{"id":14696,"date":"2016-01-04T10:54:27","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T18:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=14696"},"modified":"2016-01-04T10:54:27","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T18:54:27","slug":"vinson-aconcagua-teams-on-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2016\/01\/04\/aconcagua\/vinson-aconcagua-teams-on-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Vinson &#038; Aconcagua Teams On Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January 4, 2016<\/p>\n<p>All IMG teams in the Southern Hemisphere were able to check in on Sunday, 3 Jan.\u00c2\u00a0 Greg Vernovage called first from Camp 1 on Vinson Massif, Antarctica.\u00c2\u00a0 The team had just completed an important carry to high camp (C2).\u00c2\u00a0 That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a tough day but people handled it well and everyone got back to C1 tired but totally ready to head back up and summit soon.\u00c2\u00a0 Summits attempts are all about the weather.\u00c2\u00a0 They need two days to get to the summit now so it will be interesting to hear if they were able to move to C2 today.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14697\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ice-Pond-on-Aconcagua.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[14696]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14697\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-14697\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ice-Pond-on-Aconcagua-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ice pond on Aconcagua\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ice-Pond-on-Aconcagua-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ice-Pond-on-Aconcagua-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ice-Pond-on-Aconcagua-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ice-Pond-on-Aconcagua-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ice pond on Aconcagua<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On Aconcagua, Josh McDowell and crew had a good carry to C1 yesterday.\u00c2\u00a0 Everyone stayed right together and performed well.\u00c2\u00a0 The move to C1 is scheduled for today.\u00c2\u00a0 The weather doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to be as good lower on the mountain to move so they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll likely get up to C1 today without issues.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Hamill and team stayed at C3 (high camp) on the 3<sup>rd<\/sup>.\u00c2\u00a0 Winds were simply too high to risk a summit attempt.\u00c2\u00a0 Their job is to stay patient and to stay ready.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cold and windy where they are and they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll need the mountain to cooperate, even a bit, before they can make their attempt.\u00c2\u00a0 They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve worked hard and deserve a little good luck.\u00c2\u00a0 Keeping our fingers crossed.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Ershler<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 4, 2016 All IMG teams in the Southern Hemisphere were able to check in on Sunday, 3 Jan.\u00c2\u00a0 Greg Vernovage called first from Camp 1 on Vinson Massif, Antarctica.\u00c2\u00a0 The team had just completed an important carry to high camp (C2).\u00c2\u00a0 That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a tough day but people handled it well and everyone got back 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