February 22, 2011 Well, we took a long weekend here at IMG too. Why not; we had great success on Kilimanjaro earlier this month, a couple teams on top of Aconcagua in February, Orizaba summits in Mexico and a great training seminar on Rainier last week, not to mention all of our ice climbers in […]
February 16, 2011 We received late word from Mike Hamill down in Argentina that the team has safely arrived back in Mendoza after their 18-mile hike out and long drive to the hotel. Some late night showers and beds are calling some tired climbers! Tomorrow, if they don’t have to sprint back home, they’ll enjoy […]
February 14, 2011 Hamill called in to report the team had a great summit day and are all are safely back in camp. A couple team members made the tough decision to hang at High Camp while the rest of the crew went for the summit. Never an easy decision. One more night at High […]
February 13, 2011 Hamill called in this afternoon to report that the team made the move to High Camp today in some relatively high winds. The forecast shows the winds slowing down a bit this evening into tomorrow, so they’re planning a summit attempt early tomorrow morning. Wind or not, it’ll be a cold one! […]
February 12, 2011 Hamill called in today to report that the team is hunkered down at C2 after carrying to High Camp yesterday. They took a “weather rest day” today and are optimistic the storm will die down tomorrow. If the storm dies down they’ll make the move to HC tomorrow and summit on Monday, […]
February 11, 2011 Light snow and wind didn’t keep the team from heading up to C2. Two team members decided that discretion was the better part of valor and decided it made more sense to head down. Always a super tough decision but an important lesson learned on the big mountains is that you have […]
February 9, 2011 Yesterday was another good day. “Helicopter Camp†or C2 was reached by the team. Loads were dropped there and the team beat feet back down to C1. Weather remained good with only a trace of snow. Nothing that prevents movement at this altitude. And, forecast still looks reasonable going forward. Later today, […]
February 8, 2011 Camp 1 at 16,200 ft. was occupied by our team on Aconcagua yesterday. All the climbers are still in good health and the weather is still cooperating. Goal for the day is a carry to C2. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Phil Ershler
February 4, 2011 Aconcagua Mike Hamill reports that all is well at Aconcagua Base Camp (Plaza Argentina). The weather continues to hold and they’re all looking forward to a rest day/acclimatization day tomorrow. Later in the weekend (Super Bowl Sunday) they’ll carry to Camp 1 but be back at BC for a 3rd night before […]
Eight climbers with three guides were on Aconcagua Team #3. All eleven stood on the summit. And, they sure look happy. Congratulations, team. Phil Ershler
