Aconcagua 2021 - 2022

The 7 Summits Club Guide Andrey Berezin from Argentina:

Buenos Dias! Yesterday, January 15, 2022, the first super-group in the super-season in Argentina, climbed the highest point of the Americas – Mount Aconcagua, 6962 meters. We were at the top at 3 p.m. local time. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin, Viktor Volodin, Valery Myasoyedov and Nikita Slotin.

The 7 Summits Club guide Sergey Avtomonov, from Argentina:  Hola from the Nosotros group from the slopes of Aconcagua! Today was the hardest day! We got up before dawn to hand over the bags that were being transported on mules. Then there was a light breakfast and we went towards the Plaza de Mulas. At first, everyone was freezing, then the sun came out, and we started to burn in the sun that came out. All day we walked to the base camp.  We were tired, but the whole team reached it in 9 hours.  Everyone is happy, fed by the excellent cooks of the camp, placed one by one in tents and now we are resting before the next day.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Victor Volodin from Argentina:

Good afternoon to all!  News from Aconcagua Base Camp. We are doing well, and everything is going according to plan. Yesterday there was a day of rest, we went to the art gallery, looked at the paintings.  Today we are starting and we will try to make an ascent before bad weather. Guides Andrey Berezin and Viktor Volodin.

The 7 Summits Club Guide Sergey Avtomonov, from Argentina:

News from Aconcagua. According to the plan, we went up to the entrance to the Aconcagua National Park, issued permits, handed over things. As soon as we got on the trail, a storm began with a wall of rain and hail. For an hour we walked in the rain and when it ended, the sun came out and we began to dry, our team was stopped by a ranger. He said there was a river running along the trail and it wasn't safe to go any further. We had to turn around and go down. So all the groups who tried to go to the Confluencia camp were deployed. Now we have gone down to the village of Penitentes and are spending the night here. Tomorrow morning we plan to move up.

7 Summits Club Guide Andrey Berezin from Argentina: Los Bandidos group news. Today we went up to Colera camp.  There our guides have previously installed a base tent for future ascents. Part of the group made an ascent to a height of 6000 meters for acclimatization.  Now we have gone down to the Plaza de Mulas camp. Tomorrow is our day of rest. The day after tomorrow we plan to start climbing Aconcagua, first we want  to climb Nido de Condores.  Guides Andrey Berezin and Viktor Volodin.

The 7 Summits Club Guide Andrey Berezin from Argentina:

Buenos Dias!  Today, the  group of Los Bandidos goes up to spend a night on Nido de Condores. And tomorrow we will try to go to Colera. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Viktor Volodin.

The 7 Summits Club’s  guide Andrey Berezin from Argentina:  Buenos Dias, everyone! News of the Los Bandidos group, from the slopes of Aconcagua. Yesterday we made an acclimatization climb to Plaza Canada, an altitude of 5000 meters.   We also made a depot for the camp on Nido de Condores . Today we are resting, we are going through a medical check. And also we hand over some of our personal belongings with porters and prepare for tomorrow's exit with an overnight stay at Nido de Condores. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Viktor Volodin.

The 7 Summits Club guide Andrey Berezin from Argentina:

Buenos Dias, everyone! Today, a group of Los Bandidos, in order to get acquainted with local attractions, visited an abandoned hotel. Built in the 80s of the 20th century, now the hotel is mothballed and no one lives in it.  Next to the hotel, we held a warm-up exercise, under the guidance of Viktor Volodin.  Now we are back in the Plaza de Mulas, having lunch and relaxing. Tomorrow, according to the plan, it will be an acclimatization ascent to Plaza Canada.  The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Viktor Volodin.

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

News from Aconcagua. Our team is now called Los Bandidos. Yesterday we came to the Confluencia camp, and this morning we made an trek under the Southern Face of Aconcagua.  We reached an altitude of 4000 meters, where we spent half an hour eating sandwiches and drinking tea for acclimatization. After that, we returned to Confluencia, where we rested for the rest of the day and prepared for tomorrow's move up to the Plaza de Mulas base camp. In the evening, the whole group passed a Medical Check - a mandatory confirmation of physical condition for the visit  to the Base Camp.  Tomorrow we leave for the Plaza de Mulas camp.  The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Viktor Volodin.

 Victor Volodin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Argentina: The morning of January 5 was stressful for the 7 Summits Club group. Accelerated packing, weighing of equipment, packing, shrinkage, and, finally, we are loaded into buses. We are going in the right direction and in four hours we are at the place, at the gates of the national park. Here we register the permits and go out towards the first camp. 3.5 - 4 hours trek and we are on the spot, in the Confluencia camp. Everyone feels good, everyone is happy. Tomorrow we plan to make an acclimatization outing.

On this day, our advanced team of guides Alexander Abramov, Nikita Slotin and Valery Myasoedov climbed up to the Base Camp of the Plaza de Mulas 4300m. Tomorrow they will start lifting loads to the upper camps and will take care of their equipment.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club from Argentina:

Today, the team of guides of the 7 Summits Club Alex Abramov, Valera Myasoedov and Nikita Slotin went on a route on Mount Aconcagua 6964m. Our task is to set up high-altitude camps for the first group, which now has 23 participants. Now we are spending the night in the Confluence camp, at an altitude of 3400m. Great camp. Excellent nutrition. And free fast internet.  We are happy that we have started our journey to the top of the highest mountain in South America and the entire Southern hemisphere. 7 Summits Club, forward and up! Who hasn't signed up for Aconcagua yet, make up your mind urgently! It's great here! And there are still places in the following groups.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Mendoza (Argentina): Today was a very busy day: we received permits (partially), did another PCR test, checked the equipment, bought the missing items.  And we also met the participants - one by one. One trouble is that one participant did not have her luggage. Otherwise, everything is fine. We wish in 2022 for all the best and happiness! Wait for new news. It's very warm here, which is what we wish you! Guides: Andrey Berezin and Viktor Volodin.

The team of guides of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov, Andrey Berezin and Viktor Volodin flew to Argentina to organize the ascents of four groups on Aconcagua. This year, the 7 Summits Club has 50 participants in climbing programs to the highest peak in South America. A total of 8 guides will work with the groups. And the service in the camps will always be the best in the area!!!

Join our groups, become participants of the "Russian camp" on the highest mountain of South America! Aconcagua is waiting! The programs of the 7 Summits Club will begin on January 3, 2021.

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