January 27, 2011 Justin reports from the bush that the safari is going well. They flew to Serengeti yesterday and had an afternoon game drive in the Seronera area, where they were able to see one of the elusive leopards, in a tree.  Today they traversed the Serengeti to Ndutu, where they are now at […]
January 25, 2010 Justin Merle called in to report that everybody made it back to Moshi for a nice celebration dinner. Tomorrow, they’ll head over to the airport for their flight to the Serengeti for the much anticipated Safari portion of the trip. January & February is a great time for safari as the “Great […]
January 24, 2011 IMG Guide Justin Merle called to report that the Kili team commenced their summit bid at midnight, and 11 out of 12 summitted shortly after dawn today. The team made it down safely to Mweka Camp where they will enjoy some rest before beginning their descent down to the hotel tomorrow. Becky […]
January 22, 2011 We got word from IMG Guide Justin Merle yesterday who reported that the team had a great day en route to Barranco Camp at 13,000. Some of the team checked out the lava tower while others enjoyed a little extra time in camp. Today they crossed the Breach Wall which entails a […]
January 19, 2011 IMG senior guide Justin Merle reports that everything is going well for the January Kili crew. Yesterday the group headed into Moshi to visit the Kilimanjaro Porter Assistance Project, which IMG supports. Then, after getting all packed up and a final night in a bed, the team headed up through the forest […]
January 1, 2011 The New Year has begun for IMG with great news from three continents. The last Kilimanjaro expedition for 2010 is on their way home after another great climb and safari. IMG Senior Guide, Ang Jangbu Sherpa, reports that the safari finished in fine fashion. Seeing the ‘big five’ was easy. They even […]
December 30, 2010 Ang Jangbu reported that the descent from Kili went smoothly. After a big celebration dinner back at the hotel, the team flew to Serengeti to begin their safari. It sounds like the wildlife got the memo that they were coming, because they saw 4 of the Big 5 on the first day, […]
December 27, 2010 Ang Jangbu called in via satellite phone this morning from Mweka Camp to report that the team had a good summit day, and all have descended to camp for the night. Tomorrow they will finish their descent and make their way back to the hotel for some much deserved R&R. We’ll look […]
December 25, 2010 While you enjoy your Christmas cocoa in front of your fireplace we’ve got lots of climbers out there enjoying some cocoa of their own around the stoves and in their tents. Happy Holidays from all of us here at IMG! ___________________________________________ Aconcagua What would most people say to celebrating Christmas at base […]
December 23, 2010 Ang Jangbu Sherpa reports that the Kili trip is going smoothly. After the hiccups at the beginning with the missing luggage (all but two of the missing team duffels from the travel chaos in Europe finally showed up just before their departure) the team had a nice hike yesterday up through the […]
