"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news

7 summits, Hello! Dima Ermakov from Punta Arenas. Yesterday, early in the morning we arrived here from Antarctica. The weather is fine, the sun shines. Today almost all the participants departed, except me. Our expedition is over. Antarctica will not surprises us more this year. The 7 Summits Club has completed its work on the Ice continent this season. With two successful expedition on Vinson, one Last Degree, and one of the volcano Sidley. So we have a fine finish. We are happy and glad that soon we'll be seeing family and friends.

Best Regards! Dima Ermakov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club

Hi! This is Alexandra Sak from Kilimanjaro. Today morning at seven, six of the eight our climbers were on the top of Uhuru. Although the mountain was not good with the weather today. First, a strong wind in the morning, then we walked as hedgehogs in a fog, and then went to grad. Now we are already in Horombo, 3700. And here, too, there is hail. So Kilimanjaro is sad. But we are quite cheerful, everything is great. With impatience we wait for tomorrow to come down to the hotel and get in the shower, lukewarm. We are all well, feel well, although a little tired. Bye-bye!

January, 3th a traditional expedition of the 7 Summits Club to Aconcagua started. Eight participants led by a guide of 7 Summits Club Vladimir Kotlyar are going to climb the highest peak in the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere. While all goes according to plan. Today, the group must come to the base camp Plaza de Mulas. All participants (and guide) are cheerful, happy, send greetings and congratulations on Orthodox Christmas!

Seven Summits Club, hello! This is Dima Ermakov from Antarctica. Today we all went to the top of Vinson Massif. The weather was beautiful, there was almost no wind. So everyone is happy and satisfied. The ascent was not easy, but we made it. We can congratulate Igor Kadochin - he completed the project Seven Summits. And all the other participants with another victory on the way to doing this project ... We're all okay. Tomorrow we plan to go down. Now we will spend a night in High camp.

Regards!

Seven Summits, hello! Dima Ermakov from the Vinson base camp. Yesterday evening, January 2, we came here from Union glaciers. The weather is beautiful. Today, January 3, we'll come at Lowe's camp. We will continue to work according our program. The mood at all perfect, all full of energy and determination ... Hello!

Seven Summits, hello! This is Dima Ermakov from Union Glacier. Last night, as I said, we came here. I said goodbye to Semyon Deyak and Lesha Boutin, who flew to the mainland… They are already in Punta Arenas. Now we are waiting for the team from Mt.Sidley. Liana Chabdarova that successfully climbed the highest volcano of Antarctica, should join our group. Therefore, we have an opportunity to live a little in comfort... Once Liana arrive, we fly out to the side of Vinson to start our program. Everything is fine, all in a good mood. Best regards! Dima Ermakov.

Seven Summits, hello! It is Alexandra Sak fromTanzania, from 3300 meters. We are on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, we are descending from the summit. Today at 8 am we were all together at the top .. All tired, but happy. Now we rest a little bit and go down lower, to the Horombo hut. You could congratulate us! Best regards! Bye, bye!

Today, the first tourists from the group of 7 Summits Club arrived inSydney. On the " Green continent " they were met them an almost local guide Sergei Kofanov . Next the team will start on a trip along the Australian routes, they, in particular, will make the ascent to the highest point in the continental part of the country -Mount Kosciuszko. And then celebrate the New Year.

Already in 2014 they will fly toNew Zealand, where they will be joined by other tourists. Study of this wonderful country they will devote the next two weeks.

A part of workers, guides and friends of the Seven Summits Club held in a festive evening on December 24 at the restaurant Chalet (Kant). It was dedicated to celebrating the New Year. Results of the outgoing year were found to be successful, it was an eventful year and informative.

The main hero of the year was Olga Rumyantseva, she made the 7 Volcanoes Program solo, on one year and without interrupting the production process. Alexander Abramov counted his 19 climbed summits. Wow! A good year - we decided to make it a tradition . That is, in the future to keep the pace and scope. Health to all ! Peace and prosperity !

Aleksandra Sak – the constant guide of the 7 Summits Club on Elbrus. Now she is for the first time with group of the Club outward. Aleksandra will lead a group consisting of citizens of Kazakhstan. In group 4 members: Iskhanova Galima, Iskhanov Shamil, Gilmutdinov Robert and Gilmutdinova Adelina.

The group will go to the mountain on Marangu's route. We wish them good luck!

We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS

WISH YOU ALL A GREAT NEW YEAR

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Seven Summits, hello! Take my report. We climbed yesterday in the High Camp, put tent, decided to spend the night for the best acclimatization. But since morning we received a weather forecast that the only chance to reach the top of Mount Vinson– today. And we decided to try to climb on top. And we in all together reached the summit. Now we are already again in High Camp, everything is good. All went down, all are happy. At the top there was very strong wind, but, nevertheless, we could make it. So, everything is good. Hi, everybody! Dima Ermakov.

Two active member of the 7 Summits Club Natalia and Igor Smirnov came toKenya. Their tour was starting inTanzania, they climbed Mount Kilimanjaro by Machame route with local guide.

Climbing Kilimanjaro – this is not the only aim of this small team. It was acclimatization before the main task of the trip: immediately after the descent from the highest peak in Africa, December 16 , they flew to Kenya (Nairobi), where they met the guide of 7 Summits Club. It is a multiple champion of Russia on mountaineering in technical class Alexander Lastochkin. Together they plan to climb the highest point of the Mount Kenya- Batian (5199 m) . They will have to climb a fairly hard rocky route .

Natalia and Igor were with 7 Summits Club inMorocco, where climbed to the top of Jebel Toubkalin November last year. In the summer of 2013 they made the ascent oт Mont Blanc.

Seven Summits, hello! This is Dima Ermakov from the South Pole. We're OK, yesterday we reached the South Pole. Today we went on an excursion tour of the Base (Amundsen-Scott). It was interesting, of course. Now we are “sitting on the suitcases”, waiting for a plane that can not fly yet because of the weather in Union Glacier. We rest, take pictures. Everything is fine. Best regards!

In the evening on December 14 the Federation of mountaineering ofRussia(FAR) collected mountaineering community in the Rianovosti fine press center inZubovsky Boulevard. There was a presentation of awards for outstanding achievements in mountaineering in 2013. Everything was great! We saw many interesting presentations and met a lot of wonderful persons. Pleased that the 7 Summits Club received many thanks from the organizers, participants and guests for a help in organizing the meeting.

Alexander Ruchkin and Vyacheslav Ivanov (St. Petersburg) became the winners of the first prize of evening "Golden axe ofRussia", a prize for the best climb of 2013. For a new route "Falling in the void" inNepal.

Competition for the best ascent of the year is held by Russian Mountaineering Federation since 2007.

It is the official name - National Award " Golden Ice Axe of Russia". 7 Summits Club is not the first time acting as a sponsor of this event. We are all climbers and current interest in the development of our sport. We believe that the important thing is to support the country's strongest climbers and disseminate information about their achievements . It is to this purpose, and should serve as a contest.

We invite all our friends !

Place: Moscow , MMPTS " RIA Novosti " Moscow, Zubovsky boulevard , 4, " RIA Novosti " .

DATE: December 14. Saturday .

Arrival of guests at 18.00

Seven Summits, hello! Dima Ermakov from Antarctica. Today it was the second day. The first day as we landed, we went a little bit, .... Yesterday we passed 15 km. Now we have morning, today we will have a third day running. All participants feel good. In general, we are all normal. Weather until favors. Cold, true, but then the sun shines all the time. Hello!

Hello! Dima Ermakov from Punta Arenas. Today, all the members have arrived, finally. Our expedition practically already begun. Tomorrow we will have introductory briefing. All products , all things, everything is ready, packed and purchased. Actually we are sitting on suitcases .

If all goes well, the day after tomorrow we will fly. Weather make us happy. Pilots are flying almost every day. So I hope it will be all according to plan and we come in time. All is well, Hello! FromPunta Arenas, Dmitry Ermakov.

December 1 Vitaly flew to Mexico, where the goal of his ascent will be the highest volcano in North America -Mount Orizaba. If everything will be normal, immediately after the descent, he crashes in Chile, where is his final object of Seven Volcanoes. This is the highest of all the volcanoes in the world Ojos del Salado.

The first of volcanoes for Simonovich was Kilimanjaro in 2011. There is a chance that Vitaly will be the fastest man in the world who have completed the program Seven Volcanoes . And, because not so long ago Vitaly Simonovicр has successfully completed the 7 Summits in two versions : with Carstens Pyramid and Kosciuszko, he could be the fastest on the sum of two programs: the 7 Summits and 7 Volcanoes .

Good luck!

Hi! Dmitry Ermakov from Africa. Today, we are the full team reached the summit of Kilimanjaro and went down to Horombo Hut. The weather was good, though it was very cold ..... People had a little cold ... but I'm sure it will be cured byZanzibarquickly, as well as in safari.

Tomorrow we go down to civilization ... and our program continues. All right, Hello!

Team members: Sergei Shevchenko, Sergei Tenitsky, Roman Polanski; Polyanskaya Juliana; Pokutny Maxim; Zograbian Arman. Dmitry Ermakov - a guide of the 7 Summits Club.