August 8, 2012 Today we drove from La Paz up onto the Altiplano to the resort town of Copacabana on the shore of Lake Titicaca (12,507 feet / 3,812 m).  Along the way we had the chance to visit the famous Tiahuanaco ruins (dated 1600 BC). This afternoon the team took a nice (slow!) walk […]
August 7, 2012 All is well here, all bags and climbers accounted for. The team had a nice welcome dinner last night at Lo Comedie.  An early night to catch up on the travel and a morning of gear checks and duffel packing has us ready for Lake Titicaca and Copacabana tomorrow.  Today we went […]
August 6, 2012 Just spoke personally with IMG Senior Guide, Max Bunce. Team and he are at the Machame Camp. Good day of hiking and Max said this team moves well. They’re bedding down now for a well-deserved rest and will be back at it in the morning. All good on Kilimanjaro! Phil Ershler
August 6, 2012 IMG guide Greg Vernovage reports from La Paz that all team members (and all of their duffel bags) have now made it to Bolivia. Stepping off the airplane at El Alto airport (LPB) at 13,325 feet is a big shock…just need to move slowly and breathe! From the airport the team drops […]
August 6, 2012 Machu Picchu (8/4/12) Guide Peter Anderson called in from the summit of Huayna Picchu, all but one of the team made the early a.m. hike up to this lofty perch above Machu Picchu. After taking in the view they descended back down and then it was back to Aquas Calientes. From there […]
August 2, 2012 We just received a summit shot from part of the Classic Alps team currently in the field. Part of the team crossed the border into Italy to climb Grand Paradiso, the only 4,000 meter peak solely within Italy. The photo was taken on July 31. The entire team is now back in […]
August 1, 2012 IMG guide Peter Anderson just called in with the evening report. The team successfully crossed Dead Woman’s Pass, the highest point on the trek and is now resting comfortably in camp. Peter says the team has a late lunch and is stuffed! The cook for their trek is doing an excellent job. […]
August 1, 2012 IMG Guide Eben Reckord called in from the Whitman Glacier near Little Tahoma. He and Dustin Balderach are leading our 6.5 day Little Tahoma Seminar. Today they moved camp a little closer to Little Tahoma proper. Tomorrow they’ll continue training and if all goes as planned they’ll climb on Friday. In the […]
August 1, 2012 Another short and to the point call from Max this morning from their camp on the Serengeti. “Phil, we pretty much saw everything today. Sitting by the campfire, everyone’s having a drink and the staff will be serving dinner shortly. Couldn’t be better.†Phil Ershler
July 31, 2012 IMG guide Peter Anderson called in from the July 28-August 6 Machu Picchu trek. The team completed their first day of the trek and all are resting comfortably now, ready for a good first night of sleep in tents! Peter reports the team had an excellent trout dinner tonight, and played some […]
