Vinson Massif: Cifelli & Team check in from Camp 1
Thursday, November 28, 2024 - 8:18 pm PT
Vinson Thanksgiving
It’s 1AM here the time of day is such a backdrop in Antarctica. The sun circles overhead and the only setting we get is when it hides behind one of the many unbelievable peaks surrounding us.
Our Thanksgiving wasn’t quite the same this year, we traded turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes for frozen milky ways, rock hard Swedish fish, quesadillas and steak with mashed potatoes (microwaveable pouches from back home).
And we moved!
We traveled from Vinson Basecamp to Camp 1 with a light breeze at times and snow that made for good sled pulling. Views beneath the West face of Vinson, Shin, and Tyree have us gobsmacked every time we look up. Which admittedly I wish was more. We’ll sleep here tonight in the hopes of moving to high camp tomorrow but we will see what the weather has in store. Wish us luck!!!
- RMI Guide Dominic Cifelli
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Dear Vision Team 2024,
I’m following your expedition with great interest and am amazed at how quickly you got from Punta Arena to Base Camp 1. Of course, 10 years ago when I did Vinson with Dave, the plane was still an old Ilyushin with a previous day in the army, definitely slower :-).
You have great weather and everything is going perfectly, but what about the blog from the 29th - did you arrive safely at the high camp?
I hope the weather stays so good then the climb to the summit will be doable. I hope you all reach the summit and that incredible feeling of happiness after all the effort of looking out over this incredibly beautiful white world from the highest point in the Antarctic. Good luck.
A big kiss to my wife, she trained incredibly hard for this expedition.
Best wishes, Hans
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