September 22, 2o24 Phunuru checked in from Camp 3 to say that the team are moving up and doing well. They departed yesterday from Base Camp and went to Camp 1, then today they moved up to Camp 3. They will wake up early tomorrow and check the weather, hoping it will be possible to […]
September 21, 2024 Max reports the team had another great day of trekking. This is one of our favorite days, as the route climbs the steep trail of the Barranco Wall to a fabulous viewpoint, then traverses east below the Southern Glaciers, or whats left of them, reach Karanga. This camp is also about 13,000 […]
September 20, 2024 Max Bond reports the team had another nice day of trekking, and everyone is doing well. They started at 12,500 ft at Shira Camp, ascended to about 15,000 ft at Lava Tower for lunch, then descended to Barranco Camp at 13,000 ft. This is a perfect acclimatization profile: “climb high, sleep low”! […]
September 20, 2024 Phunuru reports that since the fixing team reached the Manaslu summit, there have been a number of ascents over the last couple days. Meanwhile our climbers enjoyed three days of rest and preparation at Base Camp after their acclimatization rotation to Camp 3. This included getting their oxygen gear all set, and […]
September 19, 2024 Max Bond reports the team had another beautiful day for their climb from Machame Camp up to the Shira Plateau (about 12,500ft). This expansive flat area extends to the west of Kilimanjaro and is actually the remnant of one of the ancient volcanos (as is the peak of Mawenzi to the east […]
September 18th, 2024 Good news, from Manaslu! Phunuru reports that the IMG climbers have descended safely to Base Camp after their acclimatization rotation. Yesterday the team tagged Camp 3, before dropping down. Well done, team! Today six members of the sherpa fixing team reached the summit of Manaslu, so now the door is open for […]
September 18, 2024 Max Bond checked in from Machame Camp to report that the team had a good first day on the trail. They departed the Hotel at 8am and drove up through the coffee, tea, and banana farms on the slopes of Kilimanjaro to the Machame village and Park entrance. While the team was […]
September 17th, 2024 IMG leader Max Bond reports from Moshi Tanzania that the Kilimanjaro team members have all arrived on schedule with their luggage. Yay! The team completed their gear checks this morning, then headed into Moshi town to check out the local scene. After a tour of the town center with a visit to […]
September 15, 2024 On Friday, IMG Guides Max Bond and Brooke Auvil headed up the the North Side of Mt. Baker for the 3rd Annual Guide Service Mt. Baker Clean Up. They teamed up with guides from several different guide services that also actively use Mt. Baker during the summer season to pick up garbage, […]
September 15, 2024 Phunuru reports that the weather was excellent today, enabling the team to climb up to 5900m for acclimatization, before returning to Camp 1 for a second night. Meanwhile, Chhiring and Mingma took loads up to Camp 2 today and dropped back to Camp 1. Tomorrow the plan is to move to Camp […]
