Artem Rostovtsev

The 7 Summits Club super guide Artem Rostovtsev reports from Papua:

 Greetings, Seven Summits, from the expedition team on New Guinea! This morning at 6:30 AM, we stood at the summit of Carstensz Pyramid. Slowly, without fuss, without stretching, we reached the summit quite quickly. The descent back was slow, as the good weather kept us from descending. Now, in the pouring rain, we're running between tents through streams and swamps. We're really hoping for a helicopter ride down tomorrow morning.

The 7 Summits Club guide Artem Rostovtsev reports from Papua:

 Hello, Seven Summits! This is the Carstensz Pyramid expedition. We all arrived safely in Timika (the closest civilization to the mountain). Our flight down the mountain was slightly delayed, just a day. We decided not to spoil you with any news and photos. So, the first decent news is from base camp, where we arrived this morning. We immediately headed out to the rock wall to refresh and strengthen our skills. We were doing so well that we were already considering a summit attempt today. But current mountain regulations prevent this. We finished the acclimatization and educational walk, had a snack, and had our health checked. We're waiting for rain so we can retreat to our tents for a nap, with a break for dinner. We plan to set out for the summit early in the morning.

The 7 Summits Club Guide Artem Rostovtsev, from the road:

Hello 7 Summits! One of the rarest expeditions in the Seven Summits program, an ascent to Carstensz Pyramid, is beginning. Our small team is currently en route to New Guinea, where we'll all meet. Wish us luck!

 Photos from previous years

The 7 Summits Club guide Artem Rostovtsev reports from Georgia:

 The "Zero Calories" team sends greetings from distant but hospitable Georgia! They feed well here. We spent the last few days walking in the fresh air on the slopes of steep mountains. We walked carefully along the paths, did not jump on wet stones, crossed mountain rivers in the narrowest places, and did not try to get under falling stones. So there was no need to worry. And if we had to go out onto the glacier, then only in crampons. An ice axe, rope and various aluminum trinkets are also with us, so we moved safely on the glaciers covered with snow.

Everything would be fine, but we had to make an unbearably long walk to the snowy peak of Kazbek. And we did it! Our company covered the round trip in 15 hours. We chose the best weather for the walk to the summit, so that it wouldn't blow, wouldn't be covered with fog, and wouldn't be covered with snow.

Now all that's left is to calmly and safely descend from the Meteorological Station shelter, which we'll do in an hour.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Artem Rostovtsev sends from Georgia:

 Greetings from hospitable Georgia! Our group called "Zero Calories" yesterday began the ascent program of Kazbek. Of course, it was not easy to leave behind the comfortable ROOMS hotel, but we managed. We reached the Deka hut (3000m), almost without getting caught in the rain. Today we couldn't afford to say goodbye to this cozy hut and move higher to the Spartan shelter of the Meteostation. Before lunch, which we had to postpone a bit, we walked past the paths to the nearby peak. Now it's time for a well-deserved rest.

We eat well, heartily. Once again, hello to everyone from the "Zero Calories" group!

The 7 Summits Club  guide Artem Rostovtsev reports from Tanzania:

Morning news from Tanzania. The Bang Brothers team climbed to the top of Kilimanjaro this morning at dawn, at 6:30. We have now descended to the assault camp in Kosovo. While we are still full of strength, we will rest a little, have some refreshment and continue our descent.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Artem Rostovtsev sends from Tanzania:

 Hello to everyone from the Karanga camp (4050m)! Yesterday we calmly got here from the Barranco camp in 4 hours. The task was - not to get tired, ahead of us there was only an ascent. We coped with the task. No one complains about the condition, the readings of the devices confirm it. Today we move to the assault camp Kosovo* (4850). (*Kosovo is Serbia). From where we set out at night to the summit of Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak.

The 7 Summits Club Super Guide Artem Rostovtsev reports from Tanzania:

Hello 7 Summits! The slope of Kilimanjaro is in charge. Yesterday, the plan was almost completely fulfilled. It's a pity that now they don't let us climb the Lawa Tower itself, we would have climbed there for a better view. Now we are finishing our morning coffee and looking at the Barranco Wall. In an hour, we will storm it on the way to the next camp. The devices show that the condition of all our participants is satisfactory, which is confirmed by the whole team. We are walking moderately smoothly, in a friendly manner, we are coping with the height.

The 7 Summits Club guide Artem Rostovtsev reports from Tanzania:

Greetings from Shira Camp on the slopes of Kilimanjaro! Yesterday we climbed here in great weather, to an altitude of 3800 meters. Now we are thawing out in the sun after a cool night. The plan for today is to reach an altitude of 4600 m, a place called Lava Tower. Spend a couple of hours there, have a snack, and continue on to Barranco Camp.

The 7 Summits Club guide Artem Rostovtsev reports from Tanzania:

Hello, 7 Summits! The Bang Brothers team safely climbed to Machame Camp at an altitude of 3000 m yesterday. We were lucky with the weather, the rain accompanied us only halfway. And then we came out of the cloud, so we arrived at the camp dry. We ate well, slept well. We will soon continue our way up, right after a delicious breakfast.

The 7 Summits Club guide Artem Rostovtsev sends from Tanzania:

Rainy greetings from Africa! The 7 Summits Club “Bang Brothers” group is ready to start for climb the Machame route on the "Climbing Kilimanjaro" program.

Artem Rostovtsev sent photos and videos from our base camp on the Khumbu Glacier. As usual, the most comfortable conditions possible have been created here for the climbers of our expeditions who will storm Everest. Everything is ready to receive the groups that today began a gradual (for the purpose of acclimatization) ascent along the valley.

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!

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.

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.

Strong winds continue in the area of Mount Vinson. Despite the unfavorable weather conditions, the 7 Summits Club team completed the acclimatization rotation program. Now the participants and guides of our group are in the Low Camp and are preparing to storm the summit. They are studying the forecasts and trying to leave at the optimal time for a successful ascent.

 A guide of the 7 Summits Club Artem Rostovtsev: We pray. We shamanize. We ask for better weather. The day after tomorrow we hope to go up.

Hello to the 7 Summits Club from us, the numerous participants of the Antarctic expeditions! A team of climbers of the highest volcano in Antarctica, Sidley, and a team of climbers of the highest peak in Antarctica, Vinson, have gathered at Union Glacier. There are more than 20 of us in total. The largest team on this final flight from the mainland. We waited out two days of bad weather, and right now the first team has flown out to Sidley, where they will reunite with our commander Alex Abramov. And with Vinson, everything is more complicated. There are clouds in Vinson's base camp, we are waiting for the wind to blow the clouds away and they will send us there. And we also met the Transglobal car expedition around the world, which has many acquaintances and friends.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Artem Rostovtsev reports from Georgia:

 Greetings to the 7 Summits Club from the Sunny Optimists group from the slopes of Kazbek! They turned off the sun for us, but we remained optimists. Cloudy, windy and with precipitation are forecast for three days. Therefore, the plan was not changed and tonight, having waited a little for the strong wind to pass, we headed towards the summit. We were diligently looking for a path, later a path and internal reserves. Near the crosspiece, we found a lonely Czech, whom his comrades unfastened from the rope, and they themselves ran towards the summit. By this time, in addition to the wind, precipitation and dense cloud, there was no GPS signal - it is jammed here. We made a reasonable decision to move down and quickly get to delicious Georgian cuisine. We took the Czech with us.

The 7 Summits Club guide Artem Rostovtsev reports from Georgia:

  Greetings from the "Sunny Optimists" team from the slopes of Kazbek! In good weather, we walked yesterday to the Deka refuge at an altitude of 3000 m. The refuge is new, amazed by its convenience. Of course, we would have stayed here longer, but the main goal is higher. Today we will move to the upper refuge, which is also the assault shelter for us, the Meteorological Station. The sun is shining - the mountain is waiting.

The 7 Summits Club guide Artem Rostovtsev sends from Georgia:

Hello to the 7 Summits Club from hospitable and all-round gastronomic Georgia! The program of climbing Kazbek of our small group is beginning. We were unable to take photos in the evening, we arrived late and it was so dark that no camera could cope. Very late in the evening we had a delicious dinner on the way to Stepantsminda, there will be no photos of the dinner either, so that no one chokes on saliva. We had a difficult early rise ahead of us. But we were ready to get up in time and go higher. Today, according to the plan, we should climb to the refuge at an altitude of 3000 m. A few photos later. Once again, big hello to everyone from the group that called itself "Sunny Optimists"!