South America - Page 16

In recent days, the storm was raging on the slopes of the highest mountain in South America,  rare  for local conditions. Now the weather forecast give a chance, and we have no time for waiting. Our team under the leadership of Sergey Larin enters  for the decisive attempt to climb Aconcagua…

Sergey Larin, a guide 7 Summits Club:  Our team successfully completed the acclimatization, spending a night on the Plaza Canada 5000 m and  a night on Nido de Condores - 5500m. It should be noted that acclimatization was carried out strictly according to the program approved by the management and supervision of the 7 Summits Club. After returning to Mulas, the weather turned bad. The state of health of all the participants is good. We will wait for the weather window to climb to the summit of Aconcagua.

Olga Rumyantseva, the 7 Summits Club guide: yesterday our group (all members and guides) climbed the summit of Mount Aconcagua. A total of 10 persons has reached  the top.

The group led by Ivan Dusharin, our guides Olga Rumyantseva, Valery Myasoedov and Vladimir Kotlyar has already descended on the Plaza de Mulas. Congratulations!

Hi, Seven Summits! Take the information from the Aconcagua! The team called "Bad, good, evil" successfully conducted acclimatization in the camp Confluencia and at the moment, today, on January 26, makes a climb to the base camp Plaza de Mulas. The weather favors. Mood and feeling of the  team are great. I will send photos from Plaza de Mulas, there must be a connection.

Bye! Sergey Larin.

Hello! This is a guide of the 7 Summits Club Olga Rumyantseva from Argentina, Aconcagua expedition. After acclimatization and two days of rest in Plaza de Mulas, we have climbed to the Nido de Condores at 5400. And we were well, came quickly. All people fill well .... favorable condition ...

 Tomorrow we plan to go up already at six thousand, the day after tomorrow to go to the top. Because it must be a weather window. Bye!

Hello! This is Olga Rumyantseva, expedition guide on Aconcagua. We are here for the second day of successfully doing acclimatization. Yesterday we went to Canada camp and spent the night. Today we went to Nido de Condores camp. The state of health of all the participants is good. The wind is strong here, so it is difficult to speak. We settle in a huge new our tent, which was set up  by Abramov. For that we are very grateful to him! Best regards!

Group of the Leaders club under the guidance of Olga Rumyantseva made the first acclimatization outing  from the camp of Plaza de Mulas ...

From Ludmila Korobeshko:

We conducted a group of leaders headed by Ivan Dusharin and Olga Rumyantseva on Aconcagua, and we run ourselves down in Mendoza, where we hope to drink wine with a new team and Vladimir Kotlyar. And then -  in Moscow.

Mission accomplished: We have set a club tent of the 7 Summits Club at Nido de Condores. 10-12 persons  can gather to drink  mate at 5,400.

Parting in BC Aconcagua. Three of us  go down to Mendoza - to wine and meat. Three go up to the wind and snow.

 Today, our team made a hard way to Plaza de Mulas. There we unexpectedly met Alexander Abramov and Luda Korobeshko. Tomorrow we will rest and prepare for climbing up to camps at 4900 and 5300 for acclimatization.

Hello! This is Olga Rumyantseva from the expedition to Aconcagua. Yesterday we came to the Confluenzia camp and today took a walk in a beautiful valley, to the very beautiful South Face of Aconcagua. Also, we are successfully (miraculously)  passed a medical examination. And we were permitted. Tomorrow we go to the Plaza de Mulas. All people have a good mood, Bye!

The birthday of Alexander Abramov we began to celebrate in the camp Confluencia...

Continued on our way…

Finished in Plaza de Mulas...

Olga Rumyantseva from Argentina. Permits for the second group (Leader’s Club) obtained, we are ready for departure on route...

Olga Rumyantseva with a group on the control at the entrance to the National Park.

Olga Rumyantseva, guide of 7 summits Club: Today, all the participants of the second expedition of the 7 Summits Club on Aconcagua gathered in Mendoza. Exploration of  this remarkable region began, as expected, with meat and Malbec. Unfortunately, tomorrow we will leave this wonderful city and move to Penitentes, where we will begin our journey to Aconcagua.

 Hello! Flag of the 7 Summits Club on the highest point of South America! It was placed on the 14th of January. Unfortunately, not all parties  managed to climb to the top. But the program is not finished. Now Kristina is guided by Valery located at Nido de Condores. Their ascent is scheduled for January 17. We are for them to worry ...

Hello, Seven Summits! Take an information about the first group on Aconcagua. We spent, our group, for two nights on the Nest of the Condor. There was  any condors, of course,  we have not seen it, and today have climbed the camp Colera, an altitude of 6 thousand meters. As practice shows, young people need more time for acclimatization. Unfortunately, it was proved by our youngest participant Christine. She went down with the second guide, Myasoedov Valery, down to the camp Plaza de Mulas. We, the remaining members, climbed to camp Colera. Our summit climb now depends only on wind speed. We will be here waiting for favorable conditions. And Christina with Valery will have a chance to try again, the time they have. Briefly, that is all. Bye! Sergey Larin.

Hi, Seven Summits! Take the information from Aconcagua! Today, our team climbed up at the Canada camp, at altitude 5040 meters. Before that, we spent three nights at the Plaza de Mulas, where committed acclimatization walks around the neighborhood. Tomorrow, we will advancing into the camp 2, "Condor's Nest." All is well!  By! Sergey Larin.

Sergej Larin, 7 Summits Club guide:

Today, January 7 at evening we went up to the base camp Plaza de Mulas. The altitude is 4350 meters. All is OK.

Medical examination at the Confluencia is required - put a mark in the Permit.

Dining at the Confluencia

Body check

Confluencia  - Plaza de Mulas

The expedition began. The permits are obtained. The preparatory process was not boring. Lost baggage, cancellation and changes of flights, etc.

Now all the troubles are behind. Just ahead, up the goal! All according to plan. We went to Penitentes ...

We are Penitentes!

January 3th  - the official start of our expedition to Aconcagua. Coming to Argentina on the eve,  the 7 Summits Club guide Sergey Larin met  other members in the solar and green Mendoza. According to the plan today, they must settle all formalities and go to the beginning of the route. We will wait for messages ....

Guide of the 7 Summits Club Vladimir Kotlyar: Hello everyone! Team "Robinson and the three Musketeers" descended safely to Mendoza! We drank all the wine road)))), and overlooked all eyes on the girls in shorts)))!

  * About girls – it is related only to non-family part of the team)))

 This is - a gala dinner with wine and award certificates for climbing the highest peak of South America Aconcagua! We deserve a little holiday !!!

Photos from mountains

 We are on the top !!! It says Vladimir Kotlyar, the 7 Summits Club. With me here are Sergey, Eugene and Daniil. We are standing now at the top, all together!  Weather is wonderful! View stunning. And it is not cold - we are even not frozen.

We send greetings to all those who hear us!

  Sergei, let's say something!

- Hello everybody, hooray!

 So succinctly, curtly. Well, brevity - the sister of talent.

 Daniel, there's nothing to say home?

- Hello to all friends, family, friends, that is all! Kisses!

 In my opinion, only my emotions going through the roof. Personally, I do ... Such a beautiful day, stunning views!

Well, greetings from the 7 Summits Club and our team, named "Robinson and the three musketeers!"

We climbed up, well now – go down to drink beer. And  wine ... And to warm our bones. Adios!

Hello everybody! It is Vladimir Kotlyar. We are sitting now, having dinner in a tent  in the high camp Cholera, at six thousands. Wind, of course, is very strong. It seems that the tent was about to leave for a flight. But it's probably good - if we raise the right to the top. And actually, jokes joke, it is not best condition for climb, we will  fight. At five in the morning, we will try to exit on the summit bid, we will break through. Because this is the only one weather window, the unique opportunity in those days, that we set to climb. So, wish us luck! Adios! We will do everything possible to reach the summit of Aconcagua.