January 4, 2014 Greg, Aaron and team are at high camp on Vinson Massif. They made the move today from Camp 1 and are now melting ice like crazy, rehydrating, eating and prepping for a possible summit attempt in the morning. They’ll wait until the sun has begun to warm up high camp before setting […]
Vinson (Antarctica)
New Year Greetings From IMG & Teams Abroad
January 1, 2014 Happy New Year to friends and family from IMG teams on 3 continents. Max checked in on his way to the airport. Kili’s a wrap. 100% on the summit and great animal viewing in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. Pretty hard not to have fun on a Kilimanjaro trip. Josh and team […]
Vinson Team At Base Camp
December 29, 2013 IMG guides Greg Vernovage, Aaron Mainer and their team are on a roll. They took off last night aboard an IL76 from Punta Arenas, Chile, heading south. A short night was spent at Union Glacier, approximately 80 degree S. latitude. This morning they were on another flight aboard a Twin Otter heading […]
Vinson Team Arrives In Punta Arenas
December 28, 2013 From: Greg Vernovage Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 8:30 AM To: Phil Ershler Subject: The Gang is all Here! Phil, The gang is all here. Last pieces of luggage are in and gear checks complete. This team is dialed! Just finished the Flight briefing and bags will get weighed and taken this […]
Christmas Around The World
December 25, 2013 Merry Christmas from IMG and from all our teams in the field. All our climbers wish to send back Christmas greeting to family and friends. They have nothing but good news to share. We’ll make this a ‘group blog’ post from our teams scattered across the world. Max Bunce and crew are […]
Not A Cloud In The Sky
January 15, 2013 This much is true: we had a fantastic day on top of Antarctica! It was unusually warm the night before we took off for the summit and I awoke to another unusual phenomenon at High Camp on Vinson – not a cloud in the sky and zero wind. This was an easy […]
Weekend Update V.1
January 12, 2013 Here’s a quick update on what’s going on in South America… On Aconcagua, Ty Gimenez and his team tagged the top this morning! The weather held nicely and it didn’t snow until they had already rolled back into camp. Â 7 of 8 made the top, and an excellent effort by all. They’ll […]
Vinson Team Leaving Antarctica
January 11, 2013 We got word from Greg this morning that the IL-76 had landed and they were about to board. They are officially en route home. Tye Chapman
South America Is The Place To Be
January 10, 2012 Let’s do a head count on who is where in South America… IMG Guides Ty Gimenez, Peter Adams and Martin Lucero and their team are relaxing at Camp 2 on Aconcagua enjoying a rest day, a bit of an audible from their original plan, but well within bounds. They’ll forgo a carry […]
Vinson Team On Deck
January 9, 2013 Greg called this afternoon to say that they’re on deck to catch a flight from Union Glacier, Antarctica back to Punta Arenas, Chile tomorrow morning. They’re cautiously optimistic – it’s all determined by the weather at this point. Greg will give us an update in the morning. Tye Chapman