Patriot Hills (while waiting for
the IL-76)
While awaiting the IL-76 to arrive,
people played cards and games, read, looked at photos, and talked,
while the camp staff worked. These pictures show only a few of
the camp staff of 18.
Shoveling the snow
which will be heated to make water
Di and Urs work on
one of the many jigsaw puzzles that were completed
Tim is reading an adventure
novel
Roger Sr. plays cards,
among the card games played were Sheepshead, Solitaire and Russian
Bank.
Hans is helping with
the jigsaw puzzle
Luis and Doug look
at digital photos that Luis had taken
Vinson Massiff climber
reads.
A climber adds his
words to the ANI guest log.
Mike Cross and Bret
Goodpaster, Curewalk skiers pass the time by reading
Cynthia plays scrabble
with some Vinson climbers
Derreck Boggan camp
assistant, and Gareth Hughes camp doctor take a short break.
The cooks Mairi Macauley
and Lana Hastie are preparing the hearty evening meal
Mons. Andreatta is
slicing Italian salami to share with everyone
A last degree skier
and Skip Horner, a Vinson Massiff guide read
People are reading,
making entries into the ANI camp log and checking camera equipment
Luis is reviews some
of his photos
Conrad Anker and other
Vinson climbers are talk
Some just sit and ponder
Robert and Ken read
Are these skiers planning
another trip, or just look at where they have been?
Derek is making water
from snow. It is an endless task.