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Well the big wind event came and went but did not have the immediate impact that we had hoped. Today, search<\/a> Tuesday December 7, is somewhat clear but the winds are still blowing on Vinson’s summit plus at High Camp.<\/p>\n

We can hear the low roar of the winds ripping through the high ridges. Some reports have it at 50 mph. A large lenticular cloud spans the ridge we can see from low camp. But,the weather forecast, which has been very accurate thus far, calls for low winds the next three days -enough for us to make a summit run. We are spending our time in a Groundhog Day movie set. We wait until noon to leave the tents since the sun (what there is of it) comes out from behind the nearby ridge.<\/p>\n

Next is ‘breakfast’, usually oatmeal, bacon and bagel sandwiches. By then it is between 2 and 3. The afternoons go by quickly. One day we built snow walls, another we took a short walk for exercise, today we did some review of crevasse rescue techniques. \"Alan<\/a>I write a dispatch on occasion using a foldable keyboard and PDA (think a 1995 pocket computer) and upload to the website via my sat phone at 1995 dialup speeds – no,slower!<\/p>\n

Back to the tents for a short nap or read before reconvening in the pyramid shaped cook\/dining tent – complete with snow benches – to hear the 9:30 PM weather report. This comes from Vinson Base Camp which is relayed from Union Glacier. All the teams listen in and contribute their own observations and plans. A dinner of pasta or a burrito wraps up the day. Some more small talk, reading or cards takes us towards midnight.<\/p>\n

It is still light outside when we crawl into our -20F sleeping bags neatly lied out on thin mats inside our 2 or 3 person tents. Hard to believe we are sitting on top of several thousand feet of Antarctic ice. We are on day 6 of the waiting game and hopeful that day 7 will take us to High Camp and then the top of Antarctica!<\/p>\n

Climb On!<\/p>\n

Alan<\/p>\n

Memories are Everything<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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