January 5, 2017
Headed back to Union Glacier
Greg and team made the smart mountaineering call this morning and took advantage of another day of good weather and began their descent to Vinson base camp. When they arrived, a Twin Otter aircraft was waiting and within 45 minutes they were airborne and headed to the Union Glacier camp. ALE, the flight service, provides sensational meals, 24 hr hot water and a large tent with tables and chairs for eating, playing cards or reading. The IL isn’t scheduled to fly for another couple of days but that’s totally fine. Vinson is in the bag, the team’s healthy and they are totally ‘living large’.
Phil Ershler