Vinson(4892)

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 ...

Elena Abramova from Punta Arenas:

 The second expedition of the 7 Summits Club on Vinson arrived in Punta Arenas. All its members cheerful,  all determined to win! Yesterday we visited Fort Bulnes. We are now on the road in one of the most beautiful places, Torres del Paine ...

Hello! This is Alexander Abramov. Late last night, we went down to the base camp of Vinson Massif. All participants and two guides feel fine. Now we have only one flight to Union Glacier. Everything is complicated by the fact that the weather was bad at the base camp, a permanent fog, clouds. And so now here we sit almost daily, waiting for the plane, waiting for a  weather gap...

Alex Abramov from Antarctica: Hello! Today, on Christmas Day, the 25^th , our entire team (4 members and 2 guides) climbed Vinson Massif. They are: Catherine,  Alexander, Dmitry, Ganga (Gangaamaa Badamgarav from Mongolia) and two guide Alex Abramov and Vladimir Kotlyar. The team we have strong, but on the top there was a very strong wind. That is, the wind storm and very cold. So we stood at the top of just 5 minutes, and immediately went down ... Well, now everything is good. The team is all in the High camp. And tomorrow we supposed to descend from the High to the Low camp and then to the base camp.

All is OK!

 Goodbye!

Wait for new posts!

Hi! Alexander Abramov from Antarctica.

Today, our team has climbed to the High camp, the assault camp. Now we are sitting in tents, cooking dinner, that is, boiling water. We are in it to dilute the dry products, good quality. And tomorrow morning we will take the ascent attempt. Like the weather is not so terrible. So wait for new messages. All feel fine. Bye!

Hello! Alexander Abramov from Antarctica, Vinson Massive. Today we managed to get through to the Lower camp -  this is the next camp for the base. Here we set up tents. Today's weather is great, the sun shines, warmly. Tomorrow the plan we are making a deposit in the upper, High camp and went down to the base. We will start at 12 am and will go down as planned at about 11 at night. Imagine - it is one of the most warm time of day, warm and sunshine, perfect. We have dinner and again at two in the night go to bed. At about 3 am  in the camp comes shade and the temperature became  about minus 25 - minus 30. Therefore, it is desirable to spend this time inside the tent. The temperature inside lowed to minus 15 degrees. At am 11-30 the sun came and  am Midday there is plus 20 in tents!

Here's our Antarctica!

 We're going to rest, there is already 2 am!

For a while! We all are fine, everyone feels great.

Hello! Alexander Abramov from Antarctica, from the base camp Vinson. Yesterday evening, our team arrived in the base camp ...

And today, we tried to pick up our things to the next camp at a height of 3200 meters. This camp, called Low Camp. But bad weather and heavy fog prevented us from doing so. So we left our stuff in the middle of the way. And tomorrow we will make an attempt to get to the Low camp.

In general, everyone is happy, we eat well ... a lot of sleep

Message of December 20^th, 6 am.

 Hello! This is Alexander Abramov from Antarctica. Today, on December 19th, our team finally arrived as planned on Vinson Massif. Here, at the base camp, a few days the weather was bad, but today we were  lucky, all arrived at the scene. A team of Kazakh (Magjan and Ilijas)  by the same plane flew back to the Union. They're going to go to the South Pole with Ludmila Korobeshko by program Last two degrees. So we swapped.

  We arrived to the base camp and started to equip it. We have put  sleeping tents and then we put our big new tent for the kitchen. In it, we put a chic table, everything turned out fine ....

We are all well planned out, brought rugs, plywood, so we are very pleased with themselves. Then there was a very good dinner with chicken vegetables soup. And  for the second dish, there were cutlets with buckwheat.

Plus, we brought and put cake, which also happy to eat for dinner.

In general, everything is fine. The weather is good. Tomorrow we're going to try to reach the High camp to make a deposit.

In general, we are fine, everyone is happy.

Alexander Abramov and Vladimir Kotlyar from Antarctica. Bye!

Hello! There is Alex Abramov from Antarctica. Today, two significant events happened. The first event today, our two teams - one that goes to the South Pole, the last two degrees, and the second, the team at the peak of Vinson, arrived in Antarctica. We caught the window.

 In Antarctica, the weather was bad. It seems that today was the so-called "eye of the cyclone." Later in the evening the weather turned bad again. Tomorrow we are promised bad weather. Thank God, we have in Antarctica at Union Glacier and we will  now waiting for the flight to Vinson Massif. In the base amp of Vinson Massif there are  several groups that also have not been able to get to the Union Glacier  camp, because everything is covered with clouds. Nevertheless, our entire team of 9 people flew to Antarctica and it is a happy event.

 The second happy event. Today, December 18,  it is exactly 50 years from the day of the first reaching the top of the Mount of Vinson. It took place December 18th, 1966. American Expedition members  wre the first.

 So we're a little bit today commemorated this date. Well, in general, we have serious plans. Tomorrow will tell the new news. While we were comfortably settled in Union Glacier camp.

 Everybody, bye!

The flights of the two groups of the 7 summits Club went well. Although Alexander Abramov and Lyudmila, Korobeshko not sent us information. Confirmation: satellite data on the movement of groups of Kazakhstan, which Luda will lead to the pole. And the message of Vern Tejas, who flew with our on the same plane... He's going to fly to Vinson immediately and it is possible that the group Alexander Abramov with him today fly to the base camp at the foot of the highest mountain of the continent.

We can monitor the movement of the Pole group here:

http://kazgeo.kz/projects/sp2016/marshrutsh

Hi all, here is Vladimir Kotlyar.

 Today our team visited Fort Bulnes, the first settlement on the shore of the Strait of Magellanic. Now it is restored monument to the history of development of the region. Place, in my opinion, charged some special energy.

 After visiting the fort we were at the briefing in the office of the ALE. Before briefing the Japanese team gave amateur theatrical performance on Chekhov's play "The Proposal". The funny thing is that the piece played in Japanese, then translated the content into Spanish, and then sounded it to us in English, and then the play is Russian.

 Currently we receive boarding passes for our native IL-76, and tomorrow, if local gods give local weather window, we start to Antarctica !!! -

 The flight mode))))

 That  we ended the preparations for the expedition, collected equipment, food purchased, got a pair of kilograms .  In the morning  we could fly to the icy continent. I will be gone for a month from the radar, because in Antarctica there is no internet.

 All Happy New Year!

 Kindness, love, and bold dreams!

Lyudmila Korobeshko:

 Motors and heart tightly sheathed. All collected, packaged, weighed. About 300 kg of the whole burden of our ski expedition to the South Pole. In 12 hours ALE promise to take us  in the heart of Antarctica. Later – all communication is only via satellite phone.

 All of the upcoming holidays!