Our 2022 Aconcagua expedition is underway and the team hiked up to the first camp today. Expedition leader Garrett Madison reports in via sat phone from Confluencia Camp in the Horcones Valley of Aconcagua: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Aconcagua expedition. Today’s January 31st. Today we started our expedition. We […]
We were honored to have Ed Viesturs co-guiding our third successful Mount Vinson expedition of the season! And here, from Punta Arenas, is Ed with an expedition recap: Hi, this is Ed Viesturs reporting from Punta Arenas, Chile. It’s Sunday (January 23rd). Yesterday, very early in the morning, at around 4 AM we managed to […]
With the full team down to Vinson Base Camp, expedition leader Garrett Madison checks in with today’s dispatch recapping summit day and the journey down to base camp where everyone is celebrating: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson expedition team. Today is January 19th. Our team came down from […]
After persevering through five nights at Mount Vinson‘s High Camp, our Team Three’s patience and tactics paid off and they were successful today in making it to the highest point in Antarctica, the summit of Vinson Massif. Guide Terray Sylvester provided this text message from the mountain: Good news from Antarctica! Most of our climbers […]
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 […]
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) […]
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. […]
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 […]