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Artem Rostovtsev, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Tanzania: Warm greetings from the slopes of Kilimanjaro!

Today, our large and fun group starts climbing Kilimanjaro on the Machame route. It's hot down the valley, which we're not used.  We hope that it will be cooler on the route, which is better for us. So we'll go up.

The group of the 7 Summits Club “Omichi” safely went down and is now in the hotel, enjoying the benefits of civilization. We congratulate all participants on their first climbing ascent in their life!

 We also congratulate Ekaterina Karamova on her birthday! She celebrated it on the day of the assault on Kilimanjaro!

7 Summits, hello! This is Dmitry Ermakov and the Omichi group. Today, at about 11 a.m., two  our members, two Mikhailas and a guide stood on the main summit of Kilimanjaro Uhuru peak. The rest of the members reached the summit of Stella Point. Now we are all going down together. All is well.

A message from the slopes of Kilimanjaro from the guide of the 7 Summits Club Dmitry Ermakov:  "We are in the Mandara Hut. Everything is fine. The weather is wonderful. All members feel good”.

  Mandara Hut is the first camp on the way to the summit of Kilimanjaro. The Mandara Shelter is located on the upper border of the forest, at an altitude of about 2700m, as a rule, already above the clouds. It offers magnificent views of sunsets and sunrises.

Seven Summits, hello! This is Dmitry Ermakov from Africa. Today, our new group named Omichi arrived at Kilimanjaro region, in Moshi, at the hotel. Everyone feels great, all things have not been lost. The weather is wonderful too.

Members of the group  today went to the local market, got acquainted with the local flavor. We rented all the necessary things. So we are ready to climb. Tomorrow we are moving up to the Marangu route. Everything is fine with us and a best regards to everyone!

7 Summits, hello! This is a guide of the 7 Summits Club Dmitry Ermakov from the slopes of Kilimanjaro. Today, our group climbed to the highest point of Africa at a very fast pace. The weather is cold, but  wind is not as strong as the last time. At the top we stayed for 20-30 minutes, probably even less. We took photos and now going down. All is well!

7 Summits, hello! This is Dmitry Ermakov from the slopes of Kilimanjaro. Our group today safely reached Horombo camp. We settled in new houses, everything is wonderful. The weather today was good. There was fog, but no rain. We are neither hot nor cold. Now we are resting, drinking tea, soon we have dinner. All members feel great.

 Dmitry Ermakov, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Tanzania:

7 Summits, hello! Dmitry Ermakov from the slopes of Kilimanjaro. The group of Fedor Konyukhov today safely went down to the hotel. We celebrate, congratulates to all climbers. Everything is fine with us, everything is wonderful, everyone is happy...

News from Tanzania. Fedor Konyukhov’s group descends from Kilimanjaro after a successful climb on the summit and receives congratulations from the local team.

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Dmitry Ermakov, guide of the 7 Summits Club  from Tanzania:

7 Summits, hello! This is Dmitry Ermakov from the summit of Kilimanjaro. Today, Fedor Konyukhov’s group climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, on Uhuru peak. One member got sick, and Anna and Alexander were able to reach only Stella Point. But, in principle, in such conditions as the weather was, it is a victory. Everything is fine with us, we are going down.

Almost all night the wind was so strong that it knocked down. Including even at the top there were strong gusts of wind. In fact, for all my years of being here on Kilimanjaro, I was for the first time at the top in such weather. But, thank God, everything is fine and everything worked out!

Dmitry Ermakov, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Tanzania:

Fedor Konyukhov’s group moved today from Baranko’s camp to Karanga’s camp. We overcame Baranco Wall. According to our tactics, we were the last to leave the camp today, so as not to stand in line in the wall.  And actually, our tactics were absolutely correct, since we were the only ones on the wall, we did not stand in lines. The weather today was foggy almost all day. Visibility is not very good, but not hot and cold, no rain. Happy New Year to all of you!

We are fine, we are resting now, soon we will have dinner. Tomorrow we are moving on to the assault camp. From there we will ascend  Kilimanjaro.

Dmitry Ermakov, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Tanzania:

7 Summits, hello! The group of Fyodor Konyukhov, today, December 31, successfully crossed the Lava Tower and went down to the Baranko camp. The height is felt, but everything is fine. We have ahead the celebration of the New Year.

News from Tanzania, from the group of Fedor Konyukhov.  

Dmitry Ermakov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:

"7 Summits, hello! The group of Fedor Konyukhov is in the camp of Machame. We arrived safely, despite heavy rain. The group is strong and united! Fedor Filippovich tells us about his adventures. In general, everything is fine!”

Audio message from Tanzania:

7 Summits, hello! It is Dmitry Ermakov from the gate of Kilimanjaro National Park. The group of Fyodor Konyukhov today arrived here. We are starting already. Everything is OK. The weather is wonderful. In general, everything is according to plan.

  The 7 Summits Club organized the summer season on Kilimanjaro with our experienced guide Sergey Larin. Despite the fact that at this time in Tanzania was winter, with his help " on the roof of Africa " climbed 39 people.

Several families (mostly fathers and sons) have climbed Kilimanjaro this summer.

 With us to the top of Africa has climbed by leading managers of the group companies is the largest publishing house "EKSMO", "BUSTARD", "AST", "LITRES", "ROSEBLACK". Although it was not easy for everyone, but we did it! New climbers learned a lot about themselves, their comrades, their capabilities, and believed that what seems impossible is still possible!  We were very happy to organize the ascent for this team! It was the second peak, after Mount Elbrus, hopefully not the last!

 Meanwhile, September 1st is the beginning of the spring season in Tanzania!  Already going to bloom and bloom in full force all that is usually pleasing to the eye in Tanzania at this time.

 The dry season is still in full swing, but the mountain is getting warmer.

 And, of course, winter is coming! And where to meet the winter, if not in Tanzania!  Hot and dry! The perfect time for climbing!

 This season on Kilimanjaro with You our favorite guide for New year and Christmas holidays, Dmitry Ermakov ("snow leopard") on 23rd Feb and Februar - Artem Rostovtsev (most attentive tour guide and part - time- favorite team at Salomon skyrunning).

Our program

Sergey Larin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Kilimanjaro-3.  All members of the group "Fathers and Sons" reached the top of Kilimanjaro. It happened on August 10 at 9:30.

 Sergey Larin, guide of the 7 Summits Club in Tanzania:

  Kilimanjaro, day 5. 1.08. Camp Karanga - camp Barafu 4600m. Easiest 3 hours. At 14:00 we had lunch and went to rest. Dinner-Breakfast at 23:00. At midnight, start to the summit.

 Day 6. 2.08. The start of the ascent was exactly at 0:00. The weather has improved: the stars, the wind is weak, cold.  In the period from 7:30 to 8:30 all members of the group reached the top. Now we have all gone down to the Camp Barafu and prepare to go down to the camp Millennium 3800m...

Sergey Larin, guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Kilimanjaro-2, day 3, July 30. Transfer from Shira camp to Baranko camp 3900m via Lava tower 4600m. We left at 8:20. Weather's bad. Strong wind, clouds. A week ago at 4000m we went in thermal underwear, now it was not hot in down jackets. The Lava tower had a nice lunch in the tent. We came to Baranko at 17:00. 4,600.  

 Before we climbed  Batian, our whole team climbed Peak of Lennana . It is the third highest peak in the Kenya massif, with a height of 4985. Didn't even climbed, and almost ran over three hours, with a vertical drop of nearly 800 meters. It was easy and very beautiful.

Hello dears! This is a guide Boris Egorov from Kenya. We made it - the peak of Batian 5199м, yay! But it was not easy at all! Because of the rainy season, we were watered every day in the camp at 4200, and it was snowing on the mountain. And we made a difficult decision to start two hours after sunrise, so that the route had time to dry out a little. We left the camp at 7 am, started climbing at 8 am, and at 6:30 PM, at sunset stood on top! All the way there was fog, we were caught by rain and hail, a full set of summer African weather, but nothing stopped us! We went down in the darkness and pulled the last rope just after sunrise the next day. In total, we went from camp to camp for 25.5 hours. Day without sleep, only high-quality climbing and intense descent. Batian is a serious mountain, but we were ready and coped!