South America - Page 10

Anastasia Besogonova, manager of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Chile:
The Pacific coast is cool at night and in the morning, hot in the afternoon. Everything happens slowly and steadily. The first group of Ojos flies home, the next group is slowly coming to Baja Ingles.
For those who arrived a day earlier, intercontinental flights, a kaleidoscope of airports, worries about luggage are all over. You can wander along the shore of the bay, admire the beaches, try the freshest seafood in local restaurants. There are advantages to being slow, too.
Most of the group is arriving today, and a completely different story will begin.

Dmitry Semenov, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:

Greetings from our new super-team "cHronic climbers" from Argentina! Today, after our first overnight stay near the Inca Bridge natural monument, we headed to Aconcagua National Park. We marked our permits and headed to our first Confluencia camp (3400 m.) The journey took three hours, and here we are in this hospitable camp. Now we are resting and preparing for tomorrow's acclimatization rotation. The guides of the group are Alexander Dorojukov and Dmitry Semenov.

Alexander Dorojukov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:

Buenos dias, amigos! A new group of the 7 Summits Club on Aconcagua has started, the name was coined - "cHronic climbers". In sunny Mendoza, we checked the equipment, exchanged a lot of money, received permits and then started to the entrance to the national park. Wish us success! Guides Dmitry Semenov and Alexander Dorojukov.

Nikita Slotin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Chile:

Greetings from Chile from the group "Machines"! On January 15, at 1 a.m., the group moved out of the camp on Laguna Verde by car. At 3 a.m., the movement started from the shelter of the Tejos. The starry sky, and then the first rays of the sun, illuminated our path. The weather favored us, the sun was shining, a light breeze was blowing. There were a lot of climbers that day. I have not seen such traffic jams to the summit tower yet. In two ropes teams, at 13 and 15 o'clock, our full team stood at the top of Ojos del Salado. 360-degree views opened up to the eye, it's beautiful! The mountain was very difficult for the participants! Safely and also in full force, the group went down to the cars and safely reached the camp. We're going down to the ocean today.

 Nikita Slotin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Chile:

Greetings from the group "Machines" from Chile! The process of acclimatization and rest is completed. Today we conducted classes on the use of jumars and abseiling devices and now we are fully ready to go climbing. All participants feel good, are in a fighting mood and are ready to climb to the top. Tonight we are going to storm the summit of Ojos del Salado.

Andrey Berezin, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:

Buenos Dias from the slopes of Aconcagua!  Our group "Gatito Luis" conducted an acclimatization rotations with an overnight stay at Nido de Condores. The night went well. After that, we went down to the Plaza de Condores base camp. We will wait for the weather window here. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin, Sergey Avtomonov and Valery Myasoedov.

Boris Egorov, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:

Greetings from Patagonia! It's sad to report some news, but I have to. Our weather "window" collapsed and only a "window pane" remained. It happened on the eve of the exit, when the last preparations had already been made and we were ready to go to the approach to the mount of Fitzroy. We had to make plans on the go. And instead of Fitzroy, they decided to climb a small one-day wall. Still, here, on the edge of the world, you can't lose even such small opportunities. And we did the right thing! We climbed classic route on Aguja Guillaumet. Kilometers along trails and unpleasant drifts, snow and ice under the mountain and in front of the very top, but then 15 ropes of very pleasant climbing on granite of medium difficulty. We acted safely and fairly quickly. It's nice to be a well-coordinated team and enjoy climbing. Plus one steep wall passed, a little more experience and now, as Alexey said: "Fitzroy is surrounded and he has no chance left." We will try to make the ascent next time.

Guides Boris Egorov and Vladimir Murzaev

Nikita Slotin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Chile:

Greetings from the group "Machines" from Chile! Yesterday we spent a wonderful night at the Tejos refuge at an altitude of 5800. We walked up, took a closer look at the mountain Ojos del Salado and the climbing path. This morning we went down to our wonderful camp on Laguna Verde. We rest, eat meat, play, sing songs. Tomorrow is a rest day according to the plan.

Alexander Dorojukov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:

Buenos dias from the Sandia alegre band! We have completed our program. Unfortunately, the mountain did not let us in this time. There was a strong wind and the forecast for the next few days is very severe. I had to turn around this time.

The guides are Dmitry Semenov and Alexander Dorojukov.

Andrey Berezin, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:

Buenos Dias from the slopes of Aconcagua!  This is the Gatito Luis group. After we settled in the Plaza de Mulas camp, we rested and continued acclimatization. Today, the group made its first acclimatization rotation to Plaza Canada, an altitude of 5,000 meters. Tomorrow we rest, we are preparing to go out with an overnight stay at Nido de Condores. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Sergey Avtomonov.

Nikita Slotin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Chile:

Greetings from the group "Machines" from the best camp on Laguna Verde! The name of the team is justified, today the band stood at the top of Mount San Francisco! At 14:30 we started the descent and already in the camp we are resting and gaining strength before tomorrow's rest day. Acclimatization is in full swing! Everyone coped perfectly and tested themselves. It was warm and sunny, but very windy. Moving on.

Victor Volodin, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Peru:

Greetings from Peru! So, on January 7, the Alpaca group left early to look at the condors. But since it was Sunday, they decided to ignore the flights, so we didn't see them. Then we stopped to swim in the thermal springs and went to the base camp under the Chachani volcano (6057 m). It is the highest point of southern Peru. On January 8, we started on the night, and seven hours later the whole team was at the top. Then there was the descent and return to Arequipa. In the evening, a solemn awarding ceremony was held with personalized cakes of the 7 Summits Club. This is where our Peruvian adventures end. See you soon in the new mountains!

Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:

Buenos Dias from the slopes of Aconcagua! Our friendly company "Gatito Luis" left the hospitable Confluencia camp and went to the base camp of Plaza de Mulas. This is a serious test, as the distance is quite long: 19 km. We walked the first half of the way with a strong headwind, practically not gaining altitude. The second part of the path is shorter, but steeper. The result: a 9-hour walk from one camp to another. In Mulas we have the best conditions: comfortable double cabins, a separate dining room. We had steaks for dinner. Tomorrow we rest and recuperate. The group's guides are Andrey Berezin and Sergey Avtomonov.

 Nikita Slotin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Chile:

The Machines Group sends greetings from the most comfortable camp on Laguna Verde! Today we moved to 4300, where we will spend most of the expedition. We went for a ride on cars, had a good walk up to 5000 and drove to the hot springs to wash away the sand that clogs everywhere! The sun is pleasing, but it is very windy. Tomorrow, according to the plan, we are going for a walk to the Atacama shelter, to walk and acclimatize. Everything is according to plan.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from Argentina:

Buenos Dias from sunny Argentina! The Gatitos Luis group reports from the Confluencia camp.  Yesterday we leisurely walked a few hours to the Plaza Confluence. This is an intermediate camp in front of the Plaza de Mulas Base Camp.  We will spend two nights here. This morning we went towards the Place France, climbed up to 4000 m. There was a strong wind at the top, gusts up to 40 km/h. We are back at the camp now.  We have a medical check in the evening, and tomorrow we go to Mulas. 

Nikita Slotin, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Chile:

Greetings to all from the Tres Cruces National Park from the "Machines" group!  Today we left the ocean coast and climbed the mountains, drove to an altitude of 4000 and descended to 3600 to the shelter and pink lake (Laguna Rosa), where flamingos live! We set up our large dining room, had a delicious dinner and are now relaxing, enjoying the views. It's windy but sunny! All participants feel well. Tomorrow, according to the plan, there will be an acclimatization ascent to the summit of the Seven Brothers.

Alexander Dorojukov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:
Buenos dias from the Sandia alegre band! Our preparatory period has come to an end, yesterday we climbed the Nido De Condores altitude 5500m and spent the night there for acclimatization. We watched a beautiful sunset. Now the group is already in the base camp, we are resting and preparing to climb to the summit of Aconcagua.
The guides are Dmitry Semenov and Alexander Dorojukov.

Andrey Berezin, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Argentina:

Buenos Dias! Argentina is in touch. The group "Gatito Luis" gathered in Mendoza and went to the foot of Mount Aconcagua. We spent the night in glamping Orcones. We met with Alexander Abramov, who returned from the slopes of Aconcagua. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Sergey Avtomonov.

Yesterday, Viktor Volodin's Alpaca group made a successful ascent to Maria Peak with a height of 5500m! The weather conditions were difficult, but all the participants successfully climbed to the top and descended! Today, the group flies to the white city of Arequipa.

Nikita Slotin, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Chile:
Greetings to all from the Pacific coast from the group "Machines" ("Cars")! Today we met everyone who did not arrive yesterday. We also made our cars recognizable from afar, enjoyed the freshest scallops, rested, checked our equipment, discussed plans for tomorrow and had a good evening. Tomorrow we leave the bay and set out on our journey to the world's highest volcano. The first stop on the way is Santa Rosa Lagoon, where, hopefully, we will see pink flamingos.