50 Years of Antarctic Mountaineering
Posted 12/2/16 in Antarctic History, Climb Antarctica, Mount Sidley, Mount Vinson, Travel Safety & Guiding
The 2016 Antarctic season marks 50 years since the first ascent of the continent’s four highest peaks by the American Antarctic Mountaineering Expedition (AAME). Mount Vinson, Antarctica’s highest peak at 16,050 ft (4892 m), was first summited on December 18, 1966 by AAME expedition members, Pete Schoening, Bill Long, John Evans, and Barry Corbet. Despite [...]