Dhaulagiri 2025 - Page 2

April 18. Dhaulagiri. Namaste from Nepal to everyone from the Dhaulagiri Lovers Club group!

Early this morning we left the hospitable hot Pokhara and headed towards Dhaulagiri - to the village of Marfa at an altitude of 2700 m. By bus. The road was difficult (in some places there was almost no road).

After 6 hours of shaking, we reached the apple capital of Nepal, as Marfa is called. This village is really buried in apple orchards. It is located 7 km from Jomson on the route of the Annapurna trek.

Having checked into the lodge, we went for a walk around the center of the village. An amazing place - very similar to Leh or Tibet. We visited a Buddhist monastery, went into authentic souvenir shops, visited very atmospheric cafes. We tasted the main local drink made from apples - Calvados.

In the evening, we had dinner at our lodge. Tomorrow we are going on a radical ascent for acclimatization.

Head of the Dhaulagiri expedition Lyudmila Korobeshko.

April 17. Dhaulagiri expedition news. Namaste to everyone from Nepal from a group called the "Dhaulagiri Lovers Club"! Yesterday we received a permit for Dhaulagiri and for the trek with the ascent. We sent some of our things straight to the Base Camp and mentally prepared ourselves for the trek, which we had come up with for better acclimatization before the main mountain. We also decided to climb the six-thousander Dhampus Peak along the way.

This morning we flew to Pokhara early. We arrived in Pokhara in the hottest part of the day and immediately went to the roof to cool off in our wonderful pool overlooking Phewa Lake. In the evening we walked along the lake and bought a strategic reserve for tomorrow. In the morning we head to the apple capital of Nepal - the village of Marfa at an altitude of 2600 meters, located between Annapurna and Dhaulagiri.

Head of the expedition - Lyudmila Korobeshko.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, the leader of the expedition to Dhaulagiri, reports from Nepal:
News from the expedition to Dhaulagiri. Today our team finally gathered in Kathmandu in full force. At 17.00 the big Gala Mega-party of several expeditions of the 7 Summits Club began. The teams of Everest, Dhaulagiri, trekking to Everest and Annapurna gathered. The guests of honor came - representatives of the Russian Embassy in Nepal, our friends-climbers: Yura Koshelenko and Lesha Lonchinsky (planning a new route in the Kanchi region), Victoria Bonya, who is currently going to Everest, our partners - Mingma Gelu Sherpa (8 times on Everest), his sister, the record-holder Lhakpa (10 times on Everest), Tashi with his son Nima (the youngest climber on all 14,8000 meters). We had a great chat, got to know each other. We celebrated the birthday of Vasya Taradin (going to Everest).
Our team on Dhaulagiri has been strengthened compared to last year by a new member - the president of the Moscow FAiS Dmitry Moskalov is going with us. From the Russian Embassy, we were given the Russian flag and the Victory Flag to bring to the summit. We will try.
Tomorrow is the last day of training. The day after tomorrow we fly to Pokhara.

Less than a week remains until the start of the 8000 Club expedition to Dhaulagiri 8167m, the seventh highest peak in the world. This year, the team is going in almost the same composition as last year. All the participants of last year's expedition decided to repeat their attempt to climb this formidable peak. But this time, the company has strengthened, with the addition of the experienced and wise Dmitry Moskalov. It is impossible to climb this technically difficult and treacherous peak without luck. Therefore, we wish you favorable weather and good partners for joint processing of the route! These are the two most important components of luck.

⠀ Leader: Lyudmila Korobeshko. Director of the 7 Summits Club, the only woman to have completed the Seven Summits project three times, visited both poles twice. She climbed Everest three times, as well as Cho Oyu, Manaslu, Makalu, and K2. Completed the Seven Volcanoes project and became the first Russian woman to complete the 7+7 project (7 summits + 7 volcanoes).
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Irina Zisman. Completed the Seven Summits project, climbed Everest, Manaslu, Cho Oyu, and Ama Dablam.

⠀Vladimir Belkovich. Completed the Seven Summits project, climbed Everest, K2, Lhotse, Makalu, Manaslu, Lenin Peak, Ama Dablam.

⠀Vasily Kernitsky. Climber of Everest, Manaslu, Cho Oyu, Korzhenevskaya Peak, Communism Peak, Lenin Peak.

⠀Yuri Lukyanov. 6 peaks out of 7 of the Seven Summits project, completed the Seven Volcanoes program, Snow Leopard, climber of Manaslu and Makalu.

Dmitry Moskalyev. The second Russian to complete the Seven Summits program, climber of Everest, K2, Lhotse, Cho Oyu and Shisha Pangma, Snow Leopard, President of the Moscow Mountaineering Federation.

⠀Igor Smirnov. He has 6 peaks out of 7 of the Seven Summits project, climber of Everest, Manaslu, Cho Oyu, Shisha Pangma, Makalu, Ama Dablam.

Photos from last year's expedition.