November 5, 2025 Romulo reports from Ecuador that the team spent the day training on the lower slopes of Cayambe, brushing up on some basic mountaineering skills and roped travel with crampons and ice axes. After an early dinner in the hut tonight, they’re off to bed. The plan is to wake up around 11pm […]
November 4, 2025 Yesterday the team got an early start with another acclimatization hike (through some fog) to the summit of Imbabura (15,109’), followed by a delicious dinner and sorting & packing gear. Today the plan is to drive to the hut on Cayambe and discuss plans for the next summit. All is well!
November 2, 2025 Weather has been hit and miss with intermittent rains the first couple of days while the team explored the local sites. Saturday, the team crossed the Equator by vehicle in heavy rain. They snuck in a good hike around Lake Cuicocha while the sun peeked out from the clouds. After a hike […]
October 31, 2025 IMG Ecuador guide Romulo Cardenas reported in from Quito, everyone has arrived safe and sound! Today the team visited historic churches and local Mindalae Museum in Quito, where they stopped for a nice lunch. They’re on their way now to Otavalo where they’ll check in to their hotel and rest up for […]
September 23, 2025 After a good night sleep in the thick air of Mweka Camp, Max Bond reports that our stalwart team got an early start for the hike down through the forest to the Mweka Gate. At the Gate, they had a final get together with their Chagga team, with a well-deserved distribution of […]
September 22, 2025 IMG lead guide Max Bond reports that the team tagged the summit of Africa and have now safely descended to the Mweka Camp. They departed Barafu Camp at midnight and hit Stella Point on the Crater rim at dawn. From there it was another half an hour of hiking around the crater […]
September 21, 2025 The last two days have provided our Kili team the chance to accomplish more great hiking and more valuable acclimatization. IMG guide Max Bond and Chagga guide Kassim and his crew have been doing a great job getting everyone in position at the high camp. Yesterday the team departed the Barranco Camp […]
September 19, 2025 Max Bond reports that the team are now ensconced at the Barranco Camp after two days of great hiking and acclimatization since they departed the 9500 ft Machame Camp. Yesterday they ascended to the 12,500 ft Shira Camp for the night, with all the strange heather, lobelia and groundsel plants along the […]
September 17, 2025 Max Bond reports the team had a great first day on the trail. They left the hotel on schedule in the minibus to Machame Gate, winding up through the coffee, tea and banana farms on the slopes of the mountain for about an hour. Then, at the Gate, they got checked in […]
September 16, 2025 IMG lead guide Max Bond reports from Moshi, Tanzania that all’s well with the Kilimanjaro team: “We’re looking all set for another excellent adventure up on Kilimanjaro. The team all arrived on time yesterday evening and we had a relaxed morning today chatting about the climb, tips for success, and what to […]
