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News from Ecuador from Elena Ivanova:

Today we climbed the volcano of Cotopaxi (5,897 m), which is considered one of the most beautiful in Ecuador. But, it was not up to the beauty! Again we were covered by icy rain. The thought slipped through several times to turn back. But there was enough strength to go to the end, to the top.

Tomorrow begins the ascent on the highest volcano of Ecuador and the most remote object of the earth's surface - Chimborazo (6 310 m). We hope that the weather will be more favorable! It’s good that the plan has a reserve day ...

Greetings from Chile from Alexander Abramov and Ludmila Korobeshko! Yesterday we were at the top of Ojos del Salado. We went in the style of blitz - in 2 days. There was a lot of snow on the climb. We trailed all the way to the summit. Here it is - the arid desert of Atacama ...

Alexandr Dorojukov the 7 Summits Club guide from Argentina:
Hello from the group Un poco! Today we went down to the Plaza de Mulas Base Camp. Two days ago, we climbed by the whole team to the top of Mount Aconcagua. All members are in excellent condition, today we will give them signs of honor!

Message from Oleg Mezentsev from Sidley Volcano:

I was on summit! Everything is fine, we went down to High Camp, today we spend the night here.

The Basler plane is waiting for the group below, so the climbers must catch the Union Glacier before the last scheduled plane leaves for the mainland. It should take place on January 20. On it, Artyom Rostovtsev should fly to Punta Arenas with a third our group of climbers on Vinson.

Photo by Andrew Hughes from James Stone's blog

Oleg with Nims in Moscow

 The adventures in Ecuador of Elena Ivanova or the girl who dreams of Everest (to become the first Israeli citizen on the highest peak of the world) continue. Yesterday, Elena climbed the second planned volcano. This time it was the volcano Corazon (4780 m). Corazon (translated - heart) is located in the western spur of the Andes. From its top, views of other volcanoes open - Cotopaxi, Iliniza, Ruminiau, Pasachoa. The crater of the volcano resembles a heart in shape. The most romantic climb is to take a heart attack! This time the weather was less cloudless, but this did not stop Elena from climbing, accompanied by our guide Edgar Parra.

Hi Seven Summits! This is Artyom Rostovtsev. My team and I are located about 17 thousand kilometers from Moscow. The place is called Union Glacier. Yesterday morning, we successfully escaped from the Massif Vinson assault camp ... we walked a very long time and then quickly flew away. It was a very busy day. Everything turned out fine, we returned to the Union Glacier. We can consider our ascent completed and successful!

Yesterday was a crazy day and  we forgot to congratulate the President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov on his birthday.

 Alex! Happy Birthday!

 And also our good cook Pato joins, which was with us on Everest:

 Alex! Happy Birthday!

Message from Oleg Mezentsev from Sidley Volcano:

Hello from Antarctica! I report: we are in Low Camp, in the morning we plan to climb the summit. Wish us good luck!

The ALE team arrived in the Sidley Volcano area on Monday, January 13th. However, weather conditions did not allow to begin  climbing in the first three days.

ALE Team on Sidley (James Stone's blog post)

 David Roskelley (USA) *

Vaughan de la Harpe (South Africa) *

Andrew Hughes (USA)

Arthur Marsden (South Africa) *

Oleg Mezentsev (Russia) *

Donald O’Connor (South Africa)

Roxanne Vogel (USA)

Rob Williams (South Africa)

Andy Chapman (UK - ALE guide)

Josh Hoeschen (USA - ALE guide)

* - those who, if successful, complete the Seven Volcanoes program.

Andrew Hughes, Roxanne Vogel and Oleg Mezentsev climbed Vinson before flying to Sidley.

Oleg Mezentsev in Punta Arenas

Sergey Larin:  As I said, the group climbed Ojos del Salado on January 14 at 14:45. And yesterday, January 15^th, we went down to Copiapo. Unfortunately, Ulyana was not with us because of an eye problem. It’s a pity, she really wanted to get up and trained hard ...

The 7 Summits Club wishes Happy Birthday to our President, creator, leader, captain, engine - referred to only as "legendary"! Alexander Abramov is 56 - time to break records! We believe in you!

 Continue to steer with your team, continue to do your job with the same creative fuse and energy! Health, long years of climbing, keep and improve your excellent physical shape!

Good luck in financial affairs, happiness and harmony in the family, good grandchildren and so on ...

Birthday present to Sasha Abramov from Luba Pershina

Seven summits in seven months

Hi Seven Summits! This is Artyom Rostovtsev. We arrived at High Camp about forty minutes ago. The weather is excellent, there is no wind. But tomorrow we will not go to the top. Because we don’t need it anymore, we were there today. And now we went down to the assault camp. And tomorrow, our direction will be only down. Even we hope to fly to Union Glacier on the same day. Best regards! From the terribly sunny, summer Antarctica, from the whole team!

Sergey Larin, the 7 Summits Club guide: Hello, Seven Summits! Happy Old New Year to you, from Ojos del Salado! Today, Andrei Nechet and Nikolai Gubensky, with a guide, Sergey Larin, climbed Mount Ojos del Salado. The climb took 12 hours from Tejos. So it’s not very fast ... And this is without a descent. So now we just went down to the crater, there is still a descent. Tomorrow we plan to be in Copiapo, so there will be photos and details....

Alexander Dorojukov, guide the 7 Summits Club from Argentina: Group Un poco went down from an overnight stay at Nido de Condores. We admired the beautiful sunset, had a delicious meal and are going to rest. Everyone in the group has a good condition. Tomorrow is our day of rest and then we go on an assault on the summit of Aconcagua.

Hi Seven Summits! Happy Old New Year to all! Who can hear us. This is Artyom Rostovtsev from Antarctica. We have a new group, the Vinson program, the third in a row. Today we advanced towards Low Camp. Great pace, unusually fast. The weather is favorable, we hope that the same weather will be until the day of our ascent. Everything is fine with us, we eat well. The sun is all day, we have summer. We are sunbathing. A bit of physical labor at the march and  during arrangement of the camp ....

Alex Abramov from Argentina: The second group of the Russian camp the 7 Summits Club on Aconcagua descended from the summit after a successful climb. We awarded all members medals for climbing Aconcagua and celebrated the success of our event.

Hello from sunny Argentina! The New Years 7 Summits Club group (5 members and 3 guides) climbed to the top of  Mount Aconcagua, at 12.45 local time. The weather was surprisingly beautiful, in contrast to the forecast. Today we are already resting at the Plaza de Mulas Base Camp. Tomorrow we go down to Mendoza. Guides of the group Alexander Abramov and Andrey Berezin.

Message from Elena Abramova, Manager of  the 7 Summits Club from Punta Arenas: South Pole! The 7 Summits Club group has successfully reached the southernmost point of the planet on skis under the Last Degree program. Vladimir and Pavel returned to Punta Arenas this morning. They are all right.

Greetings to everyone from Bolivia from Que Pasa group! Yesterday morning we climbed to the top of Mount Huayna Potosi - the most beautiful peak above six thousand meters (6088). We reached the peak almost all, only one member did not reach it stopped about 100 m vertically. Yesterday, we went down and arrived in La Paz. We are great. Everyone is happy. Today is the last day of the program. Rest and then we fly away ...

Message from Elena Abramova, the 7 Summit Club Manager from Punta Arenas: This morning, the second group of our climbers on Mount Vinson successfully landed in Punta Arenas!

Sergey Larin, the 7 Summits Club guide: Hello, Seven Summits! Information from Ojos del Salado. Everything is OK. Today, January 12th, we went down for rest on the Laguna Verde. ... We plan to storm the summit on January 14,  Old New Year for orthodoxies. So, wait for news.

The second in the season (New Year's) group of the Russian  camp of the 7 Summits Club camp under with guides  Alexander Abramov and Andrey Berezin climbed to the top of Mount Aconcagua! Now the team is on the descent. Details on returning to the base camp.