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Once we settled in the loggia, it started to rain. Rain went to the darkness and midnight. All around it was wrapped up in mist, so that come true what was promised by all our predecessors. They said that we will go in the sputum, in swamps, trembling dank. In the morning, it was announced earlier (5 a.m.) wakey. There was no rain. Looking ahead, I will say in that day it did not start, it started only with the following darkness.

By the way, the loggia, where we settled (name Magic Lodge) was quite a good quality. Stilt house for two people, electricity, toilets in each, hot water, clean linen, warm blankets (important! - 12 degrees in the night), great food from a local chef, a lot of fruit.

In the morning we got into jeeps and drove an hour to the village of Malka at an altitude somewhere in 2550 m. There we met porters of 14 people (2 for each person). Local guide Luke came with us, he was from the village of Paya. The porters were divided exactly in half on bare and shod.

We distribute the goods and went. On this day our guide Olga Rumyantsev promised us 7:00 grueling transition. First, a bit along the fields, and then we went into impassable jungle…

About four hours later we were on the barely visible path, climbing over fallen tree trunks and forced his way through the bushes. Sometimes porters had to work a machete. One of the locals are periodically read to us a short lecture on the local flora (fauna there is miserable).

The first big rest we did after four hours of walk, came out of the woods on an alpine meadow. By the way we have risen about a thousand meters. The mood was good: More three hours at an open area with a small rise - and we are in the camp. But three hours later accompanied us Papuans showed no indication that we will soon stop. And our forces were calculated at the end. I asked - where? And I get the answer: three hours. Maybe a mistake? We are waiting for Luke to ask again, but he confirmed. It came as a surprise even to Olga Rumyantseva. And Luke said that, first, it will be a normal place for the camp not earlier than three hours, and secondly, that place is convenient because is close to the top.

 We go further, angry and knackered, knowing that he was right. Around the swamp, there is no place to put the tent. Someone tries to joke, they say, the Papuans have no watches there, so their concept of time is extensible. Not fair. Papuans were very punctual (told breakfast would be at 6:30 - and it was), and the sense of time they have correct. As a result, the very first of us did go three hours. And the latest (this, of course, I) – at all four. All this time we walked by a long ridge at an altitude of approximately 3800-4000 meters, the trail first rose 50-100 m, then fell and rose again.

At the end of such difficulty we lost scored meters, going down at 300 meters to the river and the forest, where there really was a clearing suitable for the camp. An hour went to make a campsite. …. I was upset by my tent and laid down to sleep on an empty stomach, I only drink.

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Ludmila Korobeshko: Hello from Ecuador!

The second expedition to the most distant point from the center of the Earth - the top of the volcano Chimborazo ended. Last night we made a summit bid. Unfortunately, because of the strong winds we had to turn from a height of 5600m. But the team fought to the end! A small consolation was the fact that all group this night, too, turned out of the weather. But it still hurt.

We decided to try again next year, but this time under the expanded program. First ascents in Peru and Bolivia, as well as a snack - Chimborazo :)))

Vladimir Kotlyar: Unfortunately, we have not reached the top of Aconcagua. Sergey was very froze and we decided to go down ...

News by Yuri Gurgov from Tanzania: a team consisting of four friends successfully climbed the highest peak in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. At the top there were: YURI Gurgov, Gleb GOGOLENKO, Igor Koval and Mikhail Komarov. The group climbed by the route Lemosho.

Congratulations to all guys with the summit! We wish to continue the route to the all Seven!

January 5, 2016 the second in season team of 7 Summits Club under the leadership of Alexander Abramov climbed to the highest point of Antarctica.
Alexander Abramov reported from the summit of Vinson Massif: "Our whole team has reached the top - Mikhail, Roman, Janusz, Kirill and, of course, I, Alexander. Kirill then immediately “stripped” to celebrate it... It's nothing, because the weather is perfect. We walked all the time in the windless, it was hot. Can you imagine such Antarctica "!

December 27, 2015 a team of 7 Summits Club led by Alexander Abramov climbed the highest point of Antarctica.

Hello! This is Alex Abramov. I run my report from the summit of the Massif Vinson. We are the first and only team, which today climbed to the highest point. The weather is beautiful, and it is almost no wind! I did not even put a down jacket ... there are lovely views around, however, some clouds, but no wind .. We took a chance, went out in bad weather, and guessed. At the top are staying now: Alexey, Dmitry, Vasily, and our American friends ANI guides Scott, Næss and Andy. And, of course, your humble servant, Alexander Abramov.

We want to congratulate you with New Year! Let it will bring good luck and will open new horizons! And also we would like to draw some conclusions on the completion of the New Year period on Kilimanjaro

Namely, we want to note that last month (mid Dec 2015 to mid January 2016) 9 groups with a total of 39 people climbed on Kilimanjaro with the "7 Summits Club".

Group climbed from different sides of the volcano, by the route - Marangu, Machame, Lemosho with local Tanzanian and Russian guides.

For someone Kilimanjaro was the first summit, for others it was the next peak after Everest. The youngest participant was 14 years old, the most experienced - 70. They also reached the top of Africa.

32 persons of 39 reached the highest point in Africa (Uhuru peak 5895 m), it is about 84% of successful ascents.

Photos by Ramil Biktashev, Kilimanjaro LEMOSHO 26 Dec - 3 Jan 2016. New year at the top

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!