Mt. Vinson guide Scott Kress reports in after a few days dug in at low camp: Yesterday we made the move from low camp to high camp. We felt we wanted to put ourselves into position for when the … [Read more...] about Mt. Vinson: The Storm
Dispatches from Base Camp
New Years at the South Pole
This is Scott from the Mountain Professionals Last Degree South Pole team. We arrived at the South Pole at 8:30pm Dec 31 just in time for New Years dinner. It was a hard journey and we faced some … [Read more...] about New Years at the South Pole
Two South Pole Teams on the Move
Hello from the group out here at 86 degrees 24. We are taking a half day rest day today and skied 3:20 hours this morning to get down the trail a bit. We have encountered very slow surface conditions … [Read more...] about Two South Pole Teams on the Move
News from the Tent of the Vinson and Last Degree Ski Trip Team
The team arrived at Union Glacier in Antarctica a couple of days ago. We are now waiting for our flight to our drop off location at 89 degrees south. The weather is poor with low visibility for flying … [Read more...] about News from the Tent of the Vinson and Last Degree Ski Trip Team
South Pole Ski Trip: Inbetween
It’s that period where the 90 degree point is just to far to think of, where 50 days in total as a number is just too big and where our visibility is day in day out 360 degrees the same, meaning a … [Read more...] about South Pole Ski Trip: Inbetween
