Entries by Garrett

Waiting out the weather at High Camp

Checking in from Mount Vinson, guide Terray Sylvester provides an update on Team Three’s status and plans for another summit attempt: Hello, this is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson expedition here in Antarctica. It’s our third climb of the season. Our climbing team is currently up in High Camp, with Garrett […]

Vinson Team Three Moves to High Camp

The team is in place at Mount Vinson High Camp and preparing to head for the summit tomorrow.  Guide Terray Sylvester checks in with the details: Hello, this is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson expedition.  It’s the third climb of the season.  Today’s January 14th. We moved from Low Camp (2774m/9,100ft) […]

Active Rest Day at Low Camp

Mount Vinson Team Three spent an active rest day at Low Camp today as they prepare to move up tomorrow.  Guide Terray Sylvester provides the details of the day: Hello, this is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson expedition.  Today is January 12th and this is a third climb of the season. […]

Team Three Moves to Vinson Low Camp

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 […]

Third Vinson team arrives Union Glacier

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 […]

Punta Arenas – Union Glacier flight delayed

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 […]

In Between Days

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 […]

Hanging Tight at Union Glacier

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 […]

The wonders of technology!

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 […]

Rest Day at Union Glacier

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 […]