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Carry to Camp I
Tuesday, January 18, 2000
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Hi, this is Willi Prittie calling from Argentina. This is the Alpine Ascents International Aconcagua program. This morning we're looking at some beautiful weather here, just about ready to leave Base Camp for our first carry up to Camp I.
Yesterday we all had a rest day and kind of hung out, took some walks around, read some books, ate, slept, ate some more — all that good stuff.
So, today it looks like it's an even better weather day. It looks like almost zero [Unintelligible] up high and just totally clear, blue sky without any cloud cover at all. It's looking like we are going to have a gorgeous day for our first carry up to Camp I.
Everybody is pretty much set and raring to go. We're hoping that one of our members can ditch the cold here in the next couple of days and, other than that, everybody's doing quite well with elevation. So, we'll actually call and give you a quick update tonight and tell you how the carry went and what things look like at Camp I.
Everybody here, I should say, is also missing their wives and girlfriends and we'd like to say a quick 'hi' to those and perhaps Robin might like to say a 'hi' to somebody else [laughter in background]. Once again, we'll check in tonight and tell you how the carry went and how everything else goes. So, this is Willi Prittie checking out for now.
—Alpine Ascents Guide Willi Prittie, MountainZone.com Correspondent
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