January 24, 2011 IMG Guide Peter Anderson called in yesterday to report that his Aconcagua team had a successful carry to Camp 1, and everyone was feeling good, having fun and breathing hard! Today’s plan is to move to Camp 1 after enjoying a hearty breakfast, and call in later this evening with an update […]
January 24, 2011 Eben called in from High Camp on Aconcagua to report that 8 of 9 tagged the top earlier today. All are safe and sound back at camp and anxious to get down to Plaza de Mulas tomorrow and out to civilization on Tuesday. No immediate word from Phil in Ecuador but like […]
January 22, 2011 We received word from Phil today after a great day training on the lower glaciers of Cayambe. If all goes as planned they’ll get an alpine start in the morning and be on the summit by mid-morning. Further South on Aconcagua, Eben and his team made the move to High Camp today […]
January 21, 2011 We received word from Antarctica & Punta Arenas, Chile today that ALE called in the IL76 for a flight! This is great news for our team who’s been waiting at Union Glacier for a couple weeks now and especially great news for IMG Guide, and ping-pong champion (see yesterday’s blog post) Aaron […]
Chile & Antarctica Greg and his team continue their “standby” status to leave Antarctica while Mike and his crew weigh their options in Punta Arenas. So what do you do with 20 hours of daylight and literally nothing to do…well, you play volleyball and ping-pong of course. IMG Guide Aaron Mainer (who’s been on the […]
January 19th, 2011 Ecuador Phil called in this afternoon to report that they had 10 of 12 on top of Cotopaxi in beautiful weather! They’re en route to Hacienda Tierra del Volcan tonight and off to San Augustine tomorrow before heading to climb Cayambe. Nice work team! Argentina Eben called in this morning as well […]
January 18, 2011 IMG Guide Peter Anderson just called at 2:00 pm (PST) to check in from Penitentes. The group arrived successfully and are now all packed and ready to go. They’ll have an early dinner tonight, turn in and be ready to start the hike early in the morning. Peter reports that all is […]
January 18, 2011 Eben called this morning at 11 a.m. (PST) All is well!  The group successfully carried to Camp 2 today, and are safe and sound back down at Camp 1. Big news was they had burritos for dinner last night and were having “smashed potatoes†for dinner tonight with fresh peppers, onions and […]
January 18, 2011 IMG Lead Guide Eben Reckord called in yesterday afternoon at 2:30 pm (PST). Eben and crew are planning to carry to C2 today, but are still battling winds. Eben will check back in with us when they have made some definitive progress. George Dunn
January 16, 2011 Ecuador Phil called in early this morning to report that he and his team have been enjoying beautiful weather and, after a private breakfast at La Matilde. were off to climb Pasachoa on one of their acclimatization hikes. After their hike, they’ll head to Hacienda Tierra del Volcan (12,000ft) where they’ll sleep […]
