7 Summits Club company news - Page 37

President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from Peru:

With the approach of the new month, March, the group, which was called “Februaryists”, decided to change its name. Now we are “Alpacas”. Today our team spent the night in a gorgeous place surrounded by snowy mountains. It was raining. But that didn’t stop us. The tents are new and hold up well to the rain. The food is good. We have Starlink Mini Internet with us. Everyone is happy. We passed the 5100 Pass. We bathed in hot springs. And now we are already in Cusco celebrating the halfway point of the expedition. Tomorrow we fly south to the city of Arequipa. And from there is an exit to storm the Chachani volcano, 6200 meters high.

The adventures of the 7 Summits Club "Februaryists" team in Peru continue! This morning we left the camp at 4600 and climbed the Palomani Pass 5200. The weather was sunny throughout the first half of the day, and the surrounding nature was full of magnificent views. After lunch, we were slightly hit by hail, and we arrived at our camp in the rain. But nature has no bad weather!

Everyone is in a great mood. By the way, yesterday we started a tradition - now in the evening at dinner each of us shares impressions of the past day, it brings us very close. This is a pioneer camp for adults!

Guides: Alex Abramov and Sveta Kotlyar.

 Hola amigos! The "Februaryists" team spent another wonderful and adventurous day in Peru! Today we went to the Rainbow Mountains, which are located 100 km from Cusco. The weather was quite cloudy, it was drizzling, but this did not stop us from riding quad bikes with the wind in our hair.

We reached 4900, from there we walked to the top of Mount Vinicunca (5036 m). For two members of our large team, this is the first summit!

During the ascent, the clouds dispersed, and we saw the Rainbow Mountains in all their glory!

After that, we headed towards our camp at the Ausangate volcano lagoon at an altitude of 4600. The views around are simply space, impressing even the most inveterate travelers: the huge white Ausangate glacier, bright green hills and red mountains - an incredibly bright picture!

In the camp we have almost all the benefits of civilization, including starlink, so we will be in touch with you.

Guides: Alex Abramov and Sveta Kotlyar.

The "Februaryists" team visited Machu Picchu - the pearl of Peru, the ancient city of the mystical Inca civilization! In the morning we woke up in a hotel in the town of Aguas Calientes on the banks of the Urubamba River and then went to the entrance to Machu Picchu.

Everyone was delighted! The scale of the city is impressive. It is not surprising that this is the most visited Peruvian attraction, one of the "new wonders of the world"! The return trip to Cusco by train was fun - with the songs and dances of the Peruvians.

This is where the excursion part of our p rogram ends and tomorrow we are going on a trek to the Rainbow Mountains! Guides: Alex Abramov and Sveta Kotlyar.

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

02/25. Jambo Ma-Rafiki"! The 7 Summits Club "Ma-Rafiki" group successfully dropped 2 kilometers vertically and returned to civilization! Beer and champagne at the meeting at the gate (the gate of the national park) - the best restoration of the salt-alkaline balance!!! All happy!

And in the evening there was an awards ceremony and new plans for the mountains were already being made. Tomorrow another asset awaits us: a safari with lions and leopards!

Good luck to everyone!

Hello to everyone from Peru from the 7 Summits Club "Februaryists" team! Yesterday the excursion part of our program began. In the morning we left Cusco towards the sacred valley of the Incas and first stopped by a family-run cooperative of hospitable locals, where we were treated to mint tea and shown the process of making thread from alpaca wool.

 Then we visited Chinchero - an archaeological site, an Inca fortress and the fortress of Ollantaytambo. We had lunch in Rio Sagrado - a very cozy restaurant on the river bank, surrounded by greenery. And in the evening, we took the train to Aguas Calientes, a cozy town at the foot of the most famous landmark of Peru - Machu Picchu, which awaits us tomorrow!

Guides: Alex Abramov and Sveta Kotlyar.

Hola amigos! Hello everyone from Peru! Yesterday our large group "Februaryists" gathered in Cusco - the ancient capital of the great Inca Empire! The city is located at an altitude of 3400 m and the weather here is very comfortable and a little cool. Our hotel is located in the historical center of Cusco and after we checked in, we managed to walk a little along the stone streets of the center - it is very atmospheric and very colorful here!

Part of the group managed to see the ancient temple complex of Sacsayhuaman, and then we stopped at a llama and alpaca farm to cuddle and feed these cutest creatures.

In the evening there was a welcome dinner, where we congratulated our men on "February 23rd Day", celebrated the past birthday of one of the participants - Anatoly and raised glasses for our upcoming adventures in Peru!

Guides: Alex Abramov and Sveta Kotlyar.

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

02.24. Jambo Ma-Rafiki! Hooray, the summit! Today the "Ma-Rafiki", group of the 7 Summits Club, successfully climbed Uhuru Peak 5895m in the Kilimanjaro massif. The ascent took place in unusual weather for the Mountain! With a temperature of -10/12 and a headwind of 12-15 m/s, there was no desire to stand and rest. Therefore, we walked very quickly and at dawn we were already at the top! The whole group worked harmoniously. Now we are already warming ourselves on the border with the jungle. Tomorrow we descend to civilization.

Good luck to everyone!

The 7 Summits Club President Alexander Abramov reports from Peru:

 The 7 Summits Club team, which called itself "Februaryists," gathered in the ancient Peruvian city of Cusco. Today we climbed a via ferrata to our overnight stop, the most unique hotel "Sky Lodge." Imagine, the rooms there are nailed to the rock with nails. On the way to the canyon where this hotel is located, we stopped by to visit the alpacas and llamas. All the participants, and even the guides, were delighted with the first day of adventure.

This is Peru, baby! That's why we also tasted an amazing animal called cuy. Ours, guinea pig. The meat is the most tender!

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

23.02. Jambo Ma-Rafiki! Today the 7 Summits Club group "Ma-Rafiki" from the Karanga camp climbed to the assault camp of Kosovo at an altitude of 4800 meters. Now we are preparing for the night start to assault Kilimanjaro!

Keep your fingers crossed for us! Good luck to everyone!

Greetings from sunny Argentina! Today our supergroup "4th International" completed the program of climbing Mount Aconcagua (6962m) with a final dinner. All of us participants were awarded certificates and medals. We climbed the summit in full force - this is a great end to the season on Aconcagua! Group guides Dmitry Semenov and Andrey Sheynov.

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

02/22. Jambo Ma-Rafiki! The "Ma-Rafiki" group of the 7 Summits Club, after morning exercises and a hearty breakfast, set out to storm the Baranco Wall! Everything is the same, "pole-pole" style, in 1.5 hours they overcame the wall, leisurely passed two valleys and arrived at the Karanga camp at an altitude of 4,030 meters by lunch. Kili opened up in all its majestic beauty!

We had lunch, walked, again tea with buns - this is real mountaineering! And dinner is still ahead! Now it's time to rest, tomorrow is the final march to the assault camp and the ascent!

Good luck to everyone!

President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from Peru:

 Our team is starting to gather in Peru. The program includes Cusco, Arequipa, Rainbow Mountains and Machu Picchu. With ascents to peaks higher than five and six thousand meters.

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

 21.02. Jambo Ma-Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club group "Ma-Rafiki" today passed the most difficult part of the trek, the ascent to Lava Tower 4640m and the descent to the camp at the foot of the Baranko wall 3900m. All the service was as always wonderful! The borscht for dinner was just right. As a reward for a hard day, tomorrow we sleep an hour more!

Good luck to everyone!

 Greetings from the slopes of Aconcagua! And again we are great! Yesterday, February 19, our supergroup "4th International", in full force, climbed the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere, as well as in the Southern Hemisphere - the summit of Aconcagua (6962m). The weather during the climb was excellent, but on the night after the climb, nature tested us and our tents for strength. We survived. Group guides Dmitry Semenov and Andrey Sheynov.

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

20.02. Jambo Ma-Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club "Ma-Rafiki" group today passed through the heather thickets to the Western side of Mount Kilimanjaro, we climbed the Shira plateau and stopped at the camp of the same name at an altitude of 3800 m.

We continue acclimatization in the "pole-pole" style! Everything is fine, the appetite of the participants and guides is normal.

Good luck to everyone!

The 7 Summits Club guide Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Tanzania:

19.02. Jambo Ma-Rafiki! The new 7 Summits Club group called "Ma-Rafiki" set out on the Machame route today and started trekking towards the summit of Kilimanjaro. Calmly, in the "pole-pole" mode, we reached the Machame camp at an altitude of 2900 meters, admiring the equatorial jungle along the way! Everyone is feeling great, now it's dinner and a plan for tomorrow. Good luck to everyone!

And again, "Greetings from the slopes of Aconcagua!" Today, the group of the 7 Summits Club "4th International" climbed to our assault camp at an altitude of 5930 m, located on the areas called Berlin. Now we have an early light out, because we are going to the summit storm at night. The group's guides are Dmitry Semenov and Andrey Sheynov.

 Greetings from the slopes of Aconcagua! Today the 7 Summits Club "4th International" group set out to summit climb and moved to the Nido de Candores camp, at an altitude of 5500 meters. Tomorrow, according to the plan, we will climb to the Berlin assault camp and at night we will set out to storm the summit of Aconcagua. The group's guides are Dmitry Semenov and Andrey Sheynov.

February 15. To all, Jumbo from the highest peak in Africa - Uhuru Peak (5895m) in the Kilimanjaro massif, where our team stood early this morning!

18 of the 22 Friends of Oscar and Fedor Konyukhov climbed on the roof of Africa! For many, this was a high-altitude record, and for some, it was their first mountain in their lives. The youngest climber, Pavel Stepanov, is 13 years old. He climbed with his sisters, 15 and 18, under the watchful guidance of his father, Sergey Stepanov. For the daughter and wife of Oscar Konyukhov, this summit was the fourth in their collection.

 The mountain was not easy for everyone - we went out in a strong wind, used crampons on the ridge, and on the descent we were covered by snowfall. We got a sea of emotions. Now we have already descended to the Millennium camp. We are resting.

The group's guides are Evgeny Fedyunin and Lyudmila Korobeshko.