On November 25, 2023, the ZIL Palace of Culture hosted a gala evening of the Russian Mountaineering Federation in honor of the 100th anniversary of Russian mountaineering. As part of the event, the President of the 7 Summits Club, Alexander Abramov, presented commemorative badges to the climbers who climbed Mount Everest and other eight-thousand-meter peaks in 2023. The 7 Summits Club was the main organizer of the gala evening and made a decisive contribution to the successful holding of the event. See the photo gallery of the works of the photographer Svyetoslav Velesov.

The team of guides of the 7 Summits Club and the 8000 Club arrived in Kathmandu. We settled into a hotel, sorting things out.  There is also a team of the 7 Summits Club, which leaves tomorrow to climb Mera Peak. They also got into the frame together with Alexander Abramov, Lyudmila Korobeshko and the doctor of the Everest expeditions Andrey Selivanov. The group was met by our best (most important) Nepalese friend Mingma Sherpa.

Alexander Abramov before leaving : It is amazing!  Immediately our 4 expeditions to the summits above 8000 meters begin on April 12-17. These are two expeditions of the 8000 Club. On April 12 to Everest with the leader Viktor Volodin.  And on April 17, an expedition to Makalu led by Lyudmila Korobeshko. Also, the expedition to Everest and Lhotse is organized by the 7 Summits Club. It starts on April 15. With Alexander Abramov as a leader.

That's the scope! 28 people take part in three expeditions. Good luck to everyone, the summit and a safe descent.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, Alex Abramov and Andrey Selivanov, the doctor of the Everest expedition, took part in the photo shoot.

Super-guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexey Lonchinsky reports from the Elbrus region:

Good afternoon! It snowed the night before and caused concern, but everything turned out well, and it only dusted the bivouac quite a bit. In the morning, we slowly gathered and moved up. For the first time during our events, we left not on the way up to Garabashi station, but up to the Mir station. This was facilitated by the weather and the mood of the participants!

Today we are housed in the National Park refuge, tomorrow we plan to go up.

A climber who first ascended on the summit above eight thousand meters gets the right to be called a member of the 8000 Club. It is enough for him to confirm his desire to join our community. Having joined our ranks, he has the right to receive a beautiful commemorative medal "For climbing the first eight-thousandther". So far, no one has been awarded this award.  You have a chance to become one of the first winners of this award!  Join our expeditions to the Himalayas and Karakorum!

Super-guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexey Lonchinsky reports from the Elbrus region:

 Today, as planned, we moved "into the fields". We have reached our usual base, near the Elbrus Lake. The climb took place at a calm pace, everyone feels good, the mood is excellent. The bivouac is set up, dinner is cooked!

Your guides: Alexey Lonchinsky and Dmitry Semenov.

Dear friends!  A few words about the upcoming season in Nepal. In addition to a large number of trekking and climbing groups, the 7 Summits Club and the 8000 Club organize an expedition on Mount Everest and an expedition on Makalu.

We have 13 participants on Everest now, a lot of Sherpas are involved, there will be a lot of oxygen and helicopters. Alexander Abramov will be a leader.  In the team: guide Viktor Volodin, doctor Andrey Selivanov and base camp manager Lena Abramova.

On Makalu we have a team of 8 climbers, it is headed by the famous Russian climber Lyudmila Korobeshko.

As always, we organize expeditions with the best possible service.

Follow the news! 

Your Alexander Abramov.

 The first expedition of the 8000.Club project  starts on April 17^th to the fifth highest peak in the World -Makalu. Lyudmila Korobeshko will lead the team.  Mount Makalu (8,485 m) has long been famous for a long and tedious trekking approach to the base camp. However, now all issues are being resolved with the help of a helicopter. Makalu is also a record holder among eight–thousanders in terms of the number of routes climbed and their variants. However, almost all of them have been completed only once. The absolute majority of climbers use the French route of 1955. It's A Classic!  A long detour route leads along the glacier and ends with a very beautiful final part.

 Another 8000.Club group will be working on Everest at this time. The team will be led by Viktor Volodin.  They have a special sport program. This year Nepal will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.  Expedition of the 8000.Club will follow in the footsteps of the legendary Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

 You will also be able to follow the news from these expeditions on the website of the 7 Summits Club.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club: 

Hello everyone! I want to inform you that this year the 7 Summits Club and RD Studio will shoot the film "High-Altitude Gene-2. K2".  I want to invite you to an expedition to K2, that is, to become participants in the ascent and in the film. The dates are June 15 – August 8.

Dear friends! We are going to K2 to shoot the film "The Height Gene-2". We'll take it off. There is no doubt. But the task is to make it more interesting and cooler than the movie " High-Altitude Gene-1". In the success of the film, money will still not be the main thing, they are in second place. The first is the people, the main characters of the film. Their characters, their history, victories and defeats, team relationships, emotions of the participants…

In general, we need heroes, participants. Different in characters and life stories, one thing will unite them: they will all burn both by climbing K2 and by participating in the film. We want to limit the number of team members to 10-12 people. I think half of the participants (the best half) should be women. The second condition is the experience of climbing Summits above 8000 meters. I am sure that we will finish assembling the team by March 1. On March 1, we have to announce the composition of the expedition. Therefore, hurry up with applications. Write to info@7vershin.ru!

 Program and details

The main event of this year for the 7 Summits Club will be an expedition to K2. "Queen of the Mountains", the second highest peak in the World, the dream of all real climbers. A wonderful arena for the filming of the film "The High Altitude Gene-2". Today we finally decided that the shooting will be carried out in any case. RD Studio is with us!  The guests of the 7 Summits Club today were Valdis Pelsh (founder  of the RD Studia) and Kristina Kozlova (main director). The word, or rather the words that recorded our intentions, have been said. Things have been done for a long time. The quality bar raised by the film "The High Altitude Gene" is very high. We have to create a new masterpiece together.

The Hero No. 1 of the film is Sergey Bogomolov. If successful, he will become the first Russian to climb all 14 eight-thousand meters. And will also become the oldest climber on K2.

More heroes: Alexander Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko. They can become the first married couple to successfully climbed and descended K2.

And there are several vacancies! You are not only one step away from realizing your dream, but you will also become famous throughout the country, thanks to a film that will be watched by millions of people.  We believe in it, and we have good reasons.

Alexander Abramov: In March 2023, the 7 Summits Club and our new project  8000.guide plans an international women's team expedition on the first conquered eight-thousand-meter Annapurna and shoot the film ""High-Altitude Gene -2".  The dates are March 20 - April 20, 2023.

I would like to invite women with experience of climbing 8000 meters to take part in this unique expedition. This expedition is funded by the participants themselves. The film is shot at the expense of sponsors.

 About this unique female expedition RD Studio and Valdis Pelsh are going to make a film "High-Altitude Gene -2".  We will shoot the whole expedition with professional equipment by professional operators, guides and participants. Like the first sensational TV series "High-Altitude Gene -1", we will shoot this film in the format of a Reality Show. Alexander Abramov will lead the expedition.

 The core staff of the team is already there. I invite new participants!

To prepare for the expedition on Annapurna, I invite the girls to take part in a training trip to the highest volcano in the World - Mount Ojos Del Salado in Chile. To get acquainted and see who is how prepared. After the training ascent, the final composition of the Annpurna team will be formed.

 The 7 Summits Club together with the project 8000.Guide opens booking for expeditions to all 14 eight-thousandths of the world! In the spring of 2023, we plan to climb three of the fourteen highest Summits.  "Annapurna is the first eight–thousandth."  And it will be the first in our project.  On the basis of many years of practice, expeditions began to climb Annapurna at the very beginning of the spring season. It's more cool, but the avalanche danger is significantly reduced. And in the same season, you can have time to recover and go to other eight-thousandth. Including Everest.

Climbing Annapurna (8091m)
March 25 - April 28, $29,150, Alexander Abramov.

We are pleased to inform you that the 7 Summits Club together with the project 8000.Guide opens a booking  for expeditions to all 14 eight-thousandths of the world! In the spring of 2023, we plan to climb three of the fourteen highest summits.  Then we will have a hot season in Karakorum and return to the Himalayas.  In total, for 2023, the 7 Summits Club has planned ascents on 9 out of 14 eight-thousand-meter summits. Here we go! Join us!

 The project "14 eight-thousanders" - now it's real! The increased level of training of our Sherpa friends, the improvement of equipment, the use of helicopters and other innovations in logistics. Eight-thousandths have become more accessible. Not tfor everyone, of course, but only to those who want, believe and know how to endure, and everything is real...

Climbing Annapurna (8091m)
March 25 - April 28, $29,150, Alexander Abramov

Climbing Makalu (8481m)
April 12 - June 4, $ 29,250, Lyudmila Korobeshko

Climbing Mount Everest (8848 m)
April 15 - May 27, $ 88,410, Alexander Abramov

Climbing Broad Peak (8051)
June 20 - August 8, $35,870

COMBO Climbing K2 (Chogori) (8611m) and Broad Peak (8051)
June 20 - August 8, $59,900, Alexander Abramov

Climbing Cho-Oyu (8201 m)
September 5 - October 4, $33,000

Climbing Manaslu (8156m)
September 5 - 30, $ 26,420, Sergey Larin

Climbing Dhaulagiri (8167m)
September 5 - October 15, $ 31,900, Lyudmila Korobeshko

Climbing Shisha Pangma (8027m)
September 10 - October 9, $40,910

Alexander Abramov directly from the top of Khosar Ganges: Having overcome bad weather and deep snow, the group of the 7 Summits Club climbed to the highest point. It happened exactly at 12 o'clock local time. We wish them a successful descent!

 Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Pakistan:

Today, the team "Five on a Perch" climbed to Camp-2 (5300m) on the crest of the Khosar Gang Mountain. The weather contributed, although the condition of the route leaves much to be desired. Yesterday, an avalanche descended right on the climbing route.  And according to information from our porters, a lot of fixed ropes are now buried under the snow. There is also a very strong wind at the summit. So we decided to postpone the assault for a day. Meanwhile, several Pakistani guides will check fixed ropes. Tonight, with favorable weather, we plan to storm the summit. Now the peak is covered with clouds. It snowed last night.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Pakistan:

Today our team moved to the first high-altitude camp of the Khosar Gang Mountain, at an altitude of 4850 meters.  We climbed the rocks here at a pretty good pace. There were 10 porters with us. It looked like these guys were carrying more than their own weight. The camp is located on the ridge. There's nowhere to hide. It is necessary to leave the tents carefully, because there are cliffs on both sides.  The weather is great!

Tomorrow there will be an even more difficult climb to the Camp 2.

The 7 Summits Club starts accepting applications for participation in the 2023 Everest expedition!  Alexander Abramov, the permanent leader of all Everest expeditions, plans to lead our next ascent to the highest peak in the World.  Our twenty years of experience, our twenty years of efforts to improve service, to ensure safety – everything is at your service. To all those who are ready for this, we invite you to familiarize yourself with our program, with our additional materials and make the right decision.  We advise you not to postpone your attempt to climb to the highest peak in the World, you understand why.

Everest Climb (8848m) South Side, Nepal.

(Full guides and high sherpa service)

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Pakistan:

Today our team "Thumbelina and 4 Toads" is back in touch from Pakistan.  Now we plan to climb the Khoser Gang mountain 6200m. Before the mountain, as usual, we stopped at the Garden of Eden to taste paradise apples. And life-giving juice from cherries and apricots. The mixture has entered.

As a result, half the roads alternately disappeared behind the ridge. We reached at last the Base camp. No bacon was served to us. Pakistan however. But the dinner was a success. There were quails, rabbit fillet marinated in white wine and rice with mushroom sauce and foie gras.  Soon we are going to sleep in our spacious insulated tents. Tomorrow morning - team forward!

 President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from Pakistan: The team "Welcome to Pakistan" from Pakistan. It is the best country. This morning, waking up in tents on the Diosai plateau, our team, tired after successfully climbing to the Highest point of Mount Shatun 5400m, was surprised to find tents littered with snow. Quickly plunging into the jeeps, we rushed down to the district center of Skardu - in the heat.

 A short road led us to paradise. We went to the Cold Desert, a unique place where the World Rally Cup takes place. These are sand dunes on which you can drive on all types of equipment. Beauty!!! In the evening we said goodbye to half of the team that finishes the trip. The second part of the team starts a new ascent of the technically difficult summit Hosar Ganga (6200m) tomorrow. There may not be a connection for 4 days.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Pakistan:

The team is at the top of Mount Shantung. Details will be available later. It's snowing now.  Thunderstorm. After leaving the Base Camp at 4200 at 5 am, at 11:30 we climbed to the summit of Shantung. This is the highest peak of the Dilsai Plateau.