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IMG Vinson Massif Climb Itinerary
| Day | Itinerary |
| Depart from the United States. | |
| Arrive in Santiago and connect with flights to Punta Arenas, Chile. Night spent at our hotel in Punta Arenas. | |
| Final equipment checks and preparations. Night spent in Punta Arenas. | |
| Flight to Patriot Hill, Antarctica. Approx. 6 hours. Transfer as soon as weather permits to Vinson Base Camp in a twin engine Otter. Camp at Vinson Base. (7,000 ft.) | |
| Carry to Camp 1. (9,500 ft.) We cache gear here and descend to Vinson Base for the night. | |
| Probable rest day. | |
| Move to Camp 1 and set up camp there. | |
| Carry to Camp 2 at the col between Vinson and Mt. Shinn. (12,500 ft.) This is the location of our high camp and we leave a cache here and then descend to Camp 1. | |
| Probable rest day. | |
| Move to Camp 2 and set up our high camp. | |
| Weather and health permitting, we will make a summit bid. We will return to Camp 2 for the night. | |
| Pack up all gear and descend to Vinson Base Camp. This takes the bulk of the day. We camp here at base camp for the night. | |
| Return flight to the Patriot Hills and connect with the transport plane for our return flight to Punta Arenas. Night spent at the hotel. | |
| Fly from Punta Arenas to Santiago and connect with flights to the United States. | |
| Arrive home. | |
| These are contingency days that will be available to us for weather delays, additional acclimatization days or simply days for more climbing. The schedule gives us a fairly good cushion to deal with any unexpected delays or occurrences. |
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