Mt. Vinson and five other nearby mountains, collectively called Vinson Massif, sit 700 nautical miles from the South Pole.

Climbers enjoy great success on Mount Vinson this season. 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 ...

Neko Harbour is one of the stunning Antarctic Peninsula landmarks to visit. Named after Neko, the Scottish whaling ship and floating factory stationed here from 1911 until 1924, Neko Harbour is a ...

This is Garrett Madison calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson (4,892m/ 16,050 feet) expedition team. We have ...

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.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 6: At 0150 hrs IST on 25 Dec 24, Kaamya Karthikeyan, the 17-year-old mountaineer, successfully completed her most ambitious expedition by summiting Mt. Vinson ...

At 0150 hrs IST on 25 Dec 24, Kaamya Karthikeyan, the 17-year-old mountaineer, successfully completed her most ambitious expedition by summiting Mt. Vinson Massif in Antarctica.

How Karthikeyan prepared for Antarctica's Vinson Massif voyage? Kaamya trained intensely to tackle the vagaries of Mt. Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica, standing at 16,050 feet.

The discovery of the Vinson Massif On Nov. 23, 1935, American aviator Lincoln Ellsworth flew over the Sentinel Range. But thick clouds meant he could only spot only one small peak. He named it ...