Phil called in at 1:40 pm Peru time to check in. Everybody’s doing great. They just topped over Abra de Huarmihuanusca (Dead Woman’s Pass) at 13,769 feet and are headed to camp 2 for the evening. Tomorrow the trail climbs steeply up the opposite side of the valley wall, towards the second pass, Abra de […]
August 23, 2010 Phil called in late yesterday (they’re plus 2 hours in Peru) to report that all is well. It was a touch cloudy yesterday which kept the temps nice and cool. They enjoyed some Incan ruins along the way, a nice big lunch and a huge dinner in the evening. A great day […]
August 22, 2010 Phil checked in late yesterday afternoon to report that their weather has been perfect (lets hope that didn’t jinx them) for their tour of the Sacred Valley. They spent last night packing and re-organizing their gear near the jumping off point for the 3.5 day trek along the Inca Trail to Machu […]
August 20, 2010 The day after tagging the top of Mt. Rainier on George’s 500th summit Phil took off for Russia. Two weeks (and a summit of Elbrus) later he dodged the forest fires outside of Moscow to make it back to the US but only stayed for a couple days before he jumped on […]
August 20, 2010 The team is slowly integrating back to their daily lives after an amazing trip to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. After a baggage debacle at the Lima airport, where the McShea family patiently held out without baggage for a couple days, the trek proceeded smoothly. A pleasant drive though the sacred […]
August 12, 2010 Eric Stevenson dropped us a line from Machu Picchu last night: “We are down, showered, happy, fed, tired, and ready for bed. The plan is to head to the museum in the morning, then head back to Cusco tomorrow afternoon [real time = today]. All is good and I’ll get in touch […]
August 15, 2009 Yesterday, some of us enjoyed a leisurely morning shopping in the town of Aquas Calientes, while the remainder of us journeyed to Machu Picchu early in the morning to ascend Machu Picchu mountain. This was a very steep and strenuous climb up more Inca steps, and well worth the effort. Later that […]
August 10, 2009 Eric Remza called in today on the second day of their Machu Picchu Trek…Â They’ll get as high as 14,000ft. today but sleep at around 10,000ft tonight at Pacamayo. All is well and the team is doing great! — Tye Chapman Operations Manager
August 8, 2009 IMG Guide Eric Remza Reports: We are all in the Peruvian city of Cuzco at an elevation of 11,000ft. Today [Aug. 7] we spent the afternoon touring many of the cultural landmarks around the central quarter of the city. Some of the highlights included Cathedrals, ancient Inca ruins and the local Spanish […]
August 6, 2009 IMG Guide Eric Remza is leading this year’s Machu Picchu Trek… Not a bad way to spend the next 10 days! Eric has promised to check in from time to time… we should hear from him in the next couple days. Look for blog updates from some of our other ongoing and […]
