Month : November 2019

Mountain

Clock is ticking! – Time to get to know these mountains! First in line …. Mount Vinson!

Judith Huysmans
NAME:                        MOUNT VINSON OR VINSON MASSIF (4892 M / 16,049 FT)ELEVATION:                  4,892 M (16,050 FT)CONTINENT:                 ANTARCTICACOUNTRY:                    West – ANTARCTICAAREA:                          SENTINEL RANGE – ELLSWORTH MOUNTAINSCOORDINATES:             78°31’31.74”S 85°37’1.73”WROUTE:                        WEST SIDECHALLENGING:             EXTREME COLDS & WINDS Mount Vinson (or Vinson Massif) is Antarctica’s highest mountain. She reaches 4892 m (16,049 ft) and...
Training

Pre-acclimatization due to intermittent hypoxic training – is it possible to acclimatize when being at sea level?

Judith Huysmans
It is getting closer and closer. In about 4 weeks from now Jur will start his biggest adventure in life. We are working very hard on the final preparations. Logistics is very challenging but it looks like everything is falling into place. So exciting! Because it is only 1 month...