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 […]
Archive: January, 2010
Everest: Beyond The Limit Episodes Online
January 7, 2010 Everest: Beyond the Limit Episode 1 » First Summit: Everest gives up it’s first summit of the season, and takes its first victim. Everest: Beyond the Limit Episode 2 » Impossible Dream: After a knee injury ended his football career, John Golden overcomes a disability to attempt the highest goal on earth. […]
Vinson Team Summits!
January 6, 2010 Just got a sat phone call from the summit of Vinson – 10 for 10 on top! That makes us 100% for the season, and also means that we’ve still never missed the top of Vinson since we started running trips back in 1988! Congratulations to the entire team. More to follow… […]
Kili Team #1 A Wrap – Hamill & Co. Going For Round 2
January 5, 2009 Mike Hamill reports from Africa that the December Kili team wrapped up their adventure with a great safari to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro. Now Mike is preparing to head up Kili again with a small team on our January 3 Kili trip. We had a couple past customers who wanted to try […]
Vinson Team Carried to C2 Today
January 4, 2010 Always fun to report that we’ve heard from our team in Antarctica. George Dunn just called in from Vinson Massif. The crew was able to carry to high camp today. A bit windy and overcast but doable. Their loads were cached there and that gear will be waiting for them when they […]
Vinson Team At Camp 1
January 2, 2010 The IMG office has been closed through the holidays, as it should be. Now it’s 2010 and time to get back to our expedition postings. George was in contact a couple of times from Vinson Massif at 79 degrees south latitude. The important thing to know is that all is good. The […]