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Where Vinson is, and each route we map on it with the camps marked. Every map opens larger, and each group links to the chapter that describes the route.

Where Vinson is

Where on Earth: Vinson, one of the 7 summits. · Imagery: NASA Earth Observatory “Blue Marble” · borders: Natural Earth (public domain)

Vinson: Overview

Vinson within Antarctica. · Imagery: NASA Earth Observatory “Blue Marble” · borders: Natural Earth (public domain)
Topographic map of the Normal Route on Mount Vinson, from Vinson Base Camp on the Branscomb Glacier over the fixed-rope headwall to the summit, with the camps marked

Point at the route or drag along the profile to see the height and the distance walked.

The Normal Route from Vinson Base Camp on the Branscomb Glacier to the summit, with the camps marked. Navigation aid only, not for wayfinding. · © MapTiler © OpenStreetMap contributors

Read the chapter: Vinson: Overview

The Normal route (Branscomb Glacier)

The whole route seen from the west. The long flat run of the Branscomb Glacier and the step of the fixed-rope headwall above Low Camp are what a map cannot show. · Elevation data © Copernicus DEM (GLO-30) · peak names © OpenStreetMap contributors
Bird's-eye view of the whole climb. Nothing on the route is hidden from this angle: the clearest single picture of where it goes. · Elevation data © Copernicus DEM (GLO-30) · peak names © OpenStreetMap contributors

Read the chapter: The Normal route (Branscomb Glacier)

Base Camp to Low Camp

Base Camp to Low Camp: the length of the Branscomb Glacier, and how gently it rises. · Elevation data © Copernicus DEM (GLO-30) · peak names © OpenStreetMap contributors

Read the chapter: Base Camp to Low Camp

Low Camp to High Camp (the fixed line)

Low Camp to High Camp: the fixed-rope headwall, the steepest ground on the route. · Elevation data © Copernicus DEM (GLO-30) · peak names © OpenStreetMap contributors

Read the chapter: Low Camp to High Camp (the fixed line)

Summit day

Summit day: High Camp across the plateau, through the saddle and up the final ridge. · Elevation data © Copernicus DEM (GLO-30) · peak names © OpenStreetMap contributors

Read the chapter: Summit day

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