January 14, 2018 Let’s get caught up with the comings and goings for IMG teams in the Southern Hemisphere. Report from Emily and Romulo in Ecuador was — close but no cigar. Great morning for climbing but just couldn’t find a way around, over or through the schrund right below the summit of Antisana. Team […]
January 12, 2018 Emily texted this morning early, saying the team was packed up and heading to camp on Antisana. She checked in again once there saying the weather was clear but a tad breezy. Clouded over a bit in the afternoon with light rain. That’s more the exception than the rule in Ecuador. […]
January 11th, 2018 Fun, fairly straightforward days for our groups in Ecuador and on Aconcagua. After a night at the thermal baths of Papallacta, the Ecuador team did a little prepping and a little shopping and headed towards Guaytara for the night. It’s close to Antisana and puts the team in position to head […]
January 10th, 2018 The biggest problem of late in Ecuador is ‘lack’ of snow. This morning, it was the opposite for Emily, Romulo and team. Too much snow. Snowed and blew all night, not the best of combinations. The Team headed up regardless and fought their way up to just over 18000 ft. Significant hard […]
January 9th, 2018 Quick update from Ecuador —— the team spent last night and all of today at the Cayambe hut. More acclimatization was the order of the day, along with some technique review. Tonight’s a short one at the hut because the team will be getting up around midnight to take a shot at […]
January 8, 2018 All’s going well in Ecuador. Best news is that the entire team is now together. They spent the day adding to their acclimatization with a hike on Imbabura. Next objective is getting up to the hut on Cayambe. Cayambe’s high enough that we still want some additional acclimating before attempting the […]
December 6, 2018 Lots has been going on since IMG guide, Emily Johnston, flew down to Ecuador to meet our Ecuadorian partner, Romulo Cardenas, and her team. We’ve been sweating the storm on the East Coast and for good reason: one of our members couldn’t get ‘out of Dodge’. But Lauren is the epitome of […]
November 22, 2017 Great news this morning – Luke and team reached the summit of Chimborazo. No small accomplishment. Snow conditions for the last several years have been ‘less than optimal’ on Chimborazo and it’s simply a more difficult climb these days. That’s why IMG limits our attempts to 4 climbers plus guides. Today, […]
November 20, 2017 Time to catch up on news down south. Dallas Glass is home and so is the team. Success on Orizaba wasn’t easy but Dallas and team did great. Icier than expected, the climb (and descent) demanding time, strength and skill. The guides and our climbers delivered. Result was a safe, successful and […]
November 16th, 2017 Time and recuperate is the order of the day for both our teams – in Ecuador and in Mexico. Our Mexico crew had a hotel night in the city of Puebla and traveled today to the village of Tlachichuca. After a nice lunch prepared by the Reyes family, they headed in […]
