December 9, 2013 IMG Senior Guide, Mike Hamill, arrived in Ecuador Saturday evening with a custom trip of 2 climbers. Pretty nice, huh? They should have a sweet time. Both climbers are quite fit and Mike’s got them on a schedule which hopefully allows for 3 summits, enough time for acclimatization but not a lot […]
November 27, 2013 Chimborazo remains problematic. The guys made the big push last night. At just shy of 19000 ft., they decided discretion was the better part of valor and pulled the plug. No summit but no one was injured, either. Tonight in Banos, at the edge of the high jungle, and Thanksgiving dinner at […]
November 26, 2013 Part one is done. After the entire team stood on the top of Cayambe, they headed down to Papallacta. Papallacta is a resort famous for its hot springs, right underneath the mountain Antisana. Cold beer and hot water was the perfect combination to relieve sore muscles. Then it was time for dinner […]
November 24, 2013 My Sunday morning started with a call from Ecuador. Luke reported 100% success on Cayambe, weather good and the team’s heading for the hot springs of Papallacta to celebrate. Works for me. Phil Ershler
November 21, 2013 The team’s being lazy today. Oh well, I guess they earned it. We put them up at the Hacienda San Augustin last night. The hacienda’s owned by an old friend and noted for amazing food and the ambiance of being surrounded by original Incan walls. Nice. Luke sent us a photo from […]
November 20, 2013 Cotopaxi is cold in the morning, especially when it’s clear. However, when there’s minimal wind, it’s not nearly as bad. Just heard from Luke. The team is back at the hut! Good morning, good snow, good weather, team did a good job and they had a good summit. 10 fingers and 10 […]
November 17, 2013 Luke and team have had a busy weekend down in Ecuador. Saturday morning was fun, with a visit to the world famous Otavalo Market. Nice introduction to the handicrafts of Ecuador. The crew was in Quito by early afternoon. Packing/prepping/last minute shopping and a nice lunch were the order of the day. […]
November 15, 2013 Ecuador season is off and running. IMG Senior Guide, Luke Reilly is at the helm. As always, he’ll be working with my friend of 3 decades, Romulo Cardenas. The entire team arrived late yesterday and spent their first night at the Hacienda Guachala. Since everyone and their luggage got in without issue, […]
February 7, 2013 Check out the following write up from IMG Guide Luke Reilly. Here’s a guy who likes Ecuador almost as much as do I. He even spent most of December working on the farm of Romulo Cardenas, our Ecuadorian partner, while continuing to snag all the high peaks in the country. Now, that’s […]
January 23, 2013 Most of our team flew home yesterday. That ended a pretty much great trip. Weather really couldn’t have been better. Hike day on Pasochoa was pretty much perfect, training day on Cotopaxi was pretty much perfect, climb day on Cotopaxi was totally perfect, training day on Cayambe was perfect and climbing day […]
