Mount Vinson, Antarctica Climbers enjoy great success on Mount Vinson this season. The Antarctic summer runs from November ...

As mountains go, Antarctica’s Vinson Massif* is not particularly awe-inspiring in its height. A humpbacked hunk of granite that rises to 16,860 ft., Vinson is the highest known peak on the ...

And beyond that—if we made it beyond that—lay over 4,000 more feet of vertical relief before we reached the highest point on the continent, the summit of Vinson Massif. In short, we were about ...

Vinson and five other nearby mountains are collectively called Vinson Massif. In January 1967 ... combining extreme cold, a remote location, and breathtaking polar landscapes.

Vinson and five other nearby mountains collectively comprise Vinson Massif. In January 1967 ... and arrive at Union Glacier Camp - a base camp located on the continent's interior.

After a successful expedition to Mt. Vinson in Antarctica to close out 2024, elite mountain guiding company Madison Mountaineering returned to the ice to kick-off 2025 with another expedition team.

Let’s visit that one, Vinson Massif! Freya: That’s a huge mountain, more than three times higher than the biggest mountain in the UK! And look, the clock says that it’s nearly midnight but ...

Vinson Massif in Antarctica. This remarkable achievement marks the completion of her Seven Summits Challenge, making her the youngest female climber in the world to conquer the highest peak on all ...

This is Garrett Madison calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson (4,892m/ 16,050 feet) expedition team. We have arrived in Mount Vinson base camp (2,140m/7,020 feet)!