February 2, 2016 IMG guide Greg Vernovage called on the sat phone from the summit to report 100% on top. Congrats to John, Robert, Sean, Valari, and guides Greg and Brury. Well done, team! Greg said they had some rain and snow along the way and there were a lot of clouds around.  They are […]
January 31, 2016 IMG guide Greg Vernovage reports that the team has a good acclimatization day at Nasidome Camp, and a second night for acclimatization on the Plateau at that site. Today, with the support of their porters, they climbed up and over New Zealand Pass to get to the Carstensz Base Camp. Everyone is […]
January 30, 2016 Greg Vernovage called on the sat phone to report that the entire team was at Nasidome camp after 3 helicopter flights in the B3 from Timika. They met their Indonesian porters and camp staff and now they are going to take a rest / acclimatization day. So far, so good! Eric Simonson
January 29, 2016 After first flying to Bali, Greg and the team traveled to Timika in Papua. The past few days the team has been playing the proverbial waiting game. There was an issue with the helicopter which we’re happy to report has been resolved. “We are ready to go! All the gear had […]
October 28, 2014 Dan and Jonathan called from Jayapura. All is well and the flights had a perfect day for coming into Carstensz Base Camp. The internet worked well enough for Jonathan to get some photos out. The Team had a fantastic summit day on Carstensz. It is always nice to see everyone on top […]
October 27, 2014 Dan called from the summit of Carstensz Pyramid! “100% on top! Great day with fantastic views.†The route was in great shape. The snow that fell the day before was still there and made the route challenging. The ropes were in great condition and the team worked together. “This Team is extremely […]
October 26, 2014 All is well at Carstensz Pyramid! Dan checked in to let us know that all of the mud boots are working correctly and they are strong and ready to roll. “A little snow last night just below 14,000 feet, it looks like,†Dan let me know immediately on the phone. When you […]
October 25, 2014 Dan checked in from Nasidome. The team landed and had camp set up, and they are doing well with the altitude. They were dropped off at 11,900 feet according to the altimeter in the Helicopter. They had a good day familiarizing themselves with the area. A good acclimatization hike with the mud […]
October 24, 2014 Dan called on in from Nasidome! All three flights made it in with all the gear. The Carstensz Team is doing great and are relieved to have preceded the rain clouds. They arrived in Nasidome this morning where the tents were already up. This is huge! With the constant threat of rain […]
October 23, 2014 Dan checked in during a busy day in Papua, New Guinea. The team is doing great and working together through the plane flights. As planned, the Carstensz Team took two flights and has made it to Enarotali with their gear. Doing the weighing of the gear and the infamous duffel shuffle is […]
