Africa - Page 15

Olga Rumyantseva, guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Morocco:

Greetings from Morocco! Today our group made a successful ascent on Mount Tubkal. The weather did not please us - it was raining and snowing again. But the peak gave beautiful views of the surrounding mountains.  On the same day we went down to the refuge. Now all the participants are being washed and come to their senses. In the evening there will be a solemn awarding of the climbers. And tomorrow we will go on a trip to other parts of Morocco.

Olga Rumyantseva, guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Morocco:

Greetings to all from sunny Morocco! Today, our large group gathered in Marrakech, from where our journey through this amazing country will begin. First impressions of the city - very hot and very bright. Bright sun, bright people.

Tomorrow morning we will leave for the mountains - we will start our ascent on Tubkal.  And there we will have a little rest from the heat. In the meantime, we warm our bones, enjoy the sun, get acquainted with the amazing city and its traditions.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

Today, 20.08., at 7:00, the team "In search of the Baobab" stood at the highest point of Africa, Uhuru Peak in the Kilimanjaro massif. The group left the Kosovo camp at 1:00. Everyone is coming down now.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

We continue our high-altitude trekking along the Machame route to the summit  of Kilimanjaro. The group has acquired a name these days - "In search of the baobab". Day three. The move from the Shira camp 3800m through the Lava Tower (4600m) to the Baranko camp 3950m, is perhaps the most stressful in the whole trekking. But the group made it with dignity. The weather was favorable.

The fourth day. We moved from the Baranko Camp to the Barafu camp 4600m, through the Karangu Camp, where we had lunch. The weather continues to please us.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

Group news on the Machame (Kilimanjaro) route. Day two, today we moved from 3000m to 3800m. We came out of the cloud cover that often hangs over the rain forest area. Everything is according to plan, everything is fine. The flow of tourists has recovered to the pre-pandemic level. From the interesting.  In parallel with us, a group from Ireland is climbing. The group consists of twenty-one women.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

On August 14, the new group of the 7 Summits Club arrived at its historical homeland, as well as the homeland of all mankind.  We came in order to climb Mount Kilimanjaro along the Machame route. Tanzania met us with fogs and rain, but at the mountain, according to the forecast, everything is still good. Today, August 15, we will start. There are 8 people in the group, and the guide is Sergey Larin.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Spirin reports from Tanzania:

The morning started at night. A difficult rocky walk, as long as the night itself.  A glowing chain on the slope and pink, predawn, promising something kind, a thin strip anticipating the sunrise.  And we are at Stella point, hugging each other, and then another hour and a half of snuffling to the main peak, a bottle of champagne in honor of the summit and Misha's birthday. And then the descent, long, dusty, tired. And in the evening there was a celebration: climbing and birthday, cake, champagne and the Millennium camp at an altitude of 3700, conversations, stories and great mood. Tired and satisfied, we return home, in parallel we are planning a new travel with the 7 Summits Club!  Guides 2 Alex: Abramov and Spirin.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Spirin reports from Tanzania:

It's good that we are cats, the cats thought today, spread their claws and as a beautiful panther in a single rush climbed the most difficult rock of the route - Baranco Wall. After it, there were new up and down, united in one thing: discouraging, breathtaking and heart-pounding views of Kilimanjaro. And all this acquired an even more dizzying coloring thanks to endless stories about cases from mountaineering life, and just the life of our experienced guides. After drowning the crimson African sun in snow-white clouds, we started dinner…

Guides Alex Abramov and Alexander Spirin.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Spirin reports from Tanzania:

Our team is called "Wet Cats"! "Wet pussies" are the guides' fantasies! Cats love comfort and beauty, which African nature has offered us in abundance today. It enveloped us with rocky landscapes overgrown with indescribable endemics, mysterious caves and blue "Roerich" mountains in the distance. We walked smoothly, almost like a cat, overcoming difficult stone passages. In the camp, as a bonus, the Tanzanian part of the group organized a local disco, where our cats did not lag behind in joy from the Kilimanjarian dances. The evening was lulled by a romantic sunset. And tomorrow will be a new day…

Alexandra's guides: Abramov and Spirin.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Spirin reports from Tanzania:

Hello everyone from Africa!  Today, on the International Mountaineering Day, our program of climbing Kilimanjaro starts. To begin with, we visited two museums.  We spent an unforgettable hour in the snake museum: we saw black, green and other mambas, graceful cobras, beautiful pythons and other dangerous and not very dangerous snakes. As well as crocodiles of different models and turtles, the oldest of which is already a pensioner -75 years old is no joke. After that, we went to a cool museum dedicated to the culture and life of the Masai. It is very informative, especially the initiation of a man into warriors by circumcising his spear.  In the evening, a delicious dinner and congratulations on the mountaineering holiday were waiting for us at the hotel. The guides of the group are two Alexandrs: Abramov and Spirin.

Vladimir Nosov, team member: Hello everyone! There is the summit! Our team has climbed the highest volcano in Africa, Kilimanjaro (5895 m). On May 7, 2022, the team stood on the roof of Africa in full force.

Vladimir Kotlyar, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Tanzania:

Hello everyone! The group of the 7 Summits Club "Heather Honey" climbed Mount Kilimanjaro! All well done! We're going down…

 Vladimir Kotlyar, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Tanzania:

Hello everyone!  Today, the group of the 7 Summits Club "Heather Honey" went to acclimatization on the rocks of Zebra Rocks. Everything is going according to plan.

Vladimir Kotlyar, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Tanzania:

Hello everyone! The group of the 7 Summits Club "Heather Honey" has started a program of climbing Kilimanjaro along the Marangu route. The weather is great.

Vladimir Kotlyar, 7 Summits Club guide, from Tanzania:

Hello 7 Summits Club! The group the 7 Summits Club  has climbed the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro!

Vladimir Kotlyar, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Tanzania:

Hello everyone! Vladimir Kotlyar and the Omar Silvuple team are in touch. We have reached Barranco Camp, and today we have to storm the Baranco wall.

Vladimir Kotlyar, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Tanzania:

Hello, the 7 Summits Club! Our group began an ascent to the roof of Africa along the Machame route. Yesterday we reached the Machame camp at an altitude of 2800, but there was no communication there to convey the news. Today we are going to Shira Cave Camp. A connection broke through along the way. We hug everyone tightly!!!

Vladimir Kotlyar, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Tanzania:

Jumbo, 7 Summits!!! The second team of the spring season in Kilimanjaro is assembled! We will start the route tomorrow.

Vladimir Kotlyar, 7 Summits Club guide, from Tanzania:

Aloha 7 Summits Club! News from Kilimanjaro. The team "Grandpa Kotlyar and the Hares" in full force, with all the staff, ascended to the top of Kilimanjaro. Behind us is the Uhuru Peak stele. And from here we send you a big hello and a huge thank you for organizing this tour!

Vladimir Kotlyar, 7 Summits Club guide, from Tanzania:

Jumbo! The group "Grandpa Kotlyar and Hares" from Tanzania is in touch. We continue our ascent on the highest mountain in Africa. Today we overcame the Barranco wall and reached the Karanga camp (4995). Surprisingly, this part turned out to be the most exciting for the group. Despite the fact that we are tired, the whole group is delighted with the Barranco wall. The culmination of our journey is getting closer and closer...