August 3, 2018 Olympus is in the books for lead guide, Anna Hicks, and her team! They reached the summit yesterday in “glorious weather!” and spent an incredible night camped by the river, roasting marshmallows for s’mores over the fire (their second of two such nights!). It sounds like they earned it after a summit […]
August 2, 2018 IMG Guide Ang Jangbu Sherpa just checked in from Bayan Olgii. It was a great flight to Bayan Olgii and the team caught their first glimpse of the Altai Mountain Range. After landing, the team loaded the Russian vans and started making their way to the National Park Entrance. The forecast is […]
August 2, 2018 Lead guide, Anna Hicks, and her Olympus team climbed the glacier to the rock summit this morning. All is well and they are feeling strong! They plan to descend to camp and if they are still feeling vigorous, they may descend a bit farther to shorten their hike out tomorrow. A […]
July 26, 2018 It’s a scorcher out there, but the Rainier all-women’s Disappointment Cleaver team powered through the heat straight out of Paradise and up the Muir Snowfield. They are currently hydrating and relaxing at 10, 080′ Camp Muir. Lead guide, Emily Johnston, and her all-female crew will soon be serving burritos before a […]
July 26, 2018 IMG Senior Guide Adam Clark checked in after a great day trekking around Sun Island. The team took the morning boat ride to the South Side of the Island this time. The drop off point for the South Side is a small dock and no villages. From there, the team can take a mellow […]
July 25, 2018 IMG Lead Guide, Charlotte Austin checked in with a very happy team from Bayan Olgii. The van ride was smooth and the sites along the way beautiful. The team was up and packed early this morning from White River Camp and made their way back to Bayan Olgii. Along the way, the road […]
July 25, 2018 Time to enjoy the Baksan Valley. The climb is done and the pressure is off. Part of the team decided a horseback ride was in the cards. And, the weather was good and they got that view from the top of the Cheget Ski Area. Moscow soon!! Phil Ershler
July 25, 2018 OK, we live in the Pacific Northwest so we are used to rain. There is a reason the rain forest grows so thick down at the base of Kilimanjaro (and in WA State!). It’s because it rains sometime, even during the “dry†season. That’s why on Kili you need to be ready for any […]
July 24, 2018 Our Mongolia team enjoyed some fantastic weather during their climb and it held out for their trek to White River Campground in Mongolia. Charlotte checked in to report that it was a great day, visiting a local family in their Ger (Yurt) and taking in the beautiful White River. The river is correctly named […]
July 24, 2018 Phunuru Sherpa reports from Moshi that our next Kilimanjaro team members have arrived and are doing well, and that everyone is excited to start the climb. We’ve been having a good Kili season so far, but it has been rather unusual with significant snow up high on the mountain left over from […]
