December 7, 2009 Phil called in this afternoon with great news – 100% on top of  Vinson Massif (16,067ft)! The weather finally cooperated and gave them a “great summit day”. They’ll pull back into Vinson Base Camp tomorrow where they’ll catch a flight back to Patriot Hills and hopefully connect soon thereafter to Punta Arenas, […]

December 7, 2009 Phill called in yesterday to tell us that the team is dug in at High Camp (13,000ft) waiting out the cold, the clouds and the wind. It looks like the weather is going to turn and give them a chance at the summit today…Everybody is feeling strong and ready to stretch the […]

December 3, 2009 Phil called in a bit ago and said that all is well on the ice. They carried to High Camp yesterday and are enjoying a day off today. They’ll head up to HC tomorrow and spend the night and if all goes as planned they’ll touch the top on Saturday. Everybody is […]

December 2, 2009 Phil called in this morning to report that the team successfully carried to C1 yesterday in good form. It was about a 6 hour day in clear conditions – everybody is doing well. After a cold night last night they planned to carry to High Camp today and weather permitting they’ll take […]

December 1, 2009 Phil called in to report that his Vinson Team landed on the ice on the 28th an quickly made it to Vinson Base Camp. They spent the 29th organizing their gear then made a carry to C1 on the 30th in some great weather. The plan is to move to C1 today […]