January 28, 1010 Eben Record and Ang Jangbu called from the middle of the Serengeti to report that all’s well with their team. After descending to Moshi, the team enjoyed a celebration BBQ dinner back at the hotel, then flew the next day to Seronera (middle of the Serengeti) for several days of prime wildlife […]
January 25, 2010 Add a Kilimanjaro Summit to the list of successes over the past few days! IMG guides Eben Reckord and Ang Jangbu called to say the team had a nice climb, with everyone making the summit and descending back down to Mweka Camp. Sounds like the weather was pretty good. Tomorrow they will […]
January 25, 2010 Aconcagua Update – Summit! Summit! Ben called in yesterday to report that he and fellow IMG Guide Peter Anderson and 8 IMG climbers reached the summit of 22,840ft Aconcauga! Great conditions on the walk up made for a nice summit but a little weather on the way down made things a little […]
January 22, 2010 Eben Reckord and Ang Jangbu called on the sat phone from Shira Plateau, a bit over 12,000 feet, to say that the group moved up to the Shira Camp yesterday, and are doing well. This expansive volcanic plateau on the southwest side of Kilimanjaro is a dramatic feature with big views, weird […]
January 22, 2010 Phil called in today to say they’re on their way to climb Cayambe – where both the temperature and latitude are both 0. They spent the last couple nights at La Cienega (Pic 1 below) resting and getting ready for the next climb. On their off days they spent some time at […]
January 22, 2010 Ben called in again today to relay that they successfully carried to High Camp today and will take their well deserved rest day tomorrow to regain some energies and acclimatize a bit more before heading back up to High Camp. Once at HC they’ll wait for a solid weather window before taking […]
January 20, 2010 IMG Guide Ben Kurdt called in today after the team had pulled into Camp 2 for the night. The team continues to be strong and move efficiently. The weather today was “stellar” with not a breath of wind up high. They’ll either carry to C3 or enjoy a well deserved rest day […]
January 20, 2010 IMG guides Eben Reckord and Ang Jangbu called down from Machame Camp at 10,000 feet, and reported that the group did well today. Starting at the Hotel in Moshi, they traveled to the Machame Gate by jeep, at about 6,000 feet. After their check in with the Kili Park rangers, they started […]
January 19, 2010 IMG Guide Ben Kurdt called in yesterday to report that the team had successfully carried to Camp 1 and set up tents in some nasty weather. Good practice for everybody and everybody did great. Today they were scheduled to carry to Camp 2 also known as Helicopter Camp (17,800ft). If all goes […]
January 19, 2010 Phil called in late yesterday afternoon to report that the team had a a great training day on the lower slopes of Cotopaxi and even dropped off some things at the hut before heading back to the hacienda. Summit night is tonight. They’ll head back up to the hut this morning, get […]
