November 30, 2012 Spoke with Mike Hamill late yesterday afternoon. Weather was reasonable where they were (C1) but he had the crew out reinforcing snow walls. Winds were unreasonably high for a move to C2 and the forecast is for wind to continue for at least a couple more days. The comfort level at C1 […]
November 29, 2012 Quick update from Antarctica… Mike Hamill reports the team is sitting at C1 waiting out some high winds. They’ve got everything they need and will just hang tight for a day (or three). Phil Ershler
November 28, 2012 Ever wonder what IMG Guides do, to stay out of trouble, when we’re not walking uphill with a heavy pack? I took a volunteer post working in the Emergency Department at the Jigme Dorje Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in Thimphu, Bhutan. As an American ER doc, my role is to help the […]
November 26, 2012 Mike’s call today reported that they rallied and made the move to C1. Everyone firing strong. He said they got a good, secure camp built and will look at making a carry to high camp on the 27th. Weather remains good and forecast remains good. Once they’ve carried to high camp, they’ll […]
November 26, 2012 We had good news from Antarctica throughout the holiday weekend. IMG Senior Guide, Mike Hamill, and team were able to fly onto the Ice (Union Glacier) right on schedule, November 23. They spent that evening at the Union Glacier camp. This is where the big IL76 lands. ALE (the flight service) has […]
November 24, 2012 Yesterday, IMG Guide Mike Hamill checked in from Vinson Base Camp after carrying to Camp 1. All is well! Phil Ershler
November 20, 2012 IMG guides (Left —> Right) Chris Meder, Dustin Balderach, Josh McDowell, and Tyler Gimenez sporting their ugliest sweater at Tyler’s first annual Ugly Sweater Party. Looking good, guys. Becky K.
November 16, 2012 George Dunn, leading the current IMG Mexico trip, just called in. 100% on top of Orizaba. He was super excited about how well everyone did. All stood on top. He was calling from below a spot called the Labyrinth. It’s a series of gullies which provide access to the upper mountain. Sometimes […]
November 14, 2012 My partner, George Dunn, is in Mexico right now with one of our teams. Almost impossible to have anything other than a great time if George is at the helm. Weather’s been excellent and George called this morning to say – “summitâ€. All but one stood on top of Ixta this morning. […]
November 9, 2012 Greg checked in from Refugio Paine Grande this afternoon after calling a bit of an audible… The schedule had the team getting on a boat (from Refugio Grey) around noon, but the high winds had stirred up Lago Grey so much that the national park cancelled boat. What is Plan B you […]
