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A guide of the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Tanzania:

 21.02. Jambo Ma-Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club group "Ma-Rafiki" today passed the most difficult part of the trek, the ascent to Lava Tower 4640m and the descent to the camp at the foot of the Baranko wall 3900m. All the service was as always wonderful! The borscht for dinner was just right. As a reward for a hard day, tomorrow we sleep an hour more!

Good luck to everyone!

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Tanzania:

20.02. Jambo Ma-Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club "Ma-Rafiki" group today passed through the heather thickets to the Western side of Mount Kilimanjaro, we climbed the Shira plateau and stopped at the camp of the same name at an altitude of 3800 m.

We continue acclimatization in the "pole-pole" style! Everything is fine, the appetite of the participants and guides is normal.

Good luck to everyone!

The 7 Summits Club guide Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Tanzania:

19.02. Jambo Ma-Rafiki! The new 7 Summits Club group called "Ma-Rafiki" set out on the Machame route today and started trekking towards the summit of Kilimanjaro. Calmly, in the "pole-pole" mode, we reached the Machame camp at an altitude of 2900 meters, admiring the equatorial jungle along the way! Everyone is feeling great, now it's dinner and a plan for tomorrow. Good luck to everyone!

February 15. To all, Jumbo from the highest peak in Africa - Uhuru Peak (5895m) in the Kilimanjaro massif, where our team stood early this morning!

18 of the 22 Friends of Oscar and Fedor Konyukhov climbed on the roof of Africa! For many, this was a high-altitude record, and for some, it was their first mountain in their lives. The youngest climber, Pavel Stepanov, is 13 years old. He climbed with his sisters, 15 and 18, under the watchful guidance of his father, Sergey Stepanov. For the daughter and wife of Oscar Konyukhov, this summit was the fourth in their collection.

 The mountain was not easy for everyone - we went out in a strong wind, used crampons on the ridge, and on the descent we were covered by snowfall. We got a sea of emotions. Now we have already descended to the Millennium camp. We are resting.

The group's guides are Evgeny Fedyunin and Lyudmila Korobeshko.

February 14. Jumbos from Africa and congratulations on Valentine's Day!

Today, all 22 friends of Oscar and Fedor Konyukhov successfully climbed to the assault camp Kosovo at 4800. In the morning, we did the obligatory exercises and went up in a slender column. On the way, we had to fight strong wind and cold. But we overcame everything. Now we have already had dinner and are going to bed early, since the exit is scheduled for midnight.

Everyone feels well and is determined to storm the highest peak of Africa! Wish us luck!

Guides of the group Evgeny Fedyunin and Lyudmila Korobeshko.

To all the Jumbos from Africa from the group "22 friends of Oscar and Fedor Konyukhov"! Today we passed the key section of the Machame route - the Barranco wall. Everything turned out to be easier than expected. We passed all the difficult rock sections in one breath and stopped for a well-deserved rest with tea on the plateau at 4300 with great views. And two hours later, we entered our Karanga camp for today with a brisk march. Here we were given a real feast - shashlik, several types of pizza, a lot of different fruits. So not everyone was able to go on the subsequent acclimatization walk ...

Now we are running for a daily medical checkup (so far everyone's indicators are above normal). Tomorrow we are moving to the Kosovo assault camp and at night - to the summit!

Guides of the group Evgeny Fedyunin and Lyudmila Korobeshko.

To all Jumbo from Africa! Warm greetings from under the Barranco wall, where we all came together today with our whole team called "22 friends of Fedor and Oscar Konyukhov"!

This morning we started, as always, with vigorous exercises under the guidance of guide Zhenya Fedyunin at an altitude of 3800. At 8 am we left the camp. And already at 12.30 we reached Lava Tower, where we had a delicious lunch at an altitude of 4600 meters. And then we all went down the picturesque valley, though already in fog and rain, to the Barranco camp under the famous wall, where we will climb tomorrow.

The group's guides are Evgeny Fedyunin and Lyudmila Korobeshko.

February 11. Jumbo from Africa to all! Today, our team "22 friends of Oscar and Fedor Konyukhov" made the trek from Camp Machame (2900) to Camp Shira (3800). We got there pretty quickly. By lunchtime, we were in the camp, washed up, had lunch and went for a walk to the Shira cave. After the walk, we met our team - as many as 122 accompanying people!

Tomorrow, there will be a difficult march through the Lava Tower (4600) with a descent to the Barranco camp.

By the way, our group has some kind of records - more than half of the participants have visited the North Pole. And we also have a heroic father Sergey Stepanov in our team, who is leading his three children to the summit. We've definitely never had anything like this before.

The group's super guides are Evgeny Fedyunin and Lyudmila Korobeshko.

February 10. To all Jumbos from Africa! Today the 7 Summits Club group "22 friends of Oscar Konyukhov" set out on the route, making a splash along the way. We proudly overtook all other climbers. In 5 hours we climbed to the first camp of Machame at 2900, gaining more than 1000 m vertically. On the way to In the jungle we were caught in a tropical downpour. But we quickly dried out and entered the camp almost dry and cheerful. Before dinner we did a medical checkup. Everyone's saturation was 90 and above. Pulse was also normal.

At dinner our chef pleased us with delicious fish with avocado, salads and fried potatoes. Yum-yum. Tomorrow we're going up to almost 4000! We're already looking forward to it!

Super guides of the group - Evgeny Fedyunin and Lyudmila Korobeshko.

February 9. To all Jumbos from Africa! Today our new large group "22 friends of Oscar Konyukhov" finally gathered at the foot of Kilimanjaro. We had been flying in for two whole days. And this evening the last 5 participants arrived at the starting point - our fabulous hotel on the coffee plantations, from where a stunning view of Kilimanjaro opens.

Before the gala dinner, the Maasai came to visit us. We had songs and dances with them. And then there was a briefing and a gala evening of acquaintance. We found out how everyone got into the group. Tomorrow morning we are heading out on the Machame route. The mood is fighting.

The group's guides are Evgeny Fedyunin and Lyudmila Korobeshko.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Tanzania:

Jambo Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club group "White Masai" dropped 2 kilometers vertically and returned to civilization! On the descent, we had lunch and the long-awaited restoration of the water-alkaline balance with local Kilimanjaro beer. In the evening, they held an awards ceremony and congratulated Alexander on his 25th birthday!

Good luck to everyone!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Tanzania:

Jambo Rafiki! Hooray, the summit! The 7 Summits Club "White Masai" group has successfully climbed Uhuru Peak 5895m! For tactical reasons, we divided the team into two subgroups - standard and faster. As a result, both groups quickly climbed to the summit, all together we were there already at 6-50 in the morning!

All participants are great! For many, Kilimanjaro was the first mountain. But I would especially like to note the achievement of the youngest member of our group - Alexander. In addition to everything else, he descended with a local guide into the crater of Kilimanjaro, giving himself an additional birthday present!

Tomorrow we will already be in civilization. We did it!!! Good luck to everyone!

The 7 Summits Club guide Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Tanzania:

Jambo Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club "White Masai" group has moved to the Kosovo assault camp at an altitude of 4800 meters. Everything is fine, we are getting ready. Tonight we will climb! Keep your fingers crossed for us!

Good luck to everyone!

The 7 Summits Club guide Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Tanzania:

Jambo Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club "White Masai" group started the morning with traditional exercises. After breakfast, we had to storm the Barranco Wall, which always scares you at first glance! However, everyone copes with it, which is what we did. The photos and videos show some details.

Then we crossed two valleys under the next daily rain that started and arrived at the Karanga camp at an altitude of 4030 meters by lunchtime. From here, simply stunning views of Kilimanjaro open up!

For dinner, again borscht (!) and spaghetti... After dinner, we rested and prepared for the final push - going to the assault camp and climbing!

Good luck to everyone!

01.02 Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Tanzania:

Jambo Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club "White Masai" group today passed the most difficult part of the trek, the ascent to Lava Tower 4640m and the descent to the Barranco wall to the camp at an altitude of 3900m. Unfortunately, one of the participants caught a bad cold on the 1st day during the rain and today it was decided to stop the ascent for him.

The altitude makes itself felt, there are signs of a headache in other participants, but everything is within normal limits. On the route, a wonderful lunch awaited us at an altitude of 4640 m, with watermelons for dessert. Then we passed through a stunning valley of senecias (grass palms) on the descent, and admired the view of the Barranco wall, which we will climb tomorrow. ALL of this is impressive! At sunset, we first saw the main summit of Kibo, Uhuru Peak 5895m! Our route on the southern circumnavigation is exactly there! Now dinner and a well-deserved rest! Good luck to everyone!

31.01 Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Jambo Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club "White Masai" group today passed through the heather thickets to the Western side of Mount Kilimanjaro, climbed to the Shira plateau in Camp 2 at an altitude of 3800 meters. The weather has not been pampering for the second day - every now and then it rains. The group members are pleasantly surprised by our service and cuisine! Today we had real borscht for lunch. In general, everything is fine, everything is going according to plan, appetite and other indicators are normal.

Good luck to everyone!

Guide Evgeny Fedyunin.

30.01 Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. 7 Summits Project. 7 Volcanoes Project.

 Super-guide of the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Tanzania:

Jambo Rafiki! The 7 Summits Club "White Masai" group set out on the Machame route today. We walked in the equatorial jungle all day. The weather was not kind, the rain almost never stopped. We reached the camp in 5 hours, having gained 1100 m in altitude. Everyone is feeling great, now it's dinner and discussing plans for tomorrow.

Good luck to everyone!

01/29 Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. The 7 Summits Project. The 7 Volcanoes Project. Jambo Rafiki! The new group of the 7 Summits Club "White Masai" gathered today at the foot of Kilimanjaro to trek and climb the Machame route! Today we solved organizational issues, checked the equipment and rested a little in the park of the hotel of Aishe's native Machame! In the evening, we had a performance of the "Masai show" with the participation of nomads from Tanzania and Kenya. And then we continued to get to know each other at a welcome dinner. Tomorrow we start on the route.

Good luck to everyone! Guide Fedyunin Evgeny.

12.01 Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Jambo Rafiki! Today, the 7 Summits Club group "Tribe-Ki" went through the jungle and lost 2 km vertically. On the descent, we had lunch and the long-awaited restoration of the water-alkaline balance with local beer "Kilimanjaro"!

In the evening, there was an awards ceremony, as well as "demobilization" speeches about the Mountain and future plans. Good luck to all!

Guides: Fedyunin Evgeny and Svetlana Kotlyar.

Jambo Rafiki! Hooray, there is the summit!  Yesterday, the 7 Summits Club group "Tribe-Ki" successfully climbed Uhuru Peak 5895m! The highest volcano and the highest mountain of Africa Kilimanjaro is ours!

For tactical reasons, we divided the team into two subgroups - standard and faster. We started from the assault camp Kosovo (4800) at 01:00 and at 02:00.

Yesterday, there were so many people who wanted to climb the summit that in order not to freeze in queues on the trail, we had to go around the slope. Before dawn it was quite windy and cold, but very beautiful - a simply stunning view of the Mawenzi volcano opened up.

The mountain did not seem easy to any of the participants. One subgroup reached the summit in 6 hours, the second in 8. All this time Kilimanjaro showed us its character. It was quite cold and windy at the summit - such is Africa!

All participants are great! For many, Kilimanjaro was the first mountain, but I would especially like to note the achievement of the youngest member of our group - Richard. It was not easy for him, but he reached a height of 5200! We are proud and congratulate him!

After the summit, we went down to the Kosovo camp, rested a little and began the descent 1000 m lower to the Millennium camp. Tomorrow we will already be in civilization.

We did it!!! Good luck to everyone!

Guides: Evgeniy Fedyunin and Svetlana Kotlyar.