February 17, 2010 Phil called from Orizaba.  They had a good training day today in spite of the snowy and windy weather.  They hope that the weather will clear for their summit bid tomorrow.  Because of these factors, this will be a close call.  They plan to take a shot at the summit if the […]

February 16, 2010 Phil Ershler called from Mexico.  The Orizaba team is currently settled in at the Piedre Grande Refugio (hut).  It’s a little windy with gusts of about 25 mph, but not to worry the group will be staying at the hut for the next day and a half.  They’ll be training tomorrow and […]

November 16, 2009 Received word over the weekend that our November Mexico team, led by Peter Anderson, had picked off another summit.  Let’s see – that makes them two for two.  Nice job, gang.  Report had it that the weather was about as good as they were going to get.  Stars a bunch, knock your […]

November 12, 2009 Peter Anderson, IMG Senior Guide, reported in last night from the city of Puebla. Safety and success was the message. In Peter’s words, “we slayed the ‘sleeping lady’”. ‘Sleeping lady’ is a name used for Ixtacciuatl. Even though the ascent from high camp wasn’t that long, it is a long day. Up […]