We received word that the Otter safely delivered our team to Union Glacier this morning, after an additional stay at Vinson Base Camp. The team was delayed by inclement weather for almost an entire week, which is unusual, but not unexpected in Antarctica. The plan is board the Ilushyn and fly to Punta Arenas, Chile…
We received word this morning that the team remains at Base Camp. The weather has just not cooperated, and our air service provider has been unable to transport the climbers from Base Camp to Union Glacier. Fingers crossed for improving weather! As always, we will update this post as soon as we receive any new…
Jacob reports that the team is safe and sound and still at Vinson Base Camp. The weather has moved in, and flights to/from Base Camp are not possible at this time. We will keep you posted as soon as we have any further updates.
There are no certain outcomes in the mountains. This is one of the reasons many of us go into the wild and often harsh alpine environments. Such a sentiment is easy to understand from the comfort of home, but when face to face with the inability to accomplish a goal for which one has trained…
All three climbers contributed to the trip report today. It sounds like everyone is doing well, but they are anxious for the weather to clear in order to continue climbing. Fingers crossed! Here’s Joao and Francisca: recording
The Mount Vinson team is at high camp today after moving up from Camp 1 yesterday. They are doing great and enjoying some great food, acclimatizing and recovering after a big day yesterday. Now they are going to watch the weather and pick a good day to go to the summit! Here’s the call from…
The Mount Vinson Expedition moved up to Camp 1 yesterday! The weather in Antarctica has improved after a stormy week and our team is taking advantage of their good luck and are moving right up the mountain. They’ll take a rest day tomorrow, and then move up to Camp 2 (high camp) as early as…
A new expedition dispatch from our Mount Vinson team in Antarctica as they flew to Vinson Base Camp today. After waiting for the weather to improve at the Union Glacier base in Antarctica for the last couple of days, the Mount Vinson team finally flew to the Vinson Base Camp today! They were enjoying the…
The Mountain Trip Vinson expedition team is at the Union Glacier base waiting for the weather to improve a bit so they can continue their journey to Vinson base camp. The weather has prevented them from flying for another day, but they’ve spent that time preparing for the climb, practicing some mountain skills, and catching…
The first Mountain Trip Vinson expedition of the 2015/16 season is underway as the team flew to Antarctica this afternoon. They flew from Punta Arenas, Chile down to the big Antarctic base at Union Glacier where the Illyushin jet landed them on the blue ice runway. This is always a challenging flight as the weather…