Today is the 58th anniversary of the first ascent of 4,892m Mount Vinson. We explore the discovery and climbing history of Antarctica's highest peak.

Mount Vinson is named for U.S. Rep. Carl Vinson of Georgia, who served in Congress from 1935 to 1961 and was the former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

Vinson is not a technical climb, but Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest, highest and most isolated continent on earth. It’s the closest we’ll ever get to climbing on another planet.

At 14.00 on 5/01/2008 alle 14.00 ora Ettore Taufer, Giovanni Amort, Elio Sganga and Marco Farina reached the summit of Mount Vinson (4897m), the highest peak in the Antarctic. The successful summit of ...

Mount Vinson in Antarctica is their last one because it’s the most expensive and most remote. Mount Everest cost them $50,000 together. The Vinson expedition is $78,000 for the two. Also, it fits into ...

Retired Marine Cpl. Kionte Storey spoke at the Stand Up for Heroes benefit. — -- Marine Cpl. Kionte Storey and his unit were on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, when he stepped on an ...

Having climbed the highest peak on six of the world’s seven continents in a “Seven Summits” quest to do them all, Kim Hess took plenty of time to savor the summit of Mount Vinson … ...

A month ago, Steve Giesecke, (GEE-sick) of Olympia, climbed Antarctica’s 16,000-foot Mount Vinson. That’s gained him entry into a select club – those who have scaled the world’s “Seven ...

Mount Vinson is in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains. The Ellsworth Mountains run 360km from north to south ...