Vinson Massif: Post 1
Off again, this time to the coldest and most inhospitable place on earth. Antarctica is a frozen desert with less that a inch of rainfall a year. The continent is…
Vinson Massif: Post 2
Ok the kindergarten class at St Anns was right and I was wrong. They asked me if I saw any animals while climbing Everest. I told them no it was…
Vinson Massif: Post 3
Vinson post 3Finally we are in Antarctica. After 4h 15m we arrive at Union Glacier. The Ilyushin-76 was a experience, with 60 passengers and tons of supplies we unloaded on…
Vinson Massif: Post 4
An extra day of rest at low camp and we are already looking at summit forecasts. We unpack sleds and load big heavy pack of around 50 lbs that we…
Vinson Massif: Post 5
We go to bed early around 9pm had a better day recovering from the head wall. The alpine accent team made it to high camp at 10:30 and set up…
Vinson Massif: Post 6
Vinson 6 long way home:We now have to pack high camp and descend all of the way from high camp down the wall with big loads pick up sleds and…
Vinson Massif: Post 7
We catch a early flight to Union Glacier the weather is for the first time turning bad. When we land at union glacier in a complete white out we see…