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Hello! This is Alexander Abramov, from cold Himalayas, Everest Expedition. Hello, warm, spring Moscow! Yesterday the first half of our team spent a night at 7 thousand on the Saddle (North Col). The second team left there today. A cold wind blows. But we do not lose heart. Everything else, internet modem is broken. So that do not wait images in the coming days. And in general, all is well. The food is good, the people are nice..... Goodbye!

Hello! This is Alex Abramov from a height of 6400 meters, from advanced base camp. Today the first team (8 people) is here . We had breakfast , now it will be held ice classes. We will train ascending on fixed ropes, because tomorrow is our first team goes to the North Col of Everest in order to spend the night at an altitude of 7000 meters. The second team of 11 people spent the night in the Middle camp , and now rises toward the ABC camp. Tonight should all meet here. All feel fine, acclimatization goes according to plan, that is, sufficiently smooth, soft acclimatization.

Tonight snowed 5-10 sm. Everything is covered in white snow, very beautiful.

Tomorrow Sherpa and Lama will hold the opening of the camp ABC – puja. I will be prayer, etc… A general, all is perfect, the weather is nice, the sun shines. Justafternoonsometimes snows . Andsoallgood. Goodbye !

Harry Kikstra and Ivan Corea now have two sons! We are very happy for them. And we hope to meet our friends somewhere in the vastness of our planet. Harry Kikstra means a lot for the program of the 7 Summits and we very much appreciate the friendship with him. Continue to be happy, Harry, Ivana and two kids!

Alex and Harry - two Sevensummitsmen

Almost all members of the group Everest climbers from 7 Summits Club took part in the competition. The event was held on the system "each with each" to 3 sets. Games stretched for almost the whole day. Chief judge of competitions was Ivona Zadarnovska-Wingert from Poland (by the friendly nickname "merry Pole").

By the end of the competition day by scoring we identified leaders who again played each other for prizes. As a result, Vladislav Lachkarev from Siberian Irkutsk won first place, second place went to Irishman Derek Mahon, and third place – for charming Muscovite Natalia Matusowa.

Evening at the banquet table, the winner was awarded a prize - a bottle of expensive wine. Vladislav first wanted to retire with this bottle in his tent, but decided to split the prize between all team members. As Vlad said during a toast : "Better to be first in the base camp than on Everest a second ! "

Now, the team members are trained for the next competition - are preparing in billiards.

Hello! It is Alex Abramov from the Everest expedition, the camp ABC, at 6400 meters. There, of course, real fridge yet. Very cold, wind . Today we went here without acclimatization. Since in the South all the expedition were canceled, now we are the great common hope. Because in the north there are about 100 climbers, of which 19 people – from the team of 7 Summits Club. Now we are the biggest expedition on Everest .. .... Descend to the base camp, then we will see. Tomorrow our Sherpas start to set up a camp on the North Col, at 7000 meters ... Goodbye!

Today, our team made the first acclimatization outing to the Middle Camp, at 5800m. There was strong winds. It was very cold at night, but we survived. Everyone could feel like in the drama on Everest hero, 90 years before, attempts to climb Mallory and Irvine ...

Lake near Middle Camp

Alex: Because I had a bad cough and to prevent bronchitis, I went down for treatment at 1000 m below the base camp. To breathe "oxygen" and sleep in the warmth of the village of Old Tingri (altitude 4200m) .

There I suddenly met a team of Alpine Club of MAI (Moscow Aviation University), which just drives into the base camp Cho Oyu. They are 6 climbers led by Misha Volkov. The meeting was held at the high and even higher than the high level and ended warm parting. They went on their way, I stayed in my den.

Tomorrow I go up to the base camp . Hello everyone !

Photos from the base camp of the 7 Summits Club expedition...

A bit windy....

Almost all team at once...

Farewell to Lhasa....

Good morning Xigar!

Our expedition flew to Lhasa. The trek to Mount Everest begins.

Alex mer his friend Nima Tsering, the Ministr of Sport of Tibet, Everest summiter.

 Entertement in Lhasa.

 Russian extreme BASE-jumper and wingsuit pilot Valery Rozov sets out to accomplish the highest BASE-jump and wingsuit flight in the history of mankind from the Everest mounain range. The adventure turns out to be a two year slog of test jumps, measurements and frantically searching the perfect wingsuit design for an altitude flight in thin air. A new record jump off Matterhorn (4.478 m) and the first wingsuit flight from Mount Shivling (6543 m) in India turn into precursors for the final leap...

Today - the official day of start of the 7 Summits Club expedition to Everest. The main part of members of expeditions arrived in Kathmandu today. Everything is going normally. Expedition is large, probably the second or third largest on both sides of Mount Everest, the biggest on the North side.

The expedition : 15 climbers and 4 guide.

And numerous group of Sherpas , led by Mingma Gelu.

Traditional reception at the Russian Embassy . With us Israfil Ashurly and Firuz Dadashov from Azerbaijan who go on Shishapangma.

Alex with his tennis coach...

The new store Red Fox was opened recently in Kathmandu. And Luda Korobeshko represents a major showcase...

Alex joined his wife (шт fact, she is in Moscow) in the showcase window. Right on seen the royal palace...

Alex and Israfil Ashurly in the store Red Fox in Kathmandu...

Israfil with Firuz Dadashov (right) goes on Shisha Pangma. All purchases made, and nonsymbolic...

Sherpas expedition 7 Summits Club are preparing to travel to Everest...

Guides 7 Summits Club Sergei Larin and Dmitry Ermakov fly to Nepal...

A new Everest expedition on the 7 Summits Club is beginning. Alex came to Nepal with a guide of our Tent Peak expedition Vladimir Kotlyar. They were met by the 7 Summits Adventure director Mingma Gelu...

Our Everest Sherpas Team in the office of & Summits Adventure

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!

Competition for the best ascent of the year is held by Russian Mountaineering Federation since 2007.

It is the official name - National Award " Golden Ice Axe of Russia". 7 Summits Club is not the first time acting as a sponsor of this event. We are all climbers and current interest in the development of our sport. We believe that the important thing is to support the country's strongest climbers and disseminate information about their achievements . It is to this purpose, and should serve as a contest.

We invite all our friends !

Place: Moscow , MMPTS " RIA Novosti " Moscow, Zubovsky boulevard , 4, " RIA Novosti " .

DATE: December 14. Saturday .

Arrival of guests at 18.00

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...