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Hello! This is Alexander Abramov from the Union Glacier. We just came from Vinson base camp. Some days here there was a very strong wind, bad weather. However, we were landed at Union Glacier ... Soon enough, that is, at about 20 hours, Ilyushin should theoretically arrive. Weather is improving, wind calmed down ...

I think, to a meeting in Punta Arenas tomorrow. Bye!

Hello! Here Vladimir Kotlyar a guide of the 7 Summits Club from Plaza de Mulas. Today we had an active rest day. We walked on a glacier, had a walk to the old, but the broken shelter. In general, we are quietly acclimatizing. Now we have passed the "Medical check" - in the morning. A couple of people asked to visit second time. But we hope we will catch up by acclimatization. And basically, we feel good, ready for the climb. The only thing - that the bad weather. So we will be waiting, looking out a weather window.

Best regards, from our team!

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We waded through swamps, across the marshes. Finally, we got the highest volcano in Australia and Oceania - Giluwe ... Now the team is down in the hotel: washed, resting ... the next two days we will get acquainted with the local culture.

Ludmila Korobeshko: Hello! Yesterday, on January 6, our first expedition to Ecuador ended and immediately began the second: 4 participants arrived as a new group.

Today we have acclimatization outing up to the height of 4000 m, on the slopes of Pichincha. Then - tour of the historic center of Quito, visiting two equatorial - right and wrong.
Tomorrow, early in the morning we leave to the first our climb – on Pasachoa.
Another member of the expedition still can not fly out of Antarctica due to the weather. But we wait for him and hope.

Buenas tardes, amigos! It is Vladimir Kotlyar, an expedition on Aconcagua. We are, united in our troika, are almost at the foot of the South Face of Aconcagua. However, nothing can be seen. The weather is bad. Everything is covered with clouds, snow. Right as Russian winter, or, well, a Canadian one. All we are OK, wonderful. We have come here with ease. And now, after a light lunch at this height, we are going to go down there to meet the second part of our group. All the best to all, Adios! Wish us luck, the weather!

Hello! This is Alex Abramov – from the top of Vinson Massif! Whole our team has climbed to the top: Mikhail, Roman, Janusz, Kirill and I, Alexander. Kirill undressed then just to celebrate ... It's nothing, because the weather is perfect. We walked all the time in the windless, it was hot. Can you imagine such we are in Antarctica! Boys, too, are preparing for undressing. If we do not freeze, then immediately will flee to the High camp. Congratulate us: anything we wanted, we have achieved. We now have a long, a very long way home. Best regards!!!

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Hi everybody! It says Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of an expedition on Aconcagua. We are now in the first camp, where we'll stay 2 days for acclimatization. Plaza Confluencia – on called this place. Now we sit, eat, gather strength. We went up not at 3 hours according a standard schedule, but less than 2 hours. While we were not in a hurry, we go slowly watching birds, surrounding landscape. In principle, it can not but rejoice. Hence, more time to rest .... (laughs) ... We all are well. We send greetings to our homeland: Canada, Voronezh, and in my lovely Caucasus, in Elbrus! To all my friends! By!

Ice climbing competitions, called "Golden Capricorn" were in the region of Elbrus, on a frozen waterfall near Glade Narzan. The organizers: 7 Summits Club and the club "Maximum" from Pyatigorsk. Sportsmen from different cities took to the start: Moscow, Pyatigorsk, Stavropol, Nalchik, Kazan, Karachaevsk, Krasnodar, Rostov. Winners: Sheykina Karina (Stavropol), Anna K. (Kazan), Katalevsky Marina (Stavropol), Rinat Aliyev (Krasnodar), Kurzhanov Mohamed (Nalchik), Krutikov Valentin (Maximum Club, Pyatigorsk) ...

The competition was held for the 7th time and dedicated to all our friends born under the sign Kozegorog (Capricorn). The initiator of the competition - the team captain, president of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov, he invented it 15 years ago.

Alexander Grebenyuk, organizer and chief judge of the competition:
"Well, thanks again to the 7 Summits Club for the organization and promotion of this type of sport! Long live the "7 Summits Club" and the mountains! Many Thanks!"

Ludmila Korobeshko: So we climbed on the top of the point most distant from the center of the Earth - on Chimborazo. Impressions mixed – we are down only three hours ago. It is a long route: 1500 m drop, the passage of the hard ice. But vicuna pleased ...

Australia's highest volcano, located on the island of New Guinea, in the territory of Papua New Guinea - is the object of a new expedition 7 Summits Club. Our guide Olga Rumyantseva lead a group consisting of proven fighters, experienced travellers. The first stage - a very difficult, because it consists of several flights ...

Hello! This is Alex Abramov from Antarctica. Today we had a full day of rest. Today we ate three times plus had second lunch. Very well cooked and tasty. And then learn to tie knots, and talked about everything: life, children and all, as men talk in the mountains. Tomorrow we are going to climb. The following information will be tomorrow night. Weather improves, it is clear, the sun is shining, the wind at the top gradually decreases. I think we got a good climb. All Goodbye!

Hello! This is Alex Abramov from Antarctica. How did you hear, a kerosene stove noises in our tent. Now it is midnight. The sun shines, though, through the clouds. Today we went up to the High camp, to an assault camp. We brought up everything we will need, heavy backpacks: products and all equipment needs for climbing. And besides, it was a good for acclimatization. Now we went down into the Low camp. We ate very good, everyone is happy. Tomorrow we have a day of rest. That means, tomorrow we will sleep until midday, then have breakfast, then we have the whole day for preparing to the assault outing. And the next day we start climbing, again in the High camp and then to the summit ....

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All members of our German-American group successfully reached the summit of Kilimanjaro. They celebrated the New Year on the top. The team leader Marcus wrote us word of thanks:

«Cheers from a successful climb of Mt Kilimanjaro! Thanks for organizing this for us! »

Also, on December 31 the group of our guide Olga Rumyantseva reached the summit climbing by the route Lemosho.

Congratulations all summiters!

Hello! This is Ludmila Korobeshko Ecuador from the expedition to the top of the most distant from the center of the Earth (Chimborazo).

December 30, we arrived at the mountain refuge at the base of Cayambe volcano at an altitude of 4600m. By the way, the cone of this volcano is located precisely on the equator, and this peak is the highest on the equator (5780m). And still on the way to the refuge, we crossed the equator five times, the final - at an altitude of 4200 m. In the evening we went to acclimatize to 4800. The wind was very strong and moist. We returned dripping wet. Nevertheless, the next morning we went to ice climbing training. Again we returned wet. At 16.00 on Ecuador at midnight Moscow time we celebrated New Year's Eve and went to sleep for a few hours before the upcoming summit bid.

At midnight, from 31 to 1th along the Ecuadorian New Year's custom, we burned an effigy. And we started the climb. We were on the top at 6.30 a.m. not all, but in a good mood. The weather was good.
At 9:30 a.m. we were already at the refuge, and an hour later went south to Baños. Now we rest in hacienda near the volcano Kilotoa. Tomorrow is a rest day, and we will visit the lake in the crater of the volcano.
January 3, we're going to Chimborazo, and on the night of January 4 go to the assault.

In the year of the Fire Monkey, we recommend going to the mountains! Monkeys love to climb, that is born climbers. All – on the rocks!

But there are also monkeys, specializing in high-altitude mountaineering - Yeti ...

Be as strong as they are, and the same modest!

KEEP CLIMBING!

KEEP TRAVELLING!

KEEP RUNNING!

And KEEP SMILING

AKUNA MATATA

Hello! This is Alexander Abramov from Antarctica. Yesterday, a new group arrived: Roman, Michail, Cyril and our Polish friend Janusz. Now our friendly company of five plans how to climb Vinson Massif. As you know from previous reports, the weather this year is mostly bad. Now we have at Vinson Massif again delayed flights. Those groups that descended from the Summit of Mount Vinson are sitting in the base camp, waiting for departure at Union Glacier. Ilyushin flew away, which was 29th. All teams who want to climb the Vinson Massif had come with it, stay and wait for the flight to the base camp.

Here we have such situation. In principle, the situation is good, because we still have time enough to climb ... So, all good-bye! And until we meet again in the air!

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Posted by Ludmila Korobeshko from an expedition to Ecuador:

December 29th. We stayed for a night at a hacienda in 3600 in the midst of fields. We left at 7 am on the climb to fivethousander Ilinitsa Norte. The climb up was 1,200 meters. The weather was cold and quite windy. The upper part of the route is on the rocks, in some places difficult. Before we reached the summit we were not all. But we have raised the flag of the Club at the top Ilinitsa Norte 5140 meters!

Going down in our hacienda, we drank fresh milk, lit fireplace and a Cuban cigar, and discussed plans for the future.

Tomorrow. December 30 we move to a shelter at an altitude of 4640 meters. We will prepare for the climb on the Mount of Cayambe at New Year's Eve.

The group of Olga Rumyantseva is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro by the route Lemosho. Today, they are coming to the assault camp - Karanga.

According to information from the guides, in the group everything is all right. Everything goes according to plan. From Moshi this morning porters brought the batch of fresh food and a few bottles of champagne, despite the prohibitions of the national park.

Everything for the team! ))

The last two days were very busy. We gained access to the nightlife of Punta Arenas culture, visited the Tierra del Fuego, a colony of king penguins, and some persons have even opened the beach season ... twice!

All members feel good!
Today we were in Puerto Bulnes. See pictures….

Hello! This is Ludmila Korobeshko from Ecuador. Today, December 28, we have made the first ascent – on the Mount of Pasachoa 4200. It was not easy - climb up nearly 1,000 meters. But we made it! All members were on the top ...

In the evening we arrived at the lodge at Mount Ilinitsa. We live here with animals: with llamas, lambs, dogs and chickens, at an altitude of 3600. Fun! Tomorrow morning we go on climbing to the top Ilinitsa Norte 5150 meters.