November 30, 2012 Spoke with Mike Hamill late yesterday afternoon. Weather was reasonable where they were (C1) but he had the crew out reinforcing snow walls. Winds were unreasonably high for a move to C2 and the forecast is for wind to continue for at least a couple more days. The comfort level at C1 […]
November 29, 2012 Quick update from Antarctica… Mike Hamill reports the team is sitting at C1 waiting out some high winds. They’ve got everything they need and will just hang tight for a day (or three). Phil Ershler
November 26, 2012 Mike’s call today reported that they rallied and made the move to C1. Everyone firing strong. He said they got a good, secure camp built and will look at making a carry to high camp on the 27th. Weather remains good and forecast remains good. Once they’ve carried to high camp, they’ll […]
November 26, 2012 We had good news from Antarctica throughout the holiday weekend. IMG Senior Guide, Mike Hamill, and team were able to fly onto the Ice (Union Glacier) right on schedule, November 23. They spent that evening at the Union Glacier camp. This is where the big IL76 lands. ALE (the flight service) has […]
November 24, 2012 Yesterday, IMG Guide Mike Hamill checked in from Vinson Base Camp after carrying to Camp 1. All is well! Phil Ershler
January 13, 2012 Ecuador Phil called in from Otavalo. The team enjoyed some urban acclimatization with a tour of Old Town Quito. Remember Quito sits at roughly 10,000ft so just getting around town is an adjustment. After their tour they loaded up and made their way to Otavalo, but not without a quick stop at […]
January 12, 2012 We received a voice mail from Greg late last night (3am in Antarctica) as they were boarding the IL-76 bound for Punta Arenas, Chile – “We’re coming home”. Schedules are hard to keep given the nature of the terrain, but this time it all went according to plan. After a quick siesta […]
January 11, 2012 Greg called in from Antarctica this morning to report that they’re likely to get off the ice as scheduled. Let’s hope the next phone call we get from Greg and the Vinson team is from South America! All is well otherwise – they’re just killing time. Note: killing time after having summitted […]
January 7, 2012 Just a quick note to let everyone following Greg Vernovage and team that they were able to get down to Vinson base camp the day following their summit. And, as luck would have it, they were on a Twin Otter that same afternoon and on their way to the Union Glacier. Union […]
January 4, 2012 Another good day on the Ice. Weather improved and Greg and team moved up to high camp. Winds about 10 mph kept the walk into camp plenty cool. Team is preparing dinner and gear for a probable summit attempt in the morning. Forecast is encouraging and they’re exactly where they should be […]
