Our already speedy Mount Vinson Team Three flew from Union Glacier Camp to the base camp for Mount Vinson and immediately headed up the hill to Low Camp (2774m/9,100ft)! Guide Terray Sylvester checks in from there with today’s expedition dispatch: Hello, this is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson expedition. We’re on […]
Moving day! At long last our triumphant Mount Vinson climbers have returned to Punta Arenas, Chile and our third and final team of the season with guest guide Ed Viesturs have arrived in Union Glacier Camp. Terray Sylvester has today’s expedition dispatch via sat phone from Antarctica: Hello, this is Terray calling in for the […]
An extra day at Union Glacier Camp for our Mount Vinson Team Two. Inadequate landing weather at Union Glacier forced the delay of the flight between Punta Arenas and Union Glacier until at least tomorrow. Guide Terray Sylvester lets us know how they have been staying busy: Hello, this is Terray calling in the second […]
Our adventures in Antarctica continue! We are in the in-between days separating the second Mount Vinson expedition and the long-awaited third Mount Vinson expedition with special guest guide Ed Viesturs. Guide Terray Sylvester checks in with the description of some of the fun things the team has been doing in and around Union Glacier Camp […]
Yet another satellite phone transmission that is incomplete from our team at Union Glacier Camp, but expert guide Terray Sylvester is able to squeeze out a little bit of detail today: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the second Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson expedition of the season. It’s January 7th. For the last couple […]
Our team is still checking in for Union Glacier Camp and doing well but the satellite phone transmission was pretty broken up this time! We’ll try again tomorrow, stay tuned!! Hello, this is Terray calling in for the second Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson expedition of the season. It’s January 5th. Since our travel to Antarctica […]
Another relaxing rest day at Union Glacier Camp in between Mount Vinson climbs. The climbers from the second team are waiting to catch their flight back to Punta Arenas and the third team is ready to fly into Union Glacier. Guide, Terray Sylvester, phones in today’s expedition dispatch from Union Glacier Camp, Antarctica: Hello, this […]
Our Mount Vinson team two was able to quickly catch a flight back to Union Glacier Camp right after arriving down at Vinson Base Camp. Guide Terray Sylvester checks in with the details of the day: Hello, this is Terray calling in for the second Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson expedition of the season. It’s January […]
Congratulations to Sarah, Thomas, and expedition leader Garrett Madison for making the summit of Mount Vinson (4892m/16,050ft)!! Here’s Garrett via sat phone from High Camp with a recap of the day: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Vinson team number two. Today is January 2nd. Today we reached the summit of […]
To start the new year, our second Mount Vinson expedition team moved up to High Camp to position themselves for their summit push within the next couple of days. Terray Sylvester calls in today’s dispatch: Hello, this is Terray calling in for the second Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson expedition of the season. It’s New Year’s […]