August 6, 2012 Just spoke personally with IMG Senior Guide, Max Bunce. Team and he are at the Machame Camp. Good day of hiking and Max said this team moves well. They’re bedding down now for a well-deserved rest and will be back at it in the morning. All good on Kilimanjaro! Phil Ershler
August 6, 2012 Machu Picchu (8/4/12) Guide Peter Anderson called in from the summit of Huayna Picchu, all but one of the team made the early a.m. hike up to this lofty perch above Machu Picchu. After taking in the view they descended back down and then it was back to Aquas Calientes. From there […]
August 1, 2012 Another short and to the point call from Max this morning from their camp on the Serengeti. “Phil, we pretty much saw everything today. Sitting by the campfire, everyone’s having a drink and the staff will be serving dinner shortly. Couldn’t be better.†Phil Ershler
July 31, 2012 Dinner is served. Max cut his call this morning short as the team was just sitting down to dinner. They’re safe, they’re successful and they’re off the mountain. They were met at the trailhead at the Mweka entrance with a hot lunch. After making sure the Chagga staff was thanked and received […]
July 30, 2012 Max Bunce called in last evening (early the next morning, Africa time), to say that the team was standing on the summit of Kilimanjaro. The WHOLE team. And, he said weather for the climb and while they were on top had been perfect. Way to go, team. As exciting as it is […]
July 27, 2012 A little mist in the morning and then sunny skies was what Max said when he called in saying the team was relaxing at the camp on the Shira Plateau. Today’s a bigger walk up to the Lava Tower and then down to Baranco. They’ll reach an altitude today higher than Mt. […]
July 25, 2012 Group #3 for the summer seasons starts walking today. IMG Senior Guide, Max Bunce, is in the lead. Max guides for IMG during the summer season and on Everest each spring and often on Ama Dablam and Cho Oyu in the fall. Additionally, Max ski patrols at Crystal Mountain, in Washington State, […]
July 24, 2012 IMG Guide Max Bunce reports that all is well in Tanzania! The team arrived in good form with all their bags – just how we like it.Today they’ll take the day to sort gear, explore Moshi and just generally get their bearings, then its off to the Machame Gate tomorrow for the […]
July 20, 2012 The crew slept in for a change. After a leisurely breakfast, it was time to say good-bye to the camp staff and begin the drive back to Arusha. The drive is easy now that the road has been paved from Arusha to the Crater. The dust of year’s past is only a […]
July 18, 2012 The team has finished their second full day of game viewing. Serengeti in the morning, Olduvai Gorge, then Ngorongoro Crater in the afternoon. The list of animals seen is long. Eben told me today about a pride of lion working on a buffalo kill. Amazing. Tonight’s the last campfire at Ngorongoro Crater. […]
