November 4, 2016 Another successful round on Carstensz Pyramid is in the books! Â As always, Papua served up a trip with plenty of adventure and fun for our team. This expedition really keeps everyone on their toes throughout. We arrived in Timika to the news that some good weather meant for a quicker than […]
October 25, 2016 We just received a call from Jonathan Schrock in Timika. All clients and guides have now returned to Timika after a 100% successful climb of Carstensz Pyramid and flight out from Yellow Valley. The Team is taking advantage of the early morning and have decided to jump on a flight to […]
October 23, 2016 IMG Guide Jonathan Schrock called in from the summit of Carstensz Pyramid today and said a few of our favorite words. The conversation went a little something like this: Johnny: “Hey Greg, all is well.†Greg: “Copy that Johnny, where are you?” Johnny asked the team: “Where are we?†The team […]
October 21, 2016 The Carstensz Pyramid Team is on the move today. The Team is up early and will be trekking to Base Camp in Yellow Valley (13,700 ft / 4,175 m). This is a fun trek that takes us over the wall and across the plateau, then through New Zealand Pass. This trek includes […]
October 20, 2016 The Carstensz Pyramid Team stayed on schedule this morning with an early breakfast, followed by an acclimatization hike to the top of the wall. The trekking route takes the Team up the very cool looking ribbed rock and over the ridge where the lake is. From here, the Team treks counter […]
October 19, 2016 The Carstensz Pyramid Team is now all together at Nasidome Camp (12,200 ft / 3,718 m). We have found that flying into this camp is much more reasonable than flying directly to Base Camp. The plan for today is to get settled in and take a short hike to the lake, […]
October 17, 2016 Jonathan Schrock called from Timika to let us know that everything is going as planned for the Carstensz Pyramid Expedition. The gear has been checked, packed, and repacked to cut as much weight as possible for the helicopter flight. As long as the weather holds, the plan will be to fly […]
February 8, 2016 Carstensz Pyramid (16,023ft / 4,884 m) lives up to the billing! I had been listening to our IMG guides and clients talk about Carstensz for years now and we decided it was time for me to check it out and see what the excitement was. The short answer is that it […]
February 3, 2016 Greg called to report that the helicopter flights went on schedule this morning (in Papua) and the team are all back to Timika. He also sent some photos: Way to go, team! Eric Simonson
February 3, 2016 Greg called from Base Camp to report the team made a successful descent, arriving back before it got dark. They took it slow and easy on the way down, with many rappels down the fixed ropes.  Greg said everyone was safe and sound, after a long day. Weather was cloudy with […]
