Antarctica. Vinson Massive

The Vinson-5 and Sidley-3 groups in full force gathered in the southern Chilean city of Punta Arenas. The flight is scheduled for January 10. We are getting ready, waiting for the flight and enjoying Punta Arenas!

Our representatives met the participants of the first group of climbers of the 7 Summits Club to the highest peak of Antarctica, Mount Vinson, in Punta Arenas. The expedition was completed successfully, the team in full force reached the highest point under the leadership of our guides Artem Rostovtsev and Boris Egorov. The happy winners returned to the starting point of the journey, the city of Punta Arenas in Chile. It was an international team, which included representatives of Russia, Poland and India:

Dmitry Germanov

Pawel Szejko

Bartlomiej Smolarek

Muthamilselvi Narayanan.

Our guides Artem and Boris remained on the Ice Continent to work with the next groups.

Hello from Antarctica! The whole team is resting in a glamping at the Union Glacier base after climbing Vinson. We immediately relaxed here from the warmth and abundance of delicious food. But we still participate in all the activities: running, skiing, lectures and film screenings. And of course, we held a small awards ceremony!

Guides Artem Rostovtsev and Boris Egorov.

The 7 Summits Club guide Boris Egorov reports from Antarctica:

Antarctica! Yesterday the entire group climbed the summit of the white continent, Mount Vinson. Our super guide Artem Rostovtsev, as a first-class expert in these places, planned everything competently, and we quickly went up the mountain without delays and with the necessary acclimatization. We were also lucky with the weather, thank all the gods, and we had many of them, the team is international: Russians, Poles, a Kazakh and a girl from India! Now we are all resting in the base camp and waiting for the flight to Union Glacier. Perhaps we are stuck here for a few days. But we will not be bored, firstly, there is Internet here, and secondly, tomorrow we begin building an igloo!

We received a message from our guides Artem Rostovtsev and Boris Egorov directly from the summit of Vinson, from a height of 4892 meters. The 7 Summits Club team in full force climbed to the highest peak in Antarctica.

 Photos from expeditions of past years

According to our guides Artem Rostovtsev and Boris Egorov, the team continues to work according to the program. Today, the group members and guides climbed to the upper camp, also known as High Camp. The climb took 6.5 hours. Tomorrow - the summit assault and descent.

According to our guides Artem Rostovtsev and Boris Egorov, the team successfully continues to work according to the program. Today, the group members and guides went from Low Camp halfway to High Camp. And returned back for the night. We have not yet decided on plans for the next day. Whether to rest or climb to the High Camp. Depending on the weather and how they feel.

 Photos from expeditions of previous years

According to our guides Artem Rostovtsev and Boris Egorov, the team has successfully started the program. Now the group has already ascended to the Low Camp. The weather is good, hot, no wind.

Photos from expeditions of past years.

The 7 Summits Club Guide Boris Egorov reports from Antarctica:

We arrived in Antarctica! We are walking in light down jackets along Union Glacier. We were given a tour of the camp, fed deliciously, and now we are waiting for the flight to the Vinson Base Camp. The weather is forecasted to get worse, so we would like to fly away soon!

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Boris Egorov reports from Punta Arenas (Chile):

Hello everyone! A new season is beginning on the southernmost continent of our planet. All preparations for the flight to Antarctica have been made. Artem and I bought a lot of food and checked all the equipment for our first Vinson. Yesterday, the whole team checked in, and today early in the morning we are leaving for the airport. Our flight was scheduled for a day ahead of schedule, so we did not suffer from waiting. Everyone is cheerful and in anticipation of a new adventure!