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Джамбо! Группа «Искорка» на связи из Танзании. Сегодня день отдыха и акклиматизации. Мы прошли от лагеря Хоромбо до красочных Зебровых скал, поднялись на высоту 4000 метров и увидели Килиманджаро во всей красе. Отдохнули с чаепитием и видом на вершину. Мы оценили маршрут и уже с нетерпением ждем его. Гора на первый взгляд не сложная, но придется потрудиться! Погода замечательная, настроение бодрое, вся команда чувствует себя хорошо. Завтра переезжаем в штурмовой лагерь Кибо. Ведущие программы - Александр Дорожуков и Ольга Старцева.

Friends, hello to all from Tanzania! Today we were greeted by the bright sun and the singing of birds. We had breakfast and held a morning medical check-up for the whole Iskorka group. All feel great, saturation is 90+. The Mandara Hut pleased with its accommodation in fairly comfortable cabins for 4 people. Yesterday we passed a picturesque and uncomplicated passage, met waterfalls, small rivers, exotic plants and animals. We were moving towards the Horombo camp (3760 m). On the way 15 km, a set of 1000 meters. The first meeting with Kilimanjaro took place! Kibo Cone and Mawenzi Peak appeared to us. We got to Khorombo a little tired, but happy.

The guides of the program are Alexander Dorojukov and Olga Startseva.

The group of the 7 Summits Club "Iskorka" has arrived in Tanzania. Yesterday we stayed at the Aisha Machame Hotel, held a briefing and checked the equipment. Today we drove up to the gate of the Marangu Gate National Park (1894 meters), then we got permits and went to the Mandara hut with a height difference of 900 meters. Nature pleases with bright colors of flowers and plants. We managed to get acquainted with the local inhabitants of the hotel - small nimble monkeys and fluffy rabbits. The weather favors us, there was a little rain in the morning, but now the sun is shining. Wish us good luck! The guides Alexander Dorojukov and Olga Startseva are in touch.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club, Alexander Dorojukov, reports from Tanzania:

Greetings from Africa! Our group  has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro today. The weather is gorgeous. We were the very first at the top. Now we have already gone down, we are going to the hotel to rest.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Tanzania:

Hello everyone from Africa! The group moved to the Kosovo Camp. And even walked a little higher. Our acclimatization has come to an end. Today we rest before the ascent and on the night of the start. Wish us good luck!

 The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Tanzania:

Hello everyone from Africa! Today our cheerful team moved to the Barafu camp. Before that, having lunch at Karanga Camp. We move briskly, cheerfully. The weather is favorable.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Tanzania:

Hello everyone from Africa! Our group moved to the second camp today, the views along the way were gorgeous. The weather is good, the condition of all participants is excellent. We drank tea on the terrace with beautiful views. In general, everything is fine with us, we continue our ascent.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Tanzania:

Hello everyone from Africa! Our group has started its program of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Today we started on the Machame route. The weather is great, we have already reached the first camp, passing through the Machame rainforest.  We check in and rest.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Olga Rumyantseva reports from Morocco: Hello everyone! That's the end of our adventures in Marroko. On the last day we moved from the hot red Marrakech to the ocean, to the blue-white city of Essaouira.

But before we got to this city, on the way, first of all, we finally saw the legendary Moroccan goats that graze, climbing argan trees and eating their fruits and leaves.

A tree strewn with goats like apples is a very unusual sight. Secondly, we stopped at a beautiful winery - a small piece of France with an African flavor, where we looked at the process of wine production, and then tried their best samples.

 And finally, we arrived in Essaouira. Essaouira is the ocean, it's sand, it's white and blue houses and blue fishermen's boats, a big fish market and an old fortress. Here you can wander around the old town for hours or sit on the beach looking at the ocean. You can also swim (which we immediately did), but not for long, because the water is very cool.

 The most active of us went to learn kite surfing. We just walked around the city until the evening. This is the end of our trip, which gave so many bright and diverse impressions.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Olga Rumyantseva reports from Morocco:

Hello everyone from Morocco! Yesterday we had a very busy, even oversaturated excursion day. Early in the morning, before leaving the hospitable Ouarzazate, we visited the most famous Kasbah Al Ben Hada, where various famous films were shot.

We wandered among the ancient walls, looked at where the Gladiator movie was filmed, looked at how they make drawings from tea and saffron.  After that we drove towards Marrakech. On the way, we saw how the legendary argon oil is produced.

As soon as we arrived in Marrakech, we immediately went on a walking tour of the city. We visited the most iconic sights: Bahia Palace, Madrasah, Majorelle Garden. We walked through the ancient streets. And only late in the evening, fed up with impressions, finally rested at the hotel. It turned out to be a wonderful eventful day, which opened up to us Marrakech from a new side.

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

Greetings from Morocco! Today our group made a successful ascent on Mount Tubkal. The weather did not please us - it was raining and snowing again. But the peak gave beautiful views of the surrounding mountains.  On the same day we went down to the refuge. Now all the participants are being washed and come to their senses. In the evening there will be a solemn awarding of the climbers. And tomorrow we will go on a trip to other parts of Morocco.

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

Greetings to all from sunny Morocco! Today, our large group gathered in Marrakech, from where our journey through this amazing country will begin. First impressions of the city - very hot and very bright. Bright sun, bright people.

Tomorrow morning we will leave for the mountains - we will start our ascent on Tubkal.  And there we will have a little rest from the heat. In the meantime, we warm our bones, enjoy the sun, get acquainted with the amazing city and its traditions.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

Today, 20.08., at 7:00, the team "In search of the Baobab" stood at the highest point of Africa, Uhuru Peak in the Kilimanjaro massif. The group left the Kosovo camp at 1:00. Everyone is coming down now.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

We continue our high-altitude trekking along the Machame route to the summit  of Kilimanjaro. The group has acquired a name these days - "In search of the baobab". Day three. The move from the Shira camp 3800m through the Lava Tower (4600m) to the Baranko camp 3950m, is perhaps the most stressful in the whole trekking. But the group made it with dignity. The weather was favorable.

The fourth day. We moved from the Baranko Camp to the Barafu camp 4600m, through the Karangu Camp, where we had lunch. The weather continues to please us.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

Group news on the Machame (Kilimanjaro) route. Day two, today we moved from 3000m to 3800m. We came out of the cloud cover that often hangs over the rain forest area. Everything is according to plan, everything is fine. The flow of tourists has recovered to the pre-pandemic level. From the interesting.  In parallel with us, a group from Ireland is climbing. The group consists of twenty-one women.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

On August 14, the new group of the 7 Summits Club arrived at its historical homeland, as well as the homeland of all mankind.  We came in order to climb Mount Kilimanjaro along the Machame route. Tanzania met us with fogs and rain, but at the mountain, according to the forecast, everything is still good. Today, August 15, we will start. There are 8 people in the group, and the guide is Sergey Larin.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Spirin reports from Tanzania:

The morning started at night. A difficult rocky walk, as long as the night itself.  A glowing chain on the slope and pink, predawn, promising something kind, a thin strip anticipating the sunrise.  And we are at Stella point, hugging each other, and then another hour and a half of snuffling to the main peak, a bottle of champagne in honor of the summit and Misha's birthday. And then the descent, long, dusty, tired. And in the evening there was a celebration: climbing and birthday, cake, champagne and the Millennium camp at an altitude of 3700, conversations, stories and great mood. Tired and satisfied, we return home, in parallel we are planning a new travel with the 7 Summits Club!  Guides 2 Alex: Abramov and Spirin.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Spirin reports from Tanzania:

It's good that we are cats, the cats thought today, spread their claws and as a beautiful panther in a single rush climbed the most difficult rock of the route - Baranco Wall. After it, there were new up and down, united in one thing: discouraging, breathtaking and heart-pounding views of Kilimanjaro. And all this acquired an even more dizzying coloring thanks to endless stories about cases from mountaineering life, and just the life of our experienced guides. After drowning the crimson African sun in snow-white clouds, we started dinner…

Guides Alex Abramov and Alexander Spirin.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Spirin reports from Tanzania:

Our team is called "Wet Cats"! "Wet pussies" are the guides' fantasies! Cats love comfort and beauty, which African nature has offered us in abundance today. It enveloped us with rocky landscapes overgrown with indescribable endemics, mysterious caves and blue "Roerich" mountains in the distance. We walked smoothly, almost like a cat, overcoming difficult stone passages. In the camp, as a bonus, the Tanzanian part of the group organized a local disco, where our cats did not lag behind in joy from the Kilimanjarian dances. The evening was lulled by a romantic sunset. And tomorrow will be a new day…

Alexandra's guides: Abramov and Spirin.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Spirin reports from Tanzania:

Hello everyone from Africa!  Today, on the International Mountaineering Day, our program of climbing Kilimanjaro starts. To begin with, we visited two museums.  We spent an unforgettable hour in the snake museum: we saw black, green and other mambas, graceful cobras, beautiful pythons and other dangerous and not very dangerous snakes. As well as crocodiles of different models and turtles, the oldest of which is already a pensioner -75 years old is no joke. After that, we went to a cool museum dedicated to the culture and life of the Masai. It is very informative, especially the initiation of a man into warriors by circumcising his spear.  In the evening, a delicious dinner and congratulations on the mountaineering holiday were waiting for us at the hotel. The guides of the group are two Alexandrs: Abramov and Spirin.