Elbrus(5642) - Page 4

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Georgy Bushuev sends from the Elbrus region:

 Greetings from the Elbrus region! The 7 Summits Club group "Greeks" successfully closed the issue with the postponed ascent. On the reserve day, we climbed to the summit, completing the group program by 87.5%. 7 out of 8 team members reached the Western summit of Elbrus. The weather window was justified one hundred percent. This is also evident from the photographs.

President of the 7 Summits Club company Alexander Abramov:

An incredible event in the History of Mountaineering has happened. For the first time in the History of mankind!  The 7 Summits Club project "Hungry Elbrus" ended with an amazing result. 14 participants and 3 guides spent 5 days of fasting in the Elbrus region and all 17 "hungry climbers" successfully ascended to the summit of the highest mountain in Europe - Elbrus. And they ascended at a very good pace.

This event can claim a World Record. All participants noted that both acclimatization and the ascent itself were easier than with a usual "well-fed" ascent. This is probably a new era in Mountaineering.

During the experiment, all participants drank only water and tea with honey or jam. But several participants drank only water. The process was observed by Doctor Myasnikov, who at 72 years old also climbed Elbrus hungry.

All the members lost at least 3.5 kg in 5 days. Alexander Abramov and Artem Gurshteyn lost the most. 7 kilograms each. The reason for this was that Artem drank only clean water.

And Abramov, probably because he led the expedition and spent nervous energy.

Participant Pavel Persidsky climbed on the 8th day of fasting, since before the project he had not eaten for 3 days.

Before the assault, I was very worried about the result. Suddenly someone would lose consciousness, but everyone was very cheerful and all 100% of the project participants climbed to the top of Elbrus hungry!!!

During the expedition, four cameramen and a director filmed its progress. Expect the release of the film "Hungry Elbrus" in about 2 months!

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Avtomonov reports from the Elbrus region:

 Hello to everyone from the Elbrus region! Yesterday, the 7 Summits Club group "Mountain Ladies" took advantage of the clear sky and successfully climbed the highest point in Russia, Mount Elbrus. We were very lucky with the weather, although there was, of course, wind in the area of the summit.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Dmitry Semenov sends from Elbrus:

  Greetings from Elbrus from the "Berezki" team! Today we have a free day, because the day of the assault was postponed due to weather conditions. To make sure this day was not wasted, we went to Mount Cheget 3470m.

The 7 Summits Club guide Dmitry Semenov reports from Elbrus:

Greetings from the slopes of Elbrus from the super team "Beryozki"! Today our group made the final acclimatization climb, climbed to the lower border of Pastukhov Rocks. The weather is excellent, the condition of the group is also excellent. Now we have a day of rest and we will be ready to storm the summit of Elbrus.

The 7 Summits Club guide Georgy Bushuev reports from Elbrus:

Greeks group and the Southern Elbrus region greet everyone! Today, 13.08.25, the general conditions of the group members allowed us to successfully climb from the refuge to an altitude of 4950 m in 5 hours 40 minutes. A fresh breeze was blowing. Now we are restoring our strength in the refuge at 3850 and waiting for a weather window to climb Mount Elbrus!

August 12. Greetings to everyone from the Elbrus region from the participants of the project "Hungry Elbrus"! The third (the hardest) day without food. And we decided to complicate it even more by climbing to the Pastukhov Rocks. Surprisingly, we reached the rocks quite quickly and simultaneously. And also simultaneously ran down. For better recovery before the assault, we decided to go down for one night. Here near the hotel, an evening of revelations was held by the fire. It turned out that almost everyone discovered a new source of strength and energy thanks to hunger. And Dr. Myasnikov even supported our conclusions with scientific data. But without spoilers - the details will be in the film!!!

And tomorrow morning, exercise, weighing and climbing up. At night - for the assault.

Super guides of the project "Hungry Elbrus" Alex Abramov, Denis Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko.

And also Dr. Myasnikov, cameraman Ilya Gladkikh and the Zavety film crew.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Avtomonov sends from Elbrus:

Hello to everyone from Elbrus! The 7 Summits Club group "Mountain Ladies" made the main acclimatization rotation today before storming Elbrus. We climbed Pastukhov Rocks. Today the weather was great, magnificent views of the Main Caucasian Ridge opened up. The group members feel good and after a rest they will be ready to storm the summit of Elbrus.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin reports from the Elbrus region:

 12.08. Hello everyone! The 7 Summits Club group "#Bezgornyashka" today made the first high-altitude acclimatization exit to Refuge 11, at an altitude of 4100 m. There we conducted training snow and ice sessions, worked out the technique of climbing and self-arrest on snowy terrain.

After a delicious lunch, we adjusted the crampons to our boots. Everything is going according to plan.

Take care of yourself! See you in the mountains! Good weather and good luck to everyone!

Guide Evgeny Fedyunin.

Good day to all! The 7 Summits Club "Greeks" group moved to the "National Park" refuge. Today we continued to acclimatize - we walked to an altitude of 4050 m, to the area of the Refuge of the Eleven. There we held training snow and ice sessions. From the first day we have been in a good mood and appetite!

Group guide: Georgy Bushuev.

August 11. Greetings to everyone from Elbrus region from the participants of the "Hungry Elbrus" project!

And today we already had the second day without food. We climbed to the National Park refuge at 3900, settled in, "had lunch" (that is, drank tea) and went to the former Refuge of 11, where we conducted snow and ice training at an altitude of 4100 m. For several participants, this was a new altitude (they had not climbed to 4000 before). Everyone successfully learned how to hack themselves and their comrades with ice axes and cheerfully ran down to evening tea. And Dmitry Demchuk flew off on a snowboard (which he plans to drag to Summit).

In the evening, Dr. Myasnikov measured everyone's pulse and saturation. He found the health of the entire group to be quite satisfactory.

Tomorrow we are going to the Pastukhov Rocks. They say that the third day of fasting is the hardest. We will see...

Super guides of the "Hungry Elbrus" project Alex Abramov, Denis Abramov, Lyudmila Korobeshko.

And also Dr. Myasnikov, cameraman Ilya Gladkikh and the "Zavety" film crew.

The 7 Summits Club super guide Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Elbrus:

 11.08. Hello everyone!  A new group of the 7 Summits Club with a complex but optimistic name "#Bezgornyashka" began acclimatization on the slopes of Mount Cheget. We climbed at a good pace through the forest and meadows to the famous "Ai" cafe at an altitude of 2750 m. There we drank local aromatic herbal tea and ate chebureki with blueberries.

On the way down we walked to Lake Donguz Orun Köl and returned to the hotel. After lunch, we rented the missing equipment. The group is ready to climb the slopes of Elbrus.

Take care of yourself!  See you in the mountains! Good weather and good luck to everyone!

Guide Evgeny Fedyunin.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Olya Rumyantseva sends from the Elbrus region:

Greetings to everyone from the slopes of Elbrus from the most cheerful group "Climbuli"! We waited out the bad weather, used the reserve day, and Elbrus rewarded us for this with a wonderful day and "million dollar" weather during the ascent, which our entire group made today.

We climbed to the top of Elbrus at a very brisk pace, having seen an incredible sunrise and other beautiful landscapes along the way. And by lunchtime we had already descended to Terskol.

Now the whole team is resting, preparing for the evening, where the participants of today's ascent will receive well-deserved memorable awards.

Guide of the 7 Summits Club Georgy Bushuev reports from the Elbrus region.

Good day to all! Update from the international group of the 7 Summits Club "Highfive". Today, August 11, the group in full force successfully climbed to the top of Elbrus. In perfect weather! Revenge was a success! Most of the group is already on their way to the airport.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Avtomonov sends from the Elbrus region:

 Greetings to everyone from the Elbrus region! The group of the 7 Summits Club called "Mountain Ladies" began their acclimatization before climbing Elbrus with a walk along the slopes of Mount Cheget. We climbed at a good pace to the "Ai" cafe and managed to go down to the hotel before the precipitation. In the evening we went to the rental, picked up the necessary equipment for tomorrow's trip to the slopes of Elbrus.

August 10. Greetings to everyone from the Elbrus region from the participants of the "Hungry Elbrus" project! Today was our first day without food. We started it actively - with exercise and weighing. Then we went to Cheget. With beautiful views and bright sunshine we reached the cafe "Ai". Then it started to rain. But we decided not to retreat and went further - to Lake Donguzorun. Already under thunder and lightning we went down to the Cheget glade, having spent almost 6 hours on the way. Then we arranged an equipment check. And in the evening we went to the sauna. They say that the sauna is very useful during fasting...

Guides of the "Hungry Elbrus" project Alex Abramov, Denis Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko.

And also Dr. Myasnikov, cameraman Ilya Gladkikh and the film crew "Zavety".

August 9. Hello to everyone from Elbrus! The unique "Hungry Elbrus" project started here today. 15 fearless participants gathered to test their strength and try to climb to the highest point in Europe without food. All this is filmed by a whole team of professional operators. Doctor Myasnikov is responsible for the medical aspects. And the ideological inspirer and guide of all this "outrage" is, of course, the legendary Alexander Abramov.

Immediately after arriving at the hotel, all the participants were interviewed. Then they had a ceremonial "farewell to food" - a fabulous dinner with baked lamb.

After dinner, everyone went to the fire, where they spent the evening getting to know each other and asking why each of the participants decided to undertake such an unusual experiment. It turned out that real heroes gathered here, ready to challenge themselves and test their strength.

Everyone solemnly swore that at midnight they would stop eating for seven whole days (more precisely, until the very top of Elbrus).

The die was cast. From tomorrow, everyone only drinks water (tea and honey are allowed in extreme cases).

Super guides of the "Hungry Elbrus" project Alex Abramov, Denis Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko.

And also doctor Alexander Myasnikov, cameraman Ilya Gladkikh and the "Zavety" film crew.

The Southern Elbrus region and the "Highfive" group welcome! On August 8, we attempted to storm the Western summit of Elbrus, in a short weather window after a thunderstorm. Weather conditions (possibility of repeated thunderstorms, cloudiness, wind, precipitation) allowed to climb only to the height of 5250 m, after which the decision was made to turn around. The guests cope with all the difficulties of the big mountains with dignity.

We are preparing for the revenge from August 10 to 11 in full force.

Group guide: Georgy Bushuev.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Avtomonov sends from the Northern Elbrus region:

Hello to everyone from the Northern Elbrus region! On August 7, the group of the 7 Summits Club "SIR VARK" climbed along the route from the north to the Eastern summit of Elbrus. On this day, there was a very strong wind, which prevented part of the team from reaching the summit. One member of the team with the guide climbed to the summit. But in principle, we can say that we were lucky with the weather, since we managed to climb the mountain before the thunderstorm and severe weather.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin reports from the Elbrus region:

 News from August 8. Hello everyone! The group "Moscow Eagles" of the 7 Summits Club today made an attempt to climb Western Elbrus 5642m! In the conditions of a thunderstorm front and a headwind snowstorm, it was not easy. Sometimes falling knee-deep (and this is in August!) in grainy snow, we were able to get through in 2.5 hours only to an altitude of 5200 m. Then all the groups together made an unambiguous decision to retreat! On the International Day of Mountaineering, Elbrus, as often happens, showed its harsh disposition and character!

In the evening there was a gala dinner with conversations and plans for new Mountains!