL or "11 Friends of Nepal" has successfully completed the program. All the participants reached the Base Camp, where we were warmly welcomed. We were shown how the mountaineering weekdays of the expedition of the participants of the ascent of Mount Everest pass and treated to a delicious lunch. Most of the group went to the top of Kala Patar and met the dawn with a view of Mount Everest, despite two difficult days of walking and ascetic conditions of accommodation in a lodge in Gorak Shep. As a team, we are proud of the 12-year-old member of our group - Savva Verkhovsky, who successfully completed the entire program and showed perseverance, courage and courage, and also received his first mountain experience at a height of 5643 m.

The whole group returned to Kathmandu by helicopter, admiring the views of summits, glaciers, mountain villages and Himalayan forests along the way.

Now we are resting in Kathmandu, recuperating and warming up in the sun. Part of the team is leaving in the near future, the rest of the participants are visiting the sights of Kathmandu and walking around the city.

Guides: Maria Besogonova and Olga Startseva.

Guide Alexander Dorojukov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Nepal:

Greetings to all from the group "Namaste Shalom Aleikum", going on the program "Trekking to the Everest Base Camp"! We went to the Everest base camp today. We met our Everest team, which is preparing to climb to the roof of the World.

Three groups of the 7 Summits Club have already ascended to the village of Deboche. Two of them are guided by the guides of the 7 Summits Club. Olga Startseva and Maria Besogonova work with VIP group. Aleksandr Dorojukov heads the Namaste Shalom Aleikum group. And the fastest is the group that was assembled by the summiter of Mount Everest last year, Eduard Kubatov from Kyrgyzstan. It included his friends from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

Alexander Dorojukov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Nepal:

Greetings to all from the Namaste Shalom Aleikum group going to the Everest Base Camp! Today we had an anxious day. We were waiting for the weather for the flight to Lukla. we were worried and worried, and in the end we flew out. Then, according to the program, we moved to the village of Phaking. Along the way, we had to meet well-known suspension bridges and, of course, beautiful views.

Two groups of the 7 Summits Club simultaneously begin their trekking to the Everest base camp.  Their routes differ only slightly. In one, Alexander Dorojukov works as a guide, in the other two women – Maria Bessogonova and Olga Startseva. All participants successfully flew to Kathmandu and stayed in a hotel.  The guides inspected equipment, all people walked around the Tamel and part of the group managed to visit the Monkey Temple - Swayambunath. In one of the groups we have the youngest participant - the boy Savva, who is 12 years old.

In the evening they had a festive welcome dinner in the unique restaurant of traditional Nepali cuisine at The Dwarika's Hotel. Everyone is flying to Lukla tomorrow. The mood is great!

Georgy Kuzmin, a regular participant in the programs of the 7 Summits Club, found himself in Nepal again after a long break. This time he chose the program of climbing Mera Peak. And he shares with us his travel notes and photos.

Finally again, the long-awaited Kathmandu. After an 8-year break, almost nothing has changed. From the first moment, a sincere, joyful meeting warms the soul, creating an incomparable mood, a flower garland that lies not on top of clothes, but right in the heart.  I was pleasantly surprised by the new A-Loft hotel, in some ways more interesting than Yak & Yaty. Especially the pool on the top floor, visually breaking off from the 16th floor somewhere into the abyss. Otherwise, the same noisy, hurrying Kathmandu, with a unique highlight of the presence of the scheming Hanuman.

Eight minutes before landing, Lukla was closed and we crash into the Paplu airfield against the rocks. Does anyone like crazy roller coasters? You are welcome! It was a wild cry, mixed with hysterical laughter, either from fear, or from delight.

Pilots are a miracle! How they do it is incomprehensible to the mind. We fall, very gently, on a short piece of asphalt, and the engines freeze with relief! Hurray! Lukla, a pleasant surprise in all respects, however, quite understandable. A clean, very cultured town. The whole atmosphere creates an upbeat mood. Finally, having traditionally turned the drums, and having asked for blessings, we embark on the first part of trek.

The second day...  On the pass there is an unexpectedly pleasant little stone palace with a young Nepalese princess, who is glad to "passers-by" . She greets with a kind, slightly embarrassed smile and hot tea. Cool after the wind. But immediately the descent from 4507 to 4200. Just half an hour and we are in the caring hands of the lodge . Without exaggeration, unexpectedly cool placement.

Mountains are always work, of course. (I don't mean professional guides. Everything is clear there). Often merciless, heavy. Lightness and lightness are impossible here. From the sofa and the office chair to come here is madness and a burden for those nearby. Even a good physical education is not a fact of success. You go to each mountain individually and physically, and psychologically and emotionally. Overcoming yourself, your weaknesses, sometimes purely on the outside.

I return to the frequently asked question: why do I go to the mountains?  I'm trying not to fuss: I watch the mountains grow up. Truly, there is no fuss.

Alexander Dorojukov, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Nepal:

Hello everyone! Today our cheerful Iskra team has smoothly moved to the village of Jomson.  Before that, we walked around the village of Muktinath, as always beautiful views - beauty, beauty, beauty! Tomorrow we fly to Pokhara! The program of the trek "Around Annapurna" is coming to an end.

Alexander Dorojukov, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Nepal:

Greetings to all from the Iskra group walking around Annapurna! Our main part was completed successfully today. All participants reached both Lake Tilicho and the Torong Pass.

We went down to the village of Muktinath. Here we finally got to the connection, which had not been there for two days and, of course, to a warm shower. The whole band is in a great mood and are impressed by such a beautiful trek.

Alexander Dorozhukov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Nepal:

Greetings to all from the Iskra group going trekking around Annapurna. For two days we had no communication at all. We successfully went to Lake Tilicho. As always, we were accompanied by the most beautiful views.  Part of our funny group finished their adventures and flew by helicopter to Kathmandu. The rest of the team continues our wonderful trek.

Alexander Dorojukov, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Nepal:

 Greetings to all from the Iskra group going trekking around Annapurna! Our cheerful team reached the village of Manang.  In the morning, Annapurna's face smiled at us and accompanied us throughout the day. The weather pleases us, beautiful landscapes, forests, rivers and sand pillars. In general, everything is fine with us! Let's move on…