February 3, 2020 Carry to C1 at 16,200’ went well for Rikki and team on Sunday… real well. Rikki said the team ‘crushed it’ and the plan is to move up to C1 on Monday. Nice! Robert, Nate and Leo report that everyone on their team is in Mendoza with all their […]
January 31, 2020 Our last two Aconcagua trips for the season are underway. Rikki, Martin and crew are working their way up to base camp. All pretty straightforward and that’s just fine. We’re OK with boring! They haven’t been able to get any new photos out yet, but we’ll post the one of the […]
January 28, 2020 Time to send off another Aconcagua expedition for the season! Rikki Dunn and Martin Lucero have met the team, shopped, finished packing and are already in Penitentes. They are ready to begin the approach to base camp tomorrow. Three days of walking and they’ll be at 13,600’; that’s when things get serious […]
January 22, 2020 Guides Nickel Wood, Martin Villegas, and Harry Hamlin are sending their 9 Aconcagua summiters home today. Congratulations one more time and thanks from IMG to each one of them for having joined us, and summiting with us, on Aconcagua. Everyone, guides and climbers, should be justly proud. Guide, Rikki Dunn, flies out […]
January 19, 2020 Just spoke with Nickel on the sat phone: 100% on the summit, and everyone is now down in high camp. VERY good news. Nickel said it was a bit foggy, a bit snowy and super windy — that works just fine. Stay tuned for summit photos from the team soon. One […]
January 19, 2020 IMG’s Aconcagua team is climbing now. All were doing well when I spoke with Nickel yesterday from high camp. Three guides are with them, so we’re hoping for the best. He was expecting all members to take a shot at the summit, but we don’t know until we know. When we get […]
January 15, 2020 Update time from the Southern Hemisphere, as everyone is in position to make some significant movement today. Antarctica is first – team is doing well. It’s just fun when you have a strong, competent team. Jonathan called in yesterday that weather is looking good for a move to high camp today. Can’t […]
January 12, 2020 We’ve received updates from down South, so it’s time to get caught up. Let’s start way south and work our way north. Jonathan Schrock got a text out this morning. He and the team have been at Union Glacier, waiting for better flying weather. Not exactly tough duty, but Jonathan wrote to […]
January 10th, 2020 IMG, Senior Guide, Nickel Wood, called in from Aconcagua base camp. It is hot, windy, and dusty, but all is well. Rest day tomorrow and Camp 1 the day after. Heather Garland
January 8, 2020 Dispatch from down south: “Ready to hit the trail and ascend the Vacas Valley toward our object, The Stone Sentinel – Cerro Aconcagua!” Nickel, Harry, and team look fit, strong, and ready to go! Heather Garland
