December 28, 2009 Mike Hamill reported in from Tanzania. Another IMG team has summitted Kilimanjaro. Way to go, team, and way to go, Mike. Safety trumps all on an IMG climb but we like being successful, too. Now, it’s down, out and off to safari. The Kilimanjaro trip is a bit of pain and pleasure. […]
Archive: December, 2009
Vinson Team Waiting To Fly
December 28, 2009 Heard from George Dunn down in Punta Arenas today. The crew all made it in and with all their luggage. That’s never a small feat. They’re packed and ready to go. The flight service that all Vinson climbers use, ALE, has held an orientation for everyone flying to the Ice, the IL […]
Vinson Team Arrives In Chile
December 27, 2009 Vinson Climb #2 is underway. Several of the team members arrived in Punta Arenas (Chile) a day early. Guides George Dunn and Eric Remza departed Seattle the day after Christmas and are arriving in Punta now. Lots to do. Gear needs to be checked, last minute food purchases get made and there […]
Kili Team Moving To High Camp
December 27, 2009 Mike Hamill called in last night from Karanga Valley camp at about 13,500’, about 9 pm Seattle time, which makes it morning of the 27th, their time. The crew is fine and heading for high camp. High camp is Barafu at just over 15,000’. They’ve had some afternoon rain but weather is […]
Christmas On Kili!
December 25, 2009 IMG Guide Mike Hamill called in from Shira Plateau with Christmas Greetings for the team’s friends and family… Everybody is doing fine. Tomorrow the team will climb to over 14,500’ and then drop back to 13,000’ and camp at Baranco Hut at 13,000’. What a way to spend the holidays! Tye Chapman […]
Kili Team On The Move – Day 1 @ 10,000ft.
December 23, 2009 – 8:40am (PST) IMG Guide Mike Hamill reports that everybody on our Christmas Kili team arrived on time and with all of their gear. They spent yesterday enjoying the town of Moshi and re-packing their gear for the climb. Day one of the climb was a nice hike from the Machame Gate […]
Everybody Wants To Keep Their Fingers
December 17, 2009 Nobody likes colds hands in the mountains (or anywhere else for that matter) so we had Phil Ershler explain his glove system… Having been on Denali over 30 times and Vinson (Antarctica) 15 times you might say Phil is a bit of a cold weather expert. Check out what he has to […]
Everest: Beyond The Limit Dates Announced
December 11, 2009 Air Dates Announced Now in its third season, the Discovery Channel’s Everest: Beyond The Limit is taking a new approach to filming this year and will feature both International Mountain Guides and Himalayan Experience in a five-part series.The dates and times are below. Be sure to check your local listings for any […]
Vinson Wrap-up (Team #1)
December 11, 2009 Phil called in with some promising news for his Vinson Team… It’s looking good for flights off the ice today. A Russian IL-76 (pictured below) is scheduled to land at 5:00pm this afternoon and Phil and Co. will board the plane around 7:00pm for the 4 hour flight to Punta Arenas, Chile. […]
Vinson Team Awaits Flight
December 10, 2009 After a successful summit the Vinson team made it back to Patriot Hills yesterday and is taking a well-deserved break to celebrate their summit… They just hope the break isn’t too long and visibility improves so flights off the ice resume to take them back to Punta Arenas, Chile and onto their […]