July 26, 2011 IMG Guide, Kelly Ryan, called in today to let us know that the crew is heading for their campsite in Santa Teresa. Another great day with simply splendid weather. Being good is important, being lucky is better. This means the crew will be in Aguas Calientes and a beautiful hotel tomorrow evening. […]
July 25, 2011 Kelly Ryan called in from the trail yesterday afternoon to report that all continues to go smoothly. The team is all smiles as they enjoy the trail and the spectacular views along the way. Today, they will climb up to the beautiful, turquoise colored Suyrococha Lake at 13,900. After the lake they’ll […]
July 24, 2011 IMG Guide Kelly Ryan checked in from Peru and reports that the team had a great day touring the local Inca sites and some open air markets in Cuzco. They took particular interest in the layers of history that are literally built on top of each other. Inca stone walls with Spanish […]
July 22, 2011 View Larger Map IMG Guide Kelly Ryan checked in from Peru this morning and reported that everybody (and their luggage) made it to Cuzco in one piece. They battled long lines in Lima but once on the airplane they were awarded views of the Andes and Salkantay which had just been dusted […]
May 2, 2011 The Machu Picchu group finished their trek yesterday with a tour of Machu Picchu and then descended to the town of Aguas Calientes for a well deserved check-in to their hotel after four days on the Inca Trail. They report the trek was harder than they had expected, but all kept up […]
April 29, 2011 We got a call from our Machu Picchu team down in Peru yesterday afternoon. They reported that they had a tough day yesterday trekking from the trailhead (7872ft.) up to their camp at Llullchapampa (11,808ft.). The rain didn’t help with the trekking but it sure cooled things down in the evening. They […]
March 24, 2011 We’ve got a lot of moving parts these days with several programs getting started over the next couple weeks. Next up are: Everest, Lhotse, Lobuche, Everest Base Camp Treks, Whitney, Denali Prep Seminars and Machu Picchu. That covers 2 U.S. States, 3 countries on 3 continents. Not too bad. Keep these programs […]
August 26, 2010 Phil called via sat phone from Agua Calientes, where the team enjoyed the night cleaning up after their successful trek. After some last minute shopping this morning, they will hop a two-hour train heading towards Cusco, then connect with their private bus to finish the trip. A great end to a great […]
August 25, 2010 Phil called in to report all is well in Peru. Today the walk on the trail came to a narrow flight of stone steps leading upwards into a small stone structure. This is Intipunku, and through the rectangular doorway, they could see the ruins of Machu Picchu. From Intipunku, a pathway led […]
Phil called in at 1:30pm Peru time. They were just crossing the third and final pass of the trek, ready for the big long downhill stretch in to camp for the night. The final leg today should take them just a couple more hours. All are doing well and the weather is good. They are […]
