February 23, 2010 Believe it or not the folks here at IMG let me out of the office long enough join our most recent Aconcagua Expedition! Below is a peek into our trip… Day 1 – Mike, Greg and I sort group gear, hit the grocery store to shop for local specialties to bring on […]
February 17, 2010 We made it back to Mendoza late last night after the long hike out. We’ll have our celebration dinner tonight and then most of the team takes off tomorrow. All is well. -Mike Hamill
February 14, 2010 Mike Hamill, Aconcagua team leader called in the past two days during the holiday weekend. On February 13 he called at approximately 3pm PST. He reported that all was well on the mountain. A couple of team members were feeling some mild effects from the altitude and overall effort of the trip, […]
February 11, 2010 It’s always nice to hear from our teams in the field when there’s good news to report. Mike Hamill called in this afternoon (our time), just prior the team’s dinner (their time). Camp 2 is in, everyone’s there and weather is still holding. One camp remains and then it’s time to take […]
February 8, 2010 The news continues to be good from Argentina and the slopes of Aconcagua. Team leader, Mike Hamill, just phoned in. The team has made their move to C1 at 16,200’. The weather is perfect and everyone’s doing well. It has been quite windy the last couple of weeks. Weather now is excellent […]
February 5, 2010 Team leader, Mike Hamill, just called in from Casa Piedre. The crew is now 2 days into their 3 day trek to base camp. Casa Piedre is around 10,000’. This is where the team gets their first really good view of the mountain. The word is – so far, so good. It’s […]
February 2, 2010 Climbing is easy. Travel is tough. And, if that’s true, the current Aconcagua trip should be great! All the crew arrived on time and with all the luggage. Securing the permit in Mendoza was an easy process, and the team’s already in Penitentes. That’s the base of the mountain and where the […]
January 29, 2010 The challenges for our team began in Mendoza at the beginning of our trip, when one of our team member’s luggage did not arrive! Not the end of the world but a hurdle nonetheless. In the end we got him set-up with something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue! With […]
January 25, 2010 Aconcagua Update – Summit! Summit! Ben called in yesterday to report that he and fellow IMG Guide Peter Anderson and 8 IMG climbers reached the summit of 22,840ft Aconcauga! Great conditions on the walk up made for a nice summit but a little weather on the way down made things a little […]
January 22, 2010 Ben called in again today to relay that they successfully carried to High Camp today and will take their well deserved rest day tomorrow to regain some energies and acclimatize a bit more before heading back up to High Camp. Once at HC they’ll wait for a solid weather window before taking […]
