January 17, 2013 Austin called in from the Piedre Grande hut on Orizaba this afternoon. All went smoothly today. The team’s short term plan was dinner by 5pm and in bed by 6pm followed all to quickly by an early wake up call for another big summit day. Austin wasn’t quite sure if all members […]
January 16, 2013 Austin called in reporting great conditions for the team on their summit day of Ixta. They’re back at High Camp now and will take a quick break, pack up camp, before heading down to their vans which will take them straight to Puebla for the night. They should pull into Puebla just […]
January 15, 2013 Austin just checked in from High Camp on Ixta, all continues to go well. They just finished up dinner (pasta, chorizo and peppers) and are heading to bed, the 1:00am wake-up call will come soon enough. The weather has been great and looks reasonable for tomorrow. Austin estimates a 4-5 hour push […]
January 15, 2013 Austin called yesterday afternoon after a successful carry up to high camp. The team enjoyed fantastic weather and an awesome sunset. The team is doing well. They plan to move up to high camp today and summit tomorrow. All is well in Mexico. Tye Chapman
January 14, 2013 Mexico Hey Tye, we had a great hike up to the hut on Ixta today to about 13,000 ft.  Fantastic (t-shirt) weather and views of Ixta and smoking Popo in the distance. Great, friendly group and really fun. Next it’s showers, gear check, dinner, margaritas, then bed. Sounds like a good plan!! Back up to the hut […]
January 12, 2013 Here’s a quick update on what’s going on in South America… On Aconcagua, Ty Gimenez and his team tagged the top this morning! The weather held nicely and it didn’t snow until they had already rolled back into camp. Â 7 of 8 made the top, and an excellent effort by all. They’ll […]
November 16, 2012 George Dunn, leading the current IMG Mexico trip, just called in. 100% on top of Orizaba. He was super excited about how well everyone did. All stood on top. He was calling from below a spot called the Labyrinth. It’s a series of gullies which provide access to the upper mountain. Sometimes […]
November 14, 2012 My partner, George Dunn, is in Mexico right now with one of our teams. Almost impossible to have anything other than a great time if George is at the helm. Weather’s been excellent and George called this morning to say – “summitâ€. All but one stood on top of Ixta this morning. […]
February 13, 2012 A lot going on in Latin America this week – here’s the latest news from our IMG teams abroad… Patagonia Trek The first IMG trek in Patagonia, led by Operations Manager Tye Chapman, is off and running. All trekkers, with all their luggage, arrived this evening in Punta Arenas, Chile. Breezy and […]
February 9, 2012 Phil called in from the hut on Orizaba after “given’ it one heck of a go” this morning. Despite the teams effort they were forced to turn around 500ft short of the summit. 500ft doesn’t sound like much, but if you’ve climbed at all you realize that 500ft can be an eternity […]
