December 17, 2012 Received the call from Mike Hamill early this morning, the 17th. The IL 76 is in the air. They’ll be back in Punta today and finding a nice restaurant to celebrate both their success on Vinson and with the Last Degree trip. Pretty much a perfect trip. In and out on schedule, […]
December 15, 2012 Mike and Vanessa reached the South Pole on Saturday, December 15. They’ve toured the South Pole Station and will be spending the night camped at the Pole. They should be able to fly back to the Union Glacier on Sunday and an IL 76 flight is tentatively scheduled for the 17th. Pretty […]
December 13, 2012 Mike just called in from about 16 miles short of the South Pole. Weather continues to be good and winds continue to be low. The view hasn’t changed – lots of white. With any luck, they hit the South Pole on Saturday. If weather permits, they could possibly get flown back to […]
December 10, 2012 Mike Hamill called in Sunday, somewhere south of 89 degrees. They were able to fly to the 89 degree S point on Saturday and even got in a couple of km. that day. Sunday was a full ski day. So far, so good. Mike said the winds weren’t unreasonable. When going towards […]
December 7, 2012 The IL 76 is in the air. Tim and John will be in Punta in time for a late supper. Mike and Vanessa will be staying, joining the ALE group to do the Last Degree. They’ll fly out to 89 degrees South and then ski the last 100 km to the Pole. […]
December 6, 2012 Hamill called in this afternoon to report that he and the team are already back at Union Glacier awaiting the IL-76 from the Chile. Today they enjoyed some gorgeous views of Mt. Shinn on their flight back to Union Glacier from Vinson Base Camp. It’s possible the IL-76 will head their way […]
December 5, 2012 Talked to Mike Hamill at 2:20 pm. Mike and team had just returned to high camp from the summit of Vinson. 10 hours, round trip. Everyone shook hands on the summit and the weather was quite good. Mike played this one just right. After their carry to high camp, the team waited […]
December 4 , 2012 Mike called at 4:30 pm, Seattle time. The entire team is at high camp. Weather is perfect. Winds are predicted to increase somewhat tomorrow but they may well have a shot in the morning. If you’re at high camp and the weather is favorable, that’s no time to be taking a […]
December 3, 2012 Just spoke with Mike at C1. It’s stayed windy up high but it’s ‘relatively’ pleasant at C1. Good news is that the forecast is improving and the prediction is for the winds to begin to lessen. But remember, it’s just a forecast. The team is well-positioned and ready. Just need a little […]
December 2, 2012 Mike called over the weekend. No relief from the winds at high camp. Mike and team are just happy they made the right decision to wait this one out at C1. Tim and Mike took several hours and hoofed it down to Vinson base camp to pick up more food and fuel. […]
