January 20th, 2025 Round 2 Day one of the Aconcagua Expedition is underway! The team is set to arrive today in Mendoza Argentina, where they will meet Senior Guide Tyler Nachand at the Diplomatic Hotel for gear checks and introductions. They will spend two nights in Mendoza finalizing preparations, exploring the city, and checking in […]
January 15th, 2025 IMG’s first Aconcagua program just wrapped up. Led by Stu Johnson and Tincho Lucero, the team had a successful trip, reaching the summit despite snowy conditions. Stu shared his experience guiding the trip with the following summary: The feeling of climbing into the sky is difficult to describe, but it is one […]
January 13th, 2025 Stu Johnson reports the team had a smooth trip back to Mendoza yesterday, and they are now catching their breath and getting ready for their long flights back home. They sent back some nice photos from the hike out via the Horcones River valley, completing their east to west traverse of the […]
January 10, 2025 Great news – the Vinson team successfully flew back on the 757 from Union Glacier. After showers and a nice dinner that bed is going to feel great. Congrats to Kim, Mike, Eyal and Max for a job well done!
January 10, 2025 IMG team leader Stu Johnson reports 100% on top of Aconcagua today! The team is now back at High Camp and everyone is doing well.
January 9, 2025 The team did a great job getting up early, packing up their gear and Camp 2, descending the fixed ropes to Camp 1 and then the Branscomb Glacier back to Vinson Base Camp. Even better, their timing was perfect to catch the Twin Otter flight back to Union Glacier Camp from where […]
January 9th, 2025 Stu Johnson reports that the team had a nice climb up to Camp Colera (19,587 ft), the high camp below the summit. This involved an ascending traverse from the East side of the mountain to near the confluence with the route coming up from Plaza de Mulas to the West (the team […]
January 8, 2025 IMG leader Stu Johnson reports that the team had a good rest day today at Camp 2, and that everyone is doing well. This morning Stu and the team hiked up towards the Polish Glacier to stretch their legs, then then spent the rest of the day eating, drinking, and relaxing. Meanwhile, […]
January 7th, 2025 Max Bond checked in to report that the team moved up to Camp 2 today. They departed Camp 1 in the “afternoon” (Antarctica time) after the sun finally came around Vinson and hit them, they headed for the fixed ropes that ascend the steeper slopes leading to Camp 2 at about 12,400 ft. […]
January 6th, 2025 We talked to both Stu Johnson on Aconcagua and Max Bond on Vinson who have confirmed that their respective teams successfully moved up yesterday! On Aconcagua the climbers moved up to Camp 1 (16,372 ft) and are doing well. Up next for the team will be a carry up to Camp 2 […]
