August 15, 2012 Peter Anderson just checked in from the Lima Airport. That’s a wrap! Last night the team had a wonderful celebration dinner and a couple extra celebration Pisco Sours to bring their Machu Picchu Trek to a close. The team is now at the airport making sure their bags get checked all the […]
August 15, 2012 Phil called in this morning to report that the team arrived safely in Terskol. Today they got their hearts & lungs working with a hike up to the observatory which sits at roughly 10,000ft. The rest of the day was spent tweaking gear, fitting crampons, going over some knots and all the […]
August 15, 2012 IMG guide Max Bunce reports that reports another good day of game viewing on the Serengeti, with lots of lions, cheetahs, hippo, and also a black rhino, which are getting pretty rare, and are normally confined to certain areas where they are protected by rangers from poachers. Today the team will hit […]
August 15, 2012 IMG guide Greg Vernovage reports that yesterday the team headed up to Zongo Pass with the jeeps, then hired some porters, and then hiked up to the Huayna Potosi Base Camp. Today they will do another day of training, and then tomorrow the plan is to head up to high camp and […]
August 14, 2012 IMG guide Max Bunce reports from the Serengeti that the team is having a fun safari. Yesterday they saw two leopards, which are the most elusive of the “Big Five”. The others on the list are elephant, cape buffalo, lion, and rhino and they are all more predictably seen vs. the leopard […]
August 14, 2012 IMG Guide Peter Anderson called in at  7:30 a.m. PDT today from the summit of Huayna Picchu Peak. All but two members of the team joined him in the steep hike up this peak overlooking Machu Picchu. Peter says he was unable to reach us on the satellite phone yesterday, but they […]
August 14, 2012 Phil Ershler checked in late last night our time, which was early Tuesday morning in St. Petersburg. “Our day of playing tourist ended with a great visit to St. Isaac’s Cathedral, a boat ride through the canals of St. Petersburg and dinner together in town. It’s now Tuesday morning and we’re checked […]
August 13, 2012 IMG guide Greg Vernovage reports that the team had a nice climb today of Pequeno Alpamayo. It’s a great warm up climb, and a spectacular summit. They started before dawn, climbed over the subsidiary summit of Tarija Peak, and then on to the summit of Pequeno Alpamayo. Well done, team! Now they […]
August 13, 2012 IMG guide Max Bunce reports that the climbers had a nice celebration back at the hotel in Moshi after their climb. Now they are heading out for 4 days of safari in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro. Their safari starts with the 45 minute flight from Arusha to the Seronera Airstrip out in […]
August 13, 2012 Word in from Phil Ershler and the team – they’ve had picture perfect weather while touring St. Petersburg today. They’ll continue on with a visit to St. Isaac’s Cathedral followed by a boat tour through the canals in the afternoon. Tomorrow they’ll depart for Terskol, where they’ll spend some time hiking and […]
