January 10, 2016 Greg’s Vinson team members are on their way home. This trip is over. Greg sent me this final report on Saturday: From: Greg Vernovage Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2016 7:50 PM Subject: Pretty sweet climb! Phil, Sitting on the IL-76 back to Punta Arenas. It’s getting warm and the team is beginning […]
January 9, 2016 BUSY season for IMG teams in South America and Antarctica.  Let’s starts with our Vinson teams first. As you know, Greg Vernovage, Austin Shannon and their team all stood together on the summit of Vinson a couple of days ago. They flew off the Ice this morning, exactly on schedule. One night […]
January 7, 2016 Vinson is pretty much a wrap. The team left high camp yesterday, descended all the way to Vinson base camp, hopped into a waiting Twin Otter and were eating a hot, prepared dinner at the Union Glacier last evening. Now, they simply relax in total comfort until the ‘big bird’ swoops in […]
January 5, 2016 “Sometimes you eat the mountain and sometimes the mountain eats you.â€Â It’s a good line. I think that sums up the day for IMG teams. Mike Hamill called in from Plaza Mulas, which is base camp on the Horcones Valley side of Aconcagua. They had hoped to take a summit shot this […]
January 4, 2016 Quick late afternoon update from the South. Mike and team at high camp on Aconcagua decided to stay put today. Too much wind to attempt the summit. Forecasts call for a lessening of the winds tomorrow and Mike’s team is ready to take a shot. Josh McDowell’s team on Aconcagua moved into […]
January 4, 2016 All IMG teams in the Southern Hemisphere were able to check in on Sunday, 3 Jan. Greg Vernovage called first from Camp 1 on Vinson Massif, Antarctica. The team had just completed an important carry to high camp (C2). That’s a tough day but people handled it well and everyone got back […]
January 1, 2016 Time to update everyone on the New Year’s comings and goings of our crews down south. Let’s do Vinson first. Greg Vernovage called in the evening of 1/1/2016 to let us know the team had pulled into C1 and were busy setting up tents and getting a hot one going. Cold, more […]
December 29, 2015 Vinson #2 is off and running. Weather in the States tried to keep part of the team stuck at home but no chance. They hung tough, were patient and smart, and got to Punta Arenas in time to make the flight to the Ice this morning. IMG guides, Greg Vernovage and Austin […]
December 28, 2015 Now that the Christmas holiday is over, let’s get everyone updated on IMG trips currently ‘south of the border’. In this case, way south. Mike Hamill checked in this morning to let us know his Aconcagua crew had moved up to C1, at just over 16,000’. Weather’s reasonable and the team is […]
December 26, 2015 Kilimanjaro: Big Christmas group on Kilimanjaro and a big success. Everyone – all 16 – summited Kilimanjaro on Christmas day. WOW! One of our customers is a great friend, and his entire family of 5 stood together on Uhuru. A Christmas day they’ll never forget. Everyone is down at Mweka Camp, in […]
