September 4, 2010 Mike Hamill reports by sat phone that the team all made it up to ABC in good shape and that everyone is doing well. The IMG Sherpas did a great job getting the camp set up and all the yaks up there with the gear, so everything was looking good for the […]
Archive: September, 2010
A Special Message From Kilimanjaro
September 4, 2010 Olivia called in from Barancco Camp this morning to relay a special hello to all the kids of the Kili climbers… A big “hello and I love you” to: Alexander, David, Emory, Elizabeth, Jack, Harrison, Windham, Katherine, Evans, Luke, Mary Ellis, and Madelyn! All is well at camp. They made good time […]
Kili Team Moves to Shira Camp
September 3, 2010 A little rain didn’t stop our Kili team from enjoying their move from Machame Camp to the Shira Plateau Camp. The rain has since passed which makes for a nice crisp & clear evening for the team rest and recover. Tomorrow they move to up to 14,500ft before dropping down to Barancco […]
Cho Oyu climbers on the move to ABC
September 3, 2010 Mike Hamill reports by sat phone that the climbers had a good night at Interim Camp (IC) and now they are on the way to Advanced Base Camp. Everyone is doing well, the weather remains good,  and they expect to reach ABC later today. Interim Camp, as the name suggests, is only […]
Kili Team At Machame Camp
September 2, 2010 IMG Guide Olivia Cussen, one of the few IFMGA fully certified guides here in the US, called in again this morning to report that all is well on Kilimanjaro. The group knocked out 4000 vertical feet of trail yesterday, one if the harder days on the mountain, so it’s great to have […]
Kili Team Ready To Go
September 1, 2010 IMG Guide Olivia Cussen called in from the Keys Hotel in Moshi, Tanzania to report that all is well. The team arrived on schedule and have already knocked out their equipment check. They’ll enjoy a nice dinner this evening (they’re +10 hours from us here in PST) before leaving the hotel tomorrow […]