July 20, 2018 All is well on Mount Khuiten. Charlotte and the team had a great training day a couple days ago, and used a contingency day today. Contingency days are used for many purposes, weather being on of the biggest. I sent Charlotte the weather forecast and noticed a little rain yesterday afternoon […]
July 19, 2018 Charlotte checked in this morning to let us know that it was a great day on the Potaniin Glacier. The Team rigged their gear and reviewed important techniques they will need for their climb to High Camp and climb of Mount Khuiten (14,350) and Nairandal Peak (13,714). The weather is trending in […]
July 18, 2018 Charlotte checked in early this morning from base camp in Mongolia. The trek from the park entrance to the base of the Altai Mountain Range is fun and scenic. The trek starts out with a walk up a gentle slope before crossing a stream. After crossing the stream, they will climb […]
July 17, 2018 Charlotte checked in from Mongolia to report that the team did a great job traveling and the doing the duffle shuffle today. After arriving to Bayan Olgii, the team loaded the vans and made their way towards the Park entrance. The team is now settled in for the night after having […]
July 16, 2018 Charlotte checked in overnight to let us know that all members have arrived with all their gear. The Team hit the ground running and today, they toured the city of Ulaanbaatar, visiting the city center and the giant statue of Genghis Khan. After the city center, they took a short drive over […]
January 18, 2018 Last year we sent IMG Guides Greg Vernovage and Charlotte Austin to far western Mongolia to lead our inaugural Mt. Khuiten expedition. They had a blast! Charlotte, being an adventure writer, couldn’t help but put pen to paper (so to speak). Below is her trip report. (Before you ask, the 2018 Dates […]
September 22, 2017 In August we sent Greg Vernovage and Charlotte Austin to Mongolia along with some long time IMG climbers who wanted to go on IMG’s inaugural Mt. Khuiten expedition in far western Mongolia. Normally a new program like this comes with a few bumps and bruises, but we did our homework and […]
August 1, 2017 The inaugural Mongolia//Mt. Khuiten Expedition is coming to a close. The team is now back in Ulaanbaatar getting cleaned up and re-packed for their journeys home. Most of the team has afternoon or evening flights tomorrow so they have one more day to explore Ulaanbaatar. We’ll get a full trip report from […]
July 31, 2017 Greg and Charlotte found some internet over the weekend so we finally have some photos! All continues to go well in Mongolia. Some team members departed over the weekend while Greg and several others stuck around for the optional extension. On Saturday, the team enjoyed a drive across the countryside followed by […]
July 28, 2017 —–Original Message—– From: Greg Vernovage Sent: Friday, July 28, 2017 8:11 AM To: Tye Chapman, Eric Simonson Subject: Fantastic Trip Tye and Eric, This has been an absolutely incredible trip! We are wrapping things up in the Alti Range at Bayan Olgii tonight and will be flying back to Ulaanbataar in the […]
