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November 27 – 30, 2011 Today, we got up around 8:00am. It is a long way down to Base Camp and it is important to make sure that we all make it down healthy. As we all knew, accidents often … Continue reading →

November 26, 2011 Today, we got up shortly before 8:00am. The weather was good and we decided to go for the summit! We left Camp 2 at 9:30am and moved slowly up the long way to the summit. The first … Continue reading →

November 21 – 24, 2011 The first night in the tent was cold, but I am sure that we will get used to this environment. Will we? Well, the next morning we stayed as long as possible in the warm … Continue reading →

November 19 – 20, 2011 Today, on November 19, in the morning, we received a message from ALE that we may leave for Antarctica at 2:00pm. This was exciting news and we went back to your rooms to do the … Continue reading →

November 14 – 18, 2011 November 14 was the official start of our Mount Vinson, Antarctica expedition. We had our first briefing meeting at 7:3pm that evening. It was nice to meet the other team members and the guides that … Continue reading →

November 11 – 13, 2011 After a long flight with stops in New York and Santiago de Chile I finally arrived in Punta Arenas, Chile, the starting point of the Mount Vinson, Antarctica expedition. Punta Arenas is an expansive city … Continue reading →

Welcome to my Mount Vinson, Antarctica blog. After Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, McKinley/Denali, Aconcagua and this year’s Everest journey this will be my sixed expedition. This time it will bring me from Punta Arenas, in the south of Chile all the way … Continue reading →