August 6, 2014 IMG guides Greg Vernovage and Luke Reilly called from Base Camp on the sat phone to report a perfect day on Illimani. Their team left high camp at 2am and was on top at 7:15 am. Greg said it was very cold and clear, with the climbers wearing all their layers! After […]
August 5, 2014 Greg called on the sat phone to say that they had a nice climb today moving up from the 15,000 foot Base Camp to the high camp at Nido de Condores (the Condor’s Nest, at over 18,000 feet). The route conditions are looking excellent, the weather is good, and the team are […]
August 4, 2014 Now that the team is well acclimatized from their climbs of Pequeño Alpamayo and Huayna Potosi they are ready to try the higher and more difficult Illimani. IMG guides Greg, Luke, and their team have now departed LaPaz and are moving today up to Base Camp (about 15,750ft) with some help from […]
August 1, 2014 From: Greg Vernovage Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 1:06 PM To: Eric Simonson Subject: Bolivia Update Eric, All is well here in Bolivia.  We have had two great climbs of Pequeño Alpamayoa and Huayna Potosi! Perfect weather as usual for the mountains down here.  The temperatures have been on the cooler side […]
July 30, 2014 IMG guide Greg Vernovage reports from High Camp (“Campamento Argentino†at 16,380ft ) on Huayna Potosi that the team is feeling the altitude but doing well. They made the move up from Zongo Pass without issue. He says they are expecting a bit of snow in the morning, but planning to climb […]
July 28, 2014 IMG guides Greg Vernovage and Luke Reilly called to report that the team had a nice climb today of Pequeño Alpamayo (17,482′). Conditions and weather were good. Everyone is back now to the Condoriri Base Camp, and tomorrow they will head for Huayna Potosi Base Camp. Well done, team! Eric Simonson
July 25, 2014 Greg, Luke, their two Bolivia guides, and two cooks have a nice camp set up and everyone is doing well with the altitude. After leaving Lake Titicaca, the team moved yesterday to Tambo Condoriri at 14,200 and then today up to the Base Camp at 15,300 feet. Greg reports by sat phone […]
July 24, 2014 From: Greg Vernovage Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 7:17 PM To: Eric Simonson Subject: Bolivia Update Eric, All is well from Lake Titicaca.  We had an exciting boat ride today.  The lake had a few big waves during our ride out to Sun Island. The sky was crystal clear and the views […]
July 22, 2014 IMG guides Greg Vernovage and Luke Reilly report that despite some flight delays, all the members and their luggage have successfully reached La Paz. The team finished all the gear checks today and had a nice welcome dinner. Overnight they had a light dusting of snow in LaPaz and the surrounding mountains […]
June 5, 2014 The high peaks of Bolivia are superb climbing objectives during the summer season, when the combination of great weather, technical climbing, and high altitude provides ideal training for the Himalayas and other high mountains. IMG guides Greg Vernovage and Luke Reilly are working with their teams to prepare for our upcoming July […]
