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.…
DetailsThe December 4th Vinson team is holding steady at Union Glacier Camp. Low clouds and a forecast of snow have prevented our air services provider from flying the team to Vinson Base Camp. The team is using their time at Union Glacier to learn more about Emperor Penguins, and they plan to go ice climbing…
Team Ecuador began their summit attempt at 10:30 last night, making their way in the darkness up Volcan Cayambe. The team climbed through the night, and got very close to the summit, but the weather was fierce with windy conditions and snow and they made the decision to turn back. They are currently resting and…
Seba called in to report that the team is resting at the Bergé-Ruales-Oleas Refuge (4.600 m/15,092 ft), on the western flanks of Volcan Cayambe, before they start their summit attempt of Cayambe. The plan is for the team to wake up and get going at 10 PM tonight. It’s snowing, so they will be monitoring…
The team called in from their camp on the Union Glacier where they landed yesterday after flying in from Chile. They are waiting now to fly to the Vinson Base Camp and will be on the ski planes as soon as the clouds lift.
Here’s the call from the team in Antarctica.
Jacob just called in from the Union Glacier of Antarctica! The team arrived last night, but have been unable to fly from Union to Vinson Base Camp, because the Twin Otters are busy flying toward the South Pole. This is a longer flight and requires a better weather window than does the short hop over…
Guide Seba Grau called in a quick report today as he was standing on the summit of Imbabura Volcano at 15,190 ft. This is the team’s second acclimatization day, and it sounds like everything is going well and everybody is feeling good. Seba reports beautiful views from the summit, and the weather is good, with…
The winds abated and the team is in the air, flying to Antarctica!! We should hear from them after they arrive, but it can be very hectic, so we’ll just sit tight and wait patiently. The goal upon arrival, is to unload the Ilushyn aircraft that they flew to the Ice and then load up…
Well, the flight service has told the team that they won’t fly until tomorrow morning, at the earliest. The winds down on the Union Glacier are still too high to land the Ilushyn aircraft.
Let’s keep our fingers crossed that they can all fly tomorrow!