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 […]
November 15th, 2017 Good news from both IMG expeditions in South America but only one photo, so far. Luke, Romulo and their Ecuador team reported “a little bit of everything†from a weather standpoint this morning but no matter —- they stood on top of Cayambe and headed already for the hot springs in […]
November 13, 2017 While Dallas Glass is with our Mexico expedition, Luke Reilly is down in Ecuador, leading another IMG team to his favorite local. Nice to report that all is well on the equator. Luke and team arrived without issue and have been spending the last few days touring Quito and the town […]
From: Jay A. Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 3:04 PM To: Phil Ershler Subject: Romulo and Ecuador Phil, I wanted to drop you a note and let you know that my son, Jared, and I just returned from 10 days in Ecuador with Romulo and his wonderful family. The experience was incredible: Romulo showed us […]
