3rd day in Punta Arenas

Hello everybody, today the December 27th is day 3 for us here in Punta Arenas. We are getting closer and closer to get going towards Antarctica and begin our climb on Mt Vinson.

We are gonna get checked in tomorrow for the flight to Union Glacier in Antarctica. Everyone is excited to move one step forward. Because of the situation we have this year we are moving slowly, all is looking good on our side and hopefully will fly down to Antarctica in couple of days.

Will keep it posted. Thank you everyone for following us on this journey of climbing the highest mountain in Antarctica, Mt Vinson.

Jangbu & Ari

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