Trip Reports

Vinson Expedition Checks in From Antarctica

Jacob Schmitz called in from the broad, Union Glacier, after welcoming our January Vinson expedition to Antarctica.  After flying from southern Patagonia and over the Antarctic Peninsula, Rich and Mattij took those first memorable steps off the Ilushyn 76 cargo jet onto the blue ice runway. It is a truly bizarre and amazing experience to…

MEET THE JANUARY 6TH VINSON TEAM

Mountain Trip’s final team of the 2015/2016 season recently arrived in the port city of Punta Arenas, Chile, and the climbers have been busy preparing for the transition down to “the ice” with the objective of climbing Mount Vinson. Mount Vinson soars to a height of 16,066 feet (4897m) in the Ellsworth Range. Located at…

Aconcagua Team Climbed up to Camp 1

The December 22nd Aconcagua Expedition made their first climb up to Camp 1 today at over 16,000 ft, where they left a bunch of gear and food and then returned to base camp.  The goal for today was primarily to get up to higher altitude and continue the acclimatization process, preparing them to move up…