Lead guide Garrett Madison called in via sat phone with the following update: Hi!! This is Garrett calling in for the Mount Vinson expedition. We are at Vinson base camp! We were able to fly from Union Glacier camp this evening around 6:30 PM. We got to Vinson base camp around 7:30 PM. We’ve set […]
Garrett and team are striking their happy poses because our first of three Vinson expeditions was rewarded for their patience with the best Christmas present ever: a GO! for the flight from Punta Arenas, Chile to Union Glacier, Antarctica. After eight days waiting for the weather at Union Glacier, the team is now headed to […]
Our first Mount Vinson expedition team is standing by in Punta Arenas, Chile, waiting for good weather to fly to Antarctica. Currently, the winds on the Blue Ice Runway at Union Glacier camp are too strong for a safe landing. So we have to wait until conditions improve before we can take off. The climbers […]
This week we are kicking-off the first of our three expeditions to Antarctica, the ‘Frozen Continent’, this season! We are excited to be leading climbers on their quest for Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica, at just over 4850m / 16,000 ft. and one of the ‘Seven Summits‘! Follow us as we begin our […]
Our expedition has concluded, with all of our climbers making a first ascent to the summit of the previously unclimbed Nupla Khang, a 6,861 meter / 22,641 ft. virgin peak deep in the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and Tibet, near Mount Everest. Alpine Start We awoke in Advanced Base Camp (5,848 meters / […]
Yesterday afternoon we arrived in our base camp nestled alongside the 5th of the Gokyo Lakes. We are the only people around. It’s a beautiful camp and from here we can gaze upon Everest, Lhotse, Cho Oyu, and many other high peaks. Today we had our Puja ceremony, where we ask the mountain for safe […]
We’ve made it to Gokyo (4750 m/15,580 ft), the last village before before base camp. After leaving Khumjung, we trekked up the Gokyo Valley. This area, including the village of Machermo, is remarkably beautiful with stunning views. Today our team went on an acclimatization hike up nearby Gokyo Ri, at 5357 m (17,575 ft). We had […]
We are enjoying our time in the Khumbu valley of Nepal, with spectacular views all around! Our Unclimbed Peak team is currently in Namche, the capital of the Khumbu, at the Panorama Lodge. We arrived yesterday in good health and good spirits! This morning we went for an acclimatization hike up to the Everest View Hotel. With the […]
We’ve just concluded our journey to the least climbed of the Seven Summits, Carstensz Pyramid located on the island of Papua New Guinea. About a week ago our team assembled in Bali and completed our equipment checks. Then we flew to the easternmost province of Indonesia, Papua. We waited in the frontier town of Timika for the […]
Hello from the frontier town of Timika, on the island of New Guinea! Today we are in the easternmost province of Indonesia. We have registered with the local authorities and obtained permission to attempt nearby Carstensz Pyramid. If the weather is suitable for helicopters tomorrow, we will fly in the early morning to our base […]