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For the fifth year in the summer, our friends from Nepal come to the mountains of Central Asia to work on our seven-thousandth Lenin Peak and Khan Tengri. These are different students of the 7 Summits Club, employees of our Himalayan expeditions. At one time, we recommended them to our partners at the seven-thousandth. Now they no longer need recommendations. We are a little proud of it! And the fact that we are not forgotten, from time to time they are sending greetings for us  from the mountains!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

Hello everyone from Ararat! We continue the climbing program. Today we went up for acclimatization to the assault camp 4200. The weather turned out to be excellent, light wind and sunshine. With a great mood, we climbed to the set height, sat, drank tea in the camp and went down to the base camp. We rest and tomorrow we go out to spend the night there, in the assault camp!

 The guide of the 7 Summits Club Anastasia Kuznetsova reports from Iran:

Today is August 22, 2022, the second day of Fyodor Konyukhov's team's stay in Iran. Our main goal is still Demavend and today we have come one step closer to it. The morning was a little languid - a late rise, a leisurely breakfast, short packing and here we are going to the mountains!

A couple of hours on the mountain road and we are at one of the famous ski resorts – Shemshak.  Yes, there are many ski resorts in Iran and snow in winter, so many band members have already decided where they will go skiing next time.

The local hotel is completely at the disposal of our team only. Now we are at an altitude of 2800 m and we have to spend the night here.

In the meantime, easy acclimatization and a short walk in the nearby mountains.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

News from the slopes of Ararat! Today we started a new climbing program! Today we moved from the city of Van to Ararat. We reached the base camp in 4 hours. We have settled in tents, now we are resting.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

Hooray, the summit! Today we have climbed the sacred Mount Ararat! It wasn't the easiest climb, but we were able to do it! Now everyone has gone down to the base camp and is resting.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

The program of ascent to Ararat continues. We spent the first night in tents. In the morning we went up to the assault camp for acclimatization. We reached it quickly enough, in three and a half hours.  Tomorrow we go out there already for the summit assault. The weather promises to be good, we hope for beautiful photos.

Nikita Slotin, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Kyrgyzstan:

Our group made a second attempt to climb the peak of 7134 m. The forecast has not been very good for several days! A chance to climb to the top is possible for a sports-trained group. On August 15 at 3:30, when the wind is least according to the forecast, we leave Camp-3. Many groups went out to climb on this day. But around 7-8 in the morning, the groups turn around, we try to go further. The wind, about 35 km / h, does not knock you down, but you have to fight, snowfall, creating visibility of no more than 25 meters. Experience and patience - let's move on. We pass the knife by 11-12 o'clock in the afternoon, everything is covered with fresh snow, we have to trail...

By 13:30 we reach the beginning of the ascent to the plateau, the height is 6850. Visibility is even worse, we are guided by rocky chain. We make an informed decision to turn around and go down, for a number of significant reasons. Tired, exhausted, we got to Camp-3, moved into tents and sleep.... Today we went down to Camp-1, the participants got acquainted with the avalanche danger closer than we would like, a small board came down over the "Frying Pan"... It's snowing in the Camp 1 now. The mountain shows itself! Treat the mountains with respect and awe...

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

News from the slopes of the sacred Mount Ararat! Today is the first day of the trip. We reached the town of Dogubayazit and climbed to the base camp in 4 hours! We walked in the heat.  Summer shows how much harder it can be to walk depending on the temperature. But we went up to the camp, had dinner, took a photo of the sunset and are now resting before tomorrow's acclimatization rotation.

Nikita Slotin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Kyrgyzstan:

Our group made an attempt to climb Lenin Peak. The wind forecast for 6500 promised 30 km/h, but in real life at 6200 the wind was so strong that we were thrown down the slope.  We decided to go down to the third camp. Tomorrow the forecast is a little better, we will try again.  But the gap in the weather for the next few days is not visible at all! The weather changes every day and what we see on the websites, unfortunately, does not correspond to reality! And now we're playing a guessing game. The mountain shows character and does not allow climbers.

Nikita Slotin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Kyrgyzstan:

The group of the 7 Summits Club climbed to Camp 3 at a height of 6100. The assault on Lenin Peak is planned depending on the weather.

Denis Abramov, guide of the 7 Summits Club reports from Iran:

News from the highest peak of Iran!  The group "Firewater", all 100% of the participants, successfully climbed to the top of Mount Demavend. The climb took only 7 hours! The weather was great. Thanks to the tailwind, we did not get into a sulfur cloud. Despite being tired, everyone is in a great mood. We went down to the Bargah Sevon camp at 4150m. They feed here like the best restaurants in Iran! We rest, sleep, and prepare for the descent to Tehran. The guides of the 7 Summits Club Denis Abramov and Artem Brown were in touch. Further according to the plan - only relaxation!

Denis Abramov, guide of the 7 Summits Club reports from Iran:

News from Iran.  The group "Firewater" moved to the camp of Bargah Sevom, at an altitude of 4150 meters. We got caught in a light rain and a thunderstorm, and when we came to the camp, we had a great view of the mountains and the rainbow. Everyone liked the dinner so much that we unanimously decided that it tasted better here than in Tehran. All thanks to our super chef.

News from Iran! The Firewater group successfully went on an acclimatization ascent on the top of the Bashtak Column (4120m), from which a gorgeous view of Demavend opened. And on the same day we returned to Tehran. We enjoy the local cuisine and hospitality. We are preparing to go to the hot springs. The guides of the 7 Summits Club Denis Abramov and Artem Brown were in touch.

Nikita Slotin, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Kyrgyzstan:

The team of the 7 Summits Club climbed to the Camp-3 at a height of 6100. This is the final rotation before the summit assault.  The weather is sunny but windy. We are resting now in tents. Tomorrow we will return to Camp-1 for rest and preparation for the ascent.

Nikita Slotin, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Kyrgyzstan:

Camp 1 Lenin peak is in touch! Today  we held much-needed classes on ice this season! We learned how to use the jumar and the "basket", mentally thanked the French for these devices! We have worked out the movement in crampons on the glacier and now we are deservedly resting, recuperating! At night we go out to Camp 2, there will be no connection there. The weather is windy, the mountain shows character! We can only hope for the best.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

News from Ararat, from the top! Yes, we did it - everything went great! Tired, but happy, we moved down to the base camp. We celebrate the victory with shish kebab and cognac Ararat! Climbing was not the easiest, but we did it. And most importantly, everyone came down safe and sound. Tomorrow we will finally descend into civilization.

Nikita Slotin, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Kyrgyzstan:

Greetings to all from the first camp of Lenin Peak! Today, the group made an acclimatization rotation to the peak of Yukhin 5100. We caught the Internet at the top, and then learned how to climb down the snow-covered scree! The day passed productively. Everything is the same in the camp, the Internet barely smells, but at least the food is delicious! Tomorrow we have an important day, ice training!

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

Everything is calm on the slopes of Ararat. Today we went up to the assault camp for 4200. On the way we met an Armenian group of about 40 people, we will go climbing together at night. In the assault camp, we had lunch, rested, adjusted the crampons and after a delicious dinner, went to the tents to sleep before the summit assault. The weather is promised to be good. We hope for the best, for panoramic views on the ascent.

Nikita Slotin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Kyrgyzstan:

Greetings to all from the first camp of Lenin Peak, from our group. We reached the height of 4400. We were lucky with the sun, the weather is starting to please! Tomorrow we are planning an acclimatization rotation, but for now we are resting and gambling.

Sergey Avtomonov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club: A new group arrived in Ararat today and due to the delay in departure, we left for Dogubayazit immediately after the airport. We had lunch there and went to the base camp. We managed to get there before dark, at dusk. After all, we usually arrive earlier, but in general everything went fine. We had a delicious dinner and celebrated the birthday of one of the participants. Tomorrow we will go for acclimatization rotation.