Kilimanjaro 2021

Sergey Larin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:  The group of the 7 Summits Club "Siafu" climbed yesterday to the Machame camp at an altitude of 2900 m. It rained all day, which was according the forecast. And quite unusual for February. At this time of year, I don't remember it raining  from the morning. But the rain did not affect the mood of the group. I am also glad that there are only three people on the route besides us. Which is also unusual for the peak of season. Today, 14.02, we continue to move to the Shira camp at an altitude of 3900 meters.

Hello, 7 Summits Club. Today, our group arrived at Kilimanjaro Airport. We are planning to climb the highest peak in Africa by the Machame route. The group consists of 8 members plus Sergey Larin as a guide. Tomorrow we go on the route.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Tanzania:

 The group of the 7 Summits Club "Gennaker" today climbed the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. We reached the highest point at a fairly fast pace. The weather was overcast, but the large size of the signs on the top made it impossible to pass by the top. We congratulate all the members of the ascent on this event in their lives!

Sergey Larin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Tanzania: Diary of the "The Northern Circuit" group of the 7 Summits Club. The seventh day - 10.01. We started out at midnight from the camp of School Hut. We were at the top from 7 to 8:30.  There was a heavy snowfall. All members reached the highest point, except for one person who did not go for health reasons.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Tanzania: News of the 7 Peaks Club group "Gennaker" from Kilimanjaro. Today we got acquainted with the capricious weather of Kilimanjaro. We were on our way to Shira camp (3900). An hour after entering the route, heavy rain began, sometimes with hail and thunderstorms. We have mobilized the forces that we did not spend yesterday, and the route that takes 6 hours was completed in 4 hours. We settled in comfortable tents, had a delicious lunch and are now recuperating for tomorrow. Group guide Andrey Berezin.

Lyudmila Korobeshko from Tanzania: Today the team of the 7 Summits Club climbed the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. Due to a bad forecast on the night of January 9-10, we decided to go a day earlier. That is, we made two part of the route in one day before the assault. This made the task very difficult. But  from nine members, six  members reached the main peak!

Lyudmila Korobeshko, Director of the 7 Summits Club and group guide, from Tanzania:

January 7. Today, our group made a heroic trek from Camp Shira 3800 via Lava Tower 4650 to Camp Barranco 3950. This transition took about 9 hours and was not easy for our team. It's a good thing there wasn't a downpour like yesterday. But it was cold, windy, and foggy. The weather does not favor us yet. The most unpleasant thing is that on our night of climbing from 9 to 10 January, according to the forecast, it will be some terrible snowfall. Today we spend the night under the Barranco wall, tomorrow we will climb it and continue to the Karanga camp on 4100. And then - according to the situation.

Today, after a long transition and a large climb, many people have headaches. We decided to sleep longer tomorrow morning and recover.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Tanzania: A new group of the 7 Summits Club on Kilimanjaro called "Gennaker" has arrived in Tanzania. This is the name of a large sail on a yacht. We came not without adventures during flights. But at last, we are all gathered in the village of Machame. After a night at the hotel, we tried the local cuisine, and now we are ready to go on Kilimanjaro by the "Machame" route.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, director of the 7 Summits Club and guide of the group, from Tanzania: Hello to all from the slopes of Kilimanjaro! Today, on January 4, my group arrived - 9 members. Since we had a free afternoon, we decided to spend time usefully and went to the waterfall Materuni. The trip was very informative and intensive. First, a half-hour walk to the beautiful waterfall with a height of 98 meters, which originates from the glaciers of Kilimanjaro. Then we went to a nearby village, where we were first served a very tasty village lunch. And then we went to the coffee plantations and did the process of making coffee on our own, from picking the beans and peeling them from the skins to roasting, grinding and brewing. All this was  made with dancing and songs in Swahili!!!

Tomorrow early morning we go on our climbing route - Machame. The first night will be in one step at 3000m. The forecast promises rains every day. We are getting ready - we take scuba gear with us!

News from Kilimanjaro.  See photos as the 7 Summits Club guide Sergey Larin gives a briefing for his group. Today they all arrived at Kilimanjaro Airport. Tomorrow they will start the Northern Traverse (Rongai) route.

Lyudmila Korobeshko also flew to Tanzania. Her group arrives tomorrow. On the way to Tanzania, she met some old friends. This is the president of the Rock-climbing Federation Dmitry Bychkov with children and a well-known businessman, climber Leonid Kazinets.