"7 Volcanoes" project news - Page 38

Kristina Putintseva, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Tanzania:

Jumbo, Rafiki! Which means, "Hello, Friends!" Today we overcame the beautiful Barranco wall, strolled through the stunning valleys, enjoying the stone-desert, then grassy-green landscapes.

After a delicious hearty lunch, we went for a walk to gain some more altitude. In the evening, we have planned gatherings with board games and discussion of tomorrow's plans. Guides Evgeny Fedyunin and Kristina Putintseva.

Kristina Putintseva, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, sends from Tanzania:

Greetings from the slopes of Kilimanjaro! Today, the Puppy Patrol group made a long and exciting journey from the Shire camp to the Lava Tower, where we had a delicious lunch. Next, we went to the camp under the Barranco wall. On the way, we enjoyed incredible landscapes and strange but beautiful plants, took pictures, and sang songs…

The trek was not easy for us, but everyone coped, now we are replenishing our strength with a hearty delicious dinner. Guides Evgeny Fedyunin and Kristina Putintseva.

Evgeny Fedyunin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Tanzania:

 The Puppy Patrol group of the 7 Summits Club moved to the Shira Plateau at 3800 today. The whole team feels great. We had a wonderful lunch waiting for us. Now we have a walk around the Shira Plateau. Guides Kristina Putintseva and Evgeny Fedyunin.

Kristina Putintseva, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Tanzania:

A group that called itself the "Puppy Patrol" gathered at the foot of Kilimanjaro to climb to the highest point in Africa. Yesterday we spent the whole day collecting and checking equipment. And today we are going on one of the most exciting adventures – Kilimanjaro along the Machame route.

Guides Evgeny Fedyunin and Kristina Putintseva.

Greetings from the White Walkers group from the slopes of Kilimanjaro! This morning started with dancing and warm words. Next, we had a long but fascinating descent through the jungles of Kilimanjaro. We were very lucky to meet colobuses, monkeys that live only in these forests.

The long-awaited gala dinner ended with the presentation of medals and certificates in a romantic atmosphere under a starry sky and a bright bonfire flame. These moments will remain forever in the hearts of our participants! No one wanted it to end! And after that, we shared our impressions and made plans for the next mountains.

Guides Evgeny Fedyunin and Kristina Putintseva from Tanzania.

Greetings from Tanzania from the summit of Kilimanjaro from the White Walkers group and guides Evgeny Fedyunin and Kristina Putintseva!  Today, the team climbed to the roof of Africa, the highest peak of the entire continent. The whole group is on the descent now. One participant did not go to the assault for medical reasons, now he is going down to the lower camps with local guides, his condition is normal.

Greetings from Tanzania from the slopes of Kilimanjaro from the guides Evgeny Fedyunin and Kristina Putintseva! Today, our group "White Walkers" moved to the Kosovo assault camp (4800 m). Almost all groups start from the Barafu camp (4600 m), translated from Swahili as "snow camp". Our teams start from Kosovo, which allows us to save at least 1 hour of time and 200 m of drop during the assault.

Today the team will have to go out on the assault, we need to prepare and have a better rest. Guys! We wish the team good luck and keep our fists up for them! We are waiting for further news.

Audio message from Africa from the super-guide of the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin:

February 8, the White Walkers group, the 7 Summits Club. This morning we overcame the Barranco Wall in an hour and a half. Upstairs, everyone had a snack, drank tea and coffee, and in two more hours we reached the Karanga Camp – 4000 meters. It's cloudy now, a little rain. All participants are in a good mood. We had lunch, everything is fine.

Evgeny Fedyunin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Tanzania:

Rafiki Jumbo! The White Walkers group of the 7 Summits Club went up to Camp 1 yesterday. Today, the group crosses the heather thickets to the Western side of Mount Kilimanjaro, on the Shira plateau 3800m. Everything is fine, we will acclimatize a little bit. Good luck to everyone!

Guides Evgeny Fedyunin and Kristina Putintseva.

Kristina Putintseva, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Tanzania:

Jumbo, Rafiki! Our “White Walkers” group arrived today.  We are comfortably accommodated in the hotel with a wonderful view of the snow-covered Kilimanjaro massif. We checked our equipment, had a delicious dinner, and went to pack our things for tomorrow's departure. Guides Evgeny Fedyunin and Kristina Putintseva.

Nikita Slotin, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Chile:

Greetings from the team "Despacito", from Atacama! Today we climbed the world's highest volcano, Ojos del Salado. We managed to do this before the onset of bad weather. All participants reached the highest point, although they went up and down one at a time. This time there were a lot of people on the mountain again, everyone was trying to get through the weather window. Now we are down, resting, tomorrow we are going to the ocean. Guides Nikita Slotin, Boris Egorov.

Olga Startseva, a manager of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Chile:

Hola! The Despacito group from Chile, Atacama Desert is in touch. We are slowly but surely moving towards our goal, fulfilling all the points of the program. Today, the full group spent the night at the Tejos shelter, 5837 meters above sea level. For many, such a high-altitude overnight stay was the first time. The weather did not spoil us, it was snowy and cool. But in the shelter house it was warm, sincere, fun and very tasty. It's amazing how at such a height our head chef Elena Abramova pleases us with a delicious dinner. And, of course, it was very extreme to drive cars to a height exceeding Elbrus. The starry sky over Ojos was the highlight of the night.

In the morning, we all went down to our camp on Laguna Verde, which has already become our home. Now we are resting and gaining strength before the decisive day of our program. We stay in touch. The guides of the group are Nikita Slotin and Boris Egorov.

 Sergey Vasiliev climbed the summit of the highest volcano in South America, Ojos del Salado, and thus completed the Seven Volcanoes program. The ascent took place with the help of a local guide and took place at an accelerated pace, after acclimatization in time on a successful expedition to Sidley in Antarctica. And thus, another our compatriot, a representative of the 7 Summits Club, was added to the company of climbers to all the highest volcanoes of all continents.

We cordially congratulate Sergey on the implementation of the Seven Volcanoes program and look forward to visiting us!

Nikita Slotin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Chile:

Greetings from the team "Despacito" from the Atacama Desert! We had a sunny and windless day today. And we all climbed to the top of Mount San Francisco. Everything went smoothly! The views were amazing. Tomorrow is our rest day. Guides Nikita Slotin and Boris Egorov.

Olga Startseva, manager of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Chile:

Buenos noches from Chile! The friendly Despacito group moved to our beautiful and comfortable camp on Laguna Verde. The altitude is 4340 above sea level. Here we will spend the main part of the program making acclimatization rotation before the final climb. The whole group is accommodated in single tents, and we also have a great common cabin with a view of the lake. We were greeted with a delicious dinner. After the accommodation, we went for a walk and swim in the hot springs. And in the evening, we had gatherings with guitar and games. Everyone feels good, and their mood is cheerful. We stay in touch.

The guides of the program are Nikita Slotin and Boris Egorov.

Nikita Slotin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Chile:

Greetings from the Despacito group from Laguna Rosa camp! Birds are singing, the sun is shining, scorpions are running, guanacos are jumping, flamingos are eating crustaceans, and we are slowly but surely moving towards our goal. In general, everything is going according to plan! Today we made an acclimatization trip to the top of the Seven Brothers at 4800. After lunch, we drove around the neighborhood, visited an abandoned gold mining enterprise, took a walk, rode and returned to the camp. We are resting. Tomorrow we will move to the best camp on Laguna Verde.

Guides Nikita Slotin, Boris Egorov.

After successfully climbing Sidley in Antarctica, Sergey Vasiliev went to Chile to climb Ojos del Salado and complete the Seven Volcanoes program. He has an individual program with a local guide. In the process of acclimatization, Sergey climbed one of the volcanoes in the region.

 Sergey Vasiliev from Chile: Hello everyone! Today I ascended Pedras Negras Paradas 5950 m as an acclimatization. It turned out to be a volcano! 1000 m of drop! We found a jar in a cairn, signed up. There were 10 people before us in 1985!

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

 Greetings from the Big Change group from very cold and rainy Tanzania!  Today, under the incessant icy rain, we went up to the assault camp of Kosovo, from where we will climb at night. Despite the “good” weather, everyone's mood and well-being are excellent. At night we go out to storm the summit.

Olga Startseva, manager of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Chile:

Dear friends, greetings from Chile! The Despacito group (we came up with the name through a long vote) arrived yesterday at Laguna Santa Rosa camp at an altitude of 3770 meters above sea level. In the evening we admired pink flamingos and guanacos. We spent the first night at this altitude. Everyone's mood and well-being are cheerful, although we had a little headache. And at night there is a stunningly beautiful starry sky. In the morning, under the strict guidance of Boris Egorov, we practiced yoga. We are preparing for an acclimatization rotation and a walk in the surroundings. Today we plan to reach an altitude of 4,500 meters. Have a nice day, everyone! The guides of the program are Nikita Slotin and Boris Egorov.

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

Greetings from Tanzania from the band Big Change! Today we made an almost heroic crossing of the Barranco Wall. The usually exciting climb was complicated by the fact that it had been raining since six in the morning. We waited for a while, hoping that it would stop. But the rain didn't stop. Therefore, we decided to climb the wall in the rain. Climbing rocks with streams of water flowing over them is not easy. But we did it.

After a small tea party, spiced with rain at the top of the Barranco wall, we continued on our way to the Karanga camp. Still in the rain. Only sometimes, through small gaps, it was possible to notice what beauty was around.

The sun came out in the camp for a while, so we managed to dry things. And after that, a rainstorm with snow fell on the camp and almost washed away the camp.

However, this cataclysm was also survived.

Now we are resting and preparing for the ascent to the summit, which will begin tomorrow evening. While there is an opportunity and good conditions, we check all things, select clothes. Well, we are mentally preparing, of course.