Phil called in at 1:30pm Peru time. They were just crossing the third and final pass of the trek, ready for the big long downhill stretch in to camp for the night. The final leg today should take them just a couple more hours. All are doing well and the weather is good. They are […]
Archive: August, 2010
Over The First Pass – Onto The Second…
Phil called in at 1:40 pm Peru time to check in. Everybody’s doing great. They just topped over Abra de Huarmihuanusca (Dead Woman’s Pass) at 13,769 feet and are headed to camp 2 for the evening. Tomorrow the trail climbs steeply up the opposite side of the valley wall, towards the second pass, Abra de […]
Cho Oyu Team Ready To Go
August 23, 2010 Ang Jangbu reports good news, we got our Chinese visas this evening. We have returned passports to the members along with a copy of visa to each member. The container truck left Kathmandu at around 1:45 pm and reached Kodari 7:30 pm. Just talked to Danuru and Raju in Kodari–they plan clear […]
Machu Picchu Over Dead Woman’s Pass
August 23, 2010 Phil called in late yesterday (they’re plus 2 hours in Peru) to report that all is well. It was a touch cloudy yesterday which kept the temps nice and cool. They enjoyed some Incan ruins along the way, a nice big lunch and a huge dinner in the evening. A great day […]
Touring The Sacred Valley – Machu Picchu
August 22, 2010 Phil checked in late yesterday afternoon to report that their weather has been perfect (lets hope that didn’t jinx them) for their tour of the Sacred Valley. They spent last night packing and re-organizing their gear near the jumping off point for the 3.5 day trek along the Inca Trail to Machu […]
Fall Cho Oyu Expedition Underway
August 22, 2010 Ang Jangbu reports from Kathmandu that everyone has arrived on schedule with no missing luggage, which is always great to hear. IMG guides Mike Hamill and Max Bunce are now doing gear checks with the expedition members.  We will be collecting base camp duffels tomorrow morning and the sherpas will be loading […]
Phil Goes To Peru
August 20, 2010 The day after tagging the top of Mt. Rainier on George’s 500th summit Phil took off for Russia. Two weeks (and a summit of Elbrus) later he dodged the forest fires outside of Moscow to make it back to the US but only stayed for a couple days before he jumped on […]
Machu Picchu Trip Report
August 20, 2010 The team is slowly integrating back to their daily lives after an amazing trip to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. After a baggage debacle at the Lima airport, where the McShea family patiently held out without baggage for a couple days, the trek proceeded smoothly. A pleasant drive though the sacred […]
Shark Fin and Sahale Trip Report
August 17, 2010 A brief recap by Anne Keller, IMG Lead Guide with climbers Jean and Cassandra in the North Cascades We had a fantastic trip. We hiked up to the Forbidden high camp on day one, then did recon & training the next day where we covered cramponing, climbing rock in crampons, short roping, […]
Kili Team Summits!
August 16, 2010 IMG guide Andy Politz reports by sat phone that the team had a beautiful summit day reaching Uhuru Peak, the highest point on the continent shortly after dawn. The descent went smoothly, and the team is now back to Mweka camp, at the upper limits of the forest zone. Tomorrow they will […]