Everest 2025 - Page 2

The President of the 7 Summits Club, the head of the Everest expedition, Alexander Abramov, reports from Nepal:

Today, the 7 Summits Club group continued their rest at Everest Base Camp. They held classes on the use of oxygen equipment. It was very useful for everyone. We studied for almost 4 hours.

And in the evening there was a friendly meeting with Victoria Bonya. She is also storming the slopes of Everest. We ate, drank, talked, sang songs. After all, we have the same blood and the same themes.

Tomorrow will be dedicated to preparing for the final acclimatization rotation.

The president of the 7 Summits Club, the head of the Everest expedition Alexander Abramov reports from Nepal:

The 7 Summits Club team successfully completed the first stage of acclimatization. We spent the night in Camp 1 and then in Camp 2. At an altitude of 6500 m. Irina Bichikova climbed to 7100 meters under the program "Touching Everest" and successfully completed her adventure. Now we are all resting in the Base Camp. The day after tomorrow is scheduled for the second acclimatization rotation . Everyone should climb to 7100 meters.

The President of the 7 Summits Club, the leader of the Everest expedition, Alexander Abramov, reports from Nepal:

Today, Alexander Abramov's team climbed to Camp 2 on the slopes of Everest. Altitude – 6500 m. Everyone feels great. Tomorrow we will descend to Base Camp and rest for four days. The weather is good today.

Big greetings to everyone from the Everest 25 team! The calendar shows April 29. Abramov's group left at dawn for acclimatization in the first camp at 6100 and was there at two o'clock. Volodin's group (Club 8000) slept well after yesterday's climb from base camp to the first camp and at 9 am set out for the second camp at 6400. Yesterday and today in the morning, and all night long, the weather was not favorable. About 30 cm of snow fell during the night. After leaving, a couple of hours later, the weather settled down and it became hot as a frying pan. By lunchtime, all the participants were there, settled in spacious tents. Delicious lunch, and the Internet here is only at the "7 Summits Club", at such an altitude. The participants feel good.

Guides Alexander Abramov and Viktor Volodin.

Alexander Abramov, the leader of the 7 Summits Club expedition on Everest, reports from Nepal:

Today was a great day. Everything around was covered in snow. But the dinner was great. Trout, very tasty soup and Russian salad. Valery Babanov came for lunch.

Today the first team (8000 Club) led by Viktor Volodin, 6 participants and 6 Sherpas, climbed to Camp 1. At an altitude of 6,000 meters. Tonight, Abramov's team, 8 participants and 8 Sherpas, will also leave for Camp 1. And then to Camp 2. At 6,500 m. Acclimatization is in full swing.

The 7 Summits Club, the head of the Everest expedition Alexander Abramov reports from Nepal:

Today, the Everest-25 team had ice-climbing training. All participants demonstrated high-level ice climbing techniques. Today, we also celebrated two birthdays: Ira Bichikova's and Dima Demchuk's.

The President of the 7 Summits Club, the leader of the Everest expedition, Alexander Abramov, reports from Nepal:

Today there was the Puja festival. Blessings of our expedition. The leading monk from the Tyangboche Monastery was there. The expedition is blessed. Now we can go higher than the Base Camp. Lena Abramova was sent to Kathmandu for treatment today. She developed eye problems at altitude. This is the first time since 2016 that she has worked as a manager of the Base Camp.

The personnel of the 2025 Everest expedition arrived at Everest Base Camp. The 7 Summits Club and 8000 Club teams ascended there today, led by their leaders Alex Abramov and Viktor Volodin. A ceremonial welcome with champagne was arranged, and then borscht was served for lunch! All the new arrivals were delighted with the level of comfort in the camp!

Today, the Everest-25 team spent a rest day in the village of Lobuche. At an altitude of 4900 m. We walked 5000 meters to the Pyramid Hotel. Tomorrow we go to Everest Base Camp, where, according to the camp manager Lena Abramova, everything is 100% ready.

Guides Alexander Abramov and Viktor Volodin.

Hello to everyone from Nepal from the team of trekkers and climbers on Everest! Today we made the transition from Dingboche to Lobuche, gaining another 600 m in altitude. The weather was wonderful all day, the highest mountains of the planet are visible in all their glory!

We had lunch in the town of Tukla, then walked to the memorial dedicated to the climbers who died in the Himalayas. At 4900, of course, it is much cooler and you can feel the altitude, but Dr. Ovchinnikov is with us, who will heal and cure everyone!

Tomorrow our huge friendly team will split up. Trekkers will go to Gorakshep and will go to climb Kala Pattar, and climbers will spend a day of rest in Lobuche.
See you at Everest Base Camp on April 24!
Alex Abramov, Victor Volodin and Sveta Kotlyar.

Greetings to everyone from Nepal from the Everest trekkers and climbers team! Another beautiful day of our adult pioneer camp is coming to an end. Today we crossed over to the village of Dingboche, gaining 600 meters in altitude. All day long we were accompanied by simply unreal views of the pearl of the Himalayas - the beautiful Ama Dablam, and now it can be seen from the windows of our lodge.

We decided that we definitely needed a team song and gave the doctor a party task - to write the lyrics. As it turned out, there are a lot of creative people in our team! In the evening we will learn the lyrics.

Alex Abramov, Viktor Volodin, Sveta Kotlyar.

Hello to everyone from the team of trekkers and climbers on Everest! Yesterday we had a rest day in Namche, which we spent doing Easter chores! Our team includes a pastry chef, Natalia, and she volunteered to bake Easter cake for us, here, at an altitude of 3400! It turned out to be quite a quest. We were given a separate kitchen, while the Easter cake was being baked, the rest of the team members were also busy - they painted eggs and sang a song with a guitar. It was very fun and soulful!

The Easter cake will turn out very tasty and of course it was in the shape of the main peak of the planet! In the morning we congratulated each other on the holiday and set out on the route. Today's Namche - Dibuche trek is one of the most beautiful on the program. We saw Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam for the first time. There is still a lot of greenery here, but the mountains are already very clearly visible! On the way we stopped by the Tengboche monastery.

Now we have already checked into our cozy Rivendell lodge and are getting ready for dinner. Alex Abramov, Victor Volodin and Sveta Kotlyar.

Alexander Abramov: Today we visited the helipad, the Tenzing Norgay monument, the Everest museum and the monastery. Preparing for Easter. Painting eggs.

Hello to everyone from the team of Everest trekkers and climbers! Yesterday we made the trek from Phakding to Namche Bazaar, a small village at an altitude of 3400. We slowly gained 700 meters in altitude. This part of the route to the Everest base camp is one of the most beautiful. Mountain rivers, air filled with the scent of pine trees, blooming rhododendrons, suspension bridges - incredible beauty!

In the evening, we checked into our cozy lodge. After dinner, the doctor checked the saturation of all participants. And in the evening, as is tradition, we captured a rock bar, played billiards, danced, sang songs with a guitar, listened to Russian music and watched films from our film studio.

Alex Abramov, Viktor Volodin and Sveta Kotlyar.

The team of trekkers and the team of Everest climbers are finally in the mountains! Early in the morning, 29 people (climbers, trekkers, guides, a doctor, a film crew), we left our favorite hotel "Yak&Yeti" and went to the airport, from where we flew to Lukla by helicopter. For some team members, this was the first experience of such a flight, everyone has a lot of emotions!

After breakfast, we received permits and went on the trek. Today's walking was short, in 4 hours we reached Phakding and checked into a very cozy lodge! Spring Nepal is beautiful! Rhododendrons have already started to bloom, nature pleases with greenery and we managed to complete the entire route before the rain.

Guides: Alex Abramov, Victor Volodin and Sveta Kotlyar.

Artem Rostovtsev sent photos and videos from our base camp on the Khumbu Glacier. As usual, the most comfortable conditions possible have been created here for the climbers of our expeditions who will storm Everest. Everything is ready to receive the groups that today began a gradual (for the purpose of acclimatization) ascent along the valley.

Hello everyone from Nepal! The beginning of our expedition to Everest is in full swing. Today we visited several iconic local sights in Kathmandu. We visited Durbar Square, where Kumari Ghar is located - the temple of the goddess Kumari. Then we went to the Buddhist temple complex of Boudhanath, where the largest and most famous stupa in Nepal is located.

In the evening, we held a meeting of two subgroups of future Everest climbers. We packed our bags, which will go to the base camp tomorrow. Early in the morning we fly to the mountains and tomorrow we will begin moving towards the Everest base camp.

Guides: Alex Abramov, Viktor Volodin, Sveta Kotlyar.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, leader of the Everest expedition:
News from the Everest-25 expedition. Yesterday we met the entire team. Checked the equipment. Purchased everything we needed. Since the team is experienced, we only needed small things. In the evening we organized a festive party. We invited all our friends from different CIS countries to the evening. In total, about 60 climbers gathered. First of all, we would like to mention our Nepalese friends and partners. This is Mingma Gelu, who has climbed Everest eight times in our expeditions. His sister Lhakpa, the record holder for the number of Everest ascents (10 times). Tashi Sherpa with his son Nima Rinji, the youngest climber in history to climb 14 eight-thousanders. Victoria Bonya, TV presenter and blogger, also going to Everest. Yuri Koshelenko and Alexey Lonchinsky, who came to make a sport climb. That evening we also celebrated the birthday of one of the main characters of the future film, Vasily Taradin.
The evening in the royal palace turned out to be wonderful. With live music. Today, an excursion, packing things and continuing the filming of the film: "Space Everest".

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, leader of the Everest expedition:

The team of guides has arrived in Kathmandu. We have already met many friends. Many more are yet to come. Today is a holiday in Kathmandu – the country is celebrating the New Year. The Ministry of Tourism of Nepal gave us permits for Everest. Now there is nowhere to retreat, we must ascend.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, head of the expedition to Everest:
Today, the guides of the expeditions on Everest and Dhaulagiri have flown out to Nepal. The Russian part of the 7 Summits Club film crew is also flying with us.