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Vladimir Kotlyar from the Plaza de Mulas camp (expedition to Aconcagua): I send you some pictures of the team "Robinson and The Three Musketeers." Today we have a day of rest and have the opportunity to use the Internet. But, in truth, it is not  the fastest))), so not a lot of pictures. I promise more photos on  return to Moscow))

It is a joke

Hurrah !!! Our team is at the top of Ojos del Salado! Alex Abramov, Dmitry Ginkulov, Oleg Pimenov, Irena Kharazova ... Three our members for various reasons have not reached the top. But the weather ... the wind blows constantly. We managed to find a window in the weather, we were in doubt a long time, thinking and calculating. We started late enough to avoid night frost. But now we're standing on the top… we are the first team in the last few days, which had climbed it. All other teams turned back because of the strong winds and bitter cold. That all! Our expedition to the Ojos del Salado ends successfully. The 7 Summits Club made another victory. Everybody, bye! Wait for us in Moscow!

Hello! This is Alexander Abramov with a report from the highest camp on the summit of Ojos del Salado. The altitude is about 5800 meters. Now we went up to a height of almost 6000 meters. For acclimatization. Wind has not as strong as yesterday. We plan to start at five o'clock in the morning to three hours later to be caught by the sunrise. We hope that the wind will not be as strong and as cold as in previous days, and we will be able to climb Ojos. All members feel well and fine.

That all, Goodbye! We are fine. We have enough products and water. In general, tomorrow - the day of summit bid. Bye!

Hello! Alexander Abramov, from the expedition to the summit of Ojos del Salado ... Today there was a hard night full of hallucinations ... that we looked at night ... Due to the fact that there is little oxygen in the air, of course, few people slept. All tossed. Acclimatization was in full swing ... This night there was terribly strong and cold wind. British team of three started climbing, but reached only the height of 6000 ....

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Hello! It is Vladimir Kotlyar. The group gathered in the city of Mendoza. Mendoza met us by cloudy weather and the long-awaited cool. We are four, Sergei Shilkin, Eugene Kraft, Daniel Birman and me. Right as Robinson and the three Musketeers))))

We could not leave Mendoza today because a mudflow ruined road, it is closed. In order not to waste time in vain the command "Robinson and the three Musketeers" decided to take fitness!  Not only vine and steaks!

Mudflow that went between Confluencia and Horkones:

Alex Abramov: Hello! Our team is now in the camp Tejos, at an altitude of 5800 meters. Here we come to the very strong wind. The actual wind at the top, according to the forecast, more than 100 kilometers per hour. We on the trail, I think it was 50-60 . Also on the way we broke one car and in a strong wind we had to repair it.

All members are in a great mood. Dinner was just super. Lena had prepared extraordinary thing for the altitude of the 5800. It was salmon with puree and sauce with real prawns.

Today we will spend the night here at the shelter. We hope to wake up in a good condition and went down again in the Atacama base camp. All Goodbye!

Hello, Seven Summits! It is Artem Rostovtsev from Ecuador. We finished the first two days of travel to Ecuador. And there was half of day when we walked through the historic center of Quito. And in the next two days, we went to the two volcanoes. The first volcano – Pasachoa. It was very rainy weather. We almost did not see anything, but checked our equipment. Yesterday we went to the volcano Rucu Pichincha, in more or less pleasant weather. We had no luck only on the top. It started a shower of hail ... but we're not even afraid of it. We stayed at the top full time, photographed and quietly went down.

Today our journey continues, we fly to Peru. We have ahead the ancient capital of the Incas in Cusco, and, of course, Machu Picchu. After that, the journey will continue in Argentina. One more time, hello! It was Artem Rostovtsev and the team. Photographs attached ...

Ludmila Korobeshko: Hello from Ecuador!

The second expedition to the most distant point from the center of the Earth - the top of the volcano Chimborazo ended. Last night we made a summit bid. Unfortunately, because of the strong winds we had to turn from a height of 5600m. But the team fought to the end! A small consolation was the fact that all group this night, too, turned out of the weather. But it still hurt.

We decided to try again next year, but this time under the expanded program. First ascents in Peru and Bolivia, as well as a snack - Chimborazo :)))

Vladimir Kotlyar: Unfortunately, we have not reached the top of Aconcagua. Sergey was very froze and we decided to go down ...

Hello! Here Vladimir Kotlyar a guide of the 7 Summits Club from Plaza de Mulas. Today we had an active rest day. We walked on a glacier, had a walk to the old, but the broken shelter. In general, we are quietly acclimatizing. Now we have passed the "Medical check" - in the morning. A couple of people asked to visit second time. But we hope we will catch up by acclimatization. And basically, we feel good, ready for the climb. The only thing - that the bad weather. So we will be waiting, looking out a weather window.

Best regards, from our team!

Ludmila Korobeshko: Hello! Yesterday, on January 6, our first expedition to Ecuador ended and immediately began the second: 4 participants arrived as a new group.

Today we have acclimatization outing up to the height of 4000 m, on the slopes of Pichincha. Then - tour of the historic center of Quito, visiting two equatorial - right and wrong.
Tomorrow, early in the morning we leave to the first our climb – on Pasachoa.
Another member of the expedition still can not fly out of Antarctica due to the weather. But we wait for him and hope.

Buenas tardes, amigos! It is Vladimir Kotlyar, an expedition on Aconcagua. We are, united in our troika, are almost at the foot of the South Face of Aconcagua. However, nothing can be seen. The weather is bad. Everything is covered with clouds, snow. Right as Russian winter, or, well, a Canadian one. All we are OK, wonderful. We have come here with ease. And now, after a light lunch at this height, we are going to go down there to meet the second part of our group. All the best to all, Adios! Wish us luck, the weather!

Hi everybody! It says Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of an expedition on Aconcagua. We are now in the first camp, where we'll stay 2 days for acclimatization. Plaza Confluencia – on called this place. Now we sit, eat, gather strength. We went up not at 3 hours according a standard schedule, but less than 2 hours. While we were not in a hurry, we go slowly watching birds, surrounding landscape. In principle, it can not but rejoice. Hence, more time to rest .... (laughs) ... We all are well. We send greetings to our homeland: Canada, Voronezh, and in my lovely Caucasus, in Elbrus! To all my friends! By!

Ludmila Korobeshko: So we climbed on the top of the point most distant from the center of the Earth - on Chimborazo. Impressions mixed – we are down only three hours ago. It is a long route: 1500 m drop, the passage of the hard ice. But vicuna pleased ...

Hello! This is Ludmila Korobeshko Ecuador from the expedition to the top of the most distant from the center of the Earth (Chimborazo).

December 30, we arrived at the mountain refuge at the base of Cayambe volcano at an altitude of 4600m. By the way, the cone of this volcano is located precisely on the equator, and this peak is the highest on the equator (5780m). And still on the way to the refuge, we crossed the equator five times, the final - at an altitude of 4200 m. In the evening we went to acclimatize to 4800. The wind was very strong and moist. We returned dripping wet. Nevertheless, the next morning we went to ice climbing training. Again we returned wet. At 16.00 on Ecuador at midnight Moscow time we celebrated New Year's Eve and went to sleep for a few hours before the upcoming summit bid.

At midnight, from 31 to 1th along the Ecuadorian New Year's custom, we burned an effigy. And we started the climb. We were on the top at 6.30 a.m. not all, but in a good mood. The weather was good.
At 9:30 a.m. we were already at the refuge, and an hour later went south to Baños. Now we rest in hacienda near the volcano Kilotoa. Tomorrow is a rest day, and we will visit the lake in the crater of the volcano.
January 3, we're going to Chimborazo, and on the night of January 4 go to the assault.

Posted by Ludmila Korobeshko from an expedition to Ecuador:

December 29th. We stayed for a night at a hacienda in 3600 in the midst of fields. We left at 7 am on the climb to fivethousander Ilinitsa Norte. The climb up was 1,200 meters. The weather was cold and quite windy. The upper part of the route is on the rocks, in some places difficult. Before we reached the summit we were not all. But we have raised the flag of the Club at the top Ilinitsa Norte 5140 meters!

Going down in our hacienda, we drank fresh milk, lit fireplace and a Cuban cigar, and discussed plans for the future.

Tomorrow. December 30 we move to a shelter at an altitude of 4640 meters. We will prepare for the climb on the Mount of Cayambe at New Year's Eve.

Hello! This is Ludmila Korobeshko from Ecuador. Today, December 28, we have made the first ascent – on the Mount of Pasachoa 4200. It was not easy - climb up nearly 1,000 meters. But we made it! All members were on the top ...

In the evening we arrived at the lodge at Mount Ilinitsa. We live here with animals: with llamas, lambs, dogs and chickens, at an altitude of 3600. Fun! Tomorrow morning we go on climbing to the top Ilinitsa Norte 5150 meters.