I am able to report that as of 29 November 2024, two more have complete the Volcanic Seven Summits. They are Ryszard Pawlowski and Tomasz Bryl, both Poles, who summited Ojos del Salado at approximately 13:00 local time in clear but very cold and windy conditions. Also in the party was Continue Reading
Another Volcanic Seven Summits completer – January 2024
I can now report the fact that Russian, Sergey Vasiliev, completed the Volcanic Seven Summits on 26th January 2024. He had a successful ascent of Ojos del Salado. He was on the first of ALE’s recent Sidley trips. With the recent completion of the V7S by Marius Purice, there are now 45 Continue Reading
Volcanic Seven Summits completions – February 2023
No sooner than I had posted my blog about the 2023 Sidley trip and seven further V7S completions, than I had news of a further completion. On 1st February 2023 German dentist Stephan Jesinghaus summited Ojos del Salado and so adds to the Volcanic Seven Summits completions. By all accounts, the Continue Reading
Volcanic Seven Summits: Defining the Continents
I was inspired to write this blog by an essay written by the late Adam Helman (here). A comment made in my blog on Australia's highest volcano (here) also gave me a push. Adam Helman's essay discussed the fact that it is quite possible to define the Seven Summits differently from the traditional Continue Reading
Another Volcanic Seven Summits Completer!
I am able to report on another person who has completed the Volcanic Seven Summits. That person is Ted Fairhurst from Canada. Regular readers of my blog will recall that I mentioned in February that Ted was having difficulties with the weather on Ojos del Salado. Ultimately the weather defeated Continue Reading