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Nastya Kuznetsova, guide of the 7 Summits Club: news from Mexico. Today was the key day of our entire program - day assault on the highest volcano of North America, the peak of Orizaba. Today, January 3, our heroes are Vlad Moroz and Georgi Kuzmin who stood on the top. The support group has reached the height of 5200 m. Everyone is happy. Everyone got what they wanted. Although it was not easy. Initially the ascent was planned on the Northern slope of Orizaba. But, from the unfavourable state of the snow-ice slopes of the North, it was decided to make the ascent from the South. And there are nuances. There is almost no snow, but there are many talus slopes mixed with stone collapse and a protracted steep scree, with hidden ice. But, our male part of the team was able to overcome all obstacles and come out on top.

 Now the whole group is resting after the storm in the shelter Tapan and is preparing to return to Mexico.

 The ascent was great, we not only climbed to the highest free-standing mountain of the Earth, but also walked around the crater and touched the disappearing glaciers of Kilimanjaro. In total, in new year's eve, during the ascent, we spent more than 4 hours at a height of 5700-5895 meters. That  is undoubtedly due to our wonderful guides Urio and Wiesen.  They were able to acclimatized us to prepare us for this — we have not filled any symptoms of altitude sickness.

  We sang and danced at the top, drank champagne, and got just a wonderful experience and memories. We'll miss that mountain and our team consisting of 15 cute, fun and professional guys whom we called Kaka, that is, brothers.

3th January the climbing part of our team flew by helicopter with New Zealand guides on the glacier near Mount Cook... The Weather was normal. Today, 04.01.18, they will make acclimatization ascents in the mountains. Overnight in the hut...

The nature around is fabulous!!!

Lyudmila Korobeshko, guide and Director of the 7 summits Club:

You can congratulate our team with the first five-thousand meters summit. This year it is definitely the first for all:). On 2th January in bad weather, our group of the 7 Summits Club under the name of Brave Guinea Pigs, climbed on Iliniza Norte 5126м. It was an incredible amount of snow, and on the descent even more -  the storm caught us. But in parting, Iliniza gave us an insanely beautiful sunset.

That is all. Now we are going to Baños and we will be there to relax.

Hello 7 Summits! Here is a group of Vladimir Kotlyar and Artem Rostovtsev....

 We continue our journey in Antarctica. We are now in the Low camp under the Massif of Vinson. Tonight we have an easy walking, acclimatization, training on fixed ropes. With the descent to Low camp.  And then we will continue to watch... Wait, what the weather tell  on the following days. And we catch a window of weather to try to reach the top. So that's the news,  we all feel fine. Fighting mood, ready to storm right now, right away...

New year trek to Everest base camp. Acclimatization in Namche Bazaar goes well, the weather is gorgeous!

Lyudmila Korobeshko, a Guide and Director of the 7 Summits Club:

News from Ecuador. On the last day of the year, our Ecuadorian team got its name - Stunning SuperCuy.

 And this day we celebrated by climbing of Rucu Pichincha 4700. To a height of 4000  was reached by 20 people, including children. On up went 16 pigs and even the eldest of the children Nizhankowski Ilya, 13 years old.

100 meters to the top we were overtaken by a severe thunderstorm, so we had to wear helmets and run down. New Year in Moscow we began to celebrate in the cabins of the cable-car and continued near our bus, gathered around a pile of curious Ecuadorians. The heavy rain poured Quito until midnight and later.

Nevertheless, the most persistent of our team went out at midnight to Ecuador to square Fodzh where arranged fireworks and burning scarecrows.

Today, January 1 we leave Quito and drive towards Cotopaxi to the village of Machachi. And tomorrow there is already in the plans ascent to our first fivethousander - Iliniza Norte 5126.

Happy New Year to all!

Hello! Today the team of the 7 Summits Club in the amount of four participants and one guide, Alexander Abramov, climbed the summit of Vinson Massif. The weather... the morning was not very good, but on top of ... calm. In General,  Alexander Abramov finished his Antarctic project. And Vladimir Kotlyar and Artem Rostovtsev still work with another group. In General, everything is fine. Okay, bye! With a holiday!

Nastya Kuznetsova, guide of the 7 Summits Club: New year's Mexican. Today we celebrated the New year several times along every Russian town at different heights of the mountain La Malinche (4500 m) where we went for the acclimatization before Orizaba. Independently from each other, all agreed on the opinion that this is one of the most beautiful mountains they have ever seen (and they saw  a lot).

Happy New year to all!

Lyudmila Korobeshko, a guide of the 7 Summits Club: Today Dec 30th, the rest of our group,  12 people came to Quito. Now we are all together. Even the luggage, no one item got lost. The people came to be surprisingly cheerful. All immediately demanded bread and circuses. So I had to go for a walk on haunts of Vice of Quito in search of adventure. Found something. Tomorrow the fight starts - instead of the New Year table, we storm Rucu Pichincha (4700). Those who can handle it, get tickets for Ecuador Christmas tree.

While driving to the airport to meet the group it opened Cotopaxi in all its glory. A lot of snow.

Wellcome drink for Our big Group

Alexander Abramov from Antarctica:

Hello! Alexander Abramov from Antarctica, Vinson Massif. Yesterday our team "Superfalcon" moved from Base camp to Low camp. We set up the tents, I tried to go upstairs. The weather is not very good, but the guys have very little time before the New year. And they want to reach the summit before the New year. In General, such is an  information. All feel OK, well... let's see how it will develop further.

All, with Coming New Year!

Bye!

That ended the season's first "winter" ascent on Kilimanjaro. It was successful. Vladimir and Polina Liubomirov’s ascended the summit and descended at a rapid rate (day two) guided by Dmitry Ermakov. And it brought them a step towards his dream of Everest. This command was rightly awarded the honor of being the first awarded medals for Kilimanjaro.

Congratulations!

Our guide Viktor Ershov reports with Aconcagua. We arrived at the village of Penitentes at 2600 m, climbed a small mountain on the opposite side. Height of about 3000 m. We feel good. Here blows strong  wind, a lot of the hot sun and the excellent Malbec (which I took with me...

 Happy New year!

Hello from Ecuador! In anticipation of the arrival of the group, I went with Edgar to the volcano Antisana (the fourth highest volcano in Ecuador, 5758). Route impressed, we may include it in our new program for Ecuador.

Yesterday December 28th, the first “two swallows” of the group Cristina and Andrey arrived in Quito. Today they visited the historic center and equator line. Tomorrow the 30th of December remaining 12 team members arrive. Grate! First on Rucu Pichincha, then Iliniza Norte. Well, and then we could think about Chimborazo;)

Dmitry Ermakov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club in Tanzania: Today at 7.20 a.m. the team as a whole stood on the summit of Kilimanjaro.

Today at 21.45 our members have to leave home...

Alexander Abramov from Antarctica:

Hello! This is Alex Abramov from Antarctica, Vinson Massif. Artem Rostovtsev is waving his hand.  There was an unique event – for the first time today Airjet Falcon landed on the Union Glacier. Moreover, the plane landed in bad weather. The pilots gave 25% of a successful landing. Around there were clouds, fog... well, somehow they landed...

 And the same day we moved to base camp. Also the weather was unfavorable. We were the only one who arrived under Mount Vinson.

Elena Abramova from Punta Arenas (Chile): Good afternoon!

Third Expedition to Vinson yesterday visited  penguins. The team seriously prepared for this meeting...

Today Olga Samotoina and Roman Venediktov flew to Tanzania to join the team group and go on the Kilimanjaro by the route Lemosho.

Same day here,  Anna and Alexey Shpak came to Moshi. They will climb the top together and on the Machame route.

Team Tim Trip already visited coveted and secluded corners of the world and now they finally got to Kilimanjaro. Their ascent will pass through the Machame route.

Alexander Abramov from Antarctica:

Hello! This is Alexander Abramov from Antarctica. Perfect, clear weather, but only is a strong wind. Today, however, our team started the climb. As a result, 14 people out of 16 climbed to the top of Vinson Massif. I was forced to turn down with a friend, actually from under the top. But I'm not upset because for me it would be the sixteenth summit.

Second, I want to congratulate Artem Rostovtsev, for him it was the first ascent of the Vinson Massif.

 Now I flush the water, waiting for the command in the High camp ...

 And so, all is OK. Tomorrow we will descend to base camp. And then we get on the Union and will wait for the next group to arrive 29^th December. This will again be a large group - 11 members and three guides.

That is all. Thank you, goodbye!

Hello! Alexander Abramov from the High camp of Mount Vinson. An altitude of 3800 meters. In general, over the last two days the real storm raged, bent almost all our tents. And now there established a perfect weather. Now we climbed up the ridge to the High camp. It was very hot and absolutely no wind.

  Now we set up six tents. Then we'll eat and tomorrow we have a big chance to reach the top of the Vinson Massif. We hope so, for all 16 members of our expedition. We now have probably the biggest expedition in the history of the conquest of the Massif Vinson – 16 people.

 All, all, goodbye! We go up with  good jokes and mood. For a While!