January 29, 2015 No summit yesterday on Ixta for the Mexico team. One of our members wasn’t feeling well on the climb and the team decided not to take any chances and they all escorted him down. He bounced back just fine but better safe than sorry. After a nice ‘hotel night’ in Puebla last […]
January 27, 2015 Austin called in from High Camp on Ixta a few minutes ago reporting good conditions on the mountain. They’ll get to bed early to make the midnight wake-up call a little less painful. They’ll start climbing after a quick breakfast and two very important cups of coffee. It’s a full day of […]
January 25, 2015 The January Mexico trip is off to a good start. Everyone arrived yesterday in Mexico City. First objective is Ixta and the team left first thing Sunday morning to begin the acclimatization process. A good hike today up to near 14,000 ft was on the itinerary and the crew’s now back in […]
January 31, 2014 Austin called in today to report great conditions on Orizaba. The team summitted in good form and are back down at the hut where they’ll pack up and head back to Tlachichuca for the night and then onto Mexico City tomorrow for flights home on Sunday – just in time for the […]
January 30, 2014 It’s a quick turn around for the Mexico Team…After a quick night in Puebla, the team loaded up again and headed for the hut Orizaba. Austin called in this afternoon reporting good weather and more importantly a nice forecast. They’ll head to bed in a couple hours then it’s up again at […]
January 29, 2014 Austin called in this afternoon to report that the team summitted Ixta this morning and have made their way back down. Sounds like they had a little weather and some low visibility but all are back down safely. Tonight they’ll make their way to Puebla for a late dinner then it’s […]
January 28, 2014 Another sat phone call came in this afternoon… this time from Austin Shannon who is with his team at High Camp on Ixta. They’ve enjoyed the afternoon soaking in the sun on the rocks around camp. Right now they’re cooking up a little pasta with a nice red sauce and some chorizo. […]
January 27, 2014 Lead guide Austin Shannon called in Monday at 4pm PST. The team had a good day carrying to high camp on Ixta. They are back at the first hut now and move up to high camp tomorrow. Weather is good and all is well with the team. George Dunn
January 27, 2014 Aconcagua, Mexico and Patagonia program director Phil Ershler checked in on Sunday. Phil departed to lead a private program in Patagonia over the next two weeks. Phil will be checking in on the other teams while down south and the IMG office will be monitoring all of the operations in the field. […]
November 16, 2013 IMG Guide Austin Shannon checked in over the weekend: “The team got back into Mexico City just after noon on Saturday. They’d spent the night after climbing Orizaba with the Reyes family in Tlachichuca. After a good breakfast, they hopped into the vans and drove back to Mexico City. They had the […]
