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Russian Mountaineering Federation September 17 (Thursday) organizes mountaineering evening.
Location - Moscow, Novy Arbat, 24, a cinema "October", the beginning - 19.00

The evening program:
- Meeting friends
- Presentation of the book "Stalkers highlands" and autograph session Ivan Trofimovich Dusharin
- Pre-screening of the film "Everest" (IMAX).

Tickets for film session - 500 rubles.

Collected at the party funds will be used to help the families of the dead climbers.
Number of seats in the theater is limited.
Pre-registration and booking tickets - alpfederation@gmail.com
We are grateful to Universal Pictures for the opportunity.
The official website of the film - www.everestmovie.com

Partners in the evening:
RED FOX
VENTO
GORE-TEX
7 Summits
CLUB LEADERS
HIGH MOUNTAIN SCHOOL

According to an established tradition, the 7 Summits Club invites all friends three times a year, for the gala evening meeting. The spring party was held on March 19th. Do you want to learn how to make such an event a real fest, a memorable event? What is most important? Interesting prominent guests? Lotteries? Nice video? Treats? Response after 10 photos ....

The whole gallery here (47 pictures). We are still waiting for new photos

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You just need to have a huge number of real friends! It is our main achievement for 10 years of work!

Traditional gala-evening of the 7 Summits Club - a large collection of people dedicated to the mountains. Ulitsa Bolshaya Pereyaslavskaya house 7. Free! Login without passports and tickets!

March 19th. Thursday evening. Beginning at 20:00, as usual, the tables will be covered ....

The main thing at the party:

(!!!) Photos and video of the flight from Kilimanjaro, the story Valery Rozov. Opportunity to touch the hero!

(1) Alexander Abramov, the permanent captain of our Everest team will present the 7 Summits Club Everest expedition in 2015. He gave the word to Valdis Pelsh, all known person from TV. This time his role was a surprise to many. What is the purpose? How the project manager see the next movie about climbing Mount Everest? We hope to learn more at our party. We are waiting for other famous participants in the project: Ivan Dusharin, Denis Provalov ....

The first meeting of the team Everest-2015

(2) Secrets of the Antarctic season. The riddle of the missing deputies and other mysteries of the Ice continent. We are waiting for the main characters and the story from them!

(3) Another great event of the evening - a presentation of the book-album of Olga Rumiantseva "Seven volcanoes Kaspersky Lab." Clearly, this is our "Seven Volcanoes", a project born by 7 Summits Club and author of the project - our person. This is exactly the book that is the best gift. It may even be an opportunity to buy it autographed by the author.

(4) Surprise .... Alex Lonchinsky come to us along the path of the Piolet d'Or in Chamonix.

(5) You are awaiting for the long promised awarding winners of selfy competitions. And in addition to this - the traditional lottery and small prizes from our partner the Active holidays shop .

Looking forward to all of our friends and those who want to become them!

The organizers of the "Piolet d'Or" contest surprise all and delight us. They changed all formats of determination the winners. This year, two experts made a large list of climbing, which they liked. And a big jury had already chosen three winners.

Among them, and our St. Petersburg friends! CONGRATULATIONS!

April 9-12, Chamonix – Courmayeur awaits them for a pleasant trip, without a usual nervous tension. Most likely, French will not change their minds, as for "Mistral".

That's what we wrote last December, congratulating a guide and coach of 7 Summits Club Alexey Lonchinsky to obtain "Russian Golden Piolet": "Congratulations to our tour guide, coach and friend, a wonderful guy and a wonderful athlete Liosha Lonchinsky! Deserved victory! All the others were also good, worthy contenders. But experts still knew things when adjudicated. Now it is up to the French (world) Piolet d'Or! "

And video:

Tamserku presentation

At the gala evening Mountaineering Federation of Russia in St. Petersburg heroes of Everest climbers who have reached the highest peak in the world, received a medal (Order) "For the ascent of Everest." It was nice to see familiar faces of our friends, the expedition 7 Summits Club on stage during the presentation of the sign, before and after. We congratulate them all! 7 Summits Club is proud of you, proud of our role, our mission - in fact all of our award were from expeditions led by Alexander Abramov!

Here is a list of those who was awarded a badge of honor. Almost all of them were at the gala evening and received "Order" in person.

1. Abuev Denis (Russia)

2. Boutin Alexey (Russia)

3. Vladimir Voronin (Ukraine)

4. Sergey Dmitriev (Russia)

5. Dmitry Ermakov (Russia)

6. Kernitsky Vasily (Russia)

7. Lachkarev Vladislav (Russia)

8. Matusowa Natalia (Russia)

9. Podolyan Andrey (Russia)

10. Prinzyuk Igor (Russia)

11. Provalov Denis (Russia)

12. Anton Seleznev (Russia)

13. Igor Stolyarov (Russia)

14. Hutorovskoy Vladimir (Russia)

15. Ravil Shamgulov (Russia).

This year's final events of the year was decided to be held in St. Petersburg. As is customary in recent years, in two days there will be several events. Main among them will be the annual conference of the FAR and the solemn evening devoted to the presentation of the national award "Golden axe Russia 2014" and honoring the winners of other competitions and contests.

The 7 Summits club is a collective member of the FAR and we believes as our duty to support all of the activities of the Federation. So we all (who can) go to St.Peter! In addition, we call all new Everest summiters to join us to get your badge.

It was may be the best our meeting. Despite not convenient time, many our friends came to meet our Everest Team, to see the greatest Russian climber Valery Babanov who lives now in Canada and Chamonix. He was our main speaker, main attraction. But we just joy all atmosphere of the party. So many beautiful people! Great time for talking and for making nice pictures.

We arranged an auction where an ice ax Babanov was sold for 100,000 rubles

Sergei Dudko and Dmitry Krasnov, few days ago, have climbed the highest point in North America - Mount McKinley (Denali). Thus, they have successfully completed the 7 Summits project!

We heartily congratulate the guys on this achievement!

It should be noted that the harsh Alaskan mountains had given the guys a hard time. Almost a week they were forced to wait in Talkeetna for Flight glacier because of the prolonged bad weather. But when they still managed to be on the Kahiltna Glacier, guys rushed up and in record time. For 7 days the literally ran up to the top.

We are waiting for heroes on 7 Summit Club evening of June 26, where we presented them with honorary diplomas. We invite all to listen to their story of the project completion of the 7 Summits.

Left to right: Dmitry Krasnov, Sergei Dudko, Maxut Zhumaev (went solo McKinley) and Vladimir Doronin.

2013 inscribed very dark page in the history of mountaineering: in Pakistan, at the foot of the mountain Nanga Parbat terrorists shot 10 climbers from different countries. Among them three were from Ukraine, from the city of Kharkiv, one of which, Igor Svergun was a close friend of our Club. We honor his memory. In December in Kharkov they published a book about Igor and his friends. Now you can buy it in our Club (Bolshaya Pereyaslavskaya street, the house 7, 2nd floor).

It should be noted that it is a charitable project and all funds received from the realization of the project will be transferred to a family of Igor Svergun.

Igor Svergun

(1966-2013)

Master of sports in mountaineering (1989), MS international level (1991), instructor-methodologist of the 3rd category. Igor started climbing in 1984 in section climbing club of the Kharkov Polytechnic Institute. The first ascent was made on the Peak Semenov-Bashi. First instructor – G. Artemenko. Climb in the Himalayas: Lhotse South face - up to the height of 8,200 m, 1990; traverse Manaslu (with V. Pastukh and A. Makarov) - 1991; Everest, South peak - 8790 m, 1992; Dhaulagiri, 8167, 1994; Annapurna (Bonington route), 1996; Shishapangma (in Alpine style), and Ама Dablam and Pumori, 1998; Cho Oyu, 8201 m, 2004; Everest, 8848 meters, NE Ridge, 2005 and 2006 (as a guide of the 7 summits Club). Igor had made in the mountains of 25 routes highest grade difficulty. In 1999, during Ukrainian ascent on Everest Igor participated in the unprecedented transportation of V. Gorbach from the height of 8600 meters. His climbing achievements were awarded with government awards of the USSR and Ukraine.

In August we visited the graves of Kharkiv climbers:

The Club leaders has long been traveling. During this time, Russia received one more winner of the Seven summits. This is Igor Kadochin. Dima Ermakov, as a guide of the group climbing the final peak of The Seven - Mount Vinson, this is promptly informed in the day of climbing. Now we all join in the congratulations! New achievements, new heights!

Banner of Komsomolsk-on-Amur on top of the world. Igor Kadochin picked it up.

Igor Kadochin - Director of LLC Trade house «Sun» in this glorious city. Igor was one of the heroes of the seven summits, you can see on our Chronicles, how cruel tests they were offered: Aconcagua, McKinley, Everest.... All overcame. Hero!

Seven Summits Club, Hello! This Andrey Filkov from the camp Union Glacier, from Antarctica. Today, December 31,  the local time is still 18 hours 48 minutes. Here we come together: the team of climbers from the expedition on Sidley, which has just ended, and the expedition to Vinson, which is still held under the leadership of Dima Ermakov. We are gathered here today to celebrate the New Year, which was going along our great country ... We started to celebrate at 10 am local time, when the New Year has come to the Far East. And we continue, passing the cities of our country Russia.

New Year greetings to all our friends, all our friends! Anyone who has followed our expedition, Thanks a lot ! Best wishes !

Pictures from this season:

A part of workers, guides and friends of the Seven Summits Club held in a festive evening on December 24 at the restaurant Chalet (Kant). It was dedicated to celebrating the New Year. Results of the outgoing year were found to be successful, it was an eventful year and informative.

The main hero of the year was Olga Rumyantseva, she made the 7 Volcanoes Program solo, on one year and without interrupting the production process. Alexander Abramov counted his 19 climbed summits. Wow! A good year - we decided to make it a tradition . That is, in the future to keep the pace and scope. Health to all ! Peace and prosperity !

The evening party 24.10.2013 was wonderful. Everyone enjoyed it. Guest appearances were excellent. Vitaly Simonovic, Denis Provalov and Valery Rozov spoke with great enthusiasm, showed interesting pictures and videos. At the same time, all had plenty of time for informal communication. We will wait for the next meeting, join us!

Marianna from Tyva: a dance with ice-axe...

We invite all our friends, clubmen, participants of our travelers, everything who wants to get acquainted with our activity. You will be able to see the brightest stars of sports, to have a bite and drink beer in their company. We INVITE! On October 24 at 20-00. Shop Outdoor activities,Bolshaya Pereyaslavskaya St. 7.

Main subjects:

EVEREST: jump from Northern Summit of Everest. World record on height exit.

The speaker – Valery Rozov.

 Denis Provalov's world record. The deepest cave and the highest mountain.

Vitaly Simonovich's world record. For two years from the beginner to the finish at once two programs:  7 Summits and 7 Volcanoes.

Traditional leading speaker: Alex Abramov

How to find us

While a majority of members of the Global heroic expedition of the 7 Summits Club was quick to return home , a tireless Vitaly Simonovic continued to perform feats . After climbing to the top of Carstensz Pyramid, he stayed on the "green" continent and climbed the highest peak in mainland Australia, Mount Kosciuszko.

Thus, Vitaly has successfully completed the 7 Summits in two versions : with Carstens Pyramid and Kosciuszko. Interestingly, that he began his march over tops of the world relatively recently - in 2011, with Kilimanjaro. And such a quick result - 7 Summits, for a little more than 2 years .

By the way, Vitali is also close to the completion of Project 7 Volcanoes, it remained only to climb to the two volcanoes: Orizaba and Ojos. Both ascents are scheduled for the next three six months.

So, there is a chance that Vitaly Simonovich will be the fastest man in the world who have completed two programs at once : 7 Summits 7 and Volcanoes. And he can also add the Poles !

And once again we congratulate our members of the Global Expedition Elena Gorelik and Mikhail Turowski , who also successfully completed the 7 Summits program on Version 7 + 1.

The 7 Summits Club Club President Alex Abramov was hardly thinking, how and where he should celebrate his forthcoming 50th anniversary. It was an idea was to go alone from the South Pole to the ocean coast. There were other thoughts. But he accepted a decision, as always, non-trivial: to meet the anniversary at the top of the highest volcano of the World -Ojos del Salado! At an altitude of 6893 meters. And thus, to complete the project 7 Volcanoes. Now Alex went to a "global" expedition, which plans to climb the tallest volcano inAustralia–MountGiluve. If nothing unexpected happens, then on his return only the seventh volcanoOjos del Saladowill be to climb to finish the program.

YOU HAVE THEOPPORTUNITYTO JOIN jubilee expedition of Alexander Abramov!

Alexander Abramov invites everyone to Ojos. The program begins - January 3. Group size is limited.

The program is available here >>>>>>>

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Vladimir Shataev: secrets of the mastery of the legendary climber.

The legendary mountaineer domestic Vladimir Shataev came Received Yoki.ru personally than not a little surprised. It's no joke, our guest this "Snow Leopard". The idea is we must have to go to him at the meeting, armed with a tape recorder and camera. However, Vladimir Nikolayevich, a modest man, democratic, open and "star does not suffer from the disease." Conversely, a lively interest in what is happening and willingly share their experiences, memories and experiences.

Vladimir Nikolayevich, we know that your "mountain" experience includes 46 years of almost continuous practice. And how you came to climbing?

When I was 15 years old, I lived with my aunt in Kislovodsk and every day saw Elbrus. Of course - this spectacle thrilled boyish imagination, I found a partner and we both went to the foot of the mountain. Imagine that we had nothing with him except the blankets. When three years ago, I traveled by car to the places he himself was surprised. It is unclear how we as children were 70 kilometers without equipment. But the fact remains that at the breaking point we reached the glacier, though it nearly killed crossing a river. When we returned back, I'm his friend said that up to 25 years of age must climb Elbrus.

After this incident, I was seriously interested in rock climbing , began to study books. Realizing how difficult and dangerous this sport. By the time I was seriously engaged in athletics came in "Spartacus" and got a ticket to the base in the Caucasus. As a result, in 1922 I already had two climb Elbrus . And then have dragged on, eventually I became an instructor.

As you consider how much of modern Russian youth is interested in climbing?

Judge for yourself in the Soviet Union officially climbing involved 35,000 people. Today, such statistics are not, in my estimation are constantly traveling to the mountains around 5,000 climbers. And - this is a high-level athletes who are on the shoulder 6A level and above. In fact - they are elite.

But, unfortunately, they have about 40 years. That is, those who came to climbing back in the old days. Young people too. The last two or three years, the interest appears to be enhanced. Moreover, that the different committees allocate funds for the development of mountain sport. Therefore znachkisty and dischargers have the opportunity to travel to the mountains.

True, climbing still can not now be called a mass sport. The main problem is that actually stayed bases. Only in the Caucasus remained the camp. For young people had all been available, voucher worth 30 rubles. And now the system is completely destroyed, it is not restored.

However, for example, in Moscow there are about 20 clubs, where you can practice and mountaineering and climbing.

By the way, what is the difference between rock climbing and mountaineering?

Paradoxical. But those who engaged in rock climbing, mostly rocks themselves do not even see. Previously, indeed often the competitions among the climbers, athletes climbed to the natural topography. And now everything is being done in the halls, on the artificial surface.

Climbers imagine this can not. They need the mountains, a real relief, and nature. In addition, climbing expensive, because the necessary equipment. The same backpack, ice pick, crampons, all worth serious money.

p align = "justify"> climbing all over the world called sport climbing. In some countries, like France, it is taught as a separate discipline. Indeed, children like to climb, why not develop and does not pay for the benefit of the child.
Vladimir Nikolaevich, saying that you have conquered all "seventhousanders?

I have a 113 number in the "Snow Leopard" (laughs)
("Snow Leopard" - is official and an extremely rare title in mountaineering. For him the assignment it was necessary to conquer the all seventhousanders the former Soviet Union: Communism peak, Lenin, Victory Korjenevskaya. Then he added another of Khan-Tengri).

And outside the Soviet Union, where were you?

I was at eight-two.: Shisha Pangma and Everest. Also, I involuntarily participated in the program climb to the highest point of the continents: Everest in Asia, Elbrus in Europe, McKinley in North America, Aconcagua in South America, Kilimanjaro in Africa, Kosciusko in Australia and Vinson in Antarctica. Of these I have left to conquer only Vinson, though hard to get to Antarctica, this requires 30 thousand dollars.

Interestingly, the man leads in the mountains? "What kind of feelings he feels, being on top?

Some special feelings on the top of the conquered rarely feel. Usually not before. Although, if itineraries lighter lucky with the weather and see from the height of all this beauty, it certainly touches the heart. It would be desirable for an hour or half to stay there and watch. This gives a charge of vivacity that his missing almost a year.

Why do people go to the mountains ... all individually. One way to overcome this yourself, others want to demonstrate their power, others seek escape from the routine and bytovuhi that surrounds it. Fourth, for example, in the mountains can guide the groups, but in life to be ordinary clerical and invisible people. In the mountains, it changes, it is the head, depends on him a lot, almost every step. Not by accident earlier among climbers had a lot of physicists, chemists, scientists. People dumb distant from real life. Those who took a mountaineering school, many life situations are more easily overcome. Indeed, in the mountains, they face challenges that require a momentary solution: have the tent set and the food is cooking, and washing, and negotiate with the drivers of cars.

Sounds in the mountains ... What are they?

Silence. Than the quieter the better. I remember one of the most wonderful moments when we go on-Shisha Pangma. I left the base camp along a small mountain stream in which trout splashing and just two o'clock sat in that silence.

You meet a strange? Yeti, for example.

There are also strange, and luck, which then settle in mountaineering folklore. And that's not Bigfoot , or UFOs are not met.

Extreme situations are? After all, the group may consist of climbers to the preparation of various levels ..

Extreme sports in the mountains - it is a natural situation. Any bad weather, storm, already fraught with troubles. Security depends on the manager. Sometimes "gornyashka" (mountain sickness) is such that people have to bear. From lack of oxygen a person can be either a lack of energy, apathy or irritability.We had a case where people just sat down and decided not to go any further, I had to take his backpack and get to follow her footsteps. It is true, then he crossed himself and walked to the summit - 6100

And what more difficult to climb or descend?

Fifty-fifty, although some believe that to go down harder.

What's in your future plans?

Just a few days we will travel to Turkey on Ararat . This will be My sixth ascent of the famous mountain.

On this expedition Yoki.ru tell our readers a later date.

Vladimir Shataev:

Born May 1, 1937

Awarded:
The medal "For Labour Valour - 10/05/1972 city (№ 165197);
The Order of Honour - 01/09/1990 city (№ 1524514);
Medal "Veteran of Labour" - 5/22/1985 city;
Medal "For the glory of Ossetia" - June 1995;
Commander of the Order "Edelweiss", 1 st degree (№ 09);
Anniversary medal "Golden Jubilee of Mount Everest (Nepal).

Began athletics in 1955 - two-Union junior record in the relay 4 ? 800 meters.

Went to the mountains in 1959: the first peak in the Caucasus - Gumachi (3,805 m).
Graduated from high school instructor in 1961 at the climber camp "Dzhantugan"

Currently, public office: President, Union of mountaineers and rock climbers from Russia on Feb. 7, 2000, Executive Secretary of the Mountaineering Federation of Russia with 20 November 1993, Executive Secretary of the Eurasian Association of Mountaineering and Climbing on December 1, 1996. Member of the Board of the International Union of climbing Associations (UIAA) - 1997-2000.

On Saturday, a large delegation of 7 Summits Club visited Sablino village nearSt. Petersburg. There is the traditional place of training for ice-climbing techniques. Good pictures convey the seriousness and complexity of the training runs. In the pictures you can see Alexander Abramov, Lyudmila Korobeshko, Alexey Lonchinsky Paul Laktyushkin, Constantine Vasenko and others .... A traditional festival "Foot of Russia" was held in the suburbs ofMoscow, in Romashkovo. A Guide of the 7 Summits Club Artem Rostovtsev won the race on snowshoes.

The President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov spent several days in the Elbrus region. It was a business trip. In the village of Terskol there is a branch of 7 Summits Club. Here we opened a rental of ski and mountaineering equipment, a service for tourists from Russia and around the world. It was necessary to solve a number of important organizational tasks and to get managerial report. However, when the weather is such wonderful, how can you sit in the office? Therefore, Alex and the Branch Director Anna Dymova took snowshoes and went into the woods. In support of them went dog of Anna. During the two hour walk, they made a couple of dozen good pictures. Snowshoeing is good, and skiing is good too. Slopes in the region are in excellent condition, great for skiing, snow is soft, there no crowd….

Elbrus is waiting for you. The route of ascent on Elbrus is still in the ice condition. But by April, the ice should be reduced. See our programs…

Alexander Abramov has recently returned fromAntarctica. So snow and ice was not scared him. And then there, and God himself commanded.

An old Russian tradition.

After Antarctica craving for cold Epiphany on a fine frosty day.

Alex Abramov and his son Maxim after bathing.