December 31, 2014 From: Max Bunce Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 12:50 PM To: Eric Simonson; Phil Ershler Subject: Happy New Year From Tanzania! Happy New Year from Tanzania! The Wildebeasts have arrived. We saw hundreds of thousands on the short grass plains of the Serengeti before we transferred to the Ngorongoro crater under cool, […]
December 31, 2014 Tye Chapman called in just now from the Refugio Cuernos in Patagonia. Easy 5 hours today on the trail and they’re enjoying the sun, the clear skies and views from the deck of the hut – all while drinking a beer, soda or glass of wine. Terrible way to spend New Year’s […]
December 30, 2014 IMG guide Max Bunce reports that the team departed the Seronera area in the mid-Serengeti, and moved east to the Ndutu Lake area, the home of some great wildlife viewing. This is in the heart of the shortgrass plains, where the millions of zebra and wildebeest are starting to congregate as part […]
December 30, 2014 Tye Chapman and team had their last dinner in Puerto Natales and then it was time to hit the trail. The walking started yesterday. They lightened their load when they reached Refugio Chileno and then continued up for their first spectacular views of Torres del Paine. Gore-tex was on and off during […]
December 30, 2014 Rest day at C1 for Peter’s team on Aconcagua. Winds picking up but not too bad. Hoping to squeeze in that C2 carry tomorrow. An acclimatization day at C1 never hurts. And, Josh McDowell, Cedric Gamble, Leandro Villegas and team are driving today to Penitentes. A bit of last minute organizing and […]
December 30, 2014 Planes were flying last evening to/fr Antarctica. Team Taylor is heading home and Greg’s team is on the Ice. We’ll keep you posted as their New Year’s adventure unfolds. This is a great opportunity to reflect back on the story of two of our climbers from the first expedition in November – […]
December 29, 2014 From: Max Bunce Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 12:21 PM To: Eric Simonson; Phil Ershler Subject: Kili blog update We flew into the Serengeti today and started off our Safari with a bang! Some of the highlights was a rare sighting of a Serval cat and a pride of 16 Lions. All […]
December 28, 2014 Happy Holidays to everyone. Here’s the big holiday weekend update for all IMG groups in the field: Mike Hamill and Team Taylor were 100% successful on Vinson and spent Christmas at Union Glacier at 80 degrees South Latitude in Antarctica and are hoping to begin flights home on the 29th. They’re having […]
December 28, 2014 IMG guide Max Bunce called to report that the entire team reached top! They hit the crater rim at Stella Point, then traversed around to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa. Weather was excellent. The descent also went well, and they have now descended safely to Mweka Camp. After a well-earned […]
December 25, 2014 IMG guide Max Bunce called on the sat phone to say that the team had a beautiful Christmas hike today. They got up early and were rewarded by being among the first on the trail up the Barranco Wall. This is the steepest part of the climb and is very spectacular. The […]
