Dispatch Index

Dispatch #1 January 3, 2002. Punta Arenas, Chile. Hello Cyber readers! This is Vern Tejas reporting for Alpine Ascents International for our Mt. Vinson climbing team. We are now fully assembled and ready to go.... Click here for the full Dispatch

Dispatch #2 January 5, 2002. Punta Arenas, Chile. Our Kazakhstan (Russian) team members have challenged the rest of us to join them at 6:30am to train. Yarvand (Eric) is a highly regarded Soviet climbing coach so this should be very interesting. Click here for the full Dispatch

Dispatch #3 January 6, 2002. Punta Arenas, Chile. Holla amigos y familias. Many of the climbers have told friends and family that we would be flying to Antarctica in a C 130 Hercules aircraft. Click here for the full Dispatch

Dispatch #4 January 7, 2002. Punta Arenas, Chile. Hey Gang, The weather has improved markedly in Antarctica and we are on hot standby. So hot, that we have just checked out of the Hotel. We will visit our favorite restaurant for what we hope will be the last time... Click here for the full Dispatch

Dispatch #5 January 8, 2002. Patriot Hills, Antarctica. Hello this is Vern Tejas for Alpine Ascents, this is the Vinson trip reporting.  The hot sun  beat down on us as we walked from the airplane to Patriot Hills in the middle of the night... Click here for the full Dispatch

Dispatch #6 January 9, 2002.  Patriot Hills, Antarctica. This is Neil McCarthy calling from Patriot Hills.  It's a beautiful day here today, but conditions are still poor at Mt. Vinson.  So we're unable to fly to the mountain.... Click here for the full Dispatch