Day 56
S78 29' 59.64", W85 49' 27.48"
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The team reach low camp on Mount Vinson
“Hi everyone, it’s Lou on day 56 of the expedition. It’s beautiful weather here at low camp on Mount Vinson, although very cold.
We set off from Vinson base camp this morning at 11am. We were roped up, with backpacks on and towing small plastic pulks. We worked our way up the Branscombe Glacier. There were a few crevasses around and signs of avalanche on surrounding slopes. The scenery was absolutely stunning. The route was around seven kilometres, and at took around five hours to reach low camp at 2,840m. We’re feeling great.
There are a small collection of tents here, behind snow walls, as this place can get smashed when it’s windy. We can see the fixed lines going up the head wall that we will tackle tomorrow. It’s a big day, with around 1,000m of ascent to high camp, which will probably take us around seven hours.
That’s all for this evening. Onwards.”
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