February 10, 2012 IMG Guides Mike Hamill and Greg Vernovage called in from two separate camps on Aconcagua this afternoon. Mike & team had just pulled into Plaza Argentina (base camp) and Greg & Co. had just returned from a tough carry to High Camp. Both teams are doing just fine. A couple headaches for […]
Archive: February, 2012
20 Kilimanjaro Climbs
February 10, 2012 IMG Kilimanjaro guide Craig John said goodbye to his team at the airport last night, and headed back to Moshi for a well-deserved rest day before his third and final Kili trip this season. We asked Craig to send us a short retrospective after his 20th Kili trip: “I was sitting in […]
Orizaba Wins This Fight
February 9, 2012 Phil called in from the hut on Orizaba after “given’ it one heck of a go” this morning. Despite the teams effort they were forced to turn around 500ft short of the summit. 500ft doesn’t sound like much, but if you’ve climbed at all you realize that 500ft can be an eternity […]
Rockin’ & Rollin’
February 9, 2012 Greg called in this morning from Camp 2. The team crushed it today making the move from C1 to C2 in good time and in good form. Now that they’re situated at C2, Greg can start thinking about the next few days which includes their summit day. What’s the weather look like? […]
Grilled Steak & A Nice Malbec
February 8, 2012 Mike Hamill called in from Pampa de Llenas, our first trekking camp en route to Plaza Argentina on Aconcagua. Perfect weather and great scenery made for a wonderful day on the trail. They finished off the day with some Asado (grilled steak) and a nice Argentinian Malbec. Not too shabby for Aconcagua. […]
Aconcagua Team Back At C1
February 8, 2012 The approach to C2 (Photo by Tye Chapman) Greg called in to report that all is well back at Camp 1. The team had a solid carry to Camp 2 today, dropping off some of items they don’t necessarily need now, but will need up higher on the mountain. Common items carried […]
Mexico Team Acclimatized And Ready
February 8, 2012 Phil called this afternoon to report that they had a little more snow overnight at the hut, but the team still had a good acclimatization hike today. They’re calling for some more snow later this week so they’ll head up tonight and see if they can sneak in a climb before this […]
Orizaba Team Acclimatizing Well
February 7, 2012 Phil Ershler called to check-in this afternoon. They have had nice hiking up through the forest the past two days and have climbed above treeline to reach the Piedra Grande Hut where they will spend the next two nights. The team is strong and healthy and Phil is looking forward to leading […]
Ice Climbing With Perry
February 7, 2012 It has been a couple of years since I made it out to Ouray, CO. Not by choice, just by circumstance. I’ve missed it. I love the scene here and the way the town embraces ice climbers and makes them feel like favored guests. So I agreed to meet up with my […]
Loaded Up & Ready To Go
February 7, 2012 We got a quick note and photo from Hamill this morning. Â Hey Gang, Attached is the team photo. The van is loaded and we’re heading up to Penitentes. Mike