Well, the last team is home, enjoying the comforts of home, and Jacob has completed packing up and sorting our equipment and supplies. It was a great season, and we would like to thank everyone who climbed with us this year and those of you following your friends and family from home. We hope that…
Jacob just called to let everyone know that the team is back at camp, settling in for the night. Sounds like they are going to have some hot drinks and a bite to eat, then hit the sack. The plan is to head back to base camp tomorrow, and hopefully fly to Union Glacier tomorrow…
The team is on the summit! Congratulations to Chris, Tashi, and Nungshi for reaching the summit of Mount Vinson. Jacob reports that it’s a beautiful day—-clear and calm—-and the the team is enjoying beautiful views. Great work, team! Here’s Jacob, Chris, Tashi & Nungshi: recording
Guide Jacob Schmitz just called to report that the team is making good time and moving well, and they are approximately 3 hours from the summit. They are enjoying great weather conditions, it’s a clear day with only a slight breeze, and it sounds like the views are fantastic. Jacob plans to check in again,…
The team had a good night last night and awoke to clear skies. Everyone is feeling great, so they packed up and are headed to the summit of Antarctica!!! Here’s Jacob: recording
Tashi Malik called in from high camp on Mount Vinson! The team climbed up over 2,000′ of pretty steep terrain in order to get themselves established at high camp. Everyone did well and they moved up in good time. The day was relatively temperate by Antarctic standards, with temperatures just below freezing, but it still…
Jacob called to let us know that the team couldn’t move up the route to high camp today, as the upper mountain was buffeted by high winds. The team enjoyed a relatively warm day in the sun, but they could see the wind howling up above. A couple of climbers did push up and radioed…
The team spent the day at Low Camp, reviewing some skills that they’ll need to employ as they head high tomorrow, and letting their bodies acclimatize to the thinning air of over 3000 meters. Tomorrow will be a big day, and the team will climb over 2000 feet up the steepest terrain of the route. …
The team wasted no time to move up glacier and set up camp at what is known as “Low Camp.” They hiked up the Branscomb Glacier and set up their tents at just about 10,000′ (3050m) below the steep slope that will take them to their next camp on Mount Vinson. They had a clear…
Chris Jentz called in the report tonight with the good news that the team was able to take advantage of a break in the weather, and they are now at Vinson Base Camp. They arrived at Base Camp quite early this morning, spent about an hour setting up camp, and then got some shut eye.…