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 ... before leaving as soon as possible for the summit push.Summit Day (4,892 meters/16,050 feet ...

“A U.S. climbing party planted the flags of twelve nations on the summit of Vinson Massif, Antarctica’s highest mountain, on Dec. 21, 1966.” Complete Isolation. The logistics alone made it ...

The Massif overlooks the Ronne Ice Shelf ... led by Nicholas Clinch, scaled Mount Vinson and reached its summit for the first time in December 1966. Mount Vinson was named after Carl Vinson ...

A LIMERICK man who set himself the task of taking on the Seven Summits challenge has completed six of the toughest climbs in ...

With her final summit of Mt. Vinson Massif in Antarctica, Kaamya has become the youngest girl in the world to scale the highest peak on all seven continents, setting a new standard in mountaineering.

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 ...