Ecuador Team Summits Chimborazo

January 21, 2015

The good news continues.  Aaron Mainer called from the Ice early this morning.  The IL 76 was able to make it to Union Glacier.  Super news.  Aaron and team will be back in Punta later today and ready to start working their way home on the 22^nd.  That ends a truly great Vinson season.  Everyone summited on 4 of our expeditions and, more or less, every trip was able to fly in and out on schedule.  We really couldn’t have asked for more.  2015/16 dates are already on the web site and it’s none too early to start getting serious if you want to be part of another successful IMG team next season.

Also, just got off the sat phone with Luke Reilly down in Ecuador.  He called to tell me they had a super successful ascent of Chimborazo this morning and that they’re off the mountain and headed to the high jungle town of Banos.  Totally great news.  He said it was overcast early this morning with a mix of rain and snow when they left camp.  As they climbed higher, the overcast thinned and the precipitation ended and they were walking under clear skies and almost zero wind.  A blanket of new snow made for great climbing conditions.  The team is super excited.