Trip Reports
Jacob Schmitz called in from High Camp on Mount Vinson. The team moved up today in calm, beautiful weather. They made very good time and spent the afternoon digging in and fortifying their camp. There is some wind forecasted for the coming days, so they will wake up tomorrow and might make an attempt at…
We just received word that, after stuffing themselves on an all-you-can-eat breakfast of pancakes and bacon, the team is packed up and on the move up the fixed lines to High Camp!
The team moved up to Camp 1 or “Low Camp” yesterday and spent the day today resting, acclimatizing, and preparing for the move to high camp tomorrow. The weather has turned for the better after a couple of stormy days at basecamp and they are enjoying the endless views across Antarctica from their new camp. …
Olivier called in a nice post from Low Camp, the first of two camps on the route up Mount Vinson in Antarctica. The team made the decision to push up glacier today, and made the trip to Low Camp in about six hours. The morning was cloudy, with light winds, but as the team hiked…
Today dawned with lighter wind, well, it actually did not “dawn,” due to the 24 hours of light in Antarctica, but the wind had slackened when the team awoke. They decided to push up to Low Camp today, pulling sleds full of food and supplies up the Branscomb Glacier. There are low clouds, but as…
We just received a report from the team. The winds have continued to blow hard and the team is going to spend the day in camp, eating, hydrating and acclimatizing. On the menu today was French Toast and bacon for breakfast and everyone is looking forward to tonight’s Thai dish of shrimp and vegetables. The…
Rene, Nigel and Fermin are all in Mendoza, having hiked out the long Horcones Valley in fairly trying conditions. The wind that settled over the upper mountain made for a chilly 16 mile hike to the Horcones tralihead. Fermin sent the following photos from the hike and one of the upper mountain, as seen from…
Bill Cole called in warm salutations from a chilly and windy sounding Vinson Base Camp. The weather has been a bit tough, so the team has elected to sit tight and wait for conditions to improve before pushing up the glacier. The satellite connection is not great, but we echo his best wishes for the…
Rene, Nigel, and Fermin have just finished up a big breakfast at Plaza de Mulas base camp where they spent the night last night. They are preparing to hike out the Horcones Valley about 22 km to the highway where they’ll be met by a van and whisked to the hotel for the night. Yesterday…
Guide Jacob Schmitz called in a report this morning with the good news that the team is in Vinson Base Camp! The climbers arrived at Union Glacier at approximately 1 AM, slept for a few hours, then boarded another plane for the short flight to Vinson Base Camp. The team set up camp, enjoyed a…