Mt Vinson Team – Back at High Camp!
Sebastian called and the team is back at high camp, after their successful summit of Mount Vinson. The guys will sleep well tonight and make their way back down to base camp tomorrow. Congratulations!!! recording
Trip Reports
Sebastian called and the team is back at high camp, after their successful summit of Mount Vinson. The guys will sleep well tonight and make their way back down to base camp tomorrow. Congratulations!!! recording
One of the Maalouf brothers called in a post from Camp 2 on Aconcagua. I’m fairly certain that a special someone out there can help me identify which of the two brothers left the message, so please leave us a comment, identifying who it is!! The team moved camp up to what is often called…
SUMMIT! Congratulations to Seba and John for reaching the summit of Mount Vinson. Seba is still in one layer of clothing on his upper body, which is testament to the warm temperatures that the team enjoyed today. Good work and here’s Seba and John: recording
Seba and John called to report that they are approximately one hour from the summit. They climbed the west ridge and had the ridge to themselves for the afternoon. They sound great and the weather is holding, with good visibility of the surrounding ice fields, which stretch to the horizon. Here’s Seba and John: recording
Seba called to report that the team was about halfway to the summit. Everyone is in good spirits and the weather is holding: warm, sunny and still no wind! They will keep pushing up… recording
Seba called to report that he and John were hydrating and getting ready to head to the summit. It’s a perfect summit day—beautiful, sunny, and no wind. The team will call with updates throughout the day. recording
John called to report that all is good at High Camp. He and Seba enjoyed a nice, relaxing day as they rest up for a summit push tomorrow. recording
The guys moved up to High Camp today. It is often one of the most grueling days of the climb ascending over 3000ft up relatively steep terrain where they are clipped into a fixed line for protection. It is definitely a grind, but they made good time and are settled into their tent on a…
The team moved out of the comforts of base camp and climbed up to Camp 1 today. They pitched tents and started in on making some dinner up at over 16,000 ft. Everyone is feeling good and acclimatized after spending 4 nights down at base camp before moving up. Tomorrow they’ll push even higher up…
This is a great audio post from Jack. The team had a rest day today after a big day yesterday, and champagne last night. Jack does a great job of painting a picture of what a day at base camp is like. Here’s the audio post. recording