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May 28, 2015, 11:30am PDT IMG Lead Guide Erica Engle called in just minutes ago from the small outpost town of McCarthy. The entire team has been flown off the mountain and will soon be on their way back to Anchorage. The team slowly made their way down the mountain in sloppy snow conditions over […]
May 25, 2015 The Mount Bona team has been busy the past few days. They moved camp up to 12,300 feet on May 23 after a carry of gear to the site on May 22. They had planned a rest day for May 24, but with a good forecast and snow likely in the future, […]
May 21, 2015 IMG lead guide Erica Engle has been checking in at IMG headquarters to keep us updated. Here’s the low-down: May 19: The team had a big first day on the mountain. The entire team carried from the landing site to 9,500 and made a cache of gear there. The day was long […]
May 19, 2015 Our second Mt. Bona team of the year landed safely yesterday on the Russell Glacier. They arrived relatively early in the day so had plenty of time to train and get camp set up. The plan was to make a carry today. All is well! George Dunn
April 30, 2015 Lead Guide Austin Shannon called in this morning from high camp on Mt. Bona. All day yesterday, the team sat out high winds that transported a lot of snow, making avalanche conditions a growing concern on the mountain. The guides calculated the risk of going for the summit, and determined it was […]
April 28, 2015 IMG guide Austin Shannon called in from high camp on Mt. Bona at 12,200 feet this afternoon at 3:30 pm Alaska Time. The team moved up to high camp today and were in the process of setting up camp. The weather was fair, with decent visibility and light snow during the day. […]
April 27, 2015 IMG lead guide Austin Shannon reported in from Mt. Bona over the weekend and again this morning. Here is a recap: On Saturday the 25th the team called in after a carry to the site of Camp 1 at 10,300 feet. Austin reported that it was cold at night, as low as […]
April 23, 2015 IMG Lead Guide Austin Shannon called in from 7200ft on the Russell Glacier on Mt. Bona. All went seamlessly today with the flight in, the landing and making of camp. All that’s left to do is have some dinner and a crevasse rescue refresher. Weather is warm with a light breeze, just […]
May 28, 2014 Guide Erica Engle called in this morning from Mt. Bona. All is well and the team is safely down at the landing site on the lower glacier. The weather has been good, but there are clouds currently obstructing the glacier and the bush pilot cannot pick up the team until visibility clears. […]
