Climbing Mount Vinson (4,892 meters/16,050 feet), presents a unique and challenging endeavor, combining extreme cold, a remote location, and breathtaking polar landscapes.

Mt. Vinson, while a fairly straight-forward climb, presents unique challenges including navigating travel onto the ice of Antarctica, and dealing with ever-changing weather and climbing conditions.

We’re climbing Mount Vinson, which at 4,892m is the highest mountain in Antarctica. It will be my sixth summit in the more than decade-long adventure of climbing the highest mountains on each ...

The Antarctic summer runs from November through March, when the sun shines 24-hours per day and temperatures hover around 12°F to 30°F (to -1°C ) – ideal conditions to climb Mount Vinson. Mt.

Today is the 58th anniversary of the first ascent of 4,892m Mount Vinson. ... It costs around $54,000 per person to climb Vinson. In 2004, Rodrigo Fica, Damien Gildea, ...

Summit resident Kevin Cook, left, poses for a photo with his climbing team while at the top of Mount Everest on May 24, ... Europe’s Mount Elbrus, Antarctica’s Mount Vinson, ...

While most students see winter break as a chance to take a vacation from the stresses of college and enjoy life as a couch potato, sophomore Peter Goransson was doing something a little bit different.

The fall climbing season has ended in the Himalayas, home to the fourteen 8,000-meter peaks – the highest mountains in the world. While some ambitious mountaineers will attempt winter climbs on ...

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.