Vanessa Blasic called in today from the first of two camps that the team will establish as they make their way up towards the top of Antarctica. The crew left the comfort of Base Camp, and the shelter of our huge Mountain Hardwear Space Station dome tent, and hauled sleds full of supplies up the…
Mountain Trip has long supported a small, not-profit school for special needs children in the Four Corners region. This year, we offered a Benefit Climb of the highest peak in the Americas as part of our efforts to help keep this school funded and operational. Our friends from Denali in 2011, Jim and Kathleen Soukup,…
Mitch called in to report on the team’s activity. They flew from Union Glacier to Vinson Base Camp on December 17. After spending just a couple of hours at the bustling Union Glacier camp, they boarded a ski-equipped Twin Otter and flew the short flight to the Branscomb Glacier and the site of Vinson Base…
The Dec. 14 Mount Vinson team spent the day in base camp preparing gear and reviewing skills before setting off for Camp 1 tomorrow. They’ve got a pretty comfortable scene there on the glacier with a giant dome tent that we set up for dining, and some communal space for the team. Everyone is excited…
The guys are back in the land of green plants and warmth today. They said goodbye to Jacob at Union Glacier Base, and hopped on the plane back to Punta Arenas. Congrat’s again to Ed, Mike, and Cason for a great climb!
The team flew from Punta Arenas, Chile to Union Glacier base in Antarctica early this morning without delay. They had a short break at Union Glacier to have some lunch and sort out gear before jumping on another small ski plane for the 45 minute flight from Union Glacier base to Vinson Base Camp. The…
The team had their final pre-flight briefing today and the weather looks good for a flight to the Union Glacier base in Antarctica tomorrow morning! This is always a big hurdle, as they are flying down to a solid blue ice runway on a glacier in Antarctica. They can only fly the big Illyushin jet…
The climbers are back to the Union Glacier Base this today after a 45 minute flight in a ski plane from Vinson Base Camp. They spent a couple of extra days at Vinson Base after their summit enjoying the beauty of Antarctica and getting their fill of winter camping. They are scheduled to fly back…
The Mountain Trip December 14th Mount Vinson Expedition team is meeting today at the southern tip of South America in the port city of Punta Arenas, Chile. They’ll spend the next couple of days making all of the last minute preparations, and checking their gear list one last time before hopping on a plane bound…
Laura called from Mendoza this morning to give us the final trip wrap up. Sounds like they had a great time and are hoping to enjoy a bit of the culture of Argentina before heading back home in the next day or two. Congrats to the team, and we have to say we are really…