Ojos del Salado(6893) - Page 2

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Chile:

Chile is in touch. This is our new group named Pipi de Chat. We have started the expedition to the highest volcano in the world, Ojos del Salado. Yesterday was the day of the group's arrivals, and today we have already moved to the beautiful place of Santa Rosa. On the way we stopped at an abandoned mine and by lunchtime we arrived at our beautiful camp.

January 5. Hello everyone from the Atacama Desert, Chile, from the group "Zorros Rojos y otros"! Today, the brave Red Foxes went to acclimatize for the assault on the summit of "7 Brothers" at an altitude of 4900. But before that, we did morning exercises under the guidance of Olga and Vlad Moroz. After breakfast, we put on gifts from Red Fox (personalized hats) and went up. And we successfully climbed to the top of “brothers” under a light morning breeze.

By lunchtime we went down to our camp, where Lena cooked us a great lunch - chicken soup and dolma. Soon our second group of the 7 Summits Club arrived under the leadership of Sasha Dorojukov. We found many acquaintances from other expeditions here. We will go with them almost in parallel. Tomorrow we move to the Laguna Verde camp at 4300. Expedition leader Lyudmila Korobeshko and assistant leader Alexander Spirin. Hasta la vista!

January 4. Chile, expedition to Ojos Del Salado. Long-awaited news from the "Zorros Rojos y otros" team. Finally, we are all here. All 13 of us. Our path lies in the Laguna Santa Rosa de los Flamengos and the refugio mas comodo de la Montaña en solar Maricunga. Our "Zorros Rojos y otros" team paved the way to the Laguna Rosa through the depths of blue caves, abandoned cities, resting in an oasis, crossing passes. And finally, we have reached the cherished goal. Now the whole team is enjoying dinner under the Milky Way at an altitude of 3800 m near Laguna Rosa. This is fantastic! In the shade of five six-thousanders, we praise the culinary masterpieces of our professional team of high-altitude chefs, and the flamingos quack in unison. Beauty!

Guides Lyudmila Korobeshko and Alexander Spirin.

We are chilling in Chile!

The 7 Summits Club guide Lyudmila Korobeshko reports from Chile:

News from Chile. The group led by Lyudmila Korobeshko almost in full force gathered in the town of Baye Inglesas. This is an amazing place - a village on the Pacific coast, a very picturesque and cozy bay located in the Atacama Desert. An incredible combination of desert and ocean. You definitely need to see it with your own eyes! The team is close-knit, with more than one joint ascent behind them, including Makalu, Everest and many other mountains. We counted - for the team of seven Everests! And now it was time to climb the highest volcano on our planet - Ojos del Salado. The team name was born, literally, in a couple of minutes - "Zorros Rojos y otros". The first person to guess why the team chose this name will win a souvenir from Chile.

Breaking news from Ojos del Salado. Chile. The "STOP" team of the 7 Summits Club in full force of 17 people (12 participants and 5 guides) climbed the highest volcano in the world.

This is the 6th ascent of Abramov Alexander and Ilya Gladkikh in the "7 volcanoes in 70 days" project. Super guides Alexander Abramov and Alexander Dorojukov.

Chile sends greetings! This is the "Stop" team. Today we had training with iron, learned to distinguish a jumar from a descender, went training, studied. Tonight we start for the summit climb, our Day X has arrived.  Guides Alexander Abramov and Alexander Dorojukov.

Chile sends greetings! The "Stop" team is in touch. Yesterday we returned from the city of Capiapo, where we spent the night and had a good rest. Today the group had the main acclimatization rotation. We climbed to an altitude of 6300 meters. The weather is good, the people are fine, everything is going according to plan. Tomorrow is a rest day, during which we will conduct classes with iron on mountaineering techniques. And at night we go to the mountain! The forecast promises good weather.

Guides Alexander Abramov and Alexander Dorojukov.

The President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from Chile:

Today the team "7 Volcanoes in 70 Days" climbed to the top of San Francisco, height 6016 m. As an acclimatization for Ojos del Salado. There was a crazy wind. According to the forecast, tomorrow it will be even stronger. But we have a day of rest planned.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Chile:

Chile sends greetings! The group of climbers to Ojos del Salado from the 7 Summits Club has decided on a name – it is "Stop". Today our gang-team climbed to the top of the San Francisco volcano. The height is 6016 meters. There was a decent wind blowing, so we walked with our backpacks forward. Everything is great with us, we continue working!

The President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from Chile:

The "7 Volcanoes in 70 Days" team had a rest day today. We went to the San Francisco Pass at 4700 m. We saw herds of guanacos. We bathed in hot springs. The day was a success. Tomorrow we climb the San Francisco summit at 6016 m. The team feels great!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Chile:

Chile is in touch! According to the program, today we walked along the slopes of Ojos. Our captain joined us, now we have plus 50 to our speed. Today we climbed to the height of Elbrus. There was a light breeze and the sun was shining. We continue to work further.

 The President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from Chile:

Today was a great day. Acclimatization. The team climbed the slopes of Ojos to the height of Elbrus - 5642 meters. We drove along beautiful and difficult roads. The wind was not strong. Tomorrow is a day of rest.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Dorojukov reports from Chile:

Chile is in touch! Today we had a magical day. We went to hot springs with cool views, rode along the river, swam in everything that came across along the way. Overall, the day was great. Tomorrow we will be walking along the slopes of Ojos del Salado.

The President of the 7 Summits Club, Alexander Abramov, reports from Chile:

 The "7 Volcanoes in 70 Days" team flew from Santiago to the city of Copiapo on the Pacific coast. Here we did some shopping for the camp, absolutely necessary things: two sofas for the dining room, a green carpet "Grass" and many different useful things. And then we went through the beautiful Atacama Desert. On the way, we stopped to look at the ancient copper mines. See the photos. And we stopped at Laguna Rosa, where there are a lot of flamingos. We are going further, to the base camp Laguna Verde at an altitude of 4300 meters. And on the way, we are filming the 6th episode of the film "7 Volcanoes in 70 Days", because Ojos del Salado is our 6th volcano in the record project. By the way, the weather is very windy so far. At the top it's 50-60 km per hour.

The team of the project "7 volcanoes in 70 days" consisting of Alexander Abramov and Ilya Gladkikh arrived in the capital of Chile, Santiago. The goal is the sixth peak of our record, the highest volcano in the world, Mount Ojos del Salado, located in the Atacama Desert. In the meantime, there was a little time to get acquainted with the capital city. To do this, as befits climbers, we climbed the highest point of the city, Mount San Cristobal, 850 meters high. Santiago, like all Latin American cities, amazes and pleases with its original architecture and bright colors.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Chile:

Chile in touch! Today our group had a day of moving to our base camp. As always, the road pleased us with beautiful panoramic views of the Atacama Desert. We are even closer to our goal! The base camp was prepared to meet the group, pleased the participants with comfort and the food offered.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Dorojukov reports from Chile:

Chile in touch! Today we had an acclimatization ascent to the summit of Laguna, the height of which is 4800 meters. Accompanied by the most beautiful views and a breeze, we continue to walk through the Atacama Desert. Tomorrow we move to our base camp. The weather is good, only the wind is pushing us a little.

The President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from the airport:

The team of the project "7 Volcanoes in 77 Days" flies to Chile. To climb the 6th volcano - Ojos del Salado. This is the highest volcano in the world at 6864 meters. Having shortened the project deadline by climbing Elbrus in winter, we renamed it "7 Volcanoes in 70 Days".

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Chile:

Chile is in touch! We left for the Atacama Desert, started our program according to plan. Along the most beautiful road we stopped at Laguna Rossa, where we admired the flamingos. Then we moved to Laguna Negro Francisco. There are wilder places here and it is very beautiful.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Dorojukov reports from Chile:

 Chile on the line! Today the entire group gathered in Bahia Ingles, our aim is to climb Mount Ojos del Salado. We checked into a hotel by the ocean, walked around the area, and got to know each other. Many of our participants are planning to complete the Seven Volcanoes program this year. We're keeping our fingers crossed for them!

The 7 Summits Club Super Alexander Dorojukov sends from Chile:

Hello everyone from Chile! As was said earlier, the season is starting. First of all, this is preparing the camp, purchasing food and everything else. Today, the first participants of our cheerful team arrived. Tomorrow, everyone else will arrive and - on their way to new peaks and adventures!