All news: 7 January 2025

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Dorojukov reports from Chile:

 Chile is in touch. Our Pipi de Chat group sends greetings from the base camp! Today we moved to this cozy, beautiful place. On the way we drove through the desert, stopped to see a waterfall and had our first meeting with our goal, Mount Ojos del Salado. We had lunch and are resting. Tomorrow is a new day and new views.

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.

January 6. Greetings from the Atacama Desert, Chile, from the group “Zorros Rojos y otros”! Our morning at Laguna Rosa began with a run along the lake. And then Olya Moroz held a yoga class right in front of a flock of flamingos. Even the guanacas were curious about what we were doing, and they came closer.

After breakfast, we got ready and went to Laguna Verde. On the way, we stopped at a warm river called Lama. And a little later we saw Ojos in all its glory.

The camp at Laguna Verde amazed us with its beauty and comfort. A huge dining tent with electricity and internet, separate sleeping tents, super-stable toilets (which is extremely important in the strong Atacama winds).

Before dinner, we bathed in the hot springs. And celebrated Christmas.

Tomorrow we have acclimatization on the slopes of Ojos - we plan to walk at altitudes of 5500-5900.

Expedition leader Lyudmila Korobeshko and assistant leader Alexander Spirin. Hasta la vista!

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 Alexander Dorojukov reports from Chile:

 Chile is in touch. Our Pipi de Chat group climbed the summit of the Mount of Seven Brothers today. Well, two of the “seven brothers”. The weather is magical, the views are awesome! All participants are in formation, enjoying the views. Tomorrow we are moving on.

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.

Super records from the 7 Summits Club. 19 (!) climbers at once on the summit of Sidley. 14 Russians completed the "Seven Volcanoes" project at the same time. And Alexander Abramov was the first in the world to complete the "Seven Volcanoes" program twice. Moreover, the second time in record time - in 66 days. Artem Gurshteyn also completed the "Seven Volcanoes" in 66 days. For the first time, the "Seven Volcanoes" program was completed by father and son - Alexander and Dmitry Tertychny. Plus, they are the first father and son to complete the "Seven Summits" and "Seven Volcanoes" programs.