December 9, 2010 Phil called in last night around Midnight (Antarctica time/7:00pm PST) to report that everybody made it up to High Camp in good form yesterday and will go for the summit today. The plan today was to wake up with the sun, fire up the stoves for a hot drink then hit the […]

December 8, 2010 Phil called in last night to report that after a week, their time at C1 is thankfully coming to a close. Winds yesterday were relatively calm with temps around 0 degrees Fahrenheit, but while it was nice at C1, the winds were estimated at 50+mph up at High Camp forcing the team […]

December 6, 2010 Phil  called in this morning at 8:00 PST. All is well at Camp 1, but  the group is still waiting on the winds to die and conditions to improve before moving to high camp.  Currently winds are gusting at 35 mph at Camp. Guide Aaron Mainer and some of the group descended […]

December 4, 2010 Vinson Camp 1 checked in Saturday afternoon at 12:30 “Looks like we’re going to be sitting again today – weather’s improving but not enough to warrant going up high.  The nice thing is that we have plenty of time and plenty of gas and food here at Camp 1.  We also have […]

December 3, 2010 Phil called in from C1 on Vinson to report that they’re in the middle of their first “weather imposed rest day”.  It’s pretty windy where they’re located and extremely windy up high. They spent the morning building up their wind walls and are currently in the middle of an intense game of […]

December 2, 2010 Phil called in this morning to report that the carry to High Camp went off without a hitch. The weather held out as expected and everybody did great yesterday ascending the 4000 linear feet of fixed lines to High Camp then descending back to C1. Today they’ll catch up on their sleep […]

December 1, 2010 Phil called in from Antarctica last night to report that he and his team moved to C1 (9500ft.) yesterday.  Good weather and firm snow made for a great day. More good weather is expected today for their carry to High Camp (12,500ft.) but the forecast takes a turn for the worse on […]

November 30, 2010 Phil Ershler called in to the IMG office to report from Antarctica at 3:15pm PST (8:15 pm Antarctica time). The Mt. Vinson expedition is off to a great start!  All arrived in Punta Arenas on time and with their luggage.  They had a busy day sorting and packing then flew onto the […]

November 22, 2010 It must be about Thanksgiving time because I’m heading to Antarctica.  That seems to be a holiday tradition for me.  IMG Senior Guide,  Aaron Mainer, and I leave for Punta Arenas, Chile early Tuesday.  We’ll meet our team on Thanksgiving day and finish packing for our flight to Antarctica.  8 climbers are […]