All news: 17 January 2026

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexey Lonchinsky reports from Chile:

 Good afternoon! The 7 Summits Club "Seven" group just descended from an acclimatization rotation and overnight stay at 5,300 meters on the slopes of Ojos del Salado.

The day before, we had driven our vehicles up to level ground without incident. We all pitched our tents together. We walked along the road/trail above camp. We had dinner and went to bed. This was our first time at such an altitude, and we also had an overnight stay. We generally slept, but not always, and not very well. But in the morning, everyone was in good spirits, quickly packed up camp, and descended safely to our Laguna Verde camp. Now we're resting and gathering strength for tomorrow!!! All the best, guide Alexey Lonchinsky.

Greetings from sunny Argentina! Our new group assembled today. There are six, all ready for the climb and motivated for success. On this warm Argentine evening, we gathered in a cozy restaurant, got to know each other, and ate delicious meat. The group tasted the famous Argentine Malbec wine, and now we're ready for adventure. Group guides Georgy Bushuev and Dmitry Semenov.

January 16th. Greetings from Ecuador from the "Eg-Masters" group! Today we completed our first acclimatization ascent of the Guagua Pichincha volcano at 4,800 meters. This volcano is still active, and in 1999 there was a very powerful eruption, covering a significant part of Quito in ash.

 We climbed briskly to the summit in 1.5 hours. On the descent, we encountered the local Cara Cara birds, who weren't at all afraid of us. Along the way, we often encountered the main symbol of the Andinistas—the Chocoquerau flower. On the descent, we stopped at a refuge at 4500 meters, where we were treated to a delicious Ecuadorian soup—locro de papa. It's a soup made from several types of potatoes, avocado, and cheese.

 After lunch, we headed south toward our next mountains. By evening, we arrived at the ancient hacienda La Cienega. Everything here exudes history—fireplaces, candlesticks, antique furniture, exotic plants in the courtyards, fountains, a small church, huge araucaria trees, and century-old eucalyptus trees… We couldn't resist taking photos.

We dined in the fireplace room and tasted local Ecuadorian wines. Tomorrow we're heading to the Quilotoa volcano crater lake.

Ecuadorian eg-guides Alexander Spirin and Lyudmila Korobeshko were on the line.

News from Camp Berlin on Aconcagua. The 7 Summits Club "Incas on the Trail" group ascended to Camp Berlin at a good pace in two and a half hours. The guides also walked higher to create a comfortable trail for the morning ascent. All members of the group are feeling well. We plan to set off for the ascent at 3:00 AM! With you were the 7 Summits Club  guides Valery Myasoedov, Sergey Avtomonov, and Leuan Atabiyev.