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The guide of the 7 Summits Club Dmitry Semenov reports from Argentina:

 Hello, from the slopes of Aconcagua! Today, our super group Mañana made rotation to a place called Plaza Canada (5000m). It is an intermediate point between the base camp Mulas and Nido de Condores (5500m.). The condition of the group is excellent, everyone is ready for new challenges! See you in the mountains!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Artem Rostovtsev reports from Antarctica:

Greetings from sunny Antarctica! The team of the 7 Summits Club had a good rest today before the upcoming climb to the assault camp. We are promised several days of good weather, so we are not in a hurry, we are calmly going to the goal. Tomorrow we go up to the High camp, and the day after tomorrow we plan to go to the top of the Vinson Massif. Everyone feels good, they are ready to hard work on the mountainside.

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Super news from Tanzania! Our team led by guides Evgeny Fedyunin and Sergey Avtomonov in full force on New Year's Eve climbed the highest peak in Africa - Kilimanjaro volcano (5895 m). Together with our team, dozens of climbers from different countries of the world met the New Year 2023 on the mountain. For someone it was the first peak, for someone not the first, but memorable for a long time.  We are waiting for details and photos. Happy New Year to everyone!

News from Ecuador. The team of the 7 Summits Club "Four Brave" ascended the Chimborazo volcano (6310 m) on New Year's Eve. Two guys were standing on the main peak of Chimborazo. One member of the team stood on a small peak with a beautiful name Ventimiglia. And another participant reached the high-altitude camp at 5,300 m and decided not to go further due to poor health. Apparently the mountain does not want to part with her, and wants her to come back!  Happy New Year to all!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Dmitry Semenov reports from Argentina:

Happy New Year!!! Today, on the first day of the new year, we have a day of rest. But the Mañana team is not used to sitting idle. Today we made a small acclimatization rotation, reached an altitude of 4500m, saw our camp from above. The weather is great, the sun, snow, a slight coolness in the air, a fighting spirit. See you in the mountains!!!

The 7 Summits Club Guide Artem Rostovtsev from Antarctica:

To everyone who hears us, we warmly congratulate you on the New Year from the coldest continent! Happiness to you! We have everything according to plan. We walked halfway to the High camp. We worked up acclimatization and confidence moving along the fixed ropes. And then there was the New Year. From the Urals to New York. We didn't miss a single time zone, we remember everyone. Tomorrow is a well-deserved rest. And then we will go up to our goal – the summit of the Vinson Massif. Happy New Year! Artem Rostovtsev and the team.

 Photos from previous expeditions

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Dmitry Semenov reports from Argentina:

New Year greetings, from the slopes of Aconcagua!  Today our Mañana group is the third day on the route. We arrived at the base camp Plaza de Mulas (4300m.) Until today, Aconcagua seemed to me to be a very windy, dusty and hot mountain.  But today, on New Year's Eve, we had snow along the route, and in the base camp we were greeted by real winter. The group coped with the task perfectly. Tomorrow in the New Year we will have a day of rest. Special thanks to our Valerio, for the excellent tea that warmed us up and cheered us up. Happy New Year to everyone!!!  Happiness, success, health and a peaceful sky in the New Year!!! See you in the mountains!

Greetings from Peru from Alex Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko! And happy New Year!

Yesterday we climbed the summit of the Chachani volcano (6057m). We came to the Base Camp at 4900 in the midst of a snowstorm. But by 2 a.m. the snowfall stopped. At 3.40 we went out under the light of the southern constellations to storm and by 8 a.m. we climbed to the top of Chachani. The ascent is simple, it goes without ropes and without crampons. Similar to Ojos, but simpler. The peaks offer a view of the beautiful Chachani crater and the neighboring peaks – El Misti is very close and the active volcanoes Ampato and Sabankaya in the distance.

At noon we had already fed the foxes, looked at the herds of vikunias and flocks of wild mountain rabbits, and two hours later we rested in the spa of the hotel in Arequipa. So, a great route through Peru is ready. We're planning a group in May. Happy New Year to everyone once again! Peace, happiness and new adventures to all!

The 7 Summits Club Guide Artem Rostovtsev from Antarctica: Today, as planned, we moved to Low Camp.  At a good pace. The weather is amazing. Tomorrow we will go out on the Ropes, work up acclimatization and refresh the ability to move on fixed ropes. And then the New Year, with which congratulations to everyone! We will note that we will rest on January 1 (you can't work on a day off) and go to the assault camp. Happy New Year to everyone!

 The outgoing year 2022 has become a difficult test of strength for all of us. We can say that the 7 Summits Club withstood it with honor. Despite the objective difficulties, we have implemented all the planned plans. They did not give up our positions.

And we look to the future with optimism.

We will be cheerful, hardworking, we will be noble and patient, we will be freedom-loving and faithful, we will be beautiful and strong, kind and caring!

Let's be tireless in our desire to travel, in our desire to see the world, to leave our mark on all continents of our beautiful planet! We believe in ourselves!

Friends, stay with us! We love and appreciate you! We are of the same blood!

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Today, the team of the 7 Summits Club "Four Brave" in full ascended the Сayambe volcano (5790 m). Now the participants have descended to the thermal springs in Papayaktu, are resting, preparing for the next ascent. Chimborazo is ahead!

 The guide of the 7 Summits Club Dmitry Semenov reports from Argentina:

Hello from Argentina! Our super group Mañana is the second day on the route. Today we made an acclimatization rotation towards the Plaza de Francia, reached an altitude of about 4000m. There we spent some time quite usefully and, having had lunch, began the descent down. On the way to the Confluencia camp, the mountains showed their character - we were caught in the snow with the wind. But now we are already in a cozy dining room, drinking tea.

News from Kilimanjaro. The guides of the 7 Summits Club, Evgeny Fedyunin and Sergey Avtomonov, report.  Jambo!  The group "Akuna Matata Rafiki" of the 7 Summits Club on December 28th met the morning on the border of equatorial forests and heather thickets at an altitude of 3000m. Everyone feels great! Through the clouds, we were greeted by the summit of Uhuru Peak 5895m, the highest point of Mount Kibo in the Kilimanjaro massif. The weather today is not particularly pampering, rain and drizzle all the way, moorland is justified (swampy area).  The team coped with all the tasks PERFECTLY!

We visited the caves of the Shira Plateau, where even before 2010 local teams of porters lived during the Kilimanjaro climbing programs! We are waiting for dinner, everyone is happy!

The 7 Summits Club Guide Artem Rostovtsev from Antarctica:

We flew to Antarctica.  It's windy and cold at the Union Glacier base. The wind means there are no clouds and you can fly to Vinson's base camp. Which is what happened. Now there is a record number of participants going up the mountain, it took 9 flight flights to transfer everyone.

To the base camp for 8 people in the plane, count for yourself. We promptly set up camp and had dinner, the rest of the expedition envied. Now we are already sleeping, resting. Tomorrow we want to move to Low camp.

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The guide of the 7 Summits Club Dmitry Semenov reports from Argentina:

Greeting from Argentina!  Our group chose the name Mañana (tomorrow), this word is very popular in Argentina. Today our friendly team walked the first kilometers of the way to our goal, the Aconcagua peak (6962 m).  The group proved to be a friendly, reliable team that will cope with all the difficulties on the route.

Artem Rostovtsev, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, transmits from the plane:

We are taking off! Everyone is on board the plane and we are already starting to take off. We will be in Antarctica in 4 hours. And it looks like there will be an opportunity to fly to Vinson's base camp right away.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Artem Rostovtsev reports from Chile:

An expedition on Mount Vinson. We are in standby mode and hope for tomorrow morning's departure to the Union Glacier. The luggage has been handed over and is already loaded on the plane. Literally, we have just been informed that the captain of the aircraft has made the final decision about the flight. We're flying early in the morning. And if the weather in Antarctica allows, we will be immediately transferred to the Vinson Massif base camp. In the meantime, we are enjoying the last evening in civilization before tomorrow's flight to Antarctica.  Almost everyone is exciting.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Dmitry Semenov reports from Argentina:

Well, our small but friendly team has gathered in the wonderful city of Mindosa and is ready for further adventures. We have already tried the famous steaks and malbec, the equipment has been checked, the little things have been bought. Today we will start in Pinitentes, this is the first camp on our way to the summit of Aconcagua.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Artem Rostovtsev reports from Chile:

Chile says hello! We have started another expedition to the Vinson massif in Antarctica. Today, all the participants finally gathered at our starting point of the route - the city of Punta Arenas. From here, the plane will take us to Antarctica. The main equipment is already on the white continent. We are preparing for departure, we hope everything will happen without delay. We start the day after tomorrow. In the meantime, the last preparations: purchases, packing of cargo and excursions in free time. Those who arrived a little earlier were able to admire the beauty of the Torres del Paine National Park. Today we have plunged into the history of the discovery of the Strait of Magellan and the first explorers of Patagonia. We are waiting for the departure, and we keep our fingers crossed for good weather. Antarctica is waiting. And in parallel with us, Alex Honold will go to Vinson, did everyone watch Jimmy Chin's movie "FreeSolo"?

Sergey Avtomonov, guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Tanzania:

Hello everyone from the slopes of Kilimanjaro! Today we left the hotel and finally got to the national park! Got a little wet in the rain while walking through the beautiful rainforest! We went up to the first tent camp, had a delicious meal and rest! The guides Evgeny Fedyunin and Sergey Avtomonov were with you.