Crimea 2015

This morning participants of the Mountain School of 7 Summits Club went on climbing, to check and fix the knowledge and skills obtained in the previous days of activities. All climbers have successfully overcome their routes (multipitches).

In the evening, Captain of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov congratulated all participants on the successful completion of courses and issued certificates attesting to the passage of training in mountaineering and rock climbing.

Well, as always, there was a surprise. To receive a certificate, each participant had to pass one last test - chug a glass of Crimean portvein.

Certificates obtained all ...

The list of trainees that have passed the first stage of rocky-mountain school of technical training of 7 Summits Club and received certificates:

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS:

1. Savostikov Vladimir
2. Melnikova Alina
3. Kharazova Irena
4. Maikov Gennady
5. Kozlovsky Vadim
6. Maikov Alexey (the youngest participant, 8 years)
7. Sidorova Natalia
8. Lerman Philip

Certificate of Honor for his great contribution to the work of the School of Mines was awarded to Instructors of the 7 Summits Club:

1. Kartashova Natalia
2. Lastochkin Alexander
3. Marinkevich Alexander.

Hello! This is Alex Abramov from the Crimea. In Crimea – a perfect weather. There is no wind, warm, afternoon we climbed T-shirts. In the morning we made a run to the Blue Bay - 6 kilometers, there and back. And then we ran to the beach and had a swim. It was very beautiful, windless morning, lit the rocks ... I mean, just the perfect weather for rock climbing. After that we went to the rock massive Koshka and spent a good lesson ....

Alex Abramov: Today we climbed the route, Gornyashka in the Uch-Kosh sector, 9 pitches. At my feelings, it is 5B - 6A difficult grade.

Climbers: Alexander Marinkevich, Alexander Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko.
Another man, of our instructor, the trainer of Club Alexander Lastochkin came to the starting pount. But, as you know, the faster and more mobile is rope with three. In the end, Lastochkin chose climbing on a Red Stone.

We completed the route in 4 hours. The difference of about 200 m, 9 pitches..

Thanks to Alexander Marinkevich and his teammates, created the route!

Tomorrow, at Wednesday, the main members of our Mountain School come to the Crimea. We will meet at the village of Simeis. On the first day, we will hold training sessions on the rock Koshka.

Hello! This Alexander Abramov from the Crimea. Today, a large group of 7 Summits Club climbed to the highest point of the Crimea Mount Roman-Kosh. Our ascent was timed to the anniversary of the wedding of Alexander Abramov and Ludmila Korobeshko. With us on the mountain were: our son Maxim Abramov, a well-known expert in the Crimea Eugene Ochkin with friends, veteran of our Club Vladimir Pushkarev with his daughter ...

We enjoyed this climb. The difference in height was more than a kilometer, heavy, long walk. Of course, not technically difficult, but physically quite demanding. Around 2 p.m., our team was at the top of Roman Kosh, the highest peak of the Crimea. From there, we enjoyed wonderful views of the plateau to the sea. It was the first stage of our program “the Mountain School of the 7 Summits Club in Crimea”.

Roman Kosh - the highest point of the Crimean Mountains, altitude - 1545 meters above sea level. It is located on a plateau Babugan near Gurzuf, opposite the Ayu-Dag Mountain.

Yesterday we held the grand opening of a new route (multipitch) in the Crimea. It was given the name of Gornyashka (Mountain Sickness or Madness, and the name of our information project). It's 8 climbing pitches, estimated difficulty - 6A.

Our guides Crimean Alexander Marinkevich and Natalia Kartashova prepared this route situated in the valley ofr Uch-Kosh (the first route in this gorge).

It was a soccess, we return home with great satisfaction. Three days of hard climbing and hard evening, we are happy!

We climbed rock routes by several groups in differet parts of Crimea. It was great day. Look at happy faces...

More than ten participants gathered for this autumn trip on rocks. By the way, we plan to make it as a tradition. Most of the participants - are active members of our club and constantly involved in our expeditions.

The Captain of Club Alex Abramov leads the program personally. Early this morning he flew to Simferopol. Most of the participants were already at that time in the Crimea, they arrived a little earlier. Alex was delayed due to the participation in the demonstration of the film "Everest". Immediately upon arrival, he began his work, immediately went to the rocks with the guys to train, train and train again!

Some pictures from our previos Crimea training sessions:

Alexander Abramov from the Crimea: Today there was a significant event: our team, after two days of training, makes a good climbing on the route Surprise in Foros. All 8 people were at the top, and then we jumped!

The route is not really as simple as it seems. And all people are very excited and happy having such good climb. Tomorrow morning we will continue our lessons, and after dinner we go to a tasting of the best in the Crimea Massandra winery. Thanks to all! And now we are in a hurry, we are waited for the evening promenade of Yalta.

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Good day! This is a guide Natalia Kartashova, from Yalta, Crimea, the 7 summits Club. We are at sea shore. The second day we rest, all is very cool. All the people are happy. Yesterday we climbed on the Krestovaya Rocks, he taught the basics of rock climbing. Now we are bathing in Simeiz. Our guests, without swimsuits, as decent people, are bathing. And shameless guides in the clothes are sitting back and look at all. So our vacation continues. Tomorrow we're going to go to Foros. All is very cool, all is fun. Thank you very much! Goodbye!

Today, June 11, a group of the 7 Summits Club flew to Crimea for training on the rocks. List of members: Yury Zimin, Vadim Khairullin, Oksana Tkachik, Irina Redina, Philip Lerman. The President of the 7 Summits Club Alex Abramov personally leads the program.

Today there was the first session on the cliffs near Oreanda, named Krestovaya. All members were previously in the Crimea, but many years ago. And now they are wondering what is changed.
Sasha and Natasha, regular guides of the 7 Summits Club in the Crimea, gave us great lessons on the rocks of Krestovaya. All were really excited and tomorrow we go to Simeiz to the massive of Koshka (Cat). Day after tomorrow we will go climb a route named Surprise on the steep face of the Foros Wall.

The photograph from the top of the Mount Uarch-Kaya. 8 pitches behind. Not a difficult route, but not bad at all, considering that the guys have minimal experience in climbing.
Members: Oleg Pimenov and Paul Dembrowsky. Guide - Alexander Malinkevich. The route "Surprise" in the massive Uarch-Kaya.