January 18, 2010 Phil called in from Ecuador over the weekend and reports that the team had a great acclimatization hike of Pasachoa. They left Quito nice and early and swung by “La Maltilde” for a great little breakfast. La Maltilde is owned by some of Phil’s close friends so they open the place up […]
January 18, 2010 IMG Guide Ben Kurdt called in to relay that the team is doing well and enjoyed their acclimatization time at Base Camp, but now it’s time to get to work. They pulled into Base Camp on the 15th and enjoyed a full rest day on the 16th and planned to carry to […]
January 18,2010 IMG guides Eben Reckord and Ang Jangbu Sherpa arrived in Tanzania over the weekend and were awaiting the Kili Team’s arrival. The group was scheduled to have a free day yesterday to get organized, visit the Kilimanjaro Porter Assistance Project, shake off some jet lag, and get their bearings in Africa. After porter […]
January 15, 2010 Phil Ershler called in today from Ecuador – one of his favorite trips! The team all showed up on time and with all of their gear, which is half the battle! Now the adventure can really begin. Today they’ll be doing some urban acclimatization. Quito sits at nearly 10,000ft so going for […]
January 14, 2010 IMG Guide Ben Kurdt just called in from the trail on Day 2 of the trek to Aconcagua Base Camp… The team just wrapped upa picninc lunch in between Pampa de Lenas and Casa de Piedra. The weather is good and everyone is feeling great. If the clouds stay at bay they’ll […]
January 14, 2010 Getting all team members to the right city, at the right time and with all their luggage might be the toughest part of an expedition. Our first Aconcagua trip for the season got close. Everyone made it and right on time. We only lost 2 pieces of luggage. Good thing is that […]
January 11, 2010 As soon as I get one dispatch completed, my partner, George, calls again from the Patriot Hills. Seems as though the meteorologist likes what he’s seeing and the plan now is for the IL 76 to arrive at 80 degrees south at 2:15 am on the morning of the 12th. Sweet!. By […]
January 11, 2010 Just spoke with George down at 80 degrees south. Amazing what you can do with technology these days. Weather is nice at the Patriot Hills. The trick is for the meteorologist working for ALE to ‘predict’ when the weather window looks like it’s going to hold. And, it needs to hold long […]
January 11, 2010 Vinson leader, George Dunn, called in Sunday, Jan 10, and reported that while weather was quite good, winds weren’t quite low enough to bring in the IL 76. The ice runway at Patriot Hills runs pretty much east/west. To fly in or out, we need a combination of reasonable visibility, reasonably low […]
January 8, 2010 Must be beginner’s luck but, regardless, George and his crew are certainly having a run of good luck. After a 100% successful summit, they were able to descend to Vinson base camp on the 7th in good weather. And there was no stopping there. An hour flight and everyone was back at […]
