Vinson Team 4, December 24, 2021

Hello Everybody, this is Jangbu Sherpa updating from Punta Arenas, Chile with Alpine Ascents Mt Vinson Team 4, December 24 , 2021. Everyone on this team have arrived in Punta Arenas with all of our baggages and ready to fly to Antarctica to begin our expedition to climb Mt Vinson in few days. We are going to spend next few days in Punta Arenas before we fly down into the Ice in Antarctica.

Everyone is happy and excited to be here and surely gonna begin our expedition soon. We took it easy for today, just nice and relaxed dinner in the Hotel. We will share some photos with our family, friends and loved ones while we are in the city. We will keep it posted for our family, friends and loved ones as much as we can, thanks everyone for following us on this journey of Climbing one of the Seven summit.

Jangbu and Ari

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