October 14, 2010 IMG Senior guide Mark Allen reports from Nepal that everything has gone smoothly for the autumn IMG team which consists of some Everest Base Camp trekkers, Lobuche (20,075ft) climbers and some Ama Dablam (22,494ft) climbers. This morning everyone flew successfully to Lukla (about 9400’) and all their duffels made it in too, […]
Archive: October, 2010
Kili Wraps Up
October 11, 2010 Well, another trip bites the dust. 11 customers and 11 customers on the true summit of Kilimanjaro. All followed by a safari which probably couldn’t have gone a lot better. But, in the final analysis, it’s all about the people. And John Colver, lead IMG guide, had a super group with whom […]
Rough Day On Safari
October 8, 2010 We received a message from the Kilimanjaro team this morning. Tough day on safari – they only saw several lions, and a leopard, watched a cheetah run down a Thompson gazelle and had a couple of elephants walk through their tented safari camp last night. Now, they’re off to Olduvai Gorge and […]
Winner Of “Climb A Northwest Icon” Announced
October 7, 2010 Congratulations to John Karakis from Wisconsin for winning the grand prize in the Climb a Northwest Icon Sweepstakes. John will be climbing Mt. Rainier with us next summer sporting some new gear from Outdoor Research! John hails from Milwaukee, WI where he is a police officer. He loves all things outdoors and […]
Fall Guide Training – Leavenworth, WA
October 6, 2010 Several times a year IMG Guides gather for a few days of guide training. In the spring it’s alpine training here on Mt. Rainier, in the winter they get together in Ouray, CO for some ice climbing training but in the fall they gather in Leavenworth for some rock training. The past […]
Mark Allen – Now A Fully Certified IFMGA/AMGA Guide
October 5, 2010 IMG Guide Mark Allen just officially informed us that the AMGA (American Mountain Guides Association) officially awarded Mark “Full Guide” status after passing the Alpine Guide Exam last week. Mark has been with us here at IMG for quite sometime now and we’re proud to see this new development in his career! […]
Kili Team Summits – Safari Up Next
October 5, 2010 John Colver just sent this photo of the successful team in front of the Keys Hotel in Moshi. Heck, all went to the true summit and none look any the worse for wear!! A little celebration now with the Chagga guides and it’s off the following morning to Arusha for a bit […]
100% Summit On Kili
October 4, 2010 Update – All members of the team have now reached Mweka Camp and are doing well. Phil Ershler October 3, 2010 News flash from Tanzania – John Colver called in this evening (Pacific time), to report that all 11 team members and 5 guides were standing together on Uhuru, the true summit […]
Kili Team Reaches Barafu High Camp
October 3, 2010 “It’s getting close to game day!â€Â John Colver just called in from Barafu, our high camp, at 15,300 ft. The team was in the dining tent, sitting down to dinner and then heading off to their tents for a few hours of sleep prior to the start of their long summit day. […]
Kili Team Hits Karanga Camp
October 2, 2010 The good news, and the good timing, continues. John Colver called in this morning, (Pacific time, evening on Kili), to report that the crew woke to a beautiful sunrise and a fun couple of hours up the Baranco Wall. And, managed to get to Karanga Camp at 13,300 ft. about 10 minutes […]