Our first 2x Vinson teams for the season have flown onto the ice and landed safely in Antarctica and are now at Union Glacier after a busy few days in Punta Arenas, packing, covid testing and briefings.

This departure, we have two teams moving independently but in parallel. The first team is headed up by Tomi Ceppi and Zeb Blaiss, the other by Mike Hamill and Robert Jantzen.

Both groups have already set up Camp at UG and will look to fly over to Vinson Base Camp on the smaller ski planes tomorrow morning if the weather stays agreeable which it is forecast to do.

It’s great to get underway and we are so excited to be back to the most remote of the 7 summits, and share this magical and pristine environment with the climbers. What a way to celebrate a very icy, white Christmas!

Cheers
CTSS Team