January 29, 2011 Just spoke with Senior Guide, Peter Anderson, on the summit of Aconcagua. 100% on top. Weather is perfect. Perhaps 5 cm of snow overnight. Winds were 20-25 kph when the team started at 5:30 am, their time. However, the wind continued to die throughout the morning, and Peter reports balmy conditions on […]
January 28, 2011 Just spoke with Senior Guide, Peter Anderson. The entire group got to high camp in good form. All are now tucked away for the evening. Forecasts show a possible summit day for tomorrow. Winds in the 20-30 km/h range and light precipitation. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for the team. Their plan […]
January 28, 2011 IMG Senior Guide, Peter Anderson, reported last evening that the team tagged Camp 3 (High Camp), left a cache and descended to Camp 2 for the evening. This is all great news. Even better is that all team members were healthy and climbing strong. Let’s see if they can make it to […]
January 27, 2011 Justin reports from the bush that the safari is going well. They flew to Serengeti yesterday and had an afternoon game drive in the Seronera area, where they were able to see one of the elusive leopards, in a tree.  Today they traversed the Serengeti to Ndutu, where they are now at […]
January 27, 2011 We heard from Peter Anderson and Team 3 last evening. Camp 2 has now been occupied and the team continues to do well. Now, the strategy game gets more difficult. They’re watching the weather and the forecast, trying to get a feel for when a summit window will be available. And, the […]
January 26, 2011 Add equal parts of a great group of climbers, great local guides, three decades of running the program, perfect weather, a friendly country with beautiful mountains and then stir. The result is a mixture for the perfect trip. I know you’ve followed the posts but it’s hard to do justice regarding the […]
January 25, 2011 IMG Guide Peter Anderson called in to report that all is well at Camp 1. The team carried in some windy conditions today (30mph+) and will make the move to C 2 tomorrow. All continues to go well for the team. The forecast calls for some windy days (normal for Aconcagua) and […]
January 25, 2010 Justin Merle called in to report that everybody made it back to Moshi for a nice celebration dinner. Tomorrow, they’ll head over to the airport for their flight to the Serengeti for the much anticipated Safari portion of the trip. January & February is a great time for safari as the “Great […]
January 24, 2011 We heard from Phil Ershler in Ecuador, where he says the team is back in Quito and healthy and happy. Their summit day ended with a trip to Papallacta, a resort with volcanic fed hot springs – what a way to end the trip! Becky Kjorvestad, IMG Office
January 24, 2011 IMG Guide Peter Anderson called in yesterday to report that his Aconcagua team had a successful carry to Camp 1, and everyone was feeling good, having fun and breathing hard! Today’s plan is to move to Camp 1 after enjoying a hearty breakfast, and call in later this evening with an update […]
