January 2nd, 2025
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- The team with the 757 at Union Glacier (Max Bond)
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- The Twin Otter on skis with the Basler BT-67 behind it (Max Bond)
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- Camp at Union Glacier (Max Bond)
IMG Leader Max Bond reports that the team had a smooth flight last “night” (its 24 hour daylight!) into the Union Glacier Base Camp (79°46’05″S 83°15’42’W) in the Ellsworth Land area of Antarctica. The team were not able to continue on to the Vinson Base camp, so they erected their tents and spent the night there, enjoying the ALE facilities for dining and hanging out. Today the team loaded up the Twin Otter ski plane with their duffels and they have been waiting to fly to Vinson BC, but a persistent fog on the Branscomb Glacier has so far made that impossible. Oh well, they made it to The Ice and are in a perfect position for the next move over to the base of Mt Vinson!