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Two of our team, working strictly according to the plan, went up to the camp Plaza de Mulas at 4,200 meters. Vladimir Kotlyar and Sergei Larin are working in the role of guides from the 7 summits Club. Both groups successfully completed the cycle of acclimatization at camp Confluencia, went under the South wall of the Aconcagua and finally climbed to the base camp.

So far so good, everything is good...

Vladimir Kotlyar: The team named as "The tactic of trump ten" came and met in Mendoza. We are ready for adventure!

 The permits are obtained, we go to a rental for crampons.

 A group named "Tartar and Larin" also begins an expedition.

 All together they go to Penitentes. Groups will work independently, but cooperate!

February - it is not only the third month of winter with snowfalls, thaws, the constant change of temperatures and gloomy days, but also the end of the summer, as well as the best time to climb the mountain peaks near the equator and in the Southern Hemisphere!

Now there is the busy season of climbing for Kilimanjaro, Kenya, Orizaba in Mexico, Chimborazo in Ecuador.

In this February  there will be around 30 PAX from the 7 Summits Club to climb Kilimanjaro in six different groups. You can still join one of our groups right now, do not delay your plans for later.

Many our clients have already managed to climb Mount Kilimanjaro this year and send their photos and reports. Following photos sent to us by Anton Pavlov, who just has returned home after a successful ascent.

The other climbers are already flying in the direction of Tanzania, or are packing their backpacks.

Sergey Larin, a guide of the 7 Summis Club:  

The climb was difficult. We were waiting for weather for four days. Then the one-day window has appeared, but it was necessary to begin (the first two days) in difficult weather conditions. In the first day porters refused to start. But as a result, I think, they were satisfied that they managed to reach Nido de Condores. It is good that we have put up earlier a big stationary tent – it has helped out us, because in this place to put tents on such weather is problematic. In day of summit bid some teams turned back, some refused. But the team named “Good, Bad and Angry” has shown an excellent spirit and strength of mind that has allowed to achieve result. Now we already are sitting and we waiting for a helicopter on Plaza de Mulas.

Sergey Larin: …. We climbed on top of Aconcagua …. went down to the Cholera camp. We all are fine. Detailed information - from Plas de Mulas. See you! Sergey Larin.

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 Weather also created great difficulties. Strong wind didn't cease all the time of ascent, frequent and dense snow reduced visibility to several meters, the hard frost added to "pepper" to feelings.

 Nevertheless, in 12 hours the group reached top. The way back took about 2,5 hours. All people exhausted returned to the camp from which began the final storm. After a dinner, hot tea and spending the night in tents, next morning, they begin descent to the base camp. It is possible (if everything develops favorably)  tomorrow, having taken rest in the base camp, they will go down, having finished a route.

Group (all members) reached the summit of Kilimanjaro. All went down, everyone is healthy and happy!

Photo Anton Pavlov on the top!

In recent days, the storm was raging on the slopes of the highest mountain in South America,  rare  for local conditions. Now the weather forecast give a chance, and we have no time for waiting. Our team under the leadership of Sergey Larin enters  for the decisive attempt to climb Aconcagua…

February 1th in the sports complex DDS  it was carried out regular technical training under the guidance of our "guru", the master of sports, the 7 Summits Club coach Alexander Lastochkin. Everything was great, just super! We all are waiting for the next technical training - February 8th! It will be interesting and useful to everyone!

Sergey Larin, a guide 7 Summits Club:  Our team successfully completed the acclimatization, spending a night on the Plaza Canada 5000 m and  a night on Nido de Condores - 5500m. It should be noted that acclimatization was carried out strictly according to the program approved by the management and supervision of the 7 Summits Club. After returning to Mulas, the weather turned bad. The state of health of all the participants is good. We will wait for the weather window to climb to the summit of Aconcagua.

Olga Rumyantseva, the 7 Summits Club guide: yesterday our group (all members and guides) climbed the summit of Mount Aconcagua. A total of 10 persons has reached  the top.

The group led by Ivan Dusharin, our guides Olga Rumyantseva, Valery Myasoedov and Vladimir Kotlyar has already descended on the Plaza de Mulas. Congratulations!

Artem Rostovtsev, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:

We did try, but did not stand on the top. The result: three hours we made trail on  the crater, the snow was on the ears, but more often to the waist. 30 meters away from the summit rocks fixed ropes, movement speed has been zero, we "overate" working snow. I turned the team. All were satisfied, in principle.

Hi, Seven Summits! Take the information from the Aconcagua! The team called "Bad, good, evil" successfully conducted acclimatization in the camp Confluencia and at the moment, today, on January 26, makes a climb to the base camp Plaza de Mulas. The weather favors. Mood and feeling of the  team are great. I will send photos from Plaza de Mulas, there must be a connection.

Bye! Sergey Larin.

January, 25th  the first this year  technical Training Mountain School of the 7 Summits Club was held in the sports complex DDS under the guidance of coach, master of sports Alexander Lactochkin. The main direction of training - work with a rope, belay,  using fixed ropes.

Next technical training will be held on February 1, the wait for everyone! Just please, be recorded in advance. Technical training cost - 1000 rubles.

Hello! This is a guide of the 7 Summits Club Olga Rumyantseva from Argentina, Aconcagua expedition. After acclimatization and two days of rest in Plaza de Mulas, we have climbed to the Nido de Condores at 5400. And we were well, came quickly. All people fill well .... favorable condition ...

 Tomorrow we plan to go up already at six thousand, the day after tomorrow to go to the top. Because it must be a weather window. Bye!

Hello! This is Olga Rumyantseva, expedition guide on Aconcagua. We are here for the second day of successfully doing acclimatization. Yesterday we went to Canada camp and spent the night. Today we went to Nido de Condores camp. The state of health of all the participants is good. The wind is strong here, so it is difficult to speak. We settle in a huge new our tent, which was set up  by Abramov. For that we are very grateful to him! Best regards!

Elena Abramova from Chile: Yesterday the group on Ojos del Salado has risen to the top of San Francisco. Everyone feels great ...

Group of the Leaders club under the guidance of Olga Rumyantseva made the first acclimatization outing  from the camp of Plaza de Mulas ...

From Ludmila Korobeshko:

We conducted a group of leaders headed by Ivan Dusharin and Olga Rumyantseva on Aconcagua, and we run ourselves down in Mendoza, where we hope to drink wine with a new team and Vladimir Kotlyar. And then -  in Moscow.

Mission accomplished: We have set a club tent of the 7 Summits Club at Nido de Condores. 10-12 persons  can gather to drink  mate at 5,400.

Parting in BC Aconcagua. Three of us  go down to Mendoza - to wine and meat. Three go up to the wind and snow.

 Today, our team made a hard way to Plaza de Mulas. There we unexpectedly met Alexander Abramov and Luda Korobeshko. Tomorrow we will rest and prepare for climbing up to camps at 4900 and 5300 for acclimatization.

Hi, Seven Summits! It is Artem Rostovtsev from the Atacama Desert. We are already at the fourth day of the program. Yesterday we climbed the Mont Blanc, "a local Mont Blanc", the mountain with an altitude of 4800 - it is called the Seven Brothers. Now we leave the camp Laguna Rosso and go up  in Camp Verde Lagoon. All members of the expedition feel great, the weather is great. Only the wind is trying to have a little bit from place to place to rearrange.

So far everything is going according to plan. Further there will be no communicatio  and we hope to report back after the climb.

Best regards from the hottest desert in the world!

The first in this year's technical training took place on January 18 at the sports complex DDS . Classes are held under the supervision of the 7 Summits Club coach, master of sports Alexander Lastochkin.

  All climbers are well aware of the importance of good equipment, the right to use it. As well as the tactics of ascent, which also paid attention to the technical training. Based on the fact that it is necessary for our students, we build a lesson plan until the summer...