The team moved up to Camp 1 or “Low Camp” yesterday and spent the day today resting, acclimatizing, and preparing for the move to high camp tomorrow. The weather has turned for the better after a couple of stormy days at basecamp and they are enjoying the endless views across Antarctica from their new camp. …
Olivier called in a nice post from Low Camp, the first of two camps on the route up Mount Vinson in Antarctica. The team made the decision to push up glacier today, and made the trip to Low Camp in about six hours. The morning was cloudy, with light winds, but as the team hiked…
Today dawned with lighter wind, well, it actually did not “dawn,” due to the 24 hours of light in Antarctica, but the wind had slackened when the team awoke. They decided to push up to Low Camp today, pulling sleds full of food and supplies up the Branscomb Glacier. There are low clouds, but as…
We just received a report from the team. The winds have continued to blow hard and the team is going to spend the day in camp, eating, hydrating and acclimatizing. On the menu today was French Toast and bacon for breakfast and everyone is looking forward to tonight’s Thai dish of shrimp and vegetables. The…
Bill Cole called in warm salutations from a chilly and windy sounding Vinson Base Camp. The weather has been a bit tough, so the team has elected to sit tight and wait for conditions to improve before pushing up the glacier. The satellite connection is not great, but we echo his best wishes for the…
Guide Jacob Schmitz called in a report this morning with the good news that the team is in Vinson Base Camp! The climbers arrived at Union Glacier at approximately 1 AM, slept for a few hours, then boarded another plane for the short flight to Vinson Base Camp. The team set up camp, enjoyed a…
The word we just heard from Punta Arenas is that the Ilushyn aircraft will probably not fly tomorrow morning as planned. Two things are affecting the plane’s ability to transport our December 26 team to the Ice and return with our December 15th team. First, the winds at Union Glacier are forecasted to be just…
The team just finished weighing all their bags for the flight to Antarctica, scheduled to depart early tomorrow morning. The staff from the flight service weigh each pack, box and duffel and then take all the kit away to load the aircraft. Seeing the duffels disappear can leave climbers with a very tangible feeling of…
Our December 26th team is arriving in the southern city of Punta Areans today. The team is a mix of returning Mountain Trip climbers and climbers new to our family. They come from very different parts of the world, but have the shared goal and interest in experiencing one of the most wild regions of…