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Greetings from Ecuador! Today we went for a walk to a very beautiful ancient lake in the crater of the Quilotoa volcano. We split into two groups: the "hurryers" walked around the lake along the edge of the crater, and the "contemplators" went down to the water. Everyone had a good walk, according to their wishes. We bought some souvenirs once again and finally adjusted all the equipment.

Tomorrow we are going to look at the snow on the slopes of Cotopaxi. We will conduct snow lessons and walk in crampons.
Guides Boris Egorov and Olga Rumyantseva.

Hello everyone from Ecuador! Today our mountain adventures finally began. Moving slowly and enjoying the fog, we climbed our first volcano, Guagua Pichincha 4784m. The relatively short trek to the top was spiced up with rock climbing elements. And the snow on the top and the peals of thunder also added to our pleasure. But the main thing is that we acclimatized well and were not very tired. We spend tonight in an old hacienda from the seventeenth century closer to our goal - the Cotopaxi volcano. Tomorrow is a quieter day, we will go for a walk to the lake in the Quilotoa crater.

Guides Boris Egorov and Olga Rumyantseva.

And yesterday, January 26, the 7 Summits Club group "Expectants" in full force climbed to the top of Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica. This was, perhaps, the most massive ascent of this mountain, total about 40 climbers. And the latest in the season. And now we are already enjoying the comfort of Union Glacier. Tomorrow we will have some more rest here and plan to fly to Chile in a day.

Guides Boris Egorov and Artem Rostovtsev.

Antarctica News. After 10 days of tiring waiting in comfortable conditions on Union Glacier, the 7 Summits Club group "Waiters" finally reached Vinson Base Camp on two planes. We settled in a new place, sorted out all the gear and food supplies. It seems there is so much of it that we will be able to spend the winter here. Tomorrow we are waiting for the forecast and will decide when to leave for the Lower Camp.

Guides Boris Egorov and Artem Rostovtsev.

Greetings from Antarctica! Our whole team has been at the Union Glacier camp for seven days now. We have the most serious test for any mountaineer-traveler here - waiting. The weather has been better and worse during the week, but we still haven't waited for a window to fly into the Vinson base camp. In the meantime, we eat well, even too well, play board games, play sports as much as possible and have endless conversations. And one day, the whole our noisy crowd took a walk to the local beach. And we are waiting for our captain and the climbers on Sidley after their ascent. So far, there is no definite information about the flights. Guides Boris Egorov and Artem Rostovtsev.

Hello from Antarctica! The whole team is resting in a glamping at the Union Glacier base after climbing Vinson. We immediately relaxed here from the warmth and abundance of delicious food. But we still participate in all the activities: running, skiing, lectures and film screenings. And of course, we held a small awards ceremony!

Guides Artem Rostovtsev and Boris Egorov.

The 7 Summits Club guide Boris Egorov reports from Antarctica:

Antarctica! Yesterday the entire group climbed the summit of the white continent, Mount Vinson. Our super guide Artem Rostovtsev, as a first-class expert in these places, planned everything competently, and we quickly went up the mountain without delays and with the necessary acclimatization. We were also lucky with the weather, thank all the gods, and we had many of them, the team is international: Russians, Poles, a Kazakh and a girl from India! Now we are all resting in the base camp and waiting for the flight to Union Glacier. Perhaps we are stuck here for a few days. But we will not be bored, firstly, there is Internet here, and secondly, tomorrow we begin building an igloo!

We received a message from our guides Artem Rostovtsev and Boris Egorov directly from the summit of Vinson, from a height of 4892 meters. The 7 Summits Club team in full force climbed to the highest peak in Antarctica.

 Photos from expeditions of past years

According to our guides Artem Rostovtsev and Boris Egorov, the team continues to work according to the program. Today, the group members and guides climbed to the upper camp, also known as High Camp. The climb took 6.5 hours. Tomorrow - the summit assault and descent.

According to our guides Artem Rostovtsev and Boris Egorov, the team successfully continues to work according to the program. Today, the group members and guides went from Low Camp halfway to High Camp. And returned back for the night. We have not yet decided on plans for the next day. Whether to rest or climb to the High Camp. Depending on the weather and how they feel.

 Photos from expeditions of previous years

According to our guides Artem Rostovtsev and Boris Egorov, the team has successfully started the program. Now the group has already ascended to the Low Camp. The weather is good, hot, no wind.

Photos from expeditions of past years.

The 7 Summits Club Guide Boris Egorov reports from Antarctica:

We arrived in Antarctica! We are walking in light down jackets along Union Glacier. We were given a tour of the camp, fed deliciously, and now we are waiting for the flight to the Vinson Base Camp. The weather is forecasted to get worse, so we would like to fly away soon!

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Boris Egorov reports from Punta Arenas (Chile):

Hello everyone! A new season is beginning on the southernmost continent of our planet. All preparations for the flight to Antarctica have been made. Artem and I bought a lot of food and checked all the equipment for our first Vinson. Yesterday, the whole team checked in, and today early in the morning we are leaving for the airport. Our flight was scheduled for a day ahead of schedule, so we did not suffer from waiting. Everyone is cheerful and in anticipation of a new adventure!

The 7 Summits Club guide Boris Egorov sends from Tanzania:

Hello to everyone from Africa! Yesterday, Artem Gurshteyn and I admired the views from the summit of Kilimanjaro at dawn. And that same day, we went down to the gate and arrived at the hotel. It's incredible, but we climbed the mountain in three days! And that's more than 80 km! On the last day, we walked about 40 km, gained one kilometer vertically and lost four. This time, we were finally lucky with the weather. There was a clear sky and no wind.

Boris Egorov, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Tanzania:

Meanwhile, Artem and I, having covered half the world in four planes, burst onto the slopes of Kilimanjaro. Only yesterday we flew to Tanzania from Papua New Guinea, and today we have already reached the Horombo camp. That is, we have gained almost two kilometers vertically in 6.5 hours. Along the way, we took breaks to take pictures of blue monkeys and some animals like tree gophers.

The mood is cheerful, tomorrow we are going to the assault camp.

The 7 Summits Club guide Boris Egorov reports from Papua New Guinea:

The challenge from Alexander Abramov was accepted! In 8 hours, he and Ilya Gladkikh reached the top of Giluwe from the start of the trek. We were able to do it in 7! But we weren't really planning on racing. Our minimum program was to descend to civilization and take a shower that same day. To do this, we left the hotel at night to start the trek before dawn. But we only drove 10 minutes and ran into a blockage on the road, and a mudslide occurred. And we spent another hour driving around the back streets of Papua. In the end, we started walking with the first rays of the sun. Incredibly fast, in just 4 hours, we reached the base camp, from there we slowed down, lack of sleep was taking its toll. And we walked to the summit unhurriedly. We galloped back to the parking lot just before sunset and that same day we slept contentedly in our beds.

For Artem (Gurshteyn), this is already the third summit in his project "7 volcanoes in 69 days"!

Then we rush to Kilimanjaro!

The 7 Summits Club Guide Boris Egorov reports from Iran:

Oh, Artem and I suffered a lot on Damavand! The forecast did not quite come true, it was very harsh on the mountain. Gusts of wind constantly threw us off the path, but we dug in, endured and reached the summit! We were in the cloud the whole time, and so we returned to the shelter all covered in snow and ice. But our adventure did not end there, the cloudiness descended behind us, and we still had to go down from the shelter to the car in the blizzard and with flashlights in the dark. We were very tired, but happy with the impressions, such an ascent is remembered for a long time!

The 7 Summits Club Guide Boris Egorov reports from Iran:

News from Iran. Today, in three and a half hours at a super-even pace, we gained a kilometer of altitude and reached the refuge at an altitude of 4200 meters. While we were walking, the wind didn't bother us much, we even walked half the way in fleece jackets. But at the shelter it was already blowing quite a bit, and although the sun was shining, it was still cold. We tried not to get scared and prepared for the assault. The departure was scheduled for 4:30.

The 7 Summits Club guide Boris Egorov sends from Iran:

Greetings from Iran! Unexpectedly for this mountain, Artem and I arrived at Damavand. Time is running out, but we flew according to the forecast. Well, as according to the forecast... the weather is walkable, but on the edge, windy. Today we arrived straight from the airport at 2200 and are resting in the hotel. So far, everything is going according to plan.

Actually, I arrived a day earlier than Artem. Yesterday, with my friend, the first Iranian with an international guide certificate, we climbed the local rocks not far from the capital.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Boris Egorov reports from Nepal:

And-and-and… there is the summit of Ama Dablam! We left the second camp 6000m at 11 pm, at 6 am we met the dawn at 6814m. The first rocky part was brisk, but the 500m of vertical firn was not easy. There is nowhere to rest there, you need to constantly move and try not to think about where we are and what we are doing, just moving up. But at the top, it is beautiful! Now a well-deserved rest. Today we still managed to lose two kilometers and go down to the base camp, where we were met by Lyuda (Korobeshko). After all, Nepal is a meeting place for our friends, ha-ha. Hello everyone!