January 4th, 2025 Max Bond reports, “The cache was found and uncovered, the tents are set up, and the cook tent is on its way. All is good at Vinson Basecamp!”
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Vinson team still on standby at Union Glacier
January 4th, 2025 Max reports that the Vinson BC is still socked in, so the team are unable to fly over there from Union Glacier camp. They remain on standby waiting for the fog to lift at VBC. Yesterday the team did some training, including a review of how to use the fixed ropes. Then, […]
Aconcagua climbers carry to Camp 1
January 4, 2025 Stu reports that the team had a nice rest day yesterday at the 13,800 ft Plaza Argentina BC and everyone is doing well. Today the team will “climb high, sleep low” with a carry up to Camp 1 (16,372 ft) and then returning for another night at Base Camp. This is a […]
Smooth flight last night into Union Glacier Basecamp
January 2nd, 2025 IMG Leader Max Bond reports that the team had a smooth flight last “night” (its 24 hour daylight!) into the Union Glacier Base Camp (79°46’05″S 83°15’42’W) in the Ellsworth Land area of Antarctica. The team were not able to continue on to the Vinson Base camp, so they erected their tents and […]
Climbers reach Aconcagua Base Camp
January 2nd, 2025 Stu Johnson reports that the team had another nice day of hiking today, climbing 3500 feet to the Plaza Argentina Base Camp at about 13,800 ft. There were some scattered clouds and a mild breeze that kept the temperatures comfortable as they ascended the Relinchos River valley from the Casa de Piedra […]
First Views Of Aconcagua
January 1, 2025 IMG leader Stu Johnson reports that the team is doing well and the weather has been great for the first two days of trekking on their way to Base Camp. Yesterday the team followed the Vacas River to the Pampa de Leñas camp at about 9,700 ft. Today they started the New […]
Vinson Climbers On The Way To The Ice!
January 1, 2025 Happy New Year! The weather cleared and the Vinson climbers are on the way! The flight in the 757 takes about 4.5 hours to Union Glacier, where they will land with rubber tires on a blue ice runway. Then, with any luck, they will change planes to the Twin Otter on skis, […]
Punta hiking to the Lookout
December 31st, 2024 The Magellen Strait view from the lookout above Punta Arenas (Max Bond) Max reports the team had a nice Punta Arenas hike today, as they wait for flyable weather. The team went to the “Mirador (lookout) Zapador Austral” in the Reserva Nacional Magallanes. Max says “ it was about 4 miles with […]
Aconcagua Team 1 hits the trail
December 31st, 2024 IMG leader Stu Johnson reports that the team had a good day yesterday putting the finishing touches on packing up the mule loads, and then driving west from Mendoza up to Penitentes, near to the border with Chile. They are planning for 8 mules to carry the food, fuel and gear on […]
IMG Aconcagua & Vinson Teams Ready To Launch
December 30, 2024 We always say the hardest part of some expeditions is just getting started. Despite the bad weather for air travel over the last few days, our Aconcagua and Vinson climbers have navigated the challenges of cancelled and delayed flights, and made it to their respective destinations. Well done teams! IMG Aconcagua leaders […]