Alex Abramov - Page 6

Super records from the 7 Summits Club. 19 (!) climbers at once on the summit of Sidley. 14 Russians completed the "Seven Volcanoes" project at the same time. And Alexander Abramov was the first in the world to complete the "Seven Volcanoes" program twice. Moreover, the second time in record time - in 66 days. Artem Gurshteyn also completed the "Seven Volcanoes" in 66 days. For the first time, the "Seven Volcanoes" program was completed by father and son - Alexander and Dmitry Tertychny. Plus, they are the first father and son to complete the "Seven Summits" and "Seven Volcanoes" programs.

President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov: Here it is, Mount Sidley. We have set up a large camp. We have 20 participants. Large tents. A dining room, a kitchen. And here is our plane, which is supposed to take us away from here. And even a generator.

The 7 Summits Club team "Sidley and the 7 Volcanoes in 70 Days Project" flew from the Union Glacier base in the direction of Sidley volcano. Good luck!

The 7 Summits Club team is in Antarctica for the second day at the Union Glacier Base. We are waiting for the flight to Sidley. This is the highest volcano in Antarctica, which is located 1,100 kilometers from the base. So far, the weather is bad there. There is no wind, but it is completely cloudy. We are trying to stay in shape, getting ready. We are running in the snow, riding bicycles. We are eating and sleeping.

And we are hoping for a quick flight down the mountain.

Guides: Abramov Alex, Rostovtsev Artem, Egorov Boris and Polyakov Andrey.

President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov from Antarctica:

We flew on a comfortable Boeing 757. We arrived, pitched tents. It's 1 a.m. now. The sun is shining! Polar day.

Happy New Year to everyone! The day before, our team celebrated the New Year in a large and friendly company. And now the group of the 7 Summits Club Sidley and the group of the project "7 Volcanoes in 70 days" are invited to fly to Antarctica.

Hello to everyone from Patagonia, from the Torres del Paine region. And a Happy New Year to everyone!

The "7 Volcanoes in 70 Days" project is coming to an end. The weather in Antarctica is bad, and we are not flying until January 2. In our free time, we decided to take a walk in the most beautiful corner of Patagonia, the Torres del Paine National Park region.

President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov from Punta Arenas (Chile):

News from the Sidley group, Antarctica. Hello everyone from the southernmost continental point of South America - Punta Arenas! The departure, scheduled for December 30, was postponed to the 31st due to weather conditions. But we have something to do! In the morning we checked in our luggage and checked in for the flight, and then went to see the place of the first settlers Fort Bulnes. And some participants even swam in the Strait of Magellan! And tomorrow we will go see the penguins!

It seems that it is time to publish our own guidebooks, because we know the most interesting places and will never let our tourists get bored.

President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov from Punta Arenas (Chile):

Today the team finally gathered. We walked around the city. We visited a meeting of those leaving for Antarctica, as well as sports shops. Tomorrow is the day to check in our luggage.

And we will wait for the flight to Antarctica. Our team is called "Antarctica 7/70".

President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov from Punta Arenas (Chile):

In the 2024-25 season, we have five groups in Antarctica. 16 participants on the Vinson Massif and 24 on Sidley. A total of 40 participants and 5 guides. This is the largest season of the 7 Summits Club in 20 years of work in Antarctica. The first participants of the expedition to Sidley are already gathering in Punta Arenas, the southernmost city in Chile. The flight to Antarctica is scheduled for December 30.

Breaking news from Ojos del Salado. Chile. The "STOP" team of the 7 Summits Club in full force of 17 people (12 participants and 5 guides) climbed the highest volcano in the world.

This is the 6th ascent of Abramov Alexander and Ilya Gladkikh in the "7 volcanoes in 70 days" project. Super guides Alexander Abramov and Alexander Dorojukov.

The President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from Chile:

Today the team "7 Volcanoes in 70 Days" climbed to the top of San Francisco, height 6016 m. As an acclimatization for Ojos del Salado. There was a crazy wind. According to the forecast, tomorrow it will be even stronger. But we have a day of rest planned.

The President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from Chile:

The "7 Volcanoes in 70 Days" team had a rest day today. We went to the San Francisco Pass at 4700 m. We saw herds of guanacos. We bathed in hot springs. The day was a success. Tomorrow we climb the San Francisco summit at 6016 m. The team feels great!

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

Chile is in touch! According to the program, today we walked along the slopes of Ojos. Our captain joined us, now we have plus 50 to our speed. Today we climbed to the height of Elbrus. There was a light breeze and the sun was shining. We continue to work further.

 The President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from Chile:

Today was a great day. Acclimatization. The team climbed the slopes of Ojos to the height of Elbrus - 5642 meters. We drove along beautiful and difficult roads. The wind was not strong. Tomorrow is a day of rest.

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

 The "7 Volcanoes in 70 Days" team flew from Santiago to the city of Copiapo on the Pacific coast. Here we did some shopping for the camp, absolutely necessary things: two sofas for the dining room, a green carpet "Grass" and many different useful things. And then we went through the beautiful Atacama Desert. On the way, we stopped to look at the ancient copper mines. See the photos. And we stopped at Laguna Rosa, where there are a lot of flamingos. We are going further, to the base camp Laguna Verde at an altitude of 4300 meters. And on the way, we are filming the 6th episode of the film "7 Volcanoes in 70 Days", because Ojos del Salado is our 6th volcano in the record project. By the way, the weather is very windy so far. At the top it's 50-60 km per hour.

The team of the project "7 volcanoes in 70 days" consisting of Alexander Abramov and Ilya Gladkikh arrived in the capital of Chile, Santiago. The goal is the sixth peak of our record, the highest volcano in the world, Mount Ojos del Salado, located in the Atacama Desert. In the meantime, there was a little time to get acquainted with the capital city. To do this, as befits climbers, we climbed the highest point of the city, Mount San Cristobal, 850 meters high. Santiago, like all Latin American cities, amazes and pleases with its original architecture and bright colors.

Alexander Abramov. President of the 7 Summits Club:

Sensation! The project "7 volcanoes in 77 days" is dead! Long live the project "7 volcanoes in 70 days"!!! Having climbed Winter Elbrus, the team shortened the project. Now we are ready to climb 7 volcanoes in 70 days.

Already climbed:

- Damavand (Asia, Iran) - October 31;

- Kilimanjaro (Africa, Tanzania) - November 6;

- Orizaba (North America, Mexico) - November 13;

- Giluwe (Australia, Papua New Guinea) - November 21;

- Elbrus (Europe, Russia) - December 9.

Remaining to climb before January 7:

- Ojos del Salado (South America. Chile);

- Sidley - Antarctica.

The President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from the airport:

The team of the project "7 Volcanoes in 77 Days" flies to Chile. To climb the 6th volcano - Ojos del Salado. This is the highest volcano in the world at 6864 meters. Having shortened the project deadline by climbing Elbrus in winter, we renamed it "7 Volcanoes in 70 Days".

The President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from the slopes of Elbrus:

Good news from the Elbrus region. Elbrus is ours!

Today, December 9, Alexander Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko made a winter ascent of Elbrus as part of the project "7 volcanoes in 77 days". But first, a sensation! The counter of the number of climbers fell from the top of Elbrus. Probably, from the new year they will install a new "zeroed" one.

This is the fifth mountain of our project. The ascent of Elbrus on October 24 was counted as a training one. Now the project 7 volcanoes - "who is faster" officially begins with the ascent of Damavand on October 31. It is realistic to do it in 70 days.

Oh! It will not be possible to run across Damavand, as our team of the 7 Summits Club starts climbing Ojos del Salado tomorrow. We need to fly to Chile urgently. This will be the sixth mountain of the project "7 volcanoes in 77 days".

President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from the slopes of Elbrus:

The team has climbed to the refuge. At night, the summit will be stormed. The weather is not bad. It is minus 30 at the summit.

We reached Refuge of 11 for acclimatization. We met the record holder of Elbrus for the fastest ascent, Vitaly Shkel.