July 29, 2019 IMG Senior Guide Harry Hamlin called from Base Camp to let us know the team had a great day on Pequeno Alpamayo (17,482’). This is a fun climb! The morning starts with a trek to the tongue of the glacier. Once at the glacier, the team puts on their harnesses, helmets and […]
July 28, 2019 Harry just checked in to let us know the weather continues to be beautiful, and the team had a good day of training on the glacier this morning. The team is back at Base Camp, will have an early dinner and then to bed in preparation for their climb of Pequeno Alpamayo […]
July 27, 2019 The Bolivia Team had a great day climbing Pico Austria today. IMG Guide Harry Hamlin said there was snow from Base Camp all the way to the summit but not enough to stop them from standing on top of Pico Austria (17,480’). This is not a technical climb but does a great […]
July 26, 2019 The Bolivia Team has moved up to Pequeno Alpamayo Base Camp (15,500’). Harry Hamlin checked in to let us know it is another perfect day in the Cordillera Real Mountain Range. The team is getting moved into their tents and will do some harness rigging and light training around Base Camp this […]
July 25, 2019 The team said goodbye to the shores of Lake Titicaca this morning and made their way to the first camp at the foot of the Cordillera Real Mountain Range. Tambo Condoriri (14,000’) is the first camp on the way to the climb of Pequeno Alpamayo (17,482’). This camp is just short of […]
7/24/2019 IMG Senior Guide Harry Hamlin checked in from Copacabana in Bolivia. The team was all set to head over to Sun Island (Isla del Sol) but the windy conditions caused them to wait for a few hours before boarding the boat that would take them. After taking a short hike and allowing the winds […]
July 23, 2019 IMG Senor Guide Harry Hamlin checked in from the shores of Lake Titicaca to let us know the team had a nice day traveling to Copacabana. Departing La Paz, the drive goes back up hill to El Alto where they negotiate a little traffic before everything opens up on the Altiplano. To […]
July 22, 2019 IMG Senior Guide Harry Hamlin just checked in from La Paz. The team has arrived and they have been taking it relatively easy today. One of the first things we realize when arriving to La Paz is the altitude. Landing at El Alto the altitude is 13,000ft and we drop down to about 11,900ft for […]
June 5, 2019 We have just received word from our team in La Paz that the Illimani Summit Team has returned and checked into the hotel. Great news and congratulations again to the them! Lead Guide, Roberto Gomez managed to get a summit photo sent off to us on their way back: The team will […]
June 4, 2019 We have just received great news from Bolivia! Our Team of climbers summited Illimani (21,200’). Summit day on Illimani is challenging right from the start at High Camp. The team begins the climb by heading up a narrow ridge before traversing to their first break. After a quick stop for food and […]
