Tag: Mount Vinson

Today we weighed all of our gear and then it was loaded onto the plane. This put us in position to depart for Antarctica as soon as possible. Incorporated in our orientation was a weather briefing which was less than … Continue reading →

Friends family and loved ones, Vern Tejas reporting with the first Alpine Ascents Mt. Vinson team of the season checking in from Punta Arenas! Today we were on weather standby so we went to the world class cemetery. It’s so … Continue reading →

Hello friends, family and loved ones! All team members have assembled here in The Windy City of Punta Arenas, Chile at the southern tip of South America. We have checked all their gear, done a little shopping and repack our … Continue reading →

Hello friends, family and loved ones! We had great luck today with a complicated logistics. The clouds lifted at Vinson base camp this morning so we dropped our tents and packed our bags. The fog gathered again to threaten our … Continue reading →

Great news, the winds have dropped at Union glacier, Antarctica. So we are excited about flying across the Drake passage to the last continent.
Security checked and boarding.
All our best,Ben Jones and Vern Tejas

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