June 24, 2016 Time for Aaron to say good-bye to a great group. The trip wrapped up with a day and a half of seeing the sights in Moscow and now it’s time to head home. Red Square, the Kremlin, the GUM, Moscow University, Old Arbat Street and everything in between. Aaron, Igor and […]
June 22, 2016 Finding the right window of weather, wind and snow conditions to skin up and ski down Elbrus takes a certain amount of planning, persistence and a lot of luck. This year’s June ski trip had enough of all three. Not only were our skiers able to ‘skin up’ Elbrus but snow conditions […]
June 19, 2016 Father’s Day started on a good note at IMG. IMG Senior Guide, Aaron Mainer, called to let us know that the entire team stood on top of Elbrus this morning. Some fresh snow made our skiers happy. Half our team made the ski descent while our other half climbed down. Everyone was […]
June 6, 2016 Team did a good acclimatization hike yesterday to Pastohov Rocks and they feel healthy, strong and ready to take a shot at this thing. Sunday morning it is, if weather cooperates. Forecast isn’t perfect but it isn’t terrible. Some precip looks probable but winds look minimal. A little luck, a little patience […]
June 17, 2016 Aaron Mainer called in today from about 13,000 ft on Elbrus to let us know the team was well and settled into a small hut about 1.5 hours above the top of the Elbrus ski area. Folks with a little knowledge of the Elbrus climb will know that the area at […]
June 16, 2016 Let’s get everyone up to date on what IMG Senior Guide, Aaron Mainer, is up to in Russia. Aaron is working with long-time IMG Russian friends/guides, Igor Tsaruk and Sasha Sak, and a group of 6 climbers/skiers hoping to climb and ski Elbrus this month. Everyone arrived in St. Petersburg on […]
July 31, 2015 Team’s back in Moscow and had a great final dinner together after an afternoon of sightseeing. Kremlin and Red Square in the morning/afternoon and then the gang heads off in different directions late tomorrow afternoon. All is well in Russia. Phil Ershler
July 28, 2015 Mike was able to email this team photo. Leisurely day, hiking, eating and relaxing. Always nice to have your contingent days AFTER your summit climb. Knowing you didn’t have to use those extras days, dealing with bad weather, is a good thing. Phil Ershler
July 27, 2015 Mike Hamill called in to report that our Elbrus team is back in the valley, safe and sound, and heading out for lunch, soon. He also said that weather was poor today so they feel good about sneaking the climb in when they did. The attached photo is of the team on […]
July 26, 2015 Good news this morning from Russia. Mike Hamill called in to report a tough but successful summit day. Elbrus is a serious work out and never to be underestimated. Weather got particular nasty on the descent but all team members are back at the hut – safe and doing just fine. They’ll […]
