Antarctica 2015 - 2016

January 5, 2016 the second in season team of 7 Summits Club under the leadership of Alexander Abramov climbed to the highest point of Antarctica.
Alexander Abramov reported from the summit of Vinson Massif: "Our whole team has reached the top - Mikhail, Roman, Janusz, Kirill and, of course, I, Alexander. Kirill then immediately “stripped” to celebrate it... It's nothing, because the weather is perfect. We walked all the time in the windless, it was hot. Can you imagine such Antarctica "!

December 27, 2015 a team of 7 Summits Club led by Alexander Abramov climbed the highest point of Antarctica.

Hello! This is Alex Abramov. I run my report from the summit of the Massif Vinson. We are the first and only team, which today climbed to the highest point. The weather is beautiful, and it is almost no wind! I did not even put a down jacket ... there are lovely views around, however, some clouds, but no wind .. We took a chance, went out in bad weather, and guessed. At the top are staying now: Alexey, Dmitry, Vasily, and our American friends ANI guides Scott, Næss and Andy. And, of course, your humble servant, Alexander Abramov.

Hello! This is Alexander Abramov from the Union Glacier. We just came from Vinson base camp. Some days here there was a very strong wind, bad weather. However, we were landed at Union Glacier ... Soon enough, that is, at about 20 hours, Ilyushin should theoretically arrive. Weather is improving, wind calmed down ...

I think, to a meeting in Punta Arenas tomorrow. Bye!

Hello! This is Alex Abramov – from the top of Vinson Massif! Whole our team has climbed to the top: Mikhail, Roman, Janusz, Kirill and I, Alexander. Kirill undressed then just to celebrate ... It's nothing, because the weather is perfect. We walked all the time in the windless, it was hot. Can you imagine such we are in Antarctica! Boys, too, are preparing for undressing. If we do not freeze, then immediately will flee to the High camp. Congratulate us: anything we wanted, we have achieved. We now have a long, a very long way home. Best regards!!!

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Hello! This is Alex Abramov from Antarctica. Today we had a full day of rest. Today we ate three times plus had second lunch. Very well cooked and tasty. And then learn to tie knots, and talked about everything: life, children and all, as men talk in the mountains. Tomorrow we are going to climb. The following information will be tomorrow night. Weather improves, it is clear, the sun is shining, the wind at the top gradually decreases. I think we got a good climb. All Goodbye!

Hello! This is Alex Abramov from Antarctica. How did you hear, a kerosene stove noises in our tent. Now it is midnight. The sun shines, though, through the clouds. Today we went up to the High camp, to an assault camp. We brought up everything we will need, heavy backpacks: products and all equipment needs for climbing. And besides, it was a good for acclimatization. Now we went down into the Low camp. We ate very good, everyone is happy. Tomorrow we have a day of rest. That means, tomorrow we will sleep until midday, then have breakfast, then we have the whole day for preparing to the assault outing. And the next day we start climbing, again in the High camp and then to the summit ....

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Hello! This is Alexander Abramov from Antarctica. Yesterday, a new group arrived: Roman, Michail, Cyril and our Polish friend Janusz. Now our friendly company of five plans how to climb Vinson Massif. As you know from previous reports, the weather this year is mostly bad. Now we have at Vinson Massif again delayed flights. Those groups that descended from the Summit of Mount Vinson are sitting in the base camp, waiting for departure at Union Glacier. Ilyushin flew away, which was 29th. All teams who want to climb the Vinson Massif had come with it, stay and wait for the flight to the base camp.

Here we have such situation. In principle, the situation is good, because we still have time enough to climb ... So, all good-bye! And until we meet again in the air!

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The last two days were very busy. We gained access to the nightlife of Punta Arenas culture, visited the Tierra del Fuego, a colony of king penguins, and some persons have even opened the beach season ... twice!

All members feel good!
Today we were in Puerto Bulnes. See pictures….

Hello! This is Alex Abramov. I run my report from the summit of the Massif Vinson. We are the first and only team, which today climbed to the highest point. The weather is beautiful, and it is almost no wind! I did not even put a down jacket ... there are lovely views around, however, some clouds, but no wind .. We took a chance, went out in bad weather, and guessed. At the top are staying now: Alexey, Dmitry, Vasily, and our American friends ANI guides Scott, Næss and Andy. And, of course, your humble servant, Alexander Abramov.

Now we begin the descent, we hope to be at Union Glacier at 29th. All Goodbye!

Hello! This is Alexander Abramov from Antarctica, from the High camp on the of Vinson Massi. Despite the fact that we were promised today for not very good weather, strong wind, we were the only team that dared to go up. And now we came to the assault camp, surprise - is absolute calm! We hope that tomorrow morning we will be able to climb to the top. But still, of course, all is in the hands of God. So now we go to sleep and just in 7 hours we hope to start for ... the assault. Bye! Wait for new information!

Alexander Abramov: Hello! I want to inform you that we are in Antarctica. What we got today, flew to the base camp Vinson Massif ... Almost immediately, immediately we went to the camp ... 1.

Hello! This is Alex Abramov from Antarctica. In Antarctica bad weather continued, the snow falls, hardly see the surrounding mountains. This continues for the third day, and that the worst thing is that in the Vinson Massif ... it is also all covered with clouds, and also snowing. Therefore flights now not take place and we are in Union Glacier Base Camp. We eat well here, in principle, we have comfortable conditions. But ... it is high time to fly. It seems that the bad weather will last a few more days. Maybe we will be able to escape.

Bye! Thank you! And a Merry Christmas!

Hello! This is Alexander Abramov from Antarctica. All our day was held in preparation for the flight to an Mount Vinson. But this did not happen, the weather turned bad. Now we are still sitting on the base of Union Glacier ... The weather will give us finally a chance to sleep. We almost do not sleep three days, always moving somewhere. Today we went 15 kilometers from the base of the Union Glacier. There we ran the drone and did some shooting. We also played miniature golf. Maybe this was the first blow with a stick in Antarctica. Although I doubt it.

Well, in general, the team has a cheerful mood. And if tomorrow we will not be able to fly to Vinson Massif, the day after tomorrow there is a plan to fly to the South Pole. It will take approximately one day. The weather at the base camp is not bad. But the weather in the mountains and around - bad. There is poor visibility ... around. As a result, our plans are not clear.

Alex: Only we (Lena Abramova) said farewell to Jamil Manizade for the flight to the South Pole, and visited Fort Bulnes, as members of our first group arrived in Punto Arenas. They are Vasily, Alexey and Dmitry.

We are at a monument to Magellan surrounded by beautiful ladies - Christine and Helen.

This morning there was a check the equipment together with a guide Scott Wolums.
The audit showed the full readiness of the team.
So everyone with peace of mind went to visit the penguins on Magdalena Island.
I went to buy the products that tomorrow we will ship for loading. For a while! ..