All news: February 2015

Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of the 7 Summits Club: We are in Mendoza! There are last days of the program, this time - without the extreme, except extreme huge scoops of ice cream and other sweets!

 February 8th, a regular training at the School of Mountaineering took place under the leadership of our wonderful coach Lescha Lonchinsky. He also was helped by master climbing Oksana Tomescu. Venue: Ice Sablino array. There was nice ice and very good weather.

That's what beauty we had:

Hi! Vladimir Kotlyar from Argentina? From the expedition "Climbing the Aconcagua", which was successful. Good weather, good impressions. .... We went down - and now decreased height and degree of drink, respectively, increased.

Hey there! Wait for us in Russia, remove us from the plane. Because we ourselves do it we could not. ... In general, we all have a good mood, very very good. We send greetings to their homeland!

AUDIO (In Russian)

273 pictures of very high quality. The unique beauty of sunsets and sunrises on Aconcagua, the hardships and joys of climbing expedition of the group Todos Juntos, trekking, overnights, and, finally, the summit. So detailed that no needs longer climb yourself, everything is clear. BUT so beautiful that legs ask for boots and shoulders for a backpack. When again in the mountains?

Completely look for the gallery here >>>>>>>

Vadim Khayrullin reports from Tanzania: For us it took 6.5 hours to climb from the assault camp to Uhuru Peak. We left at 00.00 and at 6.30 we were at the top. There was no snow on the top, just a light breeze and the temperature of -15 degrees .....

But we did it! Dawn at the top of Kilimanjaro is something special !!!!

The group climbed the Marangu route: Maria Vorotyagina, Vadim Khayrullin and Vladimir from Ukraine.

Hello! This is Vladimir Kotlyar – a guide of the 7 Summits Club. I'm speaking from the top of Aconcagua, the highest point in South America and the Americas, Southern, Western Hemisphere and general all mountains outside Asia. We all went up to the top. Our team, all - heroes, it was great deal. Our prayers have been answered, because the weather was exactly twice softer, better and more beautiful than it was predicted. There was practically no wind. Clear, also, only small clouds somewhere on the horizon.

Stunning scenery, sunny - we could even sunbathe now.

Our group split up on two parts and we started from different camps. Jamila and Igor started from camp Nido de Condores, other team started from the camp Colera. We have teamed up at the appointed place, at night, and by whole friendly team went up together to the top. You can congratulate us!
We are brought a bottle of champagne to the top. Just symbolically, we will drink it on the Colera....
Flag of 7 Summits Club on top!
Thanks to all who are waiting for us, listening the news! We love you. And we shouts from the summit of Aconcagua.

Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!

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Hi! This is Vladimir Kotlyar, still from South America, from Argentina. We sit in a tent at an altitude of 6000m, at a place called Cholera. We are having dinner, have dinner. Now we are waiting for tea, melting snow. There is strong wind outside, but in principle, nothing special. Although we should change tents, probably, for the next season.
At night we go to the top… I hope that the Mount let us... Wind, of course, is strong, but what to do? We have only two days with more or less possible weather conditions for climbing. Therefore, we will try, we will endure ... and see what happens. All the best, wish us luck! Adios!

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Hello! This is Vladimir Kotlyar, from Climb Aconcagua expedition. Today we finally moved towards the summit. We came to the Plaza de Nido Condores, Condors Nest, at an altitude of five and a half thousand meters ... Here we set up our tents. There was a very strong wind, but in principle, possible to resist. A forecast for tomorrow promises the strongest winds this week. Further, the wind is expected to decrease and then later get back to an even more severe storms. So we will have a window just for two days, which we will try to catch. With wind conditions more or less acceptable for climbing. So wish us luck! All the best!

A Guide of the 7 Summits Club Anastasia Kuznetsova from Tanzania: Now one group of our Club is on the Marangu route. This is Maria Vorotyagina with Vadim Khayrullin and Vladimir from Ukraine. Today the team went to the refuge Horombo (3800 m) and tomorrow they plan to rise to the assault camp Kibo (4800 m) to climb the highest peak in Africa, the Kilimanjaro.

The weather is good, the team is excellent and in a good mood.

I said farewell to them in the first camp Mandara Hut to went down to Moshi. There I was engaged in preparing for the reception of the next of our group, this time - on the Umbwe route.