{"id":25515,"date":"2021-11-26T08:17:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T16:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=25515"},"modified":"2021-11-26T08:17:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T16:17:11","slug":"heading-to-the-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2021\/11\/26\/vinson-antarctica\/heading-to-the-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"Heading to the Ice!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>November 26, 2021<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-25515 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/New-Airplane-757-TF-FIV-ready-to-Head-to-the-Ice-Justin-Merle.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[25515]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/New-Airplane-757-TF-FIV-ready-to-Head-to-the-Ice-Justin-Merle-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"New Airplane (757 TF-FIV) ready to Head to the Ice (Justin Merle)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/New-Airplane-757-TF-FIV-ready-to-Head-to-the-Ice-Justin-Merle-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/New-Airplane-757-TF-FIV-ready-to-Head-to-the-Ice-Justin-Merle-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/New-Airplane-757-TF-FIV-ready-to-Head-to-the-Ice-Justin-Merle-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/New-Airplane-757-TF-FIV-ready-to-Head-to-the-Ice-Justin-Merle-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/New-Airplane-757-TF-FIV-ready-to-Head-to-the-Ice-Justin-Merle.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25518'>\n\t\t\t\tNew Airplane (757 TF-FIV) ready to Head to the Ice (Justin Merle)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Happy-Thanksgiving-from-Punta-Arenas-Justin-Merle-scaled.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[25515]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Happy-Thanksgiving-from-Punta-Arenas-Justin-Merle-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Happy Thanksgiving from Punta Arenas (Justin Merle)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25517\" 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https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Happy-Thanksgiving-from-Punta-Arenas-Justin-Merle-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25517'>\n\t\t\t\tHappy Thanksgiving from Punta Arenas (Justin Merle)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gear-check-in-at-Punta-Arenas-Justin-Merle-scaled.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[25515]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gear-check-in-at-Punta-Arenas-Justin-Merle-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Gear check in at Punta Arenas (Justin Merle)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25516\" 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https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gear-check-in-at-Punta-Arenas-Justin-Merle-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25516'>\n\t\t\t\tGear check in at Punta Arenas (Justin Merle)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Justin Merle checked in early this morning to let us know the team had a great day yesterday, celebrating Thanksgiving with some good pizza, checking in, weighing and loading their gear and receiving word that the flight time for this morning is looking good!\u00c2\u00a0 The team should now be well into their flight to Union Glacier in Antarctica.<\/p>\n<p>All is well and we are thankful to hear that the hard work is now coming together!\u00c2\u00a0 We should hear from the team again as soon as they arrive to Vinson Base Camp!<\/p>\n<p>Happy 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