Happy Holidays from near the South Pole! Our Last Degree ski trip team is finally out on the ice. A two day weather delay at Union Glacier camp was quite crazy when it comes to weather in those … [Read more...] about On The Ice!
Antarctica 2021
Arrived at Union Glacier
We finally flew back to UG. The two last degree folks are here so we will take time tomorrow to transition into the ski trip. Hectic but making it happen. All well with everyone on the … [Read more...] about Arrived at Union Glacier
Delayed At Basecamp
December 20th. The team is still at Vinson base camp due to cloudy weather…the cloud layer has been persistent for two days. But, the team is still enjoying and getting some unexpected rest days … [Read more...] about Delayed At Basecamp
News from the ice
We are still at Mt Vinson basecamp today, we arrived yesterday hoping to fly back to Union Glacier the main hub camp, but the weather was cloudy so they couldn’t come in with the plane. We summited on … [Read more...] about News from the ice
Summit!
December 16th: The first Vinson team of the season reached the summit today ! It was a long haul as they waited 6 days in low camp for poor weather to clear and finally got the break they … [Read more...] about Summit!