John and Sebastian flew back to the bustling Union Glacier camp yesterday afternoon. They will spend part of today organizing their things for their flight back to Punta Arenas, but are also planning to sneak in some exploratory climbing in the peaks outside of camp. Their flight back to Chile is not scheduled until the…
Sebastian called earlier from Low Camp. He and John had considered attempting Mount Shinn, the prominent peak to the north of Mt Vinson, but the weather seems to be changing and they decided to head back to Base Camp. It sounds like they had a great time up the upper mountain, and sort of surprised…
John and Sebastian called in a report from Vinson Base Camp after the long climb and hike down from High Camp. They are in great spirits and are hoping to fly out to Union Glacier tomorrow afternoon. The satellite phone lost signal before we could hear John’s third “thing” that he was going to report,…
Sebastian called and the team is back at high camp, after their successful summit of Mount Vinson. The guys will sleep well tonight and make their way back down to base camp tomorrow. Congratulations!!! recording
SUMMIT! Congratulations to Seba and John for reaching the summit of Mount Vinson. Seba is still in one layer of clothing on his upper body, which is testament to the warm temperatures that the team enjoyed today. Good work and here’s Seba and John: recording
Seba and John called to report that they are approximately one hour from the summit. They climbed the west ridge and had the ridge to themselves for the afternoon. They sound great and the weather is holding, with good visibility of the surrounding ice fields, which stretch to the horizon. Here’s Seba and John: recording
Seba called to report that the team was about halfway to the summit. Everyone is in good spirits and the weather is holding: warm, sunny and still no wind! They will keep pushing up… recording
Seba called to report that he and John were hydrating and getting ready to head to the summit. It’s a perfect summit day—beautiful, sunny, and no wind. The team will call with updates throughout the day. recording
John called to report that all is good at High Camp. He and Seba enjoyed a nice, relaxing day as they rest up for a summit push tomorrow. recording
The guys moved up to High Camp today. It is often one of the most grueling days of the climb ascending over 3000ft up relatively steep terrain where they are clipped into a fixed line for protection. It is definitely a grind, but they made good time and are settled into their tent on a…