View of Mt Vinson with its rocky slope.

MT. VINSON – 4.892m

On the Highest Mountain of Antarctica

In December 2014, we travelled to Antarctica for the first time with our friends Roland Kern (AUT) and Stephan Andres (ITA), as official mountain guide, to climb the highest mountain of the white continent. Mt. Vinson is one of the Seven Summits and is therefore a must for mountaineers who climb the highest peaks of all seven continents. We were the only ones who had come solely out of a love for exploration. When we stood on the summit and saw the boundless expanse and pristine nature of Antarctica, we knew that this continent had conquered our hearts forever. Thus began our profound relationship with the land of dreams.

Panorama of Mt. Vinson
Two tents with one person in the snow at the foot of Mt Vinson.
Person climbing Mt. Vinson with mountains and Antarctica in the background.
Alexandra Guryeva with crampons and blue expedition down jacket on the summit of Mt. Vinson under a deep blue Antarctic sky
Alexandra Guryeva & Jens Neumann with crampons and blue expedition down jackets on the summit of Mt. Vinson under a deep blue Antarctic sky
View of the expanse of a mountain massif in the Antarctic.
The imposing north face of Mt. Vinson (4,892m)