Dec 2nd Team Back in Chile
The guys are back in the land of green plants and warmth today. They said goodbye to Jacob at Union Glacier Base, and hopped on the plane back to Punta Arenas. Congrat’s again to Ed, Mike, and Cason for a great climb!
Dec. 2 Vinson Team Wrapping Up a Great Trip
The climbers are back to the Union Glacier Base this today after a 45 minute flight in a ski plane from Vinson Base Camp. They spent a couple of extra days at Vinson Base after their summit enjoying the beauty of Antarctica and getting their fill of winter camping. They are scheduled to fly back…
Vinson Team back to Base Camp
Cason called in from Vinson Base Camp this evening. They had a great summit day yesterday, and today packed up and headed all the way to our big comfortable dome tent at base camp. Listen to Cason’s call. recording
Vinson Team back to camp after summit
Jacob called in to let us know that they were all back to camp after a 9 hour summit day. They are settling in for some hot soup and dinner before crawling into their sleeping bags for some well deserved sleep. recording
Vinson Team on the Summit!
The guys called from the top of Antarctica! It’s a beautiful, but typically cold Antarctic day. They’ll snap a couple of pictures and head on back to camp in just a bit. Congratulations to Cason, Mike, Ed, and Jacob! Here’s their call from the top! recording
Vinson team on summit ridge
Jacob called to check in as they approach the summit on a beautiful day in Antarctica. They are on the summit ridge, taking a slightly different route than the “normal” route and enjoying some fun climbing on a great summit day. Everyone is feeling strong and they’ll plan to call back from the summit in…
Mt. Vinson Team Heading towards the Summit!
The guys woke to a beautiful day, they are feeling strong, and they are heading for the top! Here’s the morning check in, and we hope to get a call from the top in a few hours. recording
Vinson Team Summit Attempt
Jacob called in from the Vinson Team this morning from high camp. It looks like a nice day and they are getting prepared to head towards the top of Antarctica! We’ll get updates as they progress today. Here’s Jacob’s call this morning. recording Updated: They called again from back at high camp. They started towards…
High camp for Mt Vinson Team
The team moved up to high camp today and are settling in on a cold Antarctica day. recording
Vinson Dec. 2 Team – Taking Advantage of the Great Weather
Cason Crane called in today’s report from Low Camp. It sounds like the weather has been great, with low to no wind, and bright sunshine, which made the air temperatures actually warm! The team completed one of the hardest days of the expedition, carrying loads of supplies up the 2,000′ ridge that climbs directly above…