"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news

Olga Rumyantseva, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Tanzania:

Greetings from Tanzania from the group "Red suitcases" from the slopes of Kilimanjaro! Today we moved to the Shira camp at an altitude of 3,800 meters. Despite the terrifying forecasts, we were very lucky with the weather. The rain soaked us quite a bit.

Therefore, our journey, during which we could observe the change of natural zones and the appearance of amazing plants, was pleasant and beautiful. After we arrived at the camp, we had lunch and went for a short walk, during which we looked at the cave and a little at the snow-covered slopes of Kilimanjaro.

And then we had an introduction ceremony with the local team, during which everyone sang and danced. In general, it was fun. In the evening, the clouds stretched out, and we saw Kilimanjaro in all its glory.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from Argentina:

Buenos Dias from sunny Argentina! The Gatitos Luis group reports from the Confluencia camp.  Yesterday we leisurely walked a few hours to the Plaza Confluence. This is an intermediate camp in front of the Plaza de Mulas Base Camp.  We will spend two nights here. This morning we went towards the Place France, climbed up to 4000 m. There was a strong wind at the top, gusts up to 40 km/h. We are back at the camp now.  We have a medical check in the evening, and tomorrow we go to Mulas. 

Alexander Dorojukov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:
Buenos dias from the Sandia alegre band! Our preparatory period has come to an end, yesterday we climbed the Nido De Condores altitude 5500m and spent the night there for acclimatization. We watched a beautiful sunset. Now the group is already in the base camp, we are resting and preparing to climb to the summit of Aconcagua.
The guides are Dmitry Semenov and Alexander Dorojukov.

Olga Rumyantseva, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Tanzania:

Hello everyone from Tanzania! The first group did not have time to leave, as the second group of those wishing to climb Kilimanjaro had already arrived. This time we have a large team, which decided to start by calling itself "Red Suitcases".
So, today we started our journey, starting from the gates of the national park and reaching the Machame camp at an altitude of 3000 meters. It had been raining since the morning, which accompanied us almost the whole way. Only at the end did it stop, and even the sun came out. The weather is disgusting, that's for sure. The forecasts are disappointing. But we do not lose optimism and try to have fun to the fullest.

Andrey Berezin, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:

Buenos Dias! Argentina is in touch. The group "Gatito Luis" gathered in Mendoza and went to the foot of Mount Aconcagua. We spent the night in glamping Orcones. We met with Alexander Abramov, who returned from the slopes of Aconcagua. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Sergey Avtomonov.

Artem Rostovtsev, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, sends from Antarctica:
Hello, Seven Summits! This is Artem Rostovtsev. You've already forgotten about us, but we're still in Antarctica. We're going to Vinson Massive. Yesterday… Was it yesterday? Yes, we finally moved under Vinson. Today we have already made a dash to the Low Camp. We settled here, and then we think about going further to the top…

Photos from previous expeditions

Alexander Dorojukov, Guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:

Buenos dias from the Sandia alegre band! Yesterday we had a day of rest, relaxing in our comfortable base camp. Today, according to the plan, we climbed to Plaza Canada (altitude 5000m). The weather has improved, there is practically no wind, we had a great walk today.

A ski trip to the South Pole has just ended and here are 2 new teams now in Antarctica. The Vinson Mountain team will climb the highest peak in Antarctica. This is the key to the Seven Summits project. The ascent will be led by guides Artyom Rostovtsev and Tomasz Kobelski from Poland. There are 6 participants and 2 guides in the group. And the team went to Sidley Volcano, the highest volcano in Antarctica . This is the key to the Seven Volcanoes project. The team consists of 8 participants led by Lyudmila Korobeshko and American guide Larry Holmgren. In total, 8 people have conquered the "Seven volcanoes" in Russia at the moment. 6 more people will be added in case of luck after the expedition to Sidley Volcano. Good luck!
Alex Abramov from Aconcagua Base Camp, where this year the 7 Summits Club has six groups from the beginning of December to the end of February. We are the best!

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

The night from January 31 to January 1, 2024, the team of Alex Abramov and Mingma Gelu Sherpa spent at the Nido de Condores Camp. At an altitude of 5,600 meters. Probably the highest in the world this New Year! The camp is great. We have a large tent with a kitchen-dining room. Tables, chairs, dishes. Even a large stove with a 20-liter cylinder. And this is at the height of the summit of Mount Elbrus. It's a pleasure to be there. We went down quickly.
Now we have a rest day down at the Plaza de Mulas camp, we sleep until we stop. Tomorrow, January 3rd, we have an assault exit according to the plan. We want to be on top of Aconcagua on the 5th. There is a strong wind, but on the night of the 4th to the 5th, the wind should be slightly weaker. 60-70 km per hour. Let's see what kind of Aconcagua-24 is…

Artem Rostovtsev, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Antarctica:
Greetings for all Seven Summits from the group going to the Vinson Massive. The guys waited for the flight to Antarctica for an extra two days in Punta Arenas. Today, the band finally reunited at the Union Glacier base. But again there is a hitch, Vinson's base camp is in the clouds and the flight there by small plane is delayed until morning. Hopefully no longer...

Olga Rumyantseva, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Tanzania:
Hello everyone from Tanzania! Today, our Mamba group climbed the highest mountain in Africa - Kilimanjaro. We started climbing at 11 p.m. It's still 2023.
But at exactly midnight, the entire slope along which the ascent to the volcano passes, densely dotted with chains of lanterns, resounded with joyful shouts and songs.
Few people manage to celebrate the New Year in such an unusual environment. We were walking pretty fast, so we went out to Stella Point in the dark.
There was another surprise waiting for us. One of our guides wore a Santa Claus costume. That's how we walked to the top of the crater - with Santa. To the delight of us, to the envy of all, watching the picturesque sunrise on the way.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, guide and director of the 7 Summits Club from Chile:

Hello everyone from Punta Arenas Airport! Happy New Year to everyone! Yesterday, for us, the intrigue lasted until the last moment. In the morning we lived in a waiting mode for departure to Antarctica. At 6 p.m. Chile time (it's midnight in Moscow), we decided to relax a little and celebrate the New Year ... and then the flight was announced. More precisely, we were informed of the departure time - earlier on the morning of January 1. So we didn't celebrate for long - we had to prepare for departure. But according to the Chilean tradition, we put on yellow underpants for the New Year. And everything worked out.
We are already at the airport, preparing for departure. We hope to send you greetings from Antarctica from Union in 5-6 hours.
See you soon! Lyudmila Korobeshko.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club, Alexander Dorojukov, reports from Argentina:
Buenos dias from the Sandia alegre band! We reached the Plaza de Mulas today. A good place to celebrate the New Year. In 8 hours we came here and celebrated the New Year in Moscow. We are working further. The guides are Dmitry Semenov and Alexander Dorojukov.

The president of the 7 Summits Club, Alexander Abramov, and our main Nepalese partner Mingma Sherpa, moved from Confluencia Camp to Plaza de Mulas base camp on December 29. There they were met by our company's guide Valery Myasoedov, who showed them the camp's structure.
Alexander Abramov : We have the best base camp on Aconcagua. The best conditions. See for yourself! Now we are going out for acclimatization to spend the night at the Nido de Condores camp (condor's nest). We'll shoot and send a video of the upper camp there. You will be surprised. There is a large dining room, tables, chairs under the clouds. While everyone else is cooking, squatting in small tents, our participants are drinking coffee and playing board games at tables and chairs at the height of the top of Mount Elbrus. The best camps on Aconcagua are at the 7 Summits Club.

Olga Rumyantseva, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Tanzania:
Greetings from Tanzania from the Mamba team! While the whole civilized world is cutting salads and dressing up to celebrate the New Year, we are slowly but steadily approaching the summit of Kilimanjaro.
Today we moved to the Kosovo camp, which is located at an altitude of 4870 meters, from where we will start at 11 p.m. So we'll celebrate the New Year somewhere along the way.

Dmitry Semenov, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:
Buenos dias from the Sandia alegre team! First of all, our cheerful group wishes everyone a Happy New Year! We wish you all good health and a peaceful sky! We are continuing our acclimatization program according to plan. Today we went to the Plaza de Francia in good weather with beautiful views. A light breeze was blowing, moving the stones. But this did not stop us, the views are gorgeous, we walk confidently and steadily. Tomorrow we move on to celebrate the New Year at Plaza de Mulas.
The guides are Dmitry Semenov and Alexander Dorojukov.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, a guide and director of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Chile:
Greetings from the edge of the world — from Punta Arenas! Yesterday, December 29, we had a day of preparation for the flight to Antarctica. We handed over our things, weighed ourselves, and received boarding passes. In the evening, we went to the team of pilots who have been flying IL-76 here for many years. We brought their favorite dish from their now distant homeland - herring! We are currently waiting for departure. However, the weather is not very good at Union yet. Nevertheless, we hope and wait with our fingers crossed.

Olga Rumyantseva, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Tanzania:
Greetings from the slopes of Kilimanjaro from the Mambo team! Today we made a long and difficult trek to the Baranko camp. In the morning, we climbed to the Lava Tower camp, gaining 700 meters and reaching an altitude of 4,600. We had lunch there, after which we continued our journey and went down to the Baranko camp.
Despite the fact that it was a hard day, it was pleased with the beautiful views, the change of natural belts, beautiful stone structures made of lava and, of course, unusual plants senecia.
We were lucky with the weather. A little rain fell while we were having lunch and were in the tent. And on the descent, the sky cleared so that we saw the grandiose wall of Kilimanjaro peak.

Alexander Dorojukov, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:
Buenos dias from the band Sandía alegre! Today we reached the Confluencia camp. We walked slowly with beautiful views. For the first time, Aconcagua was opened to the team members, we can say the first meeting with the mountain. Everyone is cheerful, we are working according to the program, with beauty on the way. The guides are Dmitry Semenov and Alexander Dorojukov.

Artem Rostovtsev, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Antarctica:
Hello everyone This is Antarctica. Yesterday we finished our ski run to the South Pole. As a result, there are only 1.5 days of bad weather and 4 days of average weather for 8 running days. We went around the Earth's axis at the pole several times along all the meridians. Now we warm up and eat off. And of course I'm waiting for the next group on Vinson Massive.