August 22, 2012 IMG guide Greg Vernovage called on the sat phone to report that the team was successful reaching the 21,200 foot summit of Illimani and are now back to the high camp. The weather was good and they had a nice climb. Now they are packing up their tents and gear and will […]
August 20, 2012 IMG guide Greg Vernovage reports that the second part of the Bolivia expedition is underway. After the good acclimatization from Alpamayo and Huayna Potosi, a nice rest back in LaPaz enjoying showers and good food, the team is now heading for Illimani. This beautiful mountain is clearly visible from LaPaz, towering about […]
August 17, 2012 As you know, we had awesome success once again on Pequeno Alpamayo. This year was a little different – we had an even better day than last year on top. A good bit of time spent snapping photos with no gloves on and views to match. Moving forward to Huayna Potosi. After […]
August 15, 2012 IMG guide Greg Vernovage reports that yesterday the team headed up to Zongo Pass with the jeeps, then hired some porters, and then hiked up to the Huayna Potosi Base Camp. Today they will do another day of training, and then tomorrow the plan is to head up to high camp and […]
August 13, 2012 IMG guide Greg Vernovage reports that the team had a nice climb today of Pequeno Alpamayo. It’s a great warm up climb, and a spectacular summit. They started before dawn, climbed over the subsidiary summit of Tarija Peak, and then on to the summit of Pequeno Alpamayo. Well done, team! Now they […]
August 12, 2012 Bolivia – Vernovage checked in. All continues to go well for these guys. They’re set to ascend their first objective: Pequeño Alpamayo. Peru (Machu Picchu) – Peter Anderson called in and was in a great mood! The team enjoyed another perfect day yesterday on the trail. ‘T-shirt weather” he called it. Today […]
August 10, 2012 IMG guide Greg Vernovage reports that today the climbers successfully made the move up to Condoriri Base Camp at about 15,000 feet. This stunning area is marked by a number or gorgeous alpine lakes, surrounded by several 16,000 to 19,000 ft peaks. The plan will be to spend several night in this […]
August 9, 2012 It was another great day here in Bolivia. Â The morning boat ride on Lake Titicaca and dropped us off on Sun Island for our acclimatization hike. Â No wind and not a cloud in the sky forced us to short sleeve shirts and an extended rest on top. Â The views were great. Â We […]
August 8, 2012 Today we drove from La Paz up onto the Altiplano to the resort town of Copacabana on the shore of Lake Titicaca (12,507 feet / 3,812 m).  Along the way we had the chance to visit the famous Tiahuanaco ruins (dated 1600 BC). This afternoon the team took a nice (slow!) walk […]
August 7, 2012 All is well here, all bags and climbers accounted for. The team had a nice welcome dinner last night at Lo Comedie.  An early night to catch up on the travel and a morning of gear checks and duffel packing has us ready for Lake Titicaca and Copacabana tomorrow.  Today we went […]
