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Anna and Alexey Shpak from Nepal:

Today we started from Lobuche Village and went to Kala Patthar. We came down from the top to the base camp of Mount Everest. And then we went back to Lobuche almost  for dinner time. We had a long day: work up 20 horizontal km above Lobuche.

Alexander Abramov, head of the expedition on Everest:

  Today in the Base Camp of Mount Everest there was a Puja, a ceremony of consecration of the camp. All participants got dirty by local flour tsampa and was very pleased.

The first group today went to the Middle camp at 5800m for overnight. And tomorrow they plan to go up to the camp ABC 6400m and spend 2 nights there. 

Tomorrow and the second group goes up, and the day after tomorrow-the – third group. Each group has 10 members with guides.

Alexander Abramov held another "live" from the base camp.

Watch it on Facebook (in Russian):

From the diary of Dmitry Ermakov, a guide of 7 Summits Club:

... yesterday, along with the opening of the bar, two massage tents were opened. Abramov hired masseuses from Tibet and now there is a turn for their service. Massage on 5200, whom going to tell, not believe.

In the evening there was a traditional hike to the bar, for coffee and mulled wine, and evening cinema show…

Natalia and Igor Smirnovs from Nepal:

Yesterday, April 26, we successfully climbed Dump peak 6015. Here it is also called Tapa Peak. We would not call this  mountain a trekking peak. It was rather hard  with the use of crampons, ropes and harnesses. At some point, we regretted not taking the ice axes. There were even sections of rock climbing at an altitude of 5600-5800. However, we are usually lucky with the route-the rain, the ice, the snow on the waist.

Today in the morning we went down to the village of Marfa at an altitude of 2700.

In General, it was a great trekking with picturesque views of Dhaulagiri and a worthy end of the route-climbing to the Dampus peak!

Alexander Abramov, head of the expedition on Everest: 

News from the Everest base camp 2018 from our luxury camp.

The day was warm. Later it's snowing. Fantastic food. All in shock. Elena led a Yoga class this morning.

Tomorrow a group of Kotlyar and Kovalev goes to the camp ABC.

The next day I will go with Dima (Ermakov) and 8 people are following in their footsteps. The day after tomorrow - Andrei Mariev, Sergei Larin and 8 more people.

We slept all with oxygen for the first night. Everyone slept great.

Today we opened two massage rooms with the masseuse, the inhabitants of Tibet. Today was the opening of the bar. And going to Rongbuk. All members and guides are happy and proud that we have the best camp on Everest for all 60 years of development of Everest.

The second group arrived in the base camp in full. At the same time Alexander Abramov conducted a direct report on his Facebook page…

Weather was cloudy, at night it snowed, which successfully melted during the day. Now the entire expedition is in the base camp. It has 24 members (22 – Russian, 1 – Polish and Lhakpa Sherpa), 10 guides,  35 high-altitude Sherpas, 3 – movie crew.

Two groups of our expedition to Everest under the leadership of Alexander Abramov met in the Tibetan city of Shegar. Today there will be another acclimatization exit. And our base camp is waiting!  All members are under strict medical supervision. So far, no deviations from the plan, all people are full of energy and desire to test himself at the highest mountain of the world.

Alexander Dorozhukov, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Nepal: A new group for Everest Base Camp, 14 men, flew to Lukla and started moving along the route. The weather is beautiful, the participants love all nature around the trail. Guides: Valeriy Myasoedov and Alexander Dorozhukov…

Alex Lonchinsky, guide of 7 summits Club:

 April 21. Good evening! Finally, the whole group of climbers on Lobuche and AMA Dablam gathered in Kathmandu. Permits are received and tickets issued! Tomorrow at 6 we fly to Lukla!!!

 April 22nd. Hello everyone! We sit in the aircraft and observe the loading of our cargo. Ready to commit teleportation to Lukla!

  So far everything is progressing rapidly!

Dmitry Ermakov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Expedition Everest 2018. Day 5. Yet the most memorable day of the expedition. But first things first. In the morning we woke up, ate, were going to go the airport. But Alex Abramov said that at the airport there was an  accident, the plane either rolled out of the lane, or broke the chassis and now all flights are postponed. But we decided to try the chance, went to the airport. This is a Zombieland simply, several thousands of people, there is no information. We went back to the hotel. Once we arrived at the hotel - it is reported that it seems to have opened the airport, we are back there. Wild queues everywhere, at the entrance, at check-in to passport control. As a result, after going through all the circles of the airport, were in a waiting room. Planes fly, but our flight is delayed. And we were waiting 4 hours in a row. But finally around 5pm we arrived in Lhasa. Everyone is happy, in a pleasant shock from the hotel. And there we met our first band again. Crouch and sleep…

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of the 7 Summits Club: Lhasa – a city of one million at the height of 3700 m. The last 10 years, the city adds something like 50 thousand people annually. All the newcomers are Chinese. The infrastructure is ready to accommodate 1.5 times more, and they do not stop there - they are being built and improved.

 As a benefit, there is a new useful health and time of deployment. The platform in the sphere of interest was quickly found, acclimatization is only to help, several times were able to work with your hands against gravity.

Tomorrow morning we allowed ourselves to run before a long running break, but a little, 20 minutes, and not fast. Still, the height is about 3700 m.

Alexander Abramov, head of the expedition on Everest: 

 Delay of departure to Lhasa for an indefinite period of time... Tonight in Kathmandu, the plane landed badly, broke the chassis. And now the airport is closed. A crowd of passengers. All flights delayed or cancelled. But we don't give up....

Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of the 7 Summits Club: the vanguard of the expedition of the 7 Summits Club on Everest has arrived in the capital of Tibet, Lhasa. The height is already being felt, 3600 m))).  We settled in a very chic hotel! Thanks the captain!

We are pleased to announce that this fall the 7 Summits Club  will organize a unique expedition "Two in one": Everest and Lhotze for one trip. Alexander Abramov held talks with the Nepalese authorities and received "good" from them.  Our Sherpa team is ready to hang fixed ropes through the Khumbu icefall and ensure the safety of climbers. We received good and "safety" option to overcome the icefall, that is, given permission for the transfer by helicopters people and cargo immediately to the camp 2, at the beginning of the Western Cwm.

 We invite to take part in our expedition the boldest and most daring climbers!   It's a rare chance to go down in history. After all, in the fall climbers rarely climb Everest and Lhotse, and these two peaks in one expedition in the fall has not yet been "conquered".

 Programs with prices will appear on the site in the coming days…

Hello from Nepal! We climbed Kala Patthar and saw a stunning panorama of the Himalayas! The weather in the morning caused some confusion, starless sky and poor visibility. But we decided - let's go! An hour later, the cloud began to settle, and all opened! This is a must see!... We were on Kala Patthar  as not doubting, and on the descent saw the strings of those who love to sleep in! ...

Valeriy Myasoedov, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Nepal:

 Hello from Nepal! The group's Harmless Newcomers program is coming to the equator, tomorrow early we will climb Kala Patar.  The forecast is good, it should be clear, and we hope we will be able to get the best views of Everest and nearby giants. Yesterday on the transition in Lobuche we made the obligatory stop at the Memorial to fallen climbers and honored their memory.

 And today there was an exit from Gorak Shep to the Base camp of Everest, the culmination of the program, for which all the participants of our groups come. Everest hid from us in the clouds, but we examined the Base camp thoroughly and tasted coffee in one of the Nepali expeditions, friends of our Namgel.

 View of the Base Camp and Khumbu glacier.

 Tomorrow's early exit, so today's early departure. Wait for photo with Kala Patar!

The construction of the base camp continues. Now Sherpas equip public tents, among which as a  novelty will be a bar. Meanwhile, the members begin to gather in Kathmandu. As well as guides…

Alex Abramov from Nepal:

Equipment sets. Lhakpa Sherpa - 8 times on Everest goes with us. View to BC from the moraine...

All the Sherpas of the 7 Summits Club came in the base camp of Mount Everest 2018. We see a lot of cargo and trucks. Here we could also see the manager of the base camp and the future bartender Lena Abramova.

Construction of the camp for the expedition  Everest 2018 of the 7 Summits Club continues...

On the fifth day, the Sherpas started assembling of frame tents for clients.