November 10, 2018 Was nice to hear about the team’s success on Cayambe a couple of days ago but even nicer to hear of their success Saturday morning on Cotopaxi. Well done, team!! Weather not quite as good for the ascent of Cotopaxi but… good enough. Everyone’s safe, off the mountain and at the Hotel […]
November 9, 2018 Everybody had a great time celebrating a successful ascent of Cayambe with a hardy meal followed by some good sleep. After soaking in the hot springs of Papallacta, we all made our way to Hacienda Porvenir at the base of Cotopaxi yesterday for even more R and R. Porvenir recently built a […]
November 7, 2018 Its always nice to get the satellite phone call saying all’s well, weather was great and, oh yeah, we reached the summit and are already back at high camp. Pretty much Luke’s words exactly when he called this morning. Almost no wind up high. Route had to bank far to the […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
