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0000 - mike and bob on summit

12/9/04

0001 - leaving PIT

11/24/04

0002 - 2 big bags of stuff

11/24/04

0003- bob and mike

11/24/04

0004 - mike and bob

11/24/04

0005 - mike forgot his ticket

11/24/04

0006 - bob on the plane

11/25/04

0007 - waiting for visa in Chile

11/25/04

0008 - recheck bags in Santiago

11/25/04

0009 - breakfast in Santiago

11/25/04

0010 - the guides

11/25/04

0011- sculpture in Santiago airport

12/17/04

0012 - sculpture

12/17/04

0013 - Santiago airport

11/25/04

0014 - Lan Chile plane

11/25/04

0015 - need bus to combat wind

11/25/04

0016 - very windy exit

11/25/04

0017 - windy exit requires assistance

12/17/04

0018 - in Punta Arenas airport

11/25/04

0019 - windy at airport

11/25/04

0020 - loading the van

11/26/04

0021 - loading the van 2

11/26/04

0022 - plenty of gear

11/26/04

0023 - Phil holds court

11/26/04

0024 - Phile fills in some info

11/26/04

0025 - mike and a friend

12/17/04

0026 - bob's sweet dreams

11/26/04

0027 - ruffians in town square

11/26/04

0028 - more trouble in the square

11/26/04

0029 - preparing for briefing

11/26/04

0030 - Peter gives the briefing

11/26/04

0031 - street festival to pass the time

11/26/04

0032 - street festival 2

11/26/04

0033 - street festival 3

11/26/04

0034 - lots 'o bags

11/26/04

0035 - mike ready to go

11/26/04

0036 - moving those bags

11/26/04

0037 - bob in punta arenas

11/26/04

0038 - mike in punta arenas

12/17/04

0039 - mike at hotel

11/26/04

0040 - hotel

11/26/04

0041 - bob having picnic lunch

11/26/04

0042 - bob still eating

11/26/04

0043 - mike with biggest donut ever

11/26/04

0044 - happy to find an adapter

11/26/04

0045 - guides repack the bags

11/26/04

0046 - weighing bags 1

11/26/04

0047 - weighing bags 2

11/26/04

0048 - weighing bags 3

11/26/04

0049 - taking bags to the plane

11/26/04

0050 - bags to plane 2

11/26/04

0051 - phil negotiates for discount

11/26/04

0052 - dinner in Puntas Arenas

11/27/04

0053 - drinks after dinner

11/27/04

0054 - drinks 2

11/27/04

0055 - drinks 3

11/27/04

0056 - drinks 4

11/27/04

0057 - bob in bar

12/17/04

0058 - mike at straits of megellan

11/27/04

0059 - mike and bob and straits of magel

11/27/04

0060 - bob and dan

11/27/04

0061 - houston

11/27/04

0062 - miguels

11/27/04

0063 - bob phone home

11/27/04

0064 - bob lunch

11/27/04

0065 - bob buys lunch

11/27/04

0066 - bob packing

12/17/04

0067 - bob dresses for plane

11/28/04

0067 - mike leaving for plane

11/28/04

0068 - team ready to go

11/28/04

0069 - mike is antsy

11/28/04

0070 - our chariot

11/28/04

0071 - aleutian - the russian cargo plan

11/28/04

0071 - waiting in airport

11/28/04

0072 - Peter explains we cannot fly toda

11/28/04

0073 - bob is bummed

12/17/04

0074 - mike disappointment

11/28/04

0075 - more stories in the lobby

11/28/04

0076 - bob passes the time

11/28/04

0077 - another street concert

11/28/04

0078 - 2 level grocery store

11/28/04

0079 - bob and mike have pins on this ma

11/29/04

0080 - at the bar

11/29/04

0081 - back to airport again

11/29/04

0082 - to airport again

11/29/04

0083 - the aleutian waits

11/29/04

0084 - crammed inside the Aleutian

11/29/04

0085 - no heat no room, lots of noise

11/29/04

0086 - a big plane

11/29/04

0087 - during brief stop in Ushwiia - ta

12/17/04

0088 - tango

12/17/04

0089 - snack bar in Ushwiaa

11/29/04

0090 - comfort in the Aleutian

11/29/04

0091 - inside the Aleutian

11/29/04

0092 - Vern plays a tune

11/29/04

0093 - ready to disembark

11/29/04

0094 - Antarctica

11/29/04

0095 - Bob in Antarctica

11/29/04

0096 - mike at patriot hills

11/29/04

0097 - walking up to camp

11/29/04

0098 - one tent at partiot hills

11/29/04

0099 - the Otters waiting to fly

11/29/04

0100 - the latrine

11/29/04

0101 - pee into the barrel

12/17/04

0102 - phil teaches setting up Trango 2

11/29/04

0103 - inside the cook tent at patriot h

11/30/04

0104 - the patriot hills

11/30/04

0105 - the patriot hills

11/30/04

0106 - waiting to fly

11/30/04

0107 - loading the Otter

11/30/04

0108 - almost ready to take off

11/30/04

0109 - into the otter

12/17/04

0110 - vuew from the otter

11/30/04

0111 - inside the otter

11/30/04

0112 - inside the otter

12/17/04

0200 - summit in far distance center

11/30/04

0201 - setting up base camp

11/30/04

0202 - pointing to the summit

11/30/04

0203 - a huge icefall

11/30/04

0204 - the crapper at base camp

11/30/04

0205 - Bob on crapper at basde camp

11/30/04

0206 - view from base camp crapper

11/30/04

0207- view fro base camp crapper

11/30/04

0208 - base camp with icrfall in backgro

11/30/04

0209 - close quarters base camp

12/17/04

0210 - base camp preparing to climb

11/30/04

0211 - base camp - alistair ready to cli

11/30/04

0212 - fritz in tent

11/30/04

0213 - Fritz and mike in tent

11/30/04

0214 - phil,. jon, alistair in posh tent

11/30/04

0215 - phil cooking

11/30/04

0216 - Mike H melting snow

11/30/04

0217 - jon, alistair, dennis dan in posh

11/30/04

0218 - paul, lindsay in posh tent

11/30/04

0219 - lindsay and bob in posh tent

11/30/04

0220 - bob and mike in posh tent

11/30/04

0221 - ANE HQ at base camp

11/30/04

0222 - mike ready to climb from base cam

11/30/04

0223 - mike at base camp with summit in

11/30/04

0224 - dragging a sled from base camp

11/30/04

0225 - bob, phil hiking from base camp

11/30/04

0226 - dan at rest break

11/30/04

0227 - lindsay at rest break

11/30/04

0228 - looking down the ice to base camp

11/30/04

0229 - mike and big eds

11/30/04

0230 - mike h and bob

11/30/04

0231 - rest break

11/30/04

0232 - rest break

11/30/04

0233 - mike at rest break

11/30/04

0234 - frosty mike

12/24/04

0234 - mike ready to walk again

12/1/04

0235 - unpacking gear to cache at Camp 1

12/1/04

0236 - mike ready to hike down again

12/1/04

0237 - late day, head back to base camp

12/1/04

0238 - late day, head back to base camp

12/1/04

0239 - late day, head back to base camp

12/1/04

0240 - jon, dennis, alistair in posh ten

12/1/04

0241 - jon, dennis, alistaior, bob in po

12/1/04

0242 - building platform at Camp 1

12/1/04

0243 - phil at base camp after a good on

12/1/04

0244 - fritz gets a ride

12/1/04

0245 - mike self portrait

12/1/04

0246 - mike ready to climb

12/1/04

0247 - Ghost Hand

12/24/04

0247 - vinson summit over our heads

12/1/04

0248 - fritz hanging on

12/1/04

0249 - lonely trekkers

12/1/04

0250 - rest break below icefall

12/17/04

0251 - giant ice boulders below icefall

12/1/04

0252 - trek along base of mountain

12/1/04

0253 - stretching the old back

12/17/04

0254 - fritz still along for the ride

12/2/04

0255 - bob and fritz

12/17/04

0256 - setting up the posh tent

12/2/04

0257 - building an ice wall

12/2/04

0258 - building an ice wall

12/2/04

0259 - camp 1

12/2/04

0260 - camp 1

12/2/04

0261 - mike on crapper at Camp 1

12/2/04

0262 - heading to headwall from Camp 1

12/2/04

0263 - heading to headwall from Camp 1

12/2/04

0264 - the headwall from way below

12/2/04

0265 - starting up the headwall

12/2/04

0266 - starting up the headwall

12/2/04

0267 - two other climbers on the headwal

12/2/04

0268 - mike leads his rope up the headwa

12/2/04

0269 - mike leads his rope up the headwa

12/2/04

0270 - sue's pyramid in center

12/2/04

0271 - sue's pyramid in center

12/2/04

0272 - sue's pyramid in center

12/2/04

0273 - teams coming down headwall

12/3/04

0274 - trek back to camp 1

12/3/04

0275 - camp 1 in the distance

12/3/04

0276 - bob's feet steaming

12/3/04

0277 - bob, dennis, dan in posh tent

12/3/04

0278 - lindsay, phil in posh tent

12/3/04

0279 - paul, alistair in posh tent

12/3/04

0280 - mike h, jon, paul in posh tent

12/3/04

0281 - mike in posh tent

12/3/04

0282 - phil gives know lessons

12/3/04

0283 - phil gives running belay lessons

12/3/04

0284 - phil gives anchor lessons

12/3/04

0285 - no climbing in these winds

12/4/04

0286 - bob contemplates the weather

12/5/04

0287 - bob contemplates the weather

12/5/04

0288 - bad weather day

12/5/04

0289 - hanging in camp 1

12/5/04

0290 - fixing up the posh tent

12/5/04

0291 - fixing up the posh tent

12/5/04

0292 - bob working on posh tent interior

12/17/04

0293 - dan, dennis, bob enjoy improved p

12/5/04

0294 - dan, dennis, bob enjoy improved p

12/5/04

0295 - dennis, mike enjoy improved posh

12/5/04

0296 - dennis builds wall at posh tent

12/5/04

0297 - playing hearts in posh tent

12/6/04

0298 - playing hearts in posh tent

12/6/04

0299 - playing hearts in posh tent

12/6/04

0300 - playing hearts in posh tent

12/6/04

0301 - playing hearts in posh tent

12/6/04

0302 - bob naps outside

12/6/04

0303 - dennis sunbathing

12/6/04

0304 - conference of guides

12/6/04

0305 - mike reads outside

12/17/04

0306 - paul no shirt

12/6/04

0307 - rest day in sun

12/6/04

0308 - rest day in sun

12/6/04

0309 - bare feet - what a treat

12/6/04

0310 - weather front

12/17/04

0311 - weather front

12/7/04

0312 - weather front

12/7/04

0313 - weather front.JPG

12/17/04

0314 - weather front

12/7/04

0315 - weather front

12/7/04

0316 - alistair, jon,paul in posh tent

12/7/04

0317 - phil, mike h, lindsay cooking

12/7/04

0318 - breaking camp 2

12/7/04

0319 - mike ready to climb

12/17/04

0320 - ready to climb

12/7/04

0321 - bob ready to go

12/17/04

0322 - mike ready to hike

12/7/04

0323 - approaching the headwall

12/7/04

0324 - to the headwall

12/7/04

0325 - rest break below headwall

12/7/04

0326 - jon rest break below headwall

12/7/04

0327 - rest break below headwall

12/7/04

0328 - rest break below headwall

12/7/04

0329 - mike h rest break below headwall

12/7/04

0330 - sue's pyramid

12/7/04

0331 - mike H up the headwall

12/8/04

0332 - mike H up the headwall

12/17/04

0333 - mike H up the headwall

12/8/04

0334 - mike H up the headwall

12/8/04

0335 - dennis, bob rest break

12/8/04

0336 - at camp 2

12/8/04

0337 - at camp 2

12/8/04

0338 - mike at camp 2

12/8/04

0339 - mike at camp 2

12/8/04

0340 - jon at camp 2

12/8/04

0341 - bob at camp 2

12/8/04

0341 - mike sunset at camp 2

12/8/04

0342 - at camp 2

12/8/04

0343 - kitchen at Camp 2

12/8/04

0344 - phil, mike H at Camp 2

12/8/04

0345 - Mt Shinn

12/17/04

0346 - Mt Shinn

12/8/04

0347 - dinner at Camp 2

12/8/04

0348 - dinner at Camp 2

12/8/04

0349 - mike dinner at Camp 2

12/8/04

0350 - camp 2

12/8/04

0351 - bob in tent camp 2

12/8/04

0352 - start of summit trek

12/8/04

0353 - start of summit trek

12/8/04

0354 - start of summit trek

12/8/04

0355 - summit trek

12/8/04

0356 - summit trek

12/8/04

0357 - Mike H makes summit ridge

12/9/04

0358 - bob - only 40 minutes to go

12/9/04

0359 - Paul approaches summit ridge

12/17/04

0360 - Paul approaches summit ridge

12/17/04

0362 - summit ridge

12/9/04

0363 - summit ridge

12/9/04

0364 - view from summit ridge

12/9/04

0365 - mike on summit

12/17/04

0366 - jon on summit

12/9/04

0367 - mike H on summit

12/9/04

0369 - mike and bob on summit

12/9/04

0370 - mike and bob on summit

12/9/04

0371 - mike and lindsay on summit

12/9/04

0372 - mike and big ed's on summit

12/9/04

0373 - mike and big ed's on summit

12/17/04

0374 - bob phone home from summit

12/9/04

0375 - around the summit

12/9/04

0376 - view during descent

12/9/04

0377 - view during descent

12/9/04

0378 - view during descent

12/9/04

0379 - view during descent

12/9/04

0380 - mt shinn during descent

12/9/04

0381 - view during descent

12/9/04

0382 - camp 2 seen from descent

12/9/04

0383 - camp 2 seen from descent

12/9/04

0384 - bob back as camp 2

12/9/04

0385 - mike back at camp 2

12/17/04

0386 - fritz hanging in the tent

12/9/04

0387 - fritz at camp 2

12/9/04

0388 - fritz at camp 2

12/9/04

0389 - mike hot soup camp 2

12/9/04

0390 - icefall next to headwall

12/9/04

0391 - icefall next to headwall

12/9/04

0392 - descending the headwall

12/9/04

0393 - transfer some weight to sleds

12/9/04

0394 - transfer some weight to sleds

12/9/04

0395 - descending into camp 1

12/9/04

0396 - view descending to base camp

12/9/04

0397 - view descending to base camp

12/9/04

0398 - view descending to base camp

12/9/04

0399 - view descending to base camp

12/9/04

0400 - view descending to base camp

12/9/04

0401 - rest break during descent

12/9/04

0402 - view during descent to base camp

12/10/04

0403 - view during descent to base camp

12/10/04

0404 - view during descent to base camp

12/10/04

0405 - the whole team

12/9/04

0406 - the whole team 2

12/9/04

0501 - the otter landing

12/9/04

0502 - otter at base camp

12/9/04

0503 - otter at base camp

12/9/04

0504 - 2nd otter lands at base camp

12/9/04

0504 - otter touches down

12/9/04

0505 - view from otter

12/9/04

0506 - view from otter

12/9/04

0507 - view from otter

12/9/04

0508 - view from otter

12/9/04

0509 - view from otter

12/9/04

0510 - view from otter

12/9/04

0511 - view from otter

12/9/04

0512 - view from otter

12/9/04

0513 - view from otter

12/9/04

0514 - view from otter

12/9/04

0515 - view from otter

12/9/04

0516 - view from otter

12/9/04

0517 - view from otter

12/9/04

0518 - view from otter

12/9/04

0519 - view from otter

12/9/04

0520 - view from otter

12/9/04

0521 - loading the aleutian

12/9/04

0522 - aleutian cargo entrance

12/9/04

0523 - aleutian gets ready

12/9/04

0524 - sharing space with 2 land rovers

12/9/04

0525 - land rovers on the plane

12/9/04

0526 - a full plane

12/9/04

0527 - dark cold noisy on the aleutian

12/9/04

0528 - mike before his shower

12/17/04

0529 - mike and bob get a beer

12/10/04

0530 - dirty clothes everywhere

12/10/04

0531 - changing tickets to get home

12/10/04

0532 - celebrate

12/10/04

0533 - celebrate

12/10/04

0534 - celebrate

12/10/04

0535 - mike morning after

12/10/04

0536 - lunch before we go

12/11/04

0537 - last looks in Punta Arenas

12/11/04

0538 - mike waiting to go

12/11/04

0539 - lines at Punta Arenas

12/11/04

0540 - Bob on the plane

12/11/04