January 17, 2016 Austin’s update from Antarctica first – as you all know, Austin and team summited Vinson yesterday (the 16th) and returned safely to high camp where they spent the night. They are descending now to Vinson base camp. A Twin Otter will be waiting and they are expecting to fly immediately back to […]
January 16, 2016 In Ecuador, Luke and team had a nice summit day on Antizana. They found a way to get past the final large crevasse and stood on top. Great job. Next up for some of the team is an attempt on Chimborazo. In Antarctica, Austin and team were rewarded for their patience with […]
January 15, 2016 Quick updates from Ecuador and Antarctica —- Luke and team are at high camp and will attempt Antisana in the morning. Stars are starting to come out. Austin and team are at high camp on Vinson Massif and will attempt to summit in the morning. Low winds and clear. Wish them all […]
January 14, 2016 Luke’s team had a good night at the hotel in Papallacta with a big dinner at the restaurant and a couple of good ‘soaks’ in the hot springs. They’re prepping now for an attempt on Antisana. Down on the Ice, Austin reports it’s too warm and it’s snowing too much. It normally […]
January 13, 2016 The call came in this morning from Luke to let us know they’d had a successful summit of Cayambe this morning. Weather was pretty ‘misty’ yesterday but cleared off last night, enabling the team to summit. Well done. They’re already down, packed and on their way out, heading for the hot springs […]
January 12, 2016 Let’s catch up with our teams in the Southern Hemisphere. Luke, Romulo and team are ‘barely’ in the Southern Hemisphere right now and part of the day will be in the Northern Hemisphere, actually. They are up at the climber’s hut on Cayambe and taking the day to do more acclimatization and […]
January 10, 2016 Here’s a quick summary of Sunday’s ‘movements’ for IMG teams down south. Quick call came in from Austin Shannon and team on the Ice. They moved quickly to C1 today. Couldn’t be going smoother, so far. Josh McDowell and team retrieved gear and supplies at C2 and headed down the mountain to […]
January 9, 2016 BUSY season for IMG teams in South America and Antarctica.  Let’s starts with our Vinson teams first. As you know, Greg Vernovage, Austin Shannon and their team all stood together on the summit of Vinson a couple of days ago. They flew off the Ice this morning, exactly on schedule. One night […]
November 23, 2015 After a long day attempting Antisana, breaking camp and heading out, the team enjoyed a nice evening at Hacienda La Cienega Saturday. Got up yesterday, had breakfast at La Cienega and then visited the Sunday market in Machachi. Romulo’s wife, Patricia, had prepared typical Ecuadorian cuy for the team. They then visited […]
November 21, 2015 Close, so close, but the team had to turn just short of the summit. Good weather, team was climbing strong but simply could not find a way around a very big schrund which sits just below the summit. Several other teams were trying to find a way, too, but all came up […]
