February 10, 2015 The crew is still doing well on Kilimanjaro. Shorter day today with the goal being the Shira Plateau at 12,500 ft. Weather remains very good. The great thing about camping at Shira is the unobstructed view of the mountain. Nice! Tomorrow is a longer day. Up to a place call the Lava […]
February 9, 2015 And they’re off! IMG Senior Guide, Mike Haft, collected his Kilimanjaro team over the weekend and got them ready to climb the mountain. They rendezvoused at the Keys Hotel in Moshi, did all their gear checks, saw a bit of the town and got ready to go for a little walk. Each […]
January 30, 2015 It’s always a huge compliment when our clients take the time to put together a nice report from their trips, and share them with us. From the recent December 2014 Kilimanjaro Climb and Safari, led by IMG guide Max Bunce, we received two fine reports from teammates Alison, Clint, and David. We […]
January 2, 2015 Let’s get caught up with the action over the holidays! First, Team Taylor got home in time to celebrate New Year’s back in the States. Meanwhile, Greg Vernovage and team flew onto the Ice and got shuttled, right away to Vinson base camp. They haven’t been wasting any time. Their carry to […]
December 31, 2014 From: Max Bunce Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 12:50 PM To: Eric Simonson; Phil Ershler Subject: Happy New Year From Tanzania! Happy New Year from Tanzania! The Wildebeasts have arrived. We saw hundreds of thousands on the short grass plains of the Serengeti before we transferred to the Ngorongoro crater under cool, […]
December 30, 2014 IMG guide Max Bunce reports that the team departed the Seronera area in the mid-Serengeti, and moved east to the Ndutu Lake area, the home of some great wildlife viewing. This is in the heart of the shortgrass plains, where the millions of zebra and wildebeest are starting to congregate as part […]
December 29, 2014 From: Max Bunce Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 12:21 PM To: Eric Simonson; Phil Ershler Subject: Kili blog update We flew into the Serengeti today and started off our Safari with a bang! Some of the highlights was a rare sighting of a Serval cat and a pride of 16 Lions. All […]
December 28, 2014 Happy Holidays to everyone. Here’s the big holiday weekend update for all IMG groups in the field: Mike Hamill and Team Taylor were 100% successful on Vinson and spent Christmas at Union Glacier at 80 degrees South Latitude in Antarctica and are hoping to begin flights home on the 29th. They’re having […]
December 28, 2014 IMG guide Max Bunce called to report that the entire team reached top! They hit the crater rim at Stella Point, then traversed around to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa. Weather was excellent. The descent also went well, and they have now descended safely to Mweka Camp. After a well-earned […]
December 25, 2014 IMG guide Max Bunce called on the sat phone to say that the team had a beautiful Christmas hike today. They got up early and were rewarded by being among the first on the trail up the Barranco Wall. This is the steepest part of the climb and is very spectacular. The […]
