Hello everyone! Thanks for following our Mt. Vinson expedition blog. After 11 days of effort we successfully climbed Mt. Vinson. We waited for good weather on several stages of the trip and we were rewarded with a beautiful summit day! We are all back safely in Punta Arenas and enjoying civilization again! I want to…
Our Vinson team flew off the Union Glacier late on the 29th and checked into the very nice Dreams Hotel in Punta Arenas. Yesterday morning, some of the climbers caught early flights home, however; most of the team remained and joined some other Vinson climbers for a celebratory dinner last night. Jacob Schmitz remained in…
Joe Butler just called in minutes ago. The team is all at Union Glacier, having descended from high camp yesterday to Vinson Base Camp, where they arrived to find an awaiting, ski-equipped Twin Otter airplane, unroped under its wing and stepped aboard! Apparently, the flight from Vinson Base Camp to Union Glacier was incredible, with…
Jacob called to say they were all back to high camp for the night after what was a perfect summit day. They are brewing up hot drinks and soup, and getting ready for dinner. Tomorrow they’ll head on down to Camp 1 and continue on to base camp. Sounds like they are a pretty happy…
The Vinson team is on the summit!! Everyone is standing up there right now on a beautiful day. Listen to their call from the top! recording
They are having a perfect summit day and are just a few hours from the top. The team gives a shout and is in great spirits. We hope to get the call from the top of Mt Vinson in just a couple of hours. recording
Jacob called in at 7:30 am local time to report that it is a perfect day, no winds and blue skies, and they are heading for the summit! Everyone is doing great and excited that the wait is paying off with a beautiful day. recording
Grant called in today as well from the Vinson team. It sounds like everyone is doing well and they had some time on their hands today so we got a 2nd call. Looking good for a summit attempt tomorrow! recording
Joe B had the honor of calling in today from Mt Vinson high camp. They awoke to some winds and decided to remain patient and wait for the nicer weather predicted for the next couple of days. It’s been a bit windy, making it quite cold, but they are in a beautiful place and are…
Jacob called again from back in high camp after turning around a couple of hours into the day due to increasing winds. They gave it a shot, but with the Antarctic temperatures, it doesn’t take much wind to make it way too cold to climb. They are back in high camp relaxing now, and will…