Joe Butler called in from Vinson Base Camp, after the team descended from high camp, following their successful summit of Mount Vinson on Friday. The plan is to fly to Union Glacier in the ski-equipped Twin Otter airplanes; however, the weather has shut down flights for the time being. One good thing about Antarctica in…
Basia Goska was cut off in the team’s earlier call from the summit of Mount Vinson, but here she is! If anyone can translate her message, I’d really appreciate it. GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!! recording
The entire team of our December 2nd Vinson climbers reached the summit of Antarctica today!!! The elated message called in by Joe was cut a bit short, due to the challenges of making phone calls from Antarctica (go figure!), but everyone did great and we are very proud of all their efforts. Congratulations to all…
Basia called in a very nice post from the site of the team’s high camp. The team climbed up the steepest part of the route, which utilizes over 2,000 feet of fixed lines and are safely established at camp, poised and ready to climb to the summit tomorrow! Here is Basia: recording
One of the benefits of 24 hours of sunlight, is that you can work when you have the opportunity to work… The team awoke to windy conditions today (Dec 11), but as the day progressed, they found themselves looking at weather conditions that were trending towards better and better, so they packed up and headed…
We just received word that the team remained at Low Camp today. Apparently the wind is blowing strong and steady up high, and the team made the decision to remain at Low Camp until the weather becomes a bit more settled. It appears that the weather is trending better the next couple of days, so…
Sandra called in the team report today from Low Camp, where the team has been hunkered down waiting out a wind storm. It sounds like the team was able to get out and about today, hiking below beautiful Mt. Shinn and practicing some skills. The team is staying warm and comfortable, and if the weather…
Joe Butler called from Low Camp on Mount Vinson, where the team has been busy preparing for what looks like a wind event that has been building throughout the day. They have fortified their camp’s snow walls and double-checked their tent anchors, in anticipation of what could become a rowdy evening. Here’s Joe! recording
The team moved up to Camp 1 or “Low Camp” today and they are doing great. It’s a bit cold, as is to be expected in Antarctica, but the weather has been pretty nice, and they are taking advantage of the sunshine. Joe had the honors of calling in for the team dispatch tonight: recording
The Mountain Trip Vinson Team flew down to the Union Glacier base in Antarctica yesterday in the big Russian jet, and then continued on in a smaller ski plane to Vinson Base Camp. They settled in and spent the day making preparations to head on up to Camp 1 tomorrow. We’re pretty proud of our…