Our first Vinson team of the year has officially landed in Union Glacier, making only a quick stop before jumping back onto the blue ice runway to catch their ski plane to Vinson Base Camp. Over the next few days, they will start moving up the mountain to our stocked mountain camps.

On their heels, our second team of the season will land in Punta Arenas just after the Christmas holiday.

Here’s the schedule our teams typically follow once they arrive at Vinson Base Camp:

• Move to Low Camp
• Carry to High Camp
• Rest Day
• Move to High Camp
• Summit Vinson and Descend to High Camp
• Descend to Vinson Base Camp
• Fly to Union Glacier, Antarctica

Which means it will be an action-packed week for the team at Vinson Base Camp. We will keep you posted as the team progresses up the mountain.

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