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Dec 12
#10: approaching the exit
Published at 05:48
The mountains continue to sparkle around us. Kirby Cone is ridiculously perfect, it might be a remnant volcanic plug so conical is its profile from every angle. Oh to stand on its summit. I think we?d struggle to fit our team on its tiny pinnacle.
Ming flew the drone today and I?m sure the 5 minutes of footage alone justifies its 2.3kg in weight.
Long climbs and soft snow left us pretty ragged by days end but the blue and windless sky, and a 16.2km trail down to Camp 6 give us little to complain about.
Up ahead we see the crux of our ascent up the Kansas. A steep traverse threads a needle between two ice falls and takes us onto the plateau where we make a left turn towards the South Pole. Tomorrow we will perch ourselves at the foot of the climb to give us a full day to ascend.
Jade is doing extraordinarily well. She carries all of her own food, personal stuff, her glacier travel gear and a tin of fuel and keeps a steady pace. Dealing with the cold up above will be the big test but so far she?s a star.
Moroccan Lamb again, my fave.
Eric
Pics of our view back down the glacier towards the Wisconsin Range, Ming skiing ahead and Jade and Paul slogging past Kirby Cone.
Ming flew the drone today and I?m sure the 5 minutes of footage alone justifies its 2.3kg in weight.
Long climbs and soft snow left us pretty ragged by days end but the blue and windless sky, and a 16.2km trail down to Camp 6 give us little to complain about.
Up ahead we see the crux of our ascent up the Kansas. A steep traverse threads a needle between two ice falls and takes us onto the plateau where we make a left turn towards the South Pole. Tomorrow we will perch ourselves at the foot of the climb to give us a full day to ascend.
Jade is doing extraordinarily well. She carries all of her own food, personal stuff, her glacier travel gear and a tin of fuel and keeps a steady pace. Dealing with the cold up above will be the big test but so far she?s a star.
Moroccan Lamb again, my fave.
Eric
Pics of our view back down the glacier towards the Wisconsin Range, Ming skiing ahead and Jade and Paul slogging past Kirby Cone.
- Name: Camp 7
- Elevation: 1668 m
- Latitude: 85° 53’ 12” South
- Longitude: 136° 58’ 3” West
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