December 2, 2010 Phil called in this morning to report that the carry to High Camp went off without a hitch. The weather held out as expected and everybody did great yesterday ascending the 4000 linear feet of fixed lines to High Camp then descending back to C1. Today they’ll catch up on their sleep […]
December 1, 2010 Phil called in from Antarctica last night to report that he and his team moved to C1 (9500ft.) yesterday. Good weather and firm snow made for a great day. More good weather is expected today for their carry to High Camp (12,500ft.) but the forecast takes a turn for the worse on […]
November 30, 2010 Phil Ershler called in to the IMG office to report from Antarctica at 3:15pm PST (8:15 pm Antarctica time). The Mt. Vinson expedition is off to a great start! All arrived in Punta Arenas on time and with their luggage. They had a busy day sorting and packing then flew onto the […]
November 22, 2010 It must be about Thanksgiving time because I’m heading to Antarctica. That seems to be a holiday tradition for me. IMG Senior Guide,  Aaron Mainer, and I leave for Punta Arenas, Chile early Tuesday. We’ll meet our team on Thanksgiving day and finish packing for our flight to Antarctica. 8 climbers are […]
January 11, 2010 As soon as I get one dispatch completed, my partner, George, calls again from the Patriot Hills. Seems as though the meteorologist likes what he’s seeing and the plan now is for the IL 76 to arrive at 80 degrees south at 2:15 am on the morning of the 12th. Sweet!. By […]
January 11, 2010 Just spoke with George down at 80 degrees south. Amazing what you can do with technology these days. Weather is nice at the Patriot Hills. The trick is for the meteorologist working for ALE to ‘predict’ when the weather window looks like it’s going to hold. And, it needs to hold long […]
January 11, 2010 Vinson leader, George Dunn, called in Sunday, Jan 10, and reported that while weather was quite good, winds weren’t quite low enough to bring in the IL 76. The ice runway at Patriot Hills runs pretty much east/west. To fly in or out, we need a combination of reasonable visibility, reasonably low […]
January 8, 2010 Must be beginner’s luck but, regardless, George and his crew are certainly having a run of good luck. After a 100% successful summit, they were able to descend to Vinson base camp on the 7th in good weather. And there was no stopping there. An hour flight and everyone was back at […]
January 6, 2010 Just got a sat phone call from the summit of Vinson – 10 for 10 on top! That makes us 100% for the season, and also means that we’ve still never missed the top of Vinson since we started running trips back in 1988! Congratulations to the entire team. More to follow… […]
January 4, 2010 Always fun to report that we’ve heard from our team in Antarctica. George Dunn just called in from Vinson Massif. The crew was able to carry to high camp today. A bit windy and overcast but doable. Their loads were cached there and that gear will be waiting for them when they […]
