December 24, 2014 The Barranco Camp at 13,000 feet is one of the most spectacular places to pitch a tent on Kili, with the Breach Wall above and plenty of strange plants in the area. Max called to say that the team reached here today. They had a little rain along the way, but it […]
December 24, 2015 The team is packed and ready to start walking. First day of the approach is today. They’ll need 3 days to get to base camp. Nice part is that we use mules to carry all the group gear for these first 3 days. Weather is perfect for the first day on the […]
December 23, 2014 Our Ice Climbing programs are now in full swing in Ouray, Colorado. The Ice Park is just now ready to open due to a stretch of warmer weather earlier in the season. Luckily all is on track now for good conditions. The climbing in the backcountry has been good from the very […]
December 23, 2014 IMG guide Max Bunce called in to say the the team had reached over 12,000 feet up on the Shira Plateau. The weather was nice today and they had a good hike up from the Machame Camp, starting at the top of the forest zone and then traversing the heath and […]
December 23, 2014 Newsflash:Â Just had the call from Mike – 100% on top and all back to high camp. Phil Ershler
December 23, 2014 I spoke with team leader, Peter Adams, last night. Gear checks – done. Final shopping/packing – done. Climbing permit – in hand. Today (Tuesday) the team is driving from Mendoza to Penitentes, at the base of the mountain. Final prep there and hotel night tonight. The walking begins in the morning. Three […]
December 23, 2014 Mike called last evening from HIGH CAMP on Vinson. It was a good day, with good weather and the team putting in a good performance. Always nice to hear. Forecast was reasonable for today. Plan is to make a summit attempt today (Tuesday). Wind is often the determining factor for whether a […]
December 22, 2014 IMG guide Max Bunce called on the sat phone to report that the team all made it up to Machame Camp, at the treeline just below 10,000 feet. They had a nice hike up today through the forest, and everyone is doing well. He said they had a few showers during the […]
December 21, 2014 Time to kick off the IMG Aconcagua season. IMG guides Peter Adams, Jonathan Schrock and Martin Lucero have their team together now in Mendoza, Argentina. Sunday was the first ‘official’ day of the expedition. The guides were finishing final shopping/packing today as the last of the team was arriving. Everyone’s now together […]
December 21, 2014 The good fortune continues. Mike and Team Taylor made a carry Saturday up to high camp. It went well. Sunday was a rest day at C1. Forecast is reasonable so the plan for Monday is to make the big move up to high camp. Then, it’s game time. The guys will watch […]
