South Pole Bound

South Pole Bound

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Preparing for Antarctica


Antarctica time!!! Well is about that time of year again. In just a few weeks I will be, once again, heading south, way south. The month of October has been dedicated to planning and training for the ice. I will be leaving for South America the end of October. I should be arriving in Patriot Hills and then on to Vinson base camp by early November. Weather permitting I should arrive back in the U.S. by mid/late December. This year is incredibly exciting. Between guiding new routes, establishing new and more technical lines, and the opportunity to ski all over the Ellsworth Mountains, this season in Antarctica is looking promising. I have set up this Blog in order to make following this trip easier for those interested. With a little luck I will be able to send out photos and dispatches via satellite phone to this website, giving up to date info on the next few months on the ice. Unfortunately I will not be posting every week, hell, after all I am there to climb, but i will do my best. Please tune in and post comments or questions as much as you like and I will do my best to respond. Thank you for checking it out!! See you in a few months.

2 comments:

Michael said...

hey when you go back stateside, are you going to hit up tejas for any length of time? i should be back in the good ole us of a for the month of december. look forward to keeping up with you through this site. i will give you a call before you head out. also if you need a place to thaw out afterwards, the surf here should be pretty spot on. best of all, most of the great whites will have moved to cooler waters.

iceman said...

mikey c, its been too long. i got your message the other day, i will try and give a call back tomorrow, time is moving fast. i return from the ice around dec 18th. not sure about texas, will depend on a few things. how long are you going to be in the states? just dec? lets talk before i leave, ok? hope all is well. tell your ladies hello for me.