All news: December 2017

Message from a guide of the 7 Summits Club  Vladimir Kotlyar. The group is in the High (assault) camp. There is very strong wind up to 80 km per hour. They are waiting for the weather. According a forecast the weather will be better  by December 13-14. In the lower camp there is also a very strong wind. The group has a large stock, they have enough products, and fuel. The members feel good. We are waiting for further reports.

News from Galina Rossova from Ecuador: we climbed to the top of Mount Cayambe (5790m) - this is the highest volcano, located on the equator! Edgar Parra with the group of the 7  Summits Club  made yesterday a successful climb. We congratulate them !!!

Now the group continues acquaintance with Ecuador. After a short rest members will fly to one of the most beautiful cities, the most ancient city of Ecuador - Cuenco.

Hello to all from sunny Mexico! Sunny, but very cold. We planned to climb Mount  Orizaba, contrary to all the recommendations and poor forecast. At an altitude of over 5000 meters, the wind was so strong that it did not allow us to stand at full height. In addition, the state of the route was very bad, instead of a snowy slope there was hard ice. At the same time, the temperature was below minus 20. And still poor forecast….

Going down, we learned that all of Mexico suffers from unprecedented cold weather. There is a national disaster here.

Hello! There are guides of the 7 Summits Club  Rostovtsev Artem and Vladimir Kotlyar. We are broadcasting from Antarctica, from Mount Vinson. Today we had a day of rest, almost complete relaxation. But we did not rest especially. Without ceasing, we built our tent camp for the following groups. We built walls from snow blocks, dug pits, improved the kitchen. There was  work  enough for everyone. Also, the group made a training exit, we went through one pitch for training on jumars ...

Today there was a hot day ...

We send greetings to our homeland! ....

Bye!

On December 6th, our group made an ascent to Mount Ilinica Norte. For most members, this was the first experience of such climb. But they really liked it.

Ahead of the team - a small holiday at the spa resort and the main peak of the expedition - Cayambe.

Natalia Smirnova: Today we had an important day - climbing the mount of La Malinche 4,450 m, our first acclimatization exit. La Malinche like all the mountains in the vicinity of Orizaba is a former volcano. During the last eruption, many years ago, its crater collapsed and you can see only a part of its former splendor.

The way to the top of La Malinche passes first through the pine forest, and then along the mountain path through the stones. In addition to Israel and Veronica, our guides, from the refuge at 3,100 to the very top, we were accompanied by local - a group of yard dogs. They ran all the way with us and at 4450 m received a well-deserved reward - for a piece of cheese.

The weather was good, the sun, almost without a wind. From the top, Orizaba was seen with a white hat on top and an inseparable pair - the volcanoes Popocatepetl and Istaksihuatl.

Tomorrow we leave for the shelter on the slopes of Orizaba.

Our open training was a great success. Almost the whole office of the Club came to the climbing wall.

We remind that the training takes place without exception, every Tuesday and Wednesday. You can join us at any stage! You are welcome!

A legendary mountaineer and climber, master of sports in mountaineering - Alexander Lastochkin conducts training and reveals the secrets of successful climbs.

Farid Novruzi:

Yesterday for me there was a very emotional and bright day, I managed to do what I was getting to these edges, namely to climb one of the most beautiful six thousandths of the world, Huayna Potosi. And then yesterday at 7:50 am local time, I kept the flag of Azerbaijan on top of this mountain.

Artem Rostovtsev, a guide of the 7 Summits Club from Punta Arenas:

Hello, 7 Summits, from Chile! Our first Vinson team finally gathered in Punta Arenas last night. The team turned out to be very international, from 6 countries: Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Azerbaijan, Canada and Nepal. We conducted the first acclimatization (to the time zone) joint dinner, planned the next day. The brightest people outlined the morning running along the Strait of Magellan. Those who flew a little earlier, were lucky to participate in the preparation of the expedition - we have already prepared 200-250 public goods of equipment and food for a trip with us to Antarctica.

For today, the plan is to see penguins, decided to immediately reduce risks of not meet them. After all, when you return home, you will be asked if you saw or not penguins? And in Antarctica we will be deep in the continent and away from these birds, we will solve the issue with penguins today. Tomorrow we are already setting up the equipment for dispatch and are preparing to take off for the white continent.

Greetings from the friendly international team from the far south!

  Guides of the 7 Summits Club Vladimir Kotlyar and Artem Rostovtsev met in Punta Arenas the first participant of the expedition to the Vinson Massif. This is Tatyana Yalovchak, who, if successful, will become the first Ukrainian citizen to complete the "Seven Summits" program. Tanya went to sleep, and our guides still have to meet the rest of the team. Hard work, but we all envy them! They have an incredible Antarctica ahead! And we are proud of their style! Guys, you are the best!

Today in the office of the 7 Summits Club we once again worked out the award ceremony with an honorary medal with a personal certificate for climbing Kilimanjaro (the highest peak in Africa, 5,895 m). This time, we practiced the ceremony on the representative of ourClub in Tanzania - Valeria Polunina. She pleased us with her presence on this winter evening.

The Federation of Mountaineering of Russia on December 2 held an annual gala evening devoted to summing up the results of the year. On it the president of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov presented memorable signs "Summiter of  Everest" to the climbers who have climbed the highest point of the World in 2017 ...

Thanks to the organizers of the evening for the excellent opportunity to communicate with good, close in spirit people!

Photos of different authors from facebook:

On 2 December, the Federation of mountaineering of Russia (FMR) holds an annual gala evening devoted to summarizing the year. On it, in particular, the President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov will present a commemorative signs "Everest Climber". Climbers who have ascended to the highest point of the planet in 2017 first time, will receive this award. A list is provided below.

Gala evening of FMR will be held on 2 December 2017 in the hall of the Russian auction house (the building of Gostiny Dvor)

Arrival of guests at 18.00…

We invite all friends of 7 summits Club!

A list of reward climbers 2017:

Lyulyaev Cyril (38 years old) 16.05.2017 (Summit)

Dzeitov Mohammed (32) 22.05 2017

Telnov Alexander (39) 22.05.2017

Grushko Igor, Ukraine (42) 22.05.2017

Sadecki George (53) 22.05.2017

Kochanski Janusz, Poland (54) 19.05.2017

Tebiev Valery (46) 22.05.2017

Akkaev Aznaur (44) 22.05.2017

Briman, Daniil (46) 22.05.2017

Kravt Eugene (41) 22.05.2017

Savchenko, Oleg (50) 19.05.2017

 Starikovsky, Andrei  USA/Russia (52) 19.05.2017

Sidyakin Alexander (39) 19.05.2017

In the framework of the gala evening also there  will be held:

-  awarding of the Champions of Russia in the high-altitude and high-altitude-technical classes;

-  awarding  of the Champions among veterans;

- presentation of nominees and  awarding of Steel angel Award  for the best women's climbing of the year;

-  presentation of nominees and awarding of the Golden ice axe of Russia 2017 Award for the best climbing achievement of the year.

On December 1, there was a significant event - an evening dedicated to the famous Soviet, Russian alpinist Vladimir Bashkirov. Many thanks to the organizers of the event - companies BASK, Swell and MONT! Surprisingly a large number of mountain lovers, mostly not the youngest, managed to get together. Full hall! Everyone who knew Vladimir remembered the glorious pages of mountaineering of the past. If he were alive now, he would have walked with us along trekking trails, having already passed all 14 eight-thousanders a couple of times. But, alas, Bashkirov remained a 45-year-old, a master, a leader full of enthusiasm climber. Remained in our memory and became a legend ...

The main event of the evening is the premiere of the documentary "Vladimir Bashkirov. Love dissolved in the air. " Director - Natalia Makhanko, who completed the work begun by her husband, who untimely left us Leonid Mach.

On the stage, we saw the widow of the hero Natalia, the coach and teacher of Bashkirov - Vladimir Kavunenko, his partners from the team of Spartak and the team of alpinists of Moscow.