{"id":12986,"date":"2014-11-25T09:47:27","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T17:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=12986"},"modified":"2014-11-25T09:47:27","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T17:47:27","slug":"next-stop-union-glacier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2014\/11\/25\/vinson-antarctica\/next-stop-union-glacier\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Stop: Union Glacier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>November 25, 2014<\/p>\n<p>You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard it from us before \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always great to start an expedition with all climbers arriving as scheduled and with all their luggage.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s simply huge.\u00c2\u00a0 Mike Hamill\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s team did just that \u00e2\u20ac\u201c all in, all luggage in and everyone ready to go.<\/p>\n<p>The guides worked with the team as a whole and individually to check and double check everyone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gear yesterday.\u00c2\u00a0 On a Vinson expedition, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the best and there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all the rest.\u00c2\u00a0 All climbers are packed and ready.\u00c2\u00a0 Group gear and food is packed and ready to be loaded on the plane.<\/p>\n<p>That first dinner, together as a team, is always exciting.\u00c2\u00a0 Climbers are getting to know one another, sizing each other up and ratcheting up the excitement level.\u00c2\u00a0 Like that night before the big game.\u00c2\u00a0 A bit nervous but excited.\u00c2\u00a0 This is, after all, a trip to Antarctica.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12987\" style=\"width: 545px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/First-Dinner-Mike-Hamill.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[12986]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12987\" class=\" wp-image-12987\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/First-Dinner-Mike-Hamill.jpg\" alt=\"First Dinner (Mike Hamill)\" width=\"535\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/First-Dinner-Mike-Hamill.jpg 979w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/First-Dinner-Mike-Hamill-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/First-Dinner-Mike-Hamill-940x704.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/First-Dinner-Mike-Hamill-620x464.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/First-Dinner-Mike-Hamill-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First Dinner (Mike Hamill)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Briefing this morning and then final touching on the packs and then nothing to do but wait for the call.\u00c2\u00a0 As soon as the weather says yes, the first Vinson expedition for the 2014\/15 will be flying South for almost 2000 miles, to the Union Glacier at approx. 80 S. latitude.\u00c2\u00a0 If that isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t cool, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what is.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe Thanksgiving dinner at Vinson Base Camp!<\/p>\n<p>Phil Ershler<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 25, 2014 You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard it from us before \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always great to start an expedition with all climbers arriving as scheduled and with all their luggage.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s simply huge.\u00c2\u00a0 Mike Hamill\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s team did just that \u00e2\u20ac\u201c all in, all luggage in and everyone ready to go. 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