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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
December 16, 2024 Counting down the days until Senior Guide Max Bond departs Punta Arenas, Chile, with his team for their flight to Union Glacier, Antarctica. Follow along as we receive updates from the southernmost continent and one of the Seven Summits!
November 3, 2024 The IMG Ama Dablam team had a busy weekend! The team made a summit attempt on Sunday, but they turned around and returned to base camp for a few days’ rest. The EBC Gokyo trekkers flew in to Kathmandu from Lukla, wrapping up the trek in good time and good spirits! After […]
November 1, 2024 Our Ama Dablam team is doiong great, they reached Camp 1 in excellent time today, just a little over 4 hours. After some rest and refueling, our Sherpa team made a carry to Camp 2. Meanwhile, our EBC Gokyo Extension trekkers arrived in Namche today where they’ll rest for the night and […]
October 31, 2024 Our Ama Dabalm team reports that the team is doing great at Ama Dablam base camp! They’re enjoying some well deserved rest and spending time at base camp honing their rope skills in preparation for their ascent, including rope ascension, rapelling and other climbing techniques. The Sherpa team carried to Camp 1 […]
