August 30, 2009 Eric Simonson talked to IMG Guide Greg Vernovage on the sat phone last night… The team had arrived at Base Camp and they’re all doing fine. The Sherpas had Base Camp already set up and Greg says everything looks good! The team will spend a couple days at BC before they move […]
Archive: August, 2009
Cho Oyu Climbers Heading To Base Camp
August 30, 2009 Everything is moving right along on our Cho Oyu Expedition in Tibet. The team had a successful acclimatization hike this morning before they depart for Base Camp tomorrow. It’ll be a smaller group at dinner tonight as most of the Sherpa have left for Base Camp to prepare for the rest of […]
30 Days On The Ruth
August 25, 2009 Don’t miss “30 Days On The Ruth” a slideshow featuring IMG Guides Mark Allen and Ben Kurdt along with Mt. Rainier Park Ranger Phillipe Wheelock. The slideshow will feature photos from their expedition to put up new routes in the Ruth Amphitheater in Alaska. When: Thursday, August 27th at 7:00PM Where: Outdoor […]
Cho Oyu Team Arrives in Kathmandu
August 23, 2009 IMG Guide Greg Vernovage dropped us an email from Kathmandu this morning and said that most of the team has arrived in Nepal and those that haven’t they’ll pick up along the way. So with most of the team on hand they had the Team Welcome Dinner at the historical Rum Doodle […]
The Melting Muir Snowfield…
Aug. 20, 2009 A few of us took another flight around Mt. Rainier yesterday…Â Warm weather continues out here which is quite obvious after looking at the Muir Snowfield yesterday. It’s amazing how fast things change up there as the summer sun beats down on the mountain.Tons of crevasses on the snowfield have made themselves […]
Machu Picchu Wrap-up
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 […]
Elbrus Summit and the 7th Summit for Chris Burrows!
August 13, 2009 Phil has called in a couple times but the Sat phone connection was too rough to understand what he said… He called in again today to say that they’re off the mountain in Terskol, Russia spending their last day in the Caucasuses. Some or all of the team must have summitted as […]
Quick Peru (Machu Picchu) Update
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
Machu Picchu Update From Cuzco
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 […]
Elbrus Update(s)
August 7, 2009 Phil called in the night of Aug. 6 and relayed a message written by Kristen and John: Yesterday [actually Aug. 5] we toured around St. Petersburg and had the privilege of touring the Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Isaac’s Cathedral and the Hermitage Museum. The favorite by far was St. Issac’s [pictured […]