January 16, 2013 Austin called in reporting great conditions for the team on their summit day of Ixta. They’re back at High Camp now and will take a quick break, pack up camp, before heading down to their vans which will take them straight to Puebla for the night. They should pull into Puebla just […]
January 15, 2013 Austin just checked in from High Camp on Ixta, all continues to go well. They just finished up dinner (pasta, chorizo and peppers) and are heading to bed, the 1:00am wake-up call will come soon enough. The weather has been great and looks reasonable for tomorrow. Austin estimates a 4-5 hour push […]
January 15, 2013 IMG guides George Dunn and Jenni Fogle report that the IMG team have all made it to Moshi and are doing well. Today they did equipment checks, packed up their duffel bags and took a trip into town to look around and pay a visit the Kilimanjaro Porter Assistance Project office.  George […]
January 15, 2013 This much is true: we had a fantastic day on top of Antarctica! It was unusually warm the night before we took off for the summit and I awoke to another unusual phenomenon at High Camp on Vinson – not a cloud in the sky and zero wind. This was an easy […]
January 15, 2013 Austin called yesterday afternoon after a successful carry up to high camp. The team enjoyed fantastic weather and an awesome sunset. The team is doing well. They plan to move up to high camp today and summit tomorrow. All is well in Mexico. Tye Chapman
January 14, 2013 1:50 pm – Peter Anderson checked in the IMG Base Camp at Plaza de Argentina. The team made a successful carry to Camp 1 earlier today. The weather was in good spirits today with mostly sunshine and dry skies. It only began to sleet when the crew was a half an hour […]
January 14, 2013 A few more check-ins to report this morning: First up, Peter Anderson & team called the IMG office on Saturday from Plaza de Argentina to report that all is well. They had a great trek in to Base Camp, fueled by the traditional barbecued steak. Yesterday was the designated rest day, and […]
January 14, 2013 Mexico Hey Tye, we had a great hike up to the hut on Ixta today to about 13,000 ft.  Fantastic (t-shirt) weather and views of Ixta and smoking Popo in the distance. Great, friendly group and really fun. Next it’s showers, gear check, dinner, margaritas, then bed. Sounds like a good plan!! Back up to the hut […]
January 12, 2013 Here’s a quick update on what’s going on in South America… On Aconcagua, Ty Gimenez and his team tagged the top this morning! The weather held nicely and it didn’t snow until they had already rolled back into camp. Â 7 of 8 made the top, and an excellent effort by all. They’ll […]
January 11, 2013 Ty G. called in this morning to relay that the team made it to High Camp today without issue. There’s a little snow in the air and a little more forecasted tonight, but the winds are light. The plan is to wake up early tomorrow morning take a peak and likely give-it-a-go. […]
