Summit: Audio Dispatch from Mt. Vinson
I summited Vinson on December 9, 2010. It was a great climb. Read the full trip report for all the details. This is the audio dispatch I posted live from the summit; the 1st of my 7 Summits climbs. Click to listen: [audio:http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/audio/Vinson 2010_Summit Call.mp3|titles=Vinson Summit Audio Dispatch|artists=Alan Arnette] These climbs are to raise Alzheimer’s […]
Vinson Summit Push Starts
Just a quick dispatch to say we will start our Mt. Vinson summit climb mid morning December 9, 2010.
It should take about 12 hours round trip with the summit in the afternoon – asumming all goes well.
We made the climb to High Camp today and eveyone…
The Antarctica Waiting Game Begins
As I previously wrote, we knew a change was ahead for the weather and it arrived last night.
The good news is the temperature warmed to above zero but it came as a result of clouds and winds.
So we are taking another day at Low Camp. The other two t…
Another Day in Antarctica
Well the big wind event came and went but did not have the immediate impact that we had hoped.
Today, Tuesday December 7, is somewhat clear but the winds are still blowing on Vinson’s summit plus at High Camp. We can hear the low roar of the winds rip…
Audio Dispatch from Mt. Vinson: Weather Delays
This is the latest audio dispatch live from Antarctica's Mt. Vinson; the first of his 7 Summits climbs. These climbs are to raise Alzheimer's awareness and $1M for research. Please donate today to the Cure Alzheimer's Fund at http://www.curealzfund.org/ where 100% of your donation goes to Alzheimer's research. Climb On! Alan Memories are Everything
Antarctica Isolation and Patience
For those familiar with following my climbing expeditions, you will recognize our current wait and see state. On Denali one year, I waited for 7 days for the weather to break. Today, December 5th is our 4th day of waiting.
Thus is the case for Vinson…
Audio Dispatch from Mt. Vinson: Waiting at Low Camp
This is the latest audio dispatch live from Antarctica’s Mt. Vinson; the first of his 7 Summits climbs. These climbs are to raise Alzheimer’s awareness and $1M for research. Please donate today to the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund at http://www.curealzfund.org/ where 100% of your donation goes to Alzheimer’s research. Climb On! Alan Memories are Everything
Working up Vinson
Hello from Low Camp on Mt. Vinson. We have been pretty busy since we landed last Saturday at Union Glacier.
With almost ideal weather for Antarctica, we have been in constant motion with carries to camps followed by a move the next day.
Since the su…
Audio Dispatch from Mt. Vinson: Update from Low Camp
This is the latest audio dispatch live from Antarctica's Mt. Vinson; the first of his 7 Summits climbs. These climbs are to raise Alzheimer's awareness and $1M for research. Please donate today to the Cure Alzheimer's Fund at http://www.curealzfund.org/ where 100% of your donation goes to Alzheimer's research. Climb On! Alan Memories are Everything
Progress in Antarctica
We just returned from a carry from Vinson Base Camp to Low Camp. This involves carrying about half our entire gear split between sleds and packs.
It was a long 9 hour day but very rewarding. We covered about 6 miles gaining 2300′ on the hard packed ic…