Mount Vinson Massif Expedition -- January 1997
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Update #3 by Satellite-Phone Mount Vinson
Climbers Return from Summit and Wait for Plane in Building Storm Thursday, January 9, 1997 -- 10:38 am PST
 
You need the free RealAudio Player to hear this audio. Todd Burleson reported by satellite telephone Thursday morning, 11 am PST, that the Alpine Ascents International expedition to the Vinson Massif was successful. All team members reached the summit of 16,076-foot Mount Vinson on the evening of January 6-7 and have now returned to the Patriot Hills permanent camp approximately 120 km from the mountain. Burleson reports that all team members are in good shape as they await the arrival of the C-130 Hercules that will fly the expedition from Patriot Hills to Punta Arenas, Chile, a six-hour flight. Approaching bad weather has added an element of urgency: according to Burleson, if the Hercules does not arrive within the next few hours, a forecast storm could pin down the expedition at Patriot Hills for as long as a week.
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