{"id":27477,"date":"2023-12-19T13:24:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T21:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=27477"},"modified":"2023-12-19T13:24:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T21:24:58","slug":"mt-vinson-climbers-are-on-their-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2023\/12\/19\/vinson-antarctica\/mt-vinson-climbers-are-on-their-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt Vinson climbers are on their way!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 6th, 2023&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Porter McMichael reports that the team wrapped up their preparations yesterday in Punta Arenas with a chilly walk on the waterfront.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27478\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-IMG-Vinson-team-in-Punta-Arenas-Porter-McMichael.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[27477]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27478\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27478\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-IMG-Vinson-team-in-Punta-Arenas-Porter-McMichael.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-IMG-Vinson-team-in-Punta-Arenas-Porter-McMichael.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-IMG-Vinson-team-in-Punta-Arenas-Porter-McMichael-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-IMG-Vinson-team-in-Punta-Arenas-Porter-McMichael-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-IMG-Vinson-team-in-Punta-Arenas-Porter-McMichael-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-IMG-Vinson-team-in-Punta-Arenas-Porter-McMichael-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The IMG Vinson team in Punta Arenas (Porter McMichael)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This morning they were transferred to the PUQ airport where they loaded up into the Icelandair 757-200.\u00a0 Parked next to it is the Ilyushin Il-76 which is still used for cargo flights to Union Glacier (this plane was used for passenger flights too, for many years, prior to 2015).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27482\" style=\"width: 534px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Icelandair-757-and-IL-76-at-Punta-Arenas-airport-Porter-McMichael-2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[27477]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27482\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27482\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Icelandair-757-and-IL-76-at-Punta-Arenas-airport-Porter-McMichael-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Icelandair-757-and-IL-76-at-Punta-Arenas-airport-Porter-McMichael-2.jpg 524w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Icelandair-757-and-IL-76-at-Punta-Arenas-airport-Porter-McMichael-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Icelandair-757-and-IL-76-at-Punta-Arenas-airport-Porter-McMichael-2-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Icelandair 757 and IL 76 at Punta Arenas airport (Porter McMichael)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now they are on the way to Union Glacier, about 4.5 hours of flying!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27480\" style=\"width: 803px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/On-the-way-to-Antarctica-Flightaware.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[27477]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27480\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/On-the-way-to-Antarctica-Flightaware.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"793\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/On-the-way-to-Antarctica-Flightaware.jpg 793w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/On-the-way-to-Antarctica-Flightaware-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/On-the-way-to-Antarctica-Flightaware-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/On-the-way-to-Antarctica-Flightaware-620x331.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/On-the-way-to-Antarctica-Flightaware-195x104.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the way to Antarctica (Flightaware)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 6th, 2023&#8211; Porter McMichael reports that the team wrapped up their preparations yesterday in Punta Arenas with a chilly walk on the waterfront. 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