"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news - Page 22

Hello to the 7 Summits Club from us, the numerous participants of the Antarctic expeditions! A team of climbers of the highest volcano in Antarctica, Sidley, and a team of climbers of the highest peak in Antarctica, Vinson, have gathered at Union Glacier. There are more than 20 of us in total. The largest team on this final flight from the mainland. We waited out two days of bad weather, and right now the first team has flown out to Sidley, where they will reunite with our commander Alex Abramov. And with Vinson, everything is more complicated. There are clouds in Vinson's base camp, we are waiting for the wind to blow the clouds away and they will send us there. And we also met the Transglobal car expedition around the world, which has many acquaintances and friends.

12.01 Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Jambo Rafiki! Today, the 7 Summits Club group "Tribe-Ki" went through the jungle and lost 2 km vertically. On the descent, we had lunch and the long-awaited restoration of the water-alkaline balance with local beer "Kilimanjaro"!

In the evening, there was an awards ceremony, as well as "demobilization" speeches about the Mountain and future plans. Good luck to all!

Guides: Fedyunin Evgeny and Svetlana Kotlyar.

Hola! The "Chiki and Piki" group continues to acclimatize and prepare for the ascent to the summit of Aconcagua. Today we went to Plaza Canada, at an altitude of 5000 meters. At the same time, we tried out high-altitude boots in action. Tomorrow we have a rest day before going to Nido de Condores, where we will spend a night. The group's guides are Andrey Berezin and Viktor Volodin.

Jambo Rafiki! Hooray, there is the summit!  Yesterday, the 7 Summits Club group "Tribe-Ki" successfully climbed Uhuru Peak 5895m! The highest volcano and the highest mountain of Africa Kilimanjaro is ours!

For tactical reasons, we divided the team into two subgroups - standard and faster. We started from the assault camp Kosovo (4800) at 01:00 and at 02:00.

Yesterday, there were so many people who wanted to climb the summit that in order not to freeze in queues on the trail, we had to go around the slope. Before dawn it was quite windy and cold, but very beautiful - a simply stunning view of the Mawenzi volcano opened up.

The mountain did not seem easy to any of the participants. One subgroup reached the summit in 6 hours, the second in 8. All this time Kilimanjaro showed us its character. It was quite cold and windy at the summit - such is Africa!

All participants are great! For many, Kilimanjaro was the first mountain, but I would especially like to note the achievement of the youngest member of our group - Richard. It was not easy for him, but he reached a height of 5200! We are proud and congratulate him!

After the summit, we went down to the Kosovo camp, rested a little and began the descent 1000 m lower to the Millennium camp. Tomorrow we will already be in civilization.

We did it!!! Good luck to everyone!

Guides: Evgeniy Fedyunin and Svetlana Kotlyar.

Hola! We, the "Chiki and Piki" group, are gradually settling in at 4300, at Plaza de Mulas. In terms of getting to know the surroundings, we visited an old hotel, as well as the nearest bar. Next, we are going to visit Plaza Canada and climb above the 5000 meter mark. And also, the famous high-altitude art gallery. Group guides Andrey Berezin and Viktor Volodin.

9.01 Tanzania, Kilimanjaro. Jambo Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club group "Tribe-Ki" moved to the Kosovo assault camp 4800m; everything is fine! To storm the summit at night! Keep your fingers crossed for us! Good luck to everyone!  Guides: Evgeny Fedyunin and Svetlana Kotlyar.

Hola! The "Chiki and Piki" group today made a difficult trek from the Confluencia camp to the Plaza de Mulas camp. The path is very long: 7.5 hours and 18.5 km, with an altitude gain of 1000 m. Now we are already at the base camp of our expedition, from where we will continue preparing for the ascent. The group's guides are Andrey Berezin and Viktor Volodin.

The Vinson-5 and Sidley-3 groups in full force gathered in the southern Chilean city of Punta Arenas. The flight is scheduled for January 10. We are getting ready, waiting for the flight and enjoying Punta Arenas!

Another stage of the record-breaking automobile traverse of Antarctica has been completed. The Transglobal Car expedition team visited the South Pole. They took traditional photos at special signs marking this event. With the kind permission of the authorities (this was agreed upon in advance), the participants visited the unique Amundsen-Scott station, located at this extremely southern point of our planet.

"In general, everything has been done here so that people who stay for the winter feel as comfortable as possible."

Jambo Rafiki! Today the "Plemia-Ki"  group of the 7 Summits Club had the most difficult day of trekking: ascent to Lava Tower 4640 m and descent to the Barranco wall 3900 m. The altitude makes itself felt, there are signs of a headache, but everything is within normal limits.

A wonderful lunch, watermelons for dessert, a stunning valley of senecias (grass palms) on the descent, and a view of the Barranco wall, which we will climb tomorrow. ALL of this overwhelmed the brain ... Now dinner and a well-deserved rest! Good luck to everyone!

Guides: Evgeny Fedyunin and Svetlana Kotlyar.

Hola! The 7 Summits Club "Chiki Piki" group visited Puente del Inca in the morning. After that, we went to the Aconcagua National Park. We registered with the rangers. And then on foot to the Confluencia camp (altitude 3400). Tomorrow we are heading towards Plaza Francia. Group guides Andrey Berezin and Viktor Volodin.

The 7 Summits Club guide Dmitry Semenov reports from Argentina:

Greetings from the slopes of Aconcagua! Yesterday our super team "Dohodyagi" climbed Mount Aconcagua (6962m). The ascent took place in difficult weather conditions, namely wind, snow, poor visibility. But we held out and were able to reach the summit.

Hola! Hello everyone from sunny Argentina! Our large 7 Summits Club group gathered in the Argentine city of Mendoza. From here begins the route to Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America. Group guides Andrey Berezin and Viktor Volodin.

5.01 Tanzania. Kilimanjaro. Jambo Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club group called "Tribe-Ki" today set out on the Machame route or "Whiskey Route"! All day we walked in the equatorial jungle and admired the exotic vegetation. We reached the camp in 5 hours, gaining 1100 m in altitude.

The whole group is pleasantly surprised by our service! Here we live in large comfortable tents, there is a large dining tent, toilets and even a shower! At sunset, we saw the main summit of Kibo, Uhuru Peak 5895 m! Our route along the southern circumnavigation is exactly there!

Everyone is feeling great, now we will have dinner and discuss the plan for tomorrow.

Good luck to everyone!

Guides: Evgeniy Fedyunin and Svetlana Kotlyar.

Dmitry Semenov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:

Greetings from the slopes of Aconcagua! Today, our super-group "Dohodyagi" climbed to the Berlin high-altitude camp (5930 m). And at night we set out to storm the summit of Aconcagua (6962 m).

Jambo Rafiki! Friends, greetings to everyone from Tanzania!

The new group (the name is still being discussed) of the 7 Summits Club flew to the foot of Kilimanjaro today to trek and climb the Machame route!

The day flew by with organizational issues, checking equipment and a little relaxation in the park of the cozy hotel "Aishe Machame"! Here turtles crawl on the lawns, toucans fly overhead, monkeys climb trees. And early in the morning, having climbed to the roof, you can see the summit of Kilimanjaro - beauty!

 In the evening we watched the "Masai show" - a performance of the nomadic people of Tanzania and Kenya. Over dinner we got to know each other better. Each participant told about himself, and then decided on plans for tomorrow.

Tomorrow we start at the entrance to the national park and set out on the route!

Guides: Evgeniy Fedyunin and Svetlana Kotlyar.

Dmitry Semenov, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:

Greetings from the slopes of Aconcagua! Today our super-group "Dohodyagi" climbed to the high-altitude camp Nido de Condores (5500 m). We walked at a good pace and in a great mood. Now it's time to rest and tomorrow we'll go to the Berlin assault camp (5930 m).

Our representatives met the participants of the first group of climbers of the 7 Summits Club to the highest peak of Antarctica, Mount Vinson, in Punta Arenas. The expedition was completed successfully, the team in full force reached the highest point under the leadership of our guides Artem Rostovtsev and Boris Egorov. The happy winners returned to the starting point of the journey, the city of Punta Arenas in Chile. It was an international team, which included representatives of Russia, Poland and India:

Dmitry Germanov

Pawel Szejko

Bartlomiej Smolarek

Muthamilselvi Narayanan.

Our guides Artem and Boris remained on the Ice Continent to work with the next groups.

Dmitry Semenov, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:

Greetings from the slopes of Aconcagua! We congratulate everyone on the new 2025. Our super team "Dohodyagi" spent the night in the Nido de Condores camp as part of acclimatization program. And it was an unforgettable New Year's Eve at an altitude of 5500 meters! The next day, our group descended to the base camp, now we have rest and assault days. All participants are in good shape.

Dmitry Semenov, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:

Greetings from the slopes of Aconcagua! And a happy new year! Today, our super-group "Dohodyagi" goes on an acclimatization rotation with an overnight stay at 5500m. That's where we will celebrate the New Year. Yesterday we passed a medical examination at the base camp, everyone is healthy and ready to climb. See you in the new year!