French and Swiss climbers celebrating their Vinson summit success at Patriot Hills.

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Ronnie, ALE Chef serving a main course dish. It began with sparkling Champagne and an assortment of French cheeses, followed by an exquisite Fish Soup (bisque), and a main course comprising Beef filet with a rich ham sauce , spinach quiche, potato and ham souflet, and sauteed vegetables, served with our choice of red or white wine. Dessert came in the form of rich Vanilla ice cream with a red wild fruit sauce. Truthfully, the best meal I had for a very long time…

tags: ronnie finsaas, patriot hills

After 47 days of undernourishment -or rather overspending of calories- I am delighted to see the fabulous meal that Ronnie Finsaas cooked-up to celebrate our South Pole success. I sincerely cannot remember appreciating a meal that much. Everything was excellent, from the fish soup, to the meat and vegetables and desert. I don’t want to take away any merit from Ronnie who is a great Chef (and kite skier), but a saying comes to mind here: “Hunger is the best of cooks”…

tags: maxime chaya, ronnie finsaas, bank audi, audi saradar group, patriot hills, kitchen

The Independence Mountain Range in Antarctica near Patriot Hills as seen from the Twin Otter’s window on December 30th 2007.

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Right to left, Kelly and Nick Lewis of ALE, Steve White, and Max on board the Ilyushin 76 on its way back from Patriot Hills to Punta Arenas on December 30th 2007

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Tired and sleepy, climbers and adventurers try to catch-up on much needed rest during their flight back to Chile aboard the Ilyushin 76.

tags: ilyushin 76, punta arenas, chile