The Team Moves to Basecamp!
Ben Jones and the team call in from Vinson basecamp!
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Hi everybody this is Ben Jones all the way from Mount Vinson. We took a 4 hour flight and landed onto the blue ice runway, then took a short drive to union glacier. Then after a couple hours we got on another plane and flew here to Vinson Basecamp at just about 7,000 ft. It’s a little after midnight here and its been a long day. We’re getting ready to head off to bed and then tomorrow we’re be around here at camp reviewing skills before getting packed up for our move to the next camp the following day. Everybody is doing well and says hello to everybody following along back home. Talk to you soon.
V2- First Vinson trip of the season kicks off!
Team Ultimate heads home
Hola friends, family and loved ones,
Sad to depart from such an uplifting expedition. We’ve been telling stories of the highlights of our recent experiences on the “Ice” while celebrating our success on the massif known as Vinson. The weather tried our patience but ultimately it was very benign when it counted most on summit day. We were very fortunate to have excellent members that came ready to rock but mature enough to wait until the mountain was ready to be climbed. Now we say goodbye yet look forward to climbing we one another in the years to come. 
Topping the headwall
Meow
Summit celebration
Evening Sun dog
May all your penguins be well fed!
All my best,Vern Tejas
Team Ultimate Returns to Punta Arenas
Team Ultimate Enjoys Union Glacier
Very well done. Sam and Lakpa were excellent. Logistics were great. The team all had solid experience. Food was high quality. Sam and Lakpa worked very well together. Timely briefings. Clear expectations. Responsive to questions. It would be a privilege to climb with either or both of them again.
