Vinson Expedition – Time to Fly!!

Patrick, Francisca and Joao are about to board the IL-76 cargo jet for the incredible flight south to Antarctica.  The flight was scheduled for tomorrow, but the forecast for Union Glacier is looking like the winds might prevent the scheduled flight, so the plane is flying NOW! They spent the morning attending an orientation, before…

MEET THE DECEMBER 4TH VINSON TEAM

  We are absolutely thrilled and privileged to start another season of helping climbers pursue their dreams of climbing to the highest point on the continent of Antarctica.  Mount Vinson soars to a height of 16,066 feet (4897m) in the Ellsworth Range.  Located at 78 degrees south latitude, the mountain is shrouded in glacier and…