Arrival in Antarctica | Mount Vinson Expedition #1
there are a few places left on earth unexplored but at the bottom of the world there is one for sure one of the earth's highest mountains five times less climbed and summited than mount everest the name is Mount Vinson there's no margin for error one slip and that's it you're going to die and you're going to take everyone from your rope team with you Antarctica the highest driest and coldest continent on earth and this is going to be my first summit ever. no one has ever done that. this is my journey to the world record being the first person whose first mountain is Mount Vinson the highest mountain in Antarctica only climbers with strong technical skill marathon-like endurance and the ability to survive the colds up to -90 degrees celsius would dare attempt this climb. antarctica has this special aura it resides in the collective unconsciousness of people that it's like going to the moon. you can't go to the moon unless you're an astronaut at nasa or a russian program or maybe you're a crazy billionaire but you can go to Antarctica it's the last great wilderness on earth, so you this entryway to this amazing little spiritual universe of ice wind rock and the sun that constantly circles around you you get this remarkable mix of interesting characters and the world's best explorers and adventurers coming through this place looking for new great adventures and milestones without two things this expedition would not have been possible first is this small secret service device its satellite internet. this small device ensured that even from Antarctica even from Mount
Vinson even from base camp i was able to deliver perfect work for all my clients so i ensured 24/7 support i did all checkups answered all questions i analyzed all blood work everything in time always even from the mountains and it was insanely expensive it costed over fifty thousand euro for the whole trip sometimes it was slow sometimes it faded fully because of the satellite but down the line without this small tool this whole expedition would not have been possible second: even before the trip started i knew that i will be in great company there are people that are already new for example my brother Greenbrah with him i already went on an expedition to the Kurril islands but also new people for example Danielle Wolfson she is the first woman from israel who went to mount everest and who summoned mount everest so i knew that i'm in great company with real professionals that will ensure not only maximum safety for me but also interesting people that i can learn from. so here for example Danielle Wolfson very famous alpinist from Israel to be honest the trip was very very expensive only the equipment costs around 15 000 euro and the trip even way way more. so on this trip yes there were many successful people in general successful businessmen successful athletes you can see the Punta Arenas sign this is where the trip started me in the middle on the right Danielle Wolfson on the left Anya and in the middle with me with the black jacket Alexander Brichkin he has the biggest book online store in russia so not only famous alpinists and mountaineers but also in general very very successful people that i can learn from. also i get to know our super guides they are responsible for safety
and their logistics that are most experienced that are real professionals they are responsible for us here you can see for example Aleksandr Dorozukoff aka Mell Gipson he summited Mount Elbrus the tallest mountain in Europe over 200 times So a real legend of mountaineering also in our group our superguides Korobeshko she is a woman summitted all seven summits three times not twice not once but three times by the way there is no woman that summited seven summits twice there are a few women who summited once she summited three full times and also the legend Vladimir Kotlyar he's a very very famous mountaineer many different mountains several times Mount Everest, Aconcagua he already went to Vinson he's basically a machine he goes from mountain to mountain to mountain so i really knew we have legends we have real mountaineering legends in our team responsible for safety responsible for logistics and responsible for the whole trip our journey started in Punta Arenas airport final destination Union Glacier in Antarctica and it was executed by ale its Antarctica Logistics and Expeditions an american company in partnership with Icelandic Air we had to follow rules disinfect our shoes they checked all our luggage that we don't bring any nasty stuff because Antarctica is the cleanest and most isolated continent so they did not want us to bring any bugs flies insects and so on and so on three days before a flight we had to do antigen tests every single day during the flight we had to do antigen test again upon arrival antigen test again so for the whole trip we did around 10 antigen tests because they're really really afraid that we bring any virus to Antarctica because there you don't have a big hospital you don't have many many doctors but you can infect lots of people So you land here in Branscomb Glacier and base camp is at 2140m from here you move up to low camp which is around here at 2800m. and then this is low camp and then you go up the fixed line up to high camp which is here 3800m and then you go all the way through this plateau over to here to a col and then you get to the ridge and here is the summit thank you - then you go all the way down we have to go down? i guess so or do you want to stay there i don't know hello thank you one thing i was really excited about and this is the sun movement in Antarctica because in Antarctica the sun in summer does not go down and in winter does not go up so even on the plane when it said estimated arrival time or time at destination it says no info because in Antarctica time does not make any sense because the sun does not go down in summer 29th of december 2021 is when i first saw Antarctica with my own eyes from the plane and i saw Antarctica right away i knew there is nothing else in the world like Antarctica all these structures all these ice untouched by mankind for thousands and thousands of years you could literally not see a sign of human mankind so this was incredible because i thought okay Antarctica it's going to be ice and mountains but when you really see it with your own eyes it's really incredible you cannot compare anything else in the world welcome to Union Glacier please remain seated with your seatbelts fastened until the airplane has come to a complete stop and the fasten your seatbelt sign has been turned off we would also like to remind passengers to take a look at the personal belongings before uh actually leaving the airplane the disembarking will be through the same entrance you entered the runway at Union Glacier is exposed blue ice scoured by winds blowing from the South Pole when the boeing touches the ground the ice it's too dangerous to apply the brakes when i left the plane i was greeted with extreme winds and a temperature of minus 30 degrees celsius at Union Glacier first thing you realize after you disembark from the plane is how the crazy Antarctica temperature hits your face maybe you know cold temperatures but you don't know Antarctica cold temperatures to be honest i was shocked when i disembarked from the plane and for these extreme weather conditions you need special vehicles with huge tires heating systems inside you so you don't get cold so i was really really shocked how are the weather conditions in the mountains if these are the weather conditions just at Union Glacier insane temperatures already okay so we're here at Union Glacier um this glacier at its widest part goes to about 12 kilometers and um then continues to go out for about 1.4 kilometers on the depth so we're standing on a lot of ice right now the mountain just behind me we're looking at Mount Rossman about two kilometers away um not walkable because it is without um not within reach of the safety boundaries so tea coffee you can hang up your jackets if you're warm and um all your luggage will be brought out here depending on what group you're in that's where it will be and then we'll be getting it to the plane but we'll have a better update on that once everybody arrives here at camp then we'll go from there but luggage will take a little bit longer to get here get you guys here first and your luggage so welcome excited to have you guys all right we arrived in Union Glacier camp that day you can see how the workers and the visitors in Union Glaciers sleep in tents just like these this camp has great infrastructure has nice kitchen you can always get some food vehicles because from this camp people go to Mount Vinson but also go to south pole or to visit the penguins so it's like a big hub of guys who are looking for adventures who are there for Mount Vinson but they're even guys they do marathons in Antarctica they drive bikes they ski they run so it's like a big hub for crazy people that go to Antarctica to experience great things they have a library to chill out chill out zones so it does not get boring in that article because for most people there is no internet they don't have these secret service devices like Nikibrah friends i just arrived in Antarctica after a long flight it's incredible my brain cannot process what's what's happening the sun the wind the temperatures it's impossible to process for me at the moment because i cannot compare to anything just for you to understand where i'm at at the moment South Pole 707, Berlin 16 000 where do we have Moscow Moscow 10 350. we are here at Union Glacier in Antarctica guys we made it long long way long long way it's incredible we're at Union Glacier i went to the toilet went to the toilet in Antarctica not many people can say this i ate some food the food is good here i met some friends that they knew over the internet because i exchanged myself in advance with mountaineers i got some tips i got some advice that's crucial um yeah i'm happy to be here i'm very very excited i loaded up all my batteries the weather is good as you can see we're very lucky and uh yeah we will take our flight today already to base camp and start ascending the mountains guys let's flip the camera Union Glacier it's an American base the Russians are here too some signs various Shanghai, Punta Arenas that's where we came from South Pole 1138 kilometers here we're at Union Glacier so next stop base camp one step at a time brahs one step at a time okay everybody who's flying we need everybody right here when someone offers you a chance to join to a trip to Antarctica it is something i would hate myself for for not doing especially when there is a world record to grab we had to convince a lot of people though president of the expedition club friends and parents and even myself mountaineering the sport with the most fatalities mountains are not my life my life is progress for my clients but i understood that if i make it this will be a great symbol for everyone that literally nothing is impossible if i can set such a record being a complete newbie summiting one of the world's dangerous mountains just with pure willpower then why should some weight loss or muscle gain be impossible why should progress in the gym in life in business or in a relationship be impossible this world record is a symbol for my followers clients brahs and brahlettes that nothing nothing is impossible and that with true knowledge of biochemistry and the human body you can push yourself your mind and your body to the absolute limit of performance efficiency endurance and strength there is real value in seeing a corner of the world that throws ordinary existence on its head one of the greatest joys is being in a place that's so unearthly beautiful it's a very weird place a breathtakingly beautiful place far from everyday life a philosophical place a magical place where you realize that all the material stuff cars bags watches and apartments have no real value but there is something way bigger than this this is a true spiritual place still day one we arrived to base camp with such a plane just like this a small little plane here's 2 300 meters Vinson base camp great weather we have a christmas tree there's a christmas tree uh beautiful weather the nature is just amazing amazing so we make made big big big steps towards the summit on the top Mount Vinson weather theres not so good but we will wait it out here we have christmas tree and Vinson
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