Dispatches & Blogs

We are very happy to share that our team reached the summit of Vinson at 4 PM local time today. They had great weather and a fun day on...

T for "third day" at High Camp! Yum :) Hello from High Camp! That's the message today from our team on Vinson. The forecast they received...

What's it like at Vinson High Camp? Like this! Today our team spend the day at high camp where the weather was surprisingly nice, in fact...

We are happy to report that the weather cleared enough today for our team to make it to Vinson. With their South Pole conditioning and...

A halo around the sun is an Antarctic specialty Yes, it was a hard day with low visibility (again), colder temperatures and some wind,...

Break time! With warm temperatures of -5°F and a light and variable wind it was a nice first day heading South. The team covered 5.5...

Our team has made it to 89 degrees. Now they start skiing!

Good weather at Union Glacier The weather today was good at Union Glacier but not so much at 89 degrees which led to their first weather...

I love being comfortable. In fact I consider it a top priority on all my expeditions. My friends who aren't professional guides laugh at...

Happy New Year and Welcome to our 2022 South Pole Last Degree Expedition Blog! We are thrilled to have a team in Punta Arenas, Chile...

The South Pole / Vinson combination is an increasingly popular duo of polar expeditions and not only for adventurers doing the Explorers...

In the world of extreme adventuring, there is always another expedition to be had. Always another mountain to climb, route to accomplish,...

Most people who venture out into the cold nowadays have at least heard about layering. The beauty of a good layering system is the...

They've made the summit! Despite not having had a rest in a while, Keith and Brian decided to go for the summit today as the weather is...

Keith and Brian made outstanding progress up the mountain today and are currently resting at High Camp. They described it as a real tough...

Congratulations to our South Pole Last Degree team for reaching their half way point! Only 30 nautical miles left! Today it was a cool...

The team made another great push toward the pole today, traveling 8 nautical miles over 6 hours. They woke up to overcast conditions that...