January 11, 2023 – IMG Senior Guides Jonny Schrock and Jason Tanguay checking in from Argentina to give updates on their teams’ progress. Team 2 is back in Mendoza for some well-deserved rest and relaxation after battling high winds and deep snow on their summit bid. Team 3 is hunkered down at Camp 2 waiting […]
January 11, 2023- Porter McMichael, IMG’s Senior Guide in Ecuador reporting that the Ecuador team has has a successful summit of Imbabura. With Fuya Fuya and now Imbabura under their belts, the team is well-acclimatized and ready to begin their Cayambe attempt. All is well in Ecuador. Good luck Porter and team!
Jan 10, 2023 – IMG Chief Guide Justin Merle and our winter Vinson team report that all is well in the Southern Hemisphere. Yesterday, they said their goodbyes to Antarctica made it safely back to Punta Arenas at the tip of South America. The team had a successful expedition, with all team members standing on […]
January 3, 2023 Jonny Schrock and Jason Tanguay, IMG Senior Guides leading Aconcagua Teams 2 and 3 both reporting in today as their teams make their ways up Aconcagua. Jonny’s Team 2 is making a carry to Camp 1 and will descend back to Base Camp to rest and continue acclimatizing at Plaza Argentina. Jason […]
Jan 3, 2023 The Vinson Massif climbing team is staged at High Camp and ready to make their summit bid, reports IMG Chief Guide Justin Merle. Wish our team luck as they head to the Top of the Bottom in the coming days. All is well in Antarctica!
28 December, 2022 In the morning Aconcagua Team 2, lead by IMG Senior Guide Jonathan Schrock, will be flying out of Mendoza to begin their climb of Aconcagua. The food in Mendoza is worth enjoying before the trip as Mendoza is well know for it’s amazing steak and wine,
28 December, 2022 IMG Chief Guide Justin Merle checked in to let us know that team team is in Punta Arenas and they are planning to fly South to Union Glacier in the morning, as long as the weather holds. The team is ready to go and excited to climb in one of the most […]
December 7, 2022 The IMG Aconcagua team lead by Senior IMG Guide Nickel Wood has arrived at Plaza Argentina (13,800ft) with excellent weather and views of the mountain. The group will now rest and acclimatize before moving higher. In the coming days they will start to carry gear higher on the mountain to acclimatize and […]
December 2, 2022 IMG Senior Guide Nickel Wood reported that the whole team has arrived safely in Mendoza. They are checked into the Nutibara Hotel and are working on sorting and checking their gear one last time before heading to the mountain! All is well in Argentina!
Nov 15, 2022 – Senior IMG Guide Timm Phillips called in to report that the Ecuador climbing team was unable to summit Antizana this morning. Despite the team’s best efforts, the weather closed in with high-winds and blowing snow making travel challenging. IMG Guides Timm and Romulo elected to turn the team around and returned […]
