The guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:
Namaste from Nepal! Spring! And this means that a new season in the Nepalese mountains begins. "Our mini-group" reached Lukla today. The plan was standard: from Kathmandu to Ramechap by car, then a small plane to Lukla. Now we are waiting for the luggage and going on foot to Phakding.
Hello everyone from Ecuador! Today we reached the Cotopaxi National Park and climbed the slopes of the Cotopaxi volcano to hold ice training and check our equipment before the climb. The weather continues to test us. There was rain, snow, and wind. But at the same time there was sun and beautiful views.
We climbed to the refuge, where we will spend the night before the climb. Then from there we climbed even higher - to the snow and there we practiced the skills of using mountaineering equipment.
And today on the way to the refuge we saw many huge condors that were soaring very close to us. And an Andean wolf that came to the refuge. But the wolf turned out to be very timid and immediately ran away.
For the night we went down to a comfortable hotel, but tomorrow we will return to the refuge again to go on the climb at night.
Guides Olga Rumyantseva and Boris Egorov.
Greetings from Ecuador! Today we went for a walk to a very beautiful ancient lake in the crater of the Quilotoa volcano. We split into two groups: the "hurryers" walked around the lake along the edge of the crater, and the "contemplators" went down to the water. Everyone had a good walk, according to their wishes. We bought some souvenirs once again and finally adjusted all the equipment.
Tomorrow we are going to look at the snow on the slopes of Cotopaxi. We will conduct snow lessons and walk in crampons.
Guides Boris Egorov and Olga Rumyantseva.
The 7 Summits Club thanks everyone who visited our event!
We summed up the season in the Southern Hemisphere, awarded our heroes with medals of the projects "Seven Volcanoes" and "Seven Summits". We introduced our future climbers from the spring expeditions to Dhaulagiri, Everest and Lhotse. There was a lot of music, dancing, fun.
We are now waiting for the results of the work of photographers and videographers.
We hope that at the end of the spring season in the Himalayas we will gather again and everything will work out again!
Hello everyone from Ecuador! Today our mountain adventures finally began. Moving slowly and enjoying the fog, we climbed our first volcano, Guagua Pichincha 4784m. The relatively short trek to the top was spiced up with rock climbing elements. And the snow on the top and the peals of thunder also added to our pleasure. But the main thing is that we acclimatized well and were not very tired. We spend tonight in an old hacienda from the seventeenth century closer to our goal - the Cotopaxi volcano. Tomorrow is a quieter day, we will go for a walk to the lake in the Quilotoa crater.
Olga Rumyantseva, the 7 Summits Club guide, sends from Ecuador:
Hello to everyone from Ecuador, where our group continued its exciting acclimatization today! Early in the morning we went into the jungle to look for birds. We didn't find many birds, but a lot of different hummingbirds flew to the site of our hotel. They flew around us and buzzed with their wings. Then we went to the butterflies.
An amazing place where thousands of different butterflies fly, but the most beautiful are the big blue ones. You can also feed the butterflies there and see how they hatch from their cocoons.
And finally, the final event of the day is a visit to the equator line in Quito. We visited the Museum of the Middle of the World, where we learned a lot of interesting things about Ecuador and the equator.
This is such a wonderful acclimatization. But tomorrow we will finally go to the mountains.
03/26/2025
Filming of a new movie dedicated to the ascent of Everest by cosmonaut Sergei Ryazansky as part of the 7 Summits Club expedition has begun http://7summitsclub.com/news/all/item_18367/
The 7 Summits Club has begun filming a new movie called "Space Everest." The main characters are cosmonaut Sergei Ryazansky and businessman Vasily Taradin. This spring, under the guidance of 12-time Everest climber Alexander Abramov, they will go to the summit of Everest - the closest point on Earth to the stars.
Olga Rumyantseva, the 7 Summits Club guide, sends from Ecuador:
Greetings to everyone from Ecuador, from the group that has not yet found a name for itself! Today, all the participants finally got together and early in the morning we went to get to know Ecuador, acclimatizing at the same time.
We climbed to the observation deck of the Pululau crater and, having looked at it from above, went down to the crater where people live. Previously, they were engaged in breeding cattle, but now they mainly receive tourists, organizing small hotels and offering various types of activities.
Having risen from the crater, we continued on our way to the area of the "cloud" forest of Mindo. And although the forest promised to be cloudy, and not rainy, on the way, when we went to see the waterfall, we got caught in a downpour. But we saw a very beautiful waterfall and walked through the jungle, which everyone also really liked.
And finally, we arrived in Mindo, where we visited a chocolate factory. We watched the entire process of making chocolate, and then tasted it. This is how we acclimatized.
Olga Rumyantseva, the super guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Ecuador:
Hello to everyone from Ecuador! The big adventures of one small and still nameless group begin here. Today, the group members flew to the capital of Ecuador, Quito, and despite the long flight, immediately went for a walk around the city center.
That is, first they walked around the city center, and then went up to the observation deck, where the statue of the Virgin Mary is located. We looked at Quito from above, at the statue towering over the city from close by, and even looked inside the statue.
At the same time, we combined the walk with acclimatization. After all, Quito is located at an altitude of 2800 meters, and in order to climb to the observation deck, we had to gain another 200 meters in altitude.
Tomorrow, when all the participants of our adventures gather in Quito, we will begin an exciting journey and acquaintance with the country.
03/15/2025
Summit! The second part of the 7 Summits Club group climbed the summit of the Carstensz Pyramid and joined the first in the city of Timika http://7summitsclub.com/news/all/item_18351/
The 7 Summits Club guide Artem Rostovtsev reports from Papua, Irian Jaya Province, Indonesia:
Carstensz Pyramid News. The climbing season is coming to an end here, there will soon be much more rain, which means there will be nothing to do on the mountain. And our second and last expedition to the Carstensz Pyramid this season has successfully ended. Finally, the whole team was able to gather in Timika, after the mountain climbs. Part of the group stayed at the base camp waiting for the helicopter to fly down. Today the weather was good and everyone went down. We put the final point of the program at a gala dinner, the participants will take their well-deserved medals and certificates for the ascent home. We fly away tomorrow morning. Greetings to everyone from Papua!
03/13/2025
⚡️There is a summit of Kilimanjaro! 7 days without food – an experiment by Alexander Abramov that made history
Alexander Abramov and Ruslan conducted an unprecedented experiment: 7 days on Kilimanjaro without food – 5 days of ascent and 2 days of descent. Only water, sometimes with a spoonful of honey and lemon.
No one has ever done this here before. Guides confirmed: no one has ever reached the summit while completely abstaining from food.
The climb itself was challenging – altitude, cold, fatigue, but we managed it. And now we continue the experiment: two more days of descent without food, for the sake of the purity of the experience.
Is a hunger ascent on Kilimanjaro possible? Now we have the answer. We did it. And we are proud of it!
The 7 Summits Club guide Artem Rostovtsev reports from Papua, Irian Jaya Province, Indonesia:
Hello, 7 Summits Club! The entire 7 Summits Club expedition team to Carstensz Pyramid has gathered at the base (also known as the assault) camp and is listening to the raindrops. The participants and the guide, who arrived yesterday, decided not to waste time and set out towards the summit at night. We walked along the rocky slopes for a long time, practiced many different interesting movements. And we reached the summit. We got partially wet. Now it's the turn of the second half of the team, we plan to set out at three in the morning.
03/12/2025
Summit! The 7 Summits Club group "7+7" has successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. And Alex Abramov did it as part of his hunger challenge http://7summitsclub.com/news/all/item_18344/
All 14 members of the 7 Summits Club group "7+7" climbed the highest peak in Africa today, Uhuru Peak in the Kilimanjaro massif. After days of bad weather, the ascent path was covered in snow, which of course slowed down, but did not stop our climbers. Alex Abramov kept his promise not to eat solid food during the entire ascent. There is a record fasting ascent! A Russian record for sure! And it seems he did not do it alone, one of the participants supported him. We are waiting for news about the descent!
The President of the 7 Summits Club, the group guide Alexander Abramov reports from Tanzania:
Today the 7 Summits Club Team "7+7" reached Kibo Hut, a refuge at an altitude of 4700 meters. At night we set out to climb the summit of Kilimanjaro. We got here without rain. But now a thunderstorm has started and it has started snowing again. What can we do...
As for the hunger climb - it continues. It is going well. At night we are going to climb and then descend. I think we will ascend and take off. I looked at the progress of things. I decided that I will fast for 10 days.
03/11/2025
The second group of the 7 Summits Club to the Carstensz Pyramid has started the program, part of the group is already in the base camp http://7summitsclub.com/news/all/item_18340/
The guide of the 7 Summits Club Artem Rostovtsev reports from Papua, Irian Jaya province of Indonesia:
Hello, 7 Summits Club! This is the island of New Guinea. We have started our second expedition to the Carstensz Pyramid mountain, we have returned after a 5-year break. Nothing has changed on the mountains, the weather is mostly rainy.
Yesterday the whole group arrived in Timika. We got ready, weighed ourselves so that the helicopter pilots would not worry about our carrying capacity. At the gala dinner, we invited the local commander-in-chief to take a photo with us. He was also solemnly greeted in the morning at the airport, then it was impossible to approach him. But at the hotel he was happy to approach us.
The morning helicopter flights to the mountain, unfortunately, were interrupted due to bad weather. More precisely, the typical here humid-cloudy-rainy weather. Only part of the team reached the base camp. And held the first training sessions. I hope to reunite tomorrow morning.
The President of the 7 Summits Club, the group guide Alex Abramov reports from Tanzania:
Today the "7+7" team (7 boys and 7 girls) spent half a day resting in the Horombo camp. We walked in the rain to Zebra Rocks. In general, the weather is rainy. But they promise an improvement for the ascent.
About the hunger climb. Everything is great. Lots of strength. Several guys have already decided to fast with me today. So others will get more food.
03/10/2025
Summit! In Khibiny, the group of the Mountaineering School of the 7 Summits Club "Room of Culture" made a qualifying ascent of the peak of Otkol http://7summitsclub.com/news/all/item_18334/
A guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexey Lonchinsky reports from Khibiny:
News from the group "Room of Culture". We have made a qualifying ascent of 1B difficulty category to the summit of Otkol! The entire team, in full force, having overcome all the technical difficulties of the route, reached the summit! The weather was good, there was no wind, visibility was good.
The President of the 7 Summits Club, the group guide Alex Abramov reports from Tanzania:
The 7 Summits Club team "7+7" today reached the Horombo camp at an altitude of 3800 meters. This is the Marangu route on Kilimanjaro. It is raining, but we are not giving up.
About the hunger climb. I have not eaten for two days. And it is okay. I do not feel like eating. My head is working. I have a lot of strength. It seems that people do not need to eat at all. It is just a bad habit ....
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