All news: 6 January 2026

The 7 Summits Club guide Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

On the first trek to 2800 meters, Kilimanjaro decided to give us a bath before the summit. We walked for over two hours in heavy rain. The trail turned into a stream. That evening, we celebrated the birthday of a member named Platon with a cake!

January 5th. Today was our group's first full day in Ecuador. And we had a very busy time. Early in the morning, we headed to the equator. We saw how the local tribes lived, how they scalped and boiled skulls. We also saw the anacondas and boa constrictors that inhabit the local jungle.

We conducted a series of experiments right on the equator. Even one of our members, Alexey, managed to balance an egg on a nail, for which he received a special diploma.

 Then we strolled through the historic center of Quito, visiting the Bun Hill with its winged Virgin Mary at the summit. There, we had lunch at a very picturesque restaurant and then headed to the slopes of the active volcano, Rucu Pichincha. We acclimatized at 4,100 meters and barely escaped a thunderstorm. We ended the evening at an Italian restaurant, where we discussed plans for tomorrow.

 Tomorrow is our first mountain.  7 Summits Club Super Guide Lyudmila Korobeshko from Ecuador.

 Greetings from the slopes of Aconcagua! Today we spent the day at our base camp. We visited the highest art gallery, where we saw the works of our artist friend, Miguel. Tomorrow we set off for our high-altitude camp, Nido de Condores. Today, mules also brought us the gear for our next group, who will be here in two days. Group guides Georgy Bushuev and Dmitry Semenov.

Once in touch with Aconcagua, our group decided on the name "Incas on the Trail." Today was an easy day. We woke up at 2,800 meters in Puento Del Inca. After breakfast, we drove to the entrance of the national park. There, we checked our permits, received instructions, and then entered the park. It took us three hours of climbing to reach our first campsite, Confluencia. We rested here and prepared for tomorrow's expedition. With you were guides Leuan Atabiev and Sergey Avtomonov.

The 7 Summits Club super guide Artem Rostovtsev reports from Antarctica:

 Greetings, 7 Summits! The 7 Summits Club team has moved to the assault camp on the Vinson Massif. It was a bit windy along the way, and we were a bit chilly. Now it's warming up, we'll eat some food, and rest before our morning summit push.

The 7 Summits Club President Alexander Abramov from Chile:

 Ojos del Salado. Today, the MZMZM team completed acclimatization ascents of two of the seven peaks of the Siete Hermanos (Seven Brothers) massif, at 4,900 meters. Everyone is in good spirits. Amazing views of the beautiful Atacama Desert. All the mountains are multicolored, from orange to green, and below are salt lakes with flamingos.

We are staying in excellent cabins with beds and linens. We are eating delicious food prepared by Lena Abramova. Tomorrow we move to the Laguna Verde camp (4,300 meters). There, a comfortable camp and hot baths await us. The weather is clear, albeit windy.