Vinson(4892)

Hello! There are guides of the 7 Summits Club  Rostovtsev Artem and Vladimir Kotlyar. We are broadcasting from Antarctica, from Mount Vinson. Today we had a day of rest, almost complete relaxation. But we did not rest especially. Without ceasing, we built our tent camp for the following groups. We built walls from snow blocks, dug pits, improved the kitchen. There was  work  enough for everyone. Also, the group made a training exit, we went through one pitch for training on jumars ...

Today there was a hot day ...

We send greetings to our homeland! ....

Bye!

Artem Rostovtsev, a guide of the 7 Summits Club from Punta Arenas:

Hello, 7 Summits, from Chile! Our first Vinson team finally gathered in Punta Arenas last night. The team turned out to be very international, from 6 countries: Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Azerbaijan, Canada and Nepal. We conducted the first acclimatization (to the time zone) joint dinner, planned the next day. The brightest people outlined the morning running along the Strait of Magellan. Those who flew a little earlier, were lucky to participate in the preparation of the expedition - we have already prepared 200-250 public goods of equipment and food for a trip with us to Antarctica.

For today, the plan is to see penguins, decided to immediately reduce risks of not meet them. After all, when you return home, you will be asked if you saw or not penguins? And in Antarctica we will be deep in the continent and away from these birds, we will solve the issue with penguins today. Tomorrow we are already setting up the equipment for dispatch and are preparing to take off for the white continent.

Greetings from the friendly international team from the far south!

  Guides of the 7 Summits Club Vladimir Kotlyar and Artem Rostovtsev met in Punta Arenas the first participant of the expedition to the Vinson Massif. This is Tatyana Yalovchak, who, if successful, will become the first Ukrainian citizen to complete the "Seven Summits" program. Tanya went to sleep, and our guides still have to meet the rest of the team. Hard work, but we all envy them! They have an incredible Antarctica ahead! And we are proud of their style! Guys, you are the best!

On the last day of autumn, November 30, guides of 7 summits Club open the season in South America. Today the best our guides Artem Rostovtsev and Vladimir Kotlyar fly in the direction of Antarctica. After a few days they will meet in Punta Arenas, numerous participants of the first group, that go to the highest peak of the Ice continent, Mount Vinson (in total we will have three groups up to January)

As we have already mentioned, also it started the climbing program in Bolivia...

3th December next two programs will start:

 - in Mexico the program climbing Orizaba begins  for our regular participants - Natalia and Igor Smirnov;

-  in Ecuador, three of our comrades will go to climb Cayambu (the highest volcano, located exactly on the equator).

December 7th , a guide of  the 7 Summits Club Valery Myasoedov meets a group that will lead to the most interesting places of Argentine and Chilean Patagonia.

December 25^th  Sergei Larin will go to Argentina, he will lead the first group a great season on Aconcagua.

You can still join one of our groups on the highest point of South America.

Here is the schedule for  Aconcagua:

28 Dec - 14 Jan, guide Sergey Larin Andrey Berezin;

16 Jan - 02 Feb, guide Vladimir Kotlyar and Valeriy Myasoedov;

4 - 21 Feb, guide Vladimir Kotlyar and Andrey Berezin.

"I made a full version of the movie about the journey to another planet!))"

Starring: Николя Маньен (Nicolas Magnin), Кшиштоф  Сабиш (Krzysztof Sabisz), Владимир Котляр (Vladimir Kotlyar), Лена Абрамова (Lena Abramova), Вадим Фролов (Vadim Frolov), Александр Абрамов (Alex Abramov), Евгений Лесницкий (Evgeny Lesnitsky), Алексей Балакин (Alexei Balakin)

- all members of the expedition  the 7 Summits Club to Antarctica.

By the way, here you can see the work of Eugene under the name "Galapagos"

This film is made according to the materials of the trip at the end of the tour to Ecuador with the team of 7 Summits Club.

Alexey Balakin climbed to the highest summit of Antarctica Mount Vinson in 20162017 in the group of the 7 Summits Club under the leadership of Alexander Abramov... Thanks for the movie!

Our New Year groups climbers on Mount Vinson (guide - Alexander Abramov, guide-intern - Vladimir Kotlyar) shares their  impressions.

Eugene Lesnitsky offers a wonderful video clip, we have not seen such  Antarctica before!

And our foreign members Nicolas Magnin (France) and Krzysztof Sabisz (Poland) published a selection of beautiful photos. Plunge into the world of the Antarctic summer, New Year, in which the sun never sets, cosmic landscapes and beautiful people ...

Full photo gallery here

Hello! Here Vladimir Kotlyar and Team Brave. We returned to the inhabited land. Today we go to the best restaurants in Punta Arenas, to celebrate the successful end of the season on the "ice continent".

Alexander Abramov: Season Vinson and the South Pole is almost  over and I want to sum up this season - Antarctica 2016 - 2017. This season, with the 7 Summits Club 3 groups of 17 people climbed Vinson Massif. Guides Abramov and Kotlyar and climbed a total of 5 times. 5 people have come to ski to the South Pole. That is, the amount we have 27 achievements!

 This season: the first Mongolian Ganga finished the program "Seven Summits". Most young Russian climber on the highest point of Antarctica: Dima Tertychnyi. And also for the first time a father and son. The first Belarusian - Vadim Frolov. First Pole Janusz Kohansky, who twice went on the Vinson Massif. Kazakhstan team reached the Pole. And, of course, It was trained a new  guide for Vinson - Vladimir Kotlyar. The first Russian woman Korobeshko Lyudmila came to the South Pole on skis for the second time. Aleksandr Abramov made his 16th ascent of Vinson Massif.

 Now Alexander Abramov and Ludmila Korobeshko rest in Mendoza. Tomorrow -  start a new adventure in  Aconcagua. Hooray!!!

Hello! There are Vladimir Kotlyar and "courageous team." What do I want to say? We are, in fact, done what we came here, then, why we are all gathered here. Today, all members of the group were managed to climb to the highest point of the ice continent - Vinson Massif. It was cool! Great! We were a little frozen, but how without it in Antarctica!

All are down, satisfied, but very tired. Now we are preparing a dinner ...

Although we completed the ascent program, but we have yet to descend down and to liquidate camps. And it is quite tiring task. But we can handle, we are all on the shoulder. So, bye! Wait for more news!

Hello to all the listeners of an audio 7 summits Club! In the air Vladimir Kotlyar from Antarctica, where we got a third Vinson expedition. My team ... I call this team "brave team" as the boys don't define themselves with the name. The expedition is already in full swing, tomorrow is the culminating day, according to the plan. In general, we are a team of brave today jauntily climbed the High camp on the 3800, by only five and a half hours. So all is very cool – well done, guys. We set up the camp, have dinner and  quietly go to sleep. For tomorrow we will, most likely, try to climb the peak, if the weather forecast will come true and we will have tomorrow cool, good spec.

So, wish us luck! Keep our fingers crossed! See you tomorrow!

Hi all! This is Vladimir Kotlyar, from Antarctica. Today our intrepid group spent acclimatizing and at the same time recovery day. In the early day we were climbed of acclimatization to altitude 3300. When we came down to the camp, we began to eat, to actively compensate the calories burned. We have created a reserve calories in the fat layer under the skin, which we will spend tomorrow and the day after. Tomorrow we plan to move to the High camp. And there, God willing, we hope to quickly do the summit.

Preliminary weather forecasts give us a good chance, good opportunity. The whole group goes quickly. In General, guys are sports prepared...

We are sending th best regards  to the Motherland! Wait for our posts, Adios!

Hello everyone! It is Vladimir Kotlyar. Today we continue our courageous march across the expanses of Antarctica, in the direction of the highest point of the ice continent. We go up, dragging sleds, with equipment and food. Today we must rise to the Low camp, at an altitude of 2800 meters above sea level. The weather is not bad, but not to say that good - all covered with clouds. It snowing a bit, but there is no wind. Tomorrow we will probably make an acclimatization outing.

All the best, thank you for your attention! Bye!

Hello! Alexander Abramov from Antarctica. That is, sorry, not from Antarctica! Our second group of climbers to Vinson today successfully flew to the city of Punta Arenas. Now we will gradually disperse to their homes.

 That is all! Now Vladimir Kotlyar will be calling from Antarctica. He continued to work with the third group on the Vinson Massif. Bye!

Hello everyone! This is Vladimir Kotlyar from Antarctica. The third group in the Vinson has arrived at the base camp. Four people ... And now we have dinner, go to bed. Because tomorrow we have to move with sledges to the next height – at Low Camp.

Well, everyone, thank you for your attention! Greetings to the homeland! With the last holidays!

So long!

Hi! This is Alexander Abramov from Antarctica. Today, January 4th at seven pm, our whole team, 9 people, was standing on the top of the Massif Vinson. S0 we now have the first Belarusian, who ascended the Vinson Massif, we also have a Frenchman, two Poles, and, five Russian. Well, yes ... three Russian and two guides. Guides - they have no nationality. They are Alexander Abramov and Vladimir Kotlyar. Well, in general, the whole team, with its full complement of 9 people. Weather, frankly, was perfect. Just perfect. In the morning, however, it was heavy fog and was not seen even where to go. Well then the  weather got much better and just lovely weather – sunny, no wind. Well, in general, we all are very satisfied and happy. Now we spend the night in the High camp at 3800 and then, tomorrow, we will begin the descent - to the family, loved ones and friends.

Goodbye to all! We are fine.

Hello! Today, the 2nd of January, our team, for the second time in history, climbed peak Yamal. Peak Yamal – it is a mountain, which was named in honor of the Yamal Peninsula in 2005. Our team, Alexander Abramov, Pushkarev Vladimir, Victor Boboc, Israfil Ashurly and  Goodman Soren from Denmark climbed it in December of 2005.

 Today, as at the top was  a strong wind, we decided to go again for acclimatization go to the peak of Yamal. It is located near Lower Camp, in which we find ourselves. The ascent took five hours, all were very pleased. First, there is a snow ridge, then begins rock and the top is rocky, rocky massif. ...

 Once again, Happy New Year! And tomorrow we plan to exit the High camp, on January 3rd. January 4, we assume summit attempt.

We congratulate our team successfully climbed to the highest point of Antarctica - Vinson Massif. It was cold and windy, as it should be. But they made it, they were ready for the harsh conditions. Our congratulations to all the brave members and cool guides!

 Congratulations on a wonderful Mongolian climber Ganga (Gangaamaa Badamgarav) that She has completed  the program "Seven Summits"!

Elbrus - 2010

Everest - 2011

Kilimanjaro - 2012

Denali - 2015

Aconcagua, Vinson and Carstens - 2016.

Ganga, come with us to the North Pole!

Hello! This is Alexander Abramov from Antarctica. Today, our first group flew to Punta Arenas. And the  second group of seven came. Two guides, I and Vladimir Kotlyar met them at the Union Glacier. Now we have arrived already at the base camp of Vinson Massif. Everything happened very quickly, very suddenly. Just half an hour after landing, we were crammed into a small airplane. Now it is 2 a.m., we had dinner and now we go to bed.

 The weather in fact  is some very unstable, a strong west wind ... more clouds.

So we do not even see the top. Tomorrow, most likely, we will go to the next camp called Low Camp. The team is only male. All people are healthy, eat well, with a good appetite. So tomorrow will try to move to the Lower Camp, from where I will try to contact you ...