{"id":16524,"date":"2017-01-02T11:48:33","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T19:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=16524"},"modified":"2017-01-02T12:39:50","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T20:39:50","slug":"img-vinson-team-waiting-on-weather-in-antarctica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2017\/01\/02\/vinson-antarctica\/img-vinson-team-waiting-on-weather-in-antarctica\/","title":{"rendered":"IMG Vinson Team Waiting on Weather in Antarctica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January 2, 2017<\/p>\n<p>Just off the sat phone with Greg Vernovage from C1 on Vinson Massif.\u00c2\u00a0 They snuck in a carry yesterday, just the fixed ropes and cached just short of high camp.\u00c2\u00a0 Forecast was calling for higher winds yesterday and today that don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seem to be developing.\u00c2\u00a0 Greg and crew are taking a day off today at C1 and will be ready to move to high camp tomorrow, winds permitting.\u00c2\u00a0 They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re feeling quite strong and ready to push to the summit as soon as \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcsigns say yes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16525\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/c1-area-view.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[16524]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16525\" class=\"wp-image-16525 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/c1-area-view-1024x757.jpg\" width=\"940\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/c1-area-view-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/c1-area-view-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/c1-area-view-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/c1-area-view-940x695.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/c1-area-view-620x458.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/c1-area-view-195x144.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/c1-area-view.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antarctic scenery near C1 (photo: Phil Ershler)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Indication is for milder temps (by Antarctica standards) for the next couple of days, so we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re crossing fingers.\u00c2\u00a0 Bottom line: all\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s good with the crew and they now just need two reasonable weather days to take a shot at the summit.\u00c2\u00a0 Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t ask for a lot more than that.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Ershler<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 2, 2017 Just off the sat phone with Greg Vernovage from C1 on Vinson Massif.\u00c2\u00a0 They snuck in a carry yesterday, just the fixed ropes and cached just short of high camp.\u00c2\u00a0 Forecast was calling for higher winds yesterday and today that don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seem to be developing.\u00c2\u00a0 Greg and crew are taking a day 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