May 26, 2014 IMG Lead Guide Erica Engle called in last night at 4:30pm. They were on the summit ridge at about 16,000 feet, 400 feet short of the summit. The guides made the decision to turn back at that point. They hit their turn around time, lenticular clouds were forming around the summit and […]
May 24, 2014 IMG Guide Erica Engle called in from their high camp at 12,600ft. The team will likely go for the summit on Sunday. The weather forecast is in their favor. That’s all for now. George Dunn
May 22, 2014 IMG Lead Guide Erica Engle called this morning to check in. The group has been very busy the past two days, moving up the mountain. Their landing site was at 7,000 feet on the lower glacier, so they have some additional altitude to climb on this route. The good news is they […]
What’s going on in Alaska? Our Mt. Bona team just kicked off the solitary climb of the season – here’s the latest: May 17, 2014: Mt. Bona Team Arrives In Anchorage Question: How many duffels does it take to climb Mt. Bona, Alaska? Seven 50 lb. duffels of group gear! That equals 350 total pounds […]
June 13, 2013 We arrived in Chitna, AK, bags packed, boots on and ready to fly from sea level to 10,000ft. on the Kultlan Glacier, deep in the Wrangle Mountains. Mt. Bona rises to 16,400 feet and is a wonderful sight from the air.  On the flight in, our bush pilot Paul Claus, pointed […]
May 28, 2013 IMG guide Sheldon Kerr called in twice yesterday. They got down to basecamp the evening on May 26 after all members of the team summited the day prior. All are well and were waiting for the bush pilot to come and pick them up. Pickup of the team will either happen late […]
May 22, 2013 IMG guide Austin Shannon called in tonight from the Mt. Bona expedition. The weather continues to be perfect, Austin reports there is not a breath of wind and it is “super warmâ€. By that, of course he means in the mid to high 20’s Farenheit. The team continues to feel super strong, […]
May 22, 2013 Guide Sheldon Kerr called in from Mt. Bona basecamp yesterday evening via sat phone. The connection was a bit spotty, but she was able to communicate that all was well and the team was doing a super job. They made a light carry to Camp 1 at 12,000 feet. It was cold […]
May 20, 2013 The Mt. Bona team met in Anchorage this Saturday afternoon for the start of their program. All the team members’ baggage finally arrived in time for them to depart early Sunday morning on the 4 ½ hour drive to Chitina for pickup by bush pilot Paul Claus. Unfortunately, cloudy weather prohibited them […]
May 15, 2013 Today George Dunn is getting his Mt. Bona guides Austin Shannon and Sheldon Kerr dialed for their upcoming Mt. Bona trip. Looks like they’re off to a good start! Tye Chapman
