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 […]
November 15, 2013 I have a sage partner who has a great expression about the weather – “good weather always follows badâ€. Spot on. Just got off the sat phone with Austin. As we predicted, skies cleared and the stars sparkled last night as the team was preparing for their summit attempt on Pico de […]
November 14, 2013 Spoke with Austin this afternoon. The team and he are ensconced at the Piedre Grande hut on Orizaba, at about 14,400 ft. Skies aren’t clear yet but the winds have stopped and so has the precip. An inch or two of snow around the hut but that’s not bad. Forecast is still […]
November 13, 2013 Well, Austin, Dallas, Cato and team got their rear-ends kicked on Ixta. Storms are quite unusual for this time of year in Mexico but not unheard of. At high camp, winds were 50 plus with higher gusts. After a couple of broken tent poles and enough hours of horizontal sleet, the gang […]
November 11, 2013 IMG Senior Guide, Austin Shannon, called in a couple of times over the weekend from Mexico City. Austin and Dallas Glass have a group of 9 climbers with them and have started our first Mexico trip for the season. The guides flew down on Friday, a day early, to do some shopping […]
January 18, 2013 Austin called in this afternoon just as they rolled into Tlachichuca for the night reporting that they summited Orizaba earlier this morning. 6 of 7 touched the top in great conditions on a ‘splitter day’! They’ll stay the night with our friends, the Reyes family, tonight and then make their way to […]
