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 IMG guide Dan Zokaites reports that the team climbed the fourth and final main peak of the Puncak Jaya massif today, with an ascent of rarely climbed Carstensz East. We know the Dutch climbed it in 1936, but it was mostly covered by glacier ice then. Since then it has seen a […]
February 15, 2013 IMG guide Dan Zokaites called today to report that his team successfully climbed Ngga Pulu (Puncak Jaya).  The weather was excellent when they started, and it lasted until they reached the summit, but deteriorated into the normal (wet!) conditions as they descended. In 1936 when the Dutch first climbed in this area, […]
February 15, 2013 IMG guide Dan Zokaites reports that the West Papua team’s plan for tomorrow is to head up to climb Ngga Pulu or maybe Carstensz East, depending on how the route looks. The team needed crampons for their climb of Semantri, but for Ngga Pulu it is mostly a rock climb now, with […]
February 14, 2013 IMG guide Dan Zokaites called on the sat phone to report that the team reached the summit of Carstensz Pyramid today. He said they had some rain along the way, and that recent snowfall had made the upper pitches a bit more complicated. Nonetheless, they made good time on the route and […]
February 12, 2013 IMG guide Dan Zokaites called in on the sat phone to report that they had reached the summit of Sumantri, one of the other main peaks in the Carstensz area. Sumantri (4870 m;15,978 ft) is north of Carstensz Pyramid on the other side of the valley, and it is home to one […]
February 10, 2013 IMG guide Dan Zokaites reports that the team has all reached Carstensz Base Camp successfully via helicopter from Timika (no small feat from a logistics standpoint). It is a big jump in altitude doing it this way (Timika is basically sea-level and BC is 13,200 ft) so the first couple days will […]
February 8, 2013 IMG senior guide Dan Zokaites reports that he made it to Bali, Indonesia with all his luggage, and he sent a few photos to remind us that it is always summer somewhere in the world.  Dan says that “it is hot and sunny, the ocean is actually warm enough to swim in, […]
August 22, 2012 Carstensz Pyramid is truly a unique and desirable adventure. It is what I imagine the previous generation of climbing expeditions were like. Things usually have the potential to go sideways, and you never know what type of obstacle you will face the next day. Our adventure began not at the trail head, […]
July 18, 2012 Dan Zokaites and the team all made it back to Timika safe and sound. After a trip to the Stone Age, they are all back to the wonderful world of airplanes and internet, and were able to send us a summit shot. The porters were all happy because they got home in […]
