January 10, 2016 Here’s a quick summary of Sunday’s ‘movements’ for IMG teams down south. Quick call came in from Austin Shannon and team on the Ice. They moved quickly to C1 today. Couldn’t be going smoother, so far. Josh McDowell and team retrieved gear and supplies at C2 and headed down the mountain to […]
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 8, 2016 Josh and his team keep trying and the mountain keeps pushing back. Cold, windy and snowy conditions kept the team from getting to C2 today. They’ve been super cautious and patient but the team’s starting to get tight on time. Tomorrow will be a big decision day, in all likelihood. Probably one […]
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 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 30, 2015 Mike and team checked in this morning. They completed their carry yesterday to C2 and are taking a rest day today at C1. Winds on the mountain are fairly strong right now so no huge hurry to move higher. Good day to eat, drink and rest. Josh and crew are walking now […]
December 29, 2015 Aconcagua Team #2 is all together, they’re prepped with permits in hand, and ready to begin their approach tomorrow. Josh McDowell, Robert Jantzen and Martin Villegas will be the guides. Josh has climbed personally with most of the team before and is looking forward to another shared adventure. If all goes according […]
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 […]
