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.

This is Garrett Madison calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson (4,892m/ 16,050 feet) expedition team. We have arrived in Mount Vinson base camp (2,140m/7,020 feet)!

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 ...

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 ...

The wind chill factor of 50 degrees below zero at the summit of Mount Vinson in Antarctica dictated that the subdued celebration would last only a few minutes, creating such a brief experience ...

Sir Ranulph is hoping to take nine days to climb to the summit of Mount Vinson. Distance wise he has to cover 32 miles (approx 51.5km) but he will be facing harsh weather conditions, steep climbs ...

UPDATE: Wife, Sheree Vora reports at 9:16 p.m. Dec. 28 that a new post from Vora says "things are going well and everyone enjoying good food and warmth." UPDATE: Wife, Sheree Vora reports at 6:59 ...

Shaikh Hassan Khan, a 36-year-old government employee from Kerala, has successfully ascended Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica, marking his conquest of the fifth-highest peak.

Lord Forsyth said his trip up Mount Vinson had been "fantastic". The Conservative Peer Lord Forsyth has successfully climbed Antarctica's highest peak, Mount Vinson, raising more than £350,000 ...

A biting cold morning on December 3, 2023, saw 16-year-old Vishwanath Karthikey stand at the summit of Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica. Everything that had led to this triumph — the ...

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

Lord Forsyth said his trip up Mount Vinson had been "fantastic". The Conservative Peer Lord Forsyth has successfully climbed Antarctica's highest peak, Mount Vinson, raising more than £350,000 ...