February 26, 2013 Bragging about family’s OK once in a while, right? A couple of years ago, my cousin, Lew (Hook) Ershler, went with me to climb Kilimanjaro. As usual, we had a great trip. And, as usual, the entire team was extraordinarily impressed by the work done and friendship shown by our entire Chagga […]
February 21, 2013 All is well with the Winter Seminar team – Austin checked in from Camp Muir reporting gusts around 30 mph, but no new snow. After a pancake breakfast, the team will work on crevasse rescue skills and fixed lines followed by snow shelters this afternoon. The group will descend to Paradise on […]
February 20, 2013 Boat ride today, checking out the fjords and the glaciers. Last night of the trip tonight in Natales. The crew then takes a private van to Punta tomorrow and will be catching flights tomorrow evening to Santiago and connecting with flights home. After dinner and a final night out in Natales, it’ll […]
February 20, 2013 The latest (and last) report from Tanzania includes a busy but rewarding day for Team Kili yesterday. Jenni Fogle says that the team enjoyed some great wildlife viewing in Ngorongoro Crater after visiting Olduvai Gorge and one of the local Massai villages. It was a full day but the team rolled into […]
February 20, 2013 Lead Guide Austin Shannon called to check in yesterday afternoon and again this morning. The group made it to Camp Muir yesterday in good shape. The weather moved in as they ascended, and it was mostly cloudy and snowing lightly for most of the hike. They climbed up above the clouds before […]
February 19, 2013 Tye checked in from Puerto Natales. Taking advantage of the good weather, the team took a day hike to view the Milodon cave, a natural monument of Torres del Paine National Park. If the weather holds up, the plan tomorrow is to take a boat to the Serrano glacier inside Bernardo O’Higgins […]
February 19, 2013 Jenni called from the Serengeti where she was experiencing a fantastic sunset from the vantage of the private IMG safari “glamping†camp. The team enjoyed a gourmet meal prepared by the camp staff and will shortly be bedding down for the evening in their cozy cots for some peaceful sleep under the […]
February 18, 2013 The Winter Expedition Seminar checked in this evening (2/18) by satellite phone. All is well with the team, they are spending their second night at a tent camp placed just below the Muir Snowfield at around 6,500 feet. They arrived at the site yesterday, and spent the afternoon establishing a secure and […]
February 18, 2013 Dan Zokaites reports: “We made it to Timika this morning. Perfect weather for the helicopter! We are now sitting around the pool while our gear dries in our rooms. BC and Timika are quite different and it is amazing to change locations in only 20 minutesâ€. Great job, team. Congratulations on climbing […]
February 17, 2013 From: Tye Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 5:24 PM To: Phil Ershler “Long but great day from Cuernos to the French Valley and onto Paine Grande. Then it was a catamaran ride across Lake Pehoe. Late dinner and an early call time in the morning for the hike up to the Mt. […]
