January 5, 2009 Mike Hamill reports from Africa that the December Kili team wrapped up their adventure with a great safari to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro. Now Mike is preparing to head up Kili again with a small team on our January 3 Kili trip. We had a couple past customers who wanted to try […]
December 28, 2009 Mike Hamill reported in from Tanzania. Another IMG team has summitted Kilimanjaro. Way to go, team, and way to go, Mike. Safety trumps all on an IMG climb but we like being successful, too. Now, it’s down, out and off to safari. The Kilimanjaro trip is a bit of pain and pleasure. […]
December 27, 2009 Mike Hamill called in last night from Karanga Valley camp at about 13,500’, about 9 pm Seattle time, which makes it morning of the 27th, their time. The crew is fine and heading for high camp. High camp is Barafu at just over 15,000’. They’ve had some afternoon rain but weather is […]
December 25, 2009 IMG Guide Mike Hamill called in from Shira Plateau with Christmas Greetings for the team’s friends and family… Everybody is doing fine. Tomorrow the team will climb to over 14,500’ and then drop back to 13,000’ and camp at Baranco Hut at 13,000’. What a way to spend the holidays! Tye Chapman […]
December 23, 2009 – 8:40am (PST) IMG Guide Mike Hamill reports that everybody on our Christmas Kili team arrived on time and with all of their gear. They spent yesterday enjoying the town of Moshi and re-packing their gear for the climb. Day one of the climb was a nice hike from the Machame Gate […]
October 10, 2009 It’s a wrap, in this case a Kilimanjaro wrap. The final group of the fall season is on their way home. Everyone had a fantastic time on safari. Within four hours of touching down in the Serengeti, they’d seen giraffes, leopard and cheetah. Just before dusk, they watched close up as two […]
October 9, 2009 All IMG Kilimanjaro trips for the winter of 2010 already full? Has demand outpaced supply by that much? Impossible but true. That means we need another Kilimanjaro date for January 2010. It’s official – IMG is posting a new departure for Kilimanjaro – January 3-17, 2010. Even better than a new date […]
October 5, 2009 After a sat phone battery issue, we now have good news from Africa. John Colver and the entire IMG team have now seen the snows of Kilimanjaro from the very top, climbed back safely to high camp, headed down and have already reached the showers and hamburgers of the Keys Hotel. When […]
October 4, 2009 Just received a call from John Colver and the IMG Kilimanjaro team at Barafu Camp. Boots are on, hot drinks finished and it’s time to climb. Clear night, big full moon and a dusting of new snow on the ground. Conditions are pretty close to perfect for an ascent. It will be […]
October 3, 2009 Another morning here in Seattle and another update from John Colver, leading the IMG team currently on Kilimanjaro. Karanga Camp is the current location. They’ll spend a nice evening at 13,500 ft and wake up ready to head for high camp at Barafu. It’s a short day to Barafu, 3 hours going […]
