Hello cybernauts, this is Vern Tejas, high on the Branscomb Glacier, just below Mount Vinson, the highest point in Antarctica.

Another spectacular day, and guess what we're doing? We're resting, we're recuperating, and we're acclimatizing. So we're going to keep it short and sweet today and just tell you we're playing the Martin guitar, the one that Martin Guitar Company has sent to us to play, and hopefully get it to the top of the mountain.

And we're resting, recuperating, drinking lots of water, staying hydrated. And hopefully tomorrow, we'll move on up the hill. So thank you so much and oh, you should know that it was 35 below Centigrade this morning when we woke up. Everything else is the same. Ciao for now.

— Vern Tejas, expedition leader and MountainZone.com correspondent