All news: 8 January 2026

 The 7 Summits Club Guide Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

January 7th, trek to Baranko Camp, 4000m, via Lava Tower, 4600m. Rain in the afternoon, as usual.

8:01 on Baranko, clear in the morning. We've had some changes in our team. Our youngest member got sick (not altitude sickness) and decided to go back down. It was probably the right decision; turning back at the right time isn't easy. The group, accompanied by a guide with oxygen and porters, headed down from Karanga Camp directly to Millennium Camp. Alexey is now at Millennium, and all is well. The rest of the team ascended to Barafu Camp (4,600m). I can't help but mention our porters and tent pitchers. It just so happens this time that they've been constantly pitching tents in the rain, and today, in sleet. Anyone who's ever done this in such weather will understand. The tents aren't just personal; we have eight of them. There's also a large dining tent and kitchen. Tomorrow is basically a rest day, just a short hike to Kosovo Camp at 4,800m, and preparation for the climb.

January 8th. Yesterday, our group "MFMFM" set off for acclimatization at Atacama Camp (5,262m). Before that, we visited the hot springs at Laguna Verde in the morning. It's about an hour's drive from Laguna Verde to Atacama Camp by car on sand. Upon arrival, we pitched our tents and headed higher for acclimatization. We reached 5,700 m. Upon returning, we had burgers for dinner and went to bed. This morning, we packed up camp and returned to Laguna Verde. We're resting. Tomorrow, we're heading to Peak San Francisco. Group guides: Alexander Abramov, Andrey Berezin, and Alexey Lonchinsky.

Hello, Seven Summits! We're nearing the end. This morning, we began our descent from the assault camp. Everyone arrived at Base Camp in a reasonable amount of time. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough room for the entire our team to fly to Union Glacier. So, for now, some are happy with the conditions at Union Glacier, while others are happy to stay closer to the mountains at Vinson Base Camp. We hope that tomorrow the entire team will gather at Union to celebrate the success of our expedition.

 Guides in Antarctica: Artem Rostovtsev and Alexander Dorozhukov.

January 7th. Greetings from Ecuador from the "Kalya Nullya ili Malevichi" group! Today we took a stunning trip to the amazing Lake Quilotoa, located in the crater of a volcano.

On the way to the lake, we stopped in the village of Tigua, home to the Quechua Indians. There's a gallery there with paintings by the locally renowned artist Alfredo Toakis. Locals respectfully repeat that Alfredo's paintings have been exhibited in Paris!

We arrived at the rim of the crater around 11 a.m. and began our descent down to the lake itself from 3900 to 3500. A very convenient road to the lake was recently built. As you walk, you'll see a new, stunning view around every turn. We didn't dare swim in the lake itself before the climb – we just wet our feet. Then we climbed back up to the rim of the crater. Here we had a photo shoot with the alpacas. And for lunch, a long-awaited surprise awaited us – cuy! or guinea pig. It's delicious here.

By evening, we were already on the slopes of Cotopaxi, in the cozy Los Martinos mountain hotel at an altitude of 3,700 meters. Tomorrow, training is planned on the slopes of Cotopaxi.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, a guide in Ecuador, was on the line.

Greetings from Aconcagua Base Camp! Today, the "Incas on the Trail" group reached Plaza de Mulas. It was a challenging hike: 18 kilometers long and a kilometer vertical. The entire group reached the camp in eight hours, just before the bad weather set in. We settled into comfortable "domos", dome-shaped tents. Afterward, we had a wonderful dinner, and everyone went to rest after a hard day. Tomorrow is a rest day; we'll get ourselves together and relax. With you were 7 Summits Club guides Sergey Avtomonov and Leuan Atabiyev.