Elite mountain guiding company enjoyed great success on Antartica's Mount Vinson during this season's Antartic summer.

We have arrived in Mount Vinson base camp (2,140m/7,020 feet)! After a delay due to some foggy weather, the twin otter took us from Union Glacier Camp (700m/2,297feet) today over to Mount ...

From there, climbers take a smaller aircraft to the base camp of Mount Vinson. The logistics required to get to the continent, and to base camp, present half the battle in climbing this mountain.