Still waiting. Can't fight Mother Nature

Still in Punta waiting for the cloud to clear from Union Glacier. Report from camp says the Blue Ice Runway is now clear despite various problems with machines and equipment struggling with the workload after a long cold winter. The team there have been putting in long hours getting as much set up in camp as possible ready for the arrival of the first Ilyushin flight. Work here continues as normal, staff training tomorrow at the local indoor climbing wall, refreshing crevasse rescue techniques. 100 years ago today that Amundsen departed from the Bay of Whales on the Antarctic coast. Nothing else to report......