November 6th, 2018 It’s almost game day for the team in Ecuador. The gang went to the high hut on Cayambe yesterday. Weather was nice with some fresh snow on the mountain. As the hut’s around 15,000 ft, the team benefited greatly from spending last night at that altitude and took today to do a […]
Ecuador Volcanoes
Acclimatizing in Ecuador

November 5, 2018 The Ecuador team spent the weekend prepping for higher altitudes. Everyone had a great day climbing Fuya Fuya on Saturday and finished the day with a visit to Hacienda Pinsaqui just outside of Otavalo for dinner and live music. There is a bit more rain in Ecuador this November but the […]
November Ecuador Program In Full Swing!

November 2, 2018 The November Ecuador program is in full swing. All the team members arrived with their duffels. There’s always that moment of anticipation waiting for your duffel to drop onto the luggage carousel, but we hit 100% this time, 7 climbers and 14 duffel bags. First thing on the agenda today after some scrambled […]
Two Legends – Ang Jangbu Sherpa and Romulo Cardenas

October 12, 2018 When you receive a photo like this overnight, you just have to share it with the world! IMG has had the opportunity to work with great people throughout the years. The relationships that the owners of IMG have built go far beyond the mountains. If you have climbed with IMG in Ecuador or […]
Two Teams are Heading Home

January 18th, 2018 The Ecuador team is on their way home AND so is the Vinson team. Heard from Greg this morning and they were literally heading onto the IL 76 for their flight back to Punta Arenas. Go figure – off the Ice with a great summit and 2 days AHEAD of the […]
Catching Up with Our Teams Down South

January 17th, 2018 OK, catch up time with all the IMG teams ‘down south’. Greg, Luke and the Vinson team got down to Vinson base camp yesterday. No word today so their either still at Vinson base or have moved over to the Union Glacier camp. Possible flight off the Ice tomorrow. Has not […]
Nothing But Good News from the Southern Hemisphere

January 15th, 2018 IMG has some news from each of our teams south of the equator. First and foremost, Greg Vernovage, Luke Reilly and their team summited Vinson today and have begun their descent. I spoke with Greg 15 minutes ago. He said it was a little breezy but folks did well and that they’re […]
All Well in the Southern Hemisphere

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 […]
Ecuador Team Heads to Antisana

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. […]
Moving Forward for Our Aconcagua and Ecuador Teams

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 […]

