All news: January 2021

On January 27, 16 members of the 7 Summits Club's Ojos del Salado expedition climbed on the summit. There was a lot of snow. The temperature dropped to -17 degrees. The wind was a hurricane all the days. But we caught the weather window. The ascent lasted 16 hours. We went down in the evening. But before that, the weather rewarded us with gorgeous views of the sunset.

A super team of Nepalese mountaineers with our friend Nimsdai, as the main character, is already celebrating the victory on the winter K2 in their homeland. It's time to mention our other friends and partners who have put a lot of effort into this mountaineering success. These are our Pakistani partners, with whom we have made friends this year. This is a firm that provided logistics for a group of triumphant climbers and, judging by the result, brilliantly coped with all the difficult tasks. These same people will help the 7 Summits Club's summer expedition to Karakorum, one of the goals of which will be to climb the legendary K2.

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Chile (from audio message): Hello, Seven Summits Club! This is Artem Rostovtsev, from Atacama. Yesterday we climbed on the top of Ojos del Salado, finally reaching the goal of our expedition. Almost the entire team has been on the top, with the exception of a couple of person. The weather was more or less favorable. A little snow has covered the last part  of the group. In general, everything went well. We've already spent the night at the Laguna Verde camp. All the members have recovered, everyone is happy. Now we will move to the ocean. Once again: the goal of the expedition was achieved, the team visited the summit of Ojos del Salado almost in full complement.

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Chile, audio message: Hello, Seven Summits Club! This is Artem Rostovtsev, from the heart of Atacama, the Atacama Desert. We are currently in a camp on Laguna Verde. The expedition on Ojos del Salado continues. Yesterday we went up to 6400. This was the final acclimatization  rotation exit. Then we spent the night near the Tejas shelter at 5900. Not all the climbers were able to sleep, but that was our plan. It is good to acclimatize at this altitude.

We recently went down to Laguna Verde, just a couple of hours ago . Now we have a day of rest ahead of us before climbing directly on the top of Ojos del Salado. So far, the weather is not very good, but on the day of the ascent, they promise what we need for our, hopefully, successful ascent. All members of the expedition feel great. We are waiting for the most important day, the day of climbing the summit.

Alex Abramov from Chile: Today, our Anti-Quarantine team, all 19 people, made an ascent on Mount San Francisco, 6018 meters. The weather has prepared a surprise for us: a blizzard and a thunderstorm with lightning. Bad weather caught us right on the top, and we lay on the snow for 30 minutes. There was a very strong static tension here. Sticks, backpacks, iron - all of these we threw away and prayed. Emotions were over the edge. And we left, too, in a blizzard. Then everything calmed down, the sun came out and beautiful scenery opened up.

Alex Abramov from Chile: The team of the 7 Summits Club “Anti-Quarantine” in Chile continues the program of climbing Ojos del Salado. Today there was a fantastic day. In the morning, we left our camp at Laguna Santa Rosa and drove towards the Ojos Base Camp. On the way, we stopped at the waterfall and reached the Atacama Camp 5100m. And then we also climbed to the height of Elbrus+ - 5700m. It was excellent acclimatization. On the way back, we stopped at Laguna Verde and celebrated the Epiphany with a massive swim in the hot springs. It was really a Fantastic day!

Alex Abramov from Chile: Today our friendly team "Anti-quarantine" spends the first night on Laguna Santa Rosa. We are 20 people and we have a lot of fun! Awesome views. Today we climbed to the top of Mount "Seven Brothers", 4815m. There was a strong wind. On the descent, they found that one of the 5 cars had a broken wheel. Replaced. Lena cooks excellent food with seafood. We saw foxes, flamingos, alpacas and giant hares.

Tomorrow is the feast of Epiphany. We'll go swimming in the hot springs on Laguna Verde. In parallel, we go to acclimatize climbing Mulas Muertas! Everyone feels great!

Alex Abramov from Chile: On January 16, we met at the airport and celebrated my birthday in the evening! In particular, we raised a toast for the ascent on K2. Today, January 17, our friendly team moved to Laguna Santa Rosa. There we plan to carry out our quarantine in Chile. We will walk in the surrounding hills.

The Atacama is very beautiful. Today we were met by wind and rain. On said that was the first rain for in 500 years.

Our Captain led the ship of the 7 Summits Club through the "world flood" of 2020, symbolically landing on the top of Mount Ararat. The storms have not yet subsided, but we believe in the course we are on. Because our leader is high experienced pilot, full of energy and enthusiasm, able to draw the right conclusions from the results of their projects and numerous plans.

We wish Alexander long years of leadership in our company, new ideas and achievements, always be surrounded by beautiful people, health and excellent physical shape!

We very much hope that today's day of congratulations will end with a real holiday at a large table, surrounded by a pleasant company of close friends!

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Chile (message from 14.01.2021):

Hello, the Seven Summits Club! In touch with Chile, Atacama, Ojos del Salado volcano, summit. We are now direct on the summit, starting the descent. Today we started at midnight. 8 people reached the top. Tomorrow we will write more details. Yesterday's day of rest went well, today's ascent is also excellent. Greetings from the top of Ojos del Salado!

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Tanzania:

 The group of the 7 Summits Club "Gennaker" today climbed the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. We reached the highest point at a fairly fast pace. The weather was overcast, but the large size of the signs on the top made it impossible to pass by the top. We congratulate all the members of the ascent on this event in their lives!

News from Ecuador. Viktor Zelentsov and Alexander Nikitsky with their guide Edgar Parra climbed Chimborazo (6310 m) – the peak farthest from the center of the Earth. Congratulations!

Sergey Larin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Tanzania: Diary of the "The Northern Circuit" group of the 7 Summits Club. The seventh day - 10.01. We started out at midnight from the camp of School Hut. We were at the top from 7 to 8:30.  There was a heavy snowfall. All members reached the highest point, except for one person who did not go for health reasons.

Alex Abramov from Mexico: So, the ascent on the Peak Orizaba took place. 8 members of the EKSMO team reached the top in bad weather. The hard climb lasted 15 hours. At the end of the day it began to snow, and we were caught in the rain below. But we did it! The whole team is already resting in the city of Puebla. We invite everyone to join us at Orizaba in February.

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Chile: News from the expedition on Ojos del Salado in. Today there was an important day of our acclimatization. We climbed the San Francisco volcano, 6016 meters above sea level. 9 people reached the top. Thus, we have earned a quality rest tomorrow. And also the group pleased the guide on his birthday!

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Tanzania: News of the 7 Peaks Club group "Gennaker" from Kilimanjaro. Today we got acquainted with the capricious weather of Kilimanjaro. We were on our way to Shira camp (3900). An hour after entering the route, heavy rain began, sometimes with hail and thunderstorms. We have mobilized the forces that we did not spend yesterday, and the route that takes 6 hours was completed in 4 hours. We settled in comfortable tents, had a delicious lunch and are now recuperating for tomorrow. Group guide Andrey Berezin.

Lyudmila Korobeshko from Tanzania: Today the team of the 7 Summits Club climbed the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. Due to a bad forecast on the night of January 9-10, we decided to go a day earlier. That is, we made two part of the route in one day before the assault. This made the task very difficult. But  from nine members, six  members reached the main peak!

Lyudmila Korobeshko, Director of the 7 Summits Club and group guide, from Tanzania:

January 7. Today, our group made a heroic trek from Camp Shira 3800 via Lava Tower 4650 to Camp Barranco 3950. This transition took about 9 hours and was not easy for our team. It's a good thing there wasn't a downpour like yesterday. But it was cold, windy, and foggy. The weather does not favor us yet. The most unpleasant thing is that on our night of climbing from 9 to 10 January, according to the forecast, it will be some terrible snowfall. Today we spend the night under the Barranco wall, tomorrow we will climb it and continue to the Karanga camp on 4100. And then - according to the situation.

Today, after a long transition and a large climb, many people have headaches. We decided to sleep longer tomorrow morning and recover.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Tanzania: A new group of the 7 Summits Club on Kilimanjaro called "Gennaker" has arrived in Tanzania. This is the name of a large sail on a yacht. We came not without adventures during flights. But at last, we are all gathered in the village of Machame. After a night at the hotel, we tried the local cuisine, and now we are ready to go on Kilimanjaro by the "Machame" route.

News from Ecuador from Viktor Zelentsov, Alexander Nikitsky and their guide Edgar Parra. The team climbed the mountain of Ilinitsa Norte (5126 m)! The program continues!