February 24, 2011 IMG Guide Greg Vernovage had the privilege of meeting a Nepalese VIP earlier this week: “On February 20th, I was honored to meet with His Excellency Shankar Prasad Sharma, the Nepalese Ambassador to the United States. The event was held by the Nepal Seattle Society to represent the Visit Nepal 2011 promotion. […]
Archive: February, 2011
Aconcagua: Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil
February 23, 2011 Aconcagua season has ended with the return of our 4th successful team. 4 for 4 – we’ll take it. More importantly, everyone’s back with all fingers and toes intact! This is a tough mountain, particularly when it’s climbed in good style. IMG needs to take a moment and again congratulate all the […]
That’s A Wrap On Orizaba
February 23, 2011 IMG, my partner, Chris Meder and I need to congratulate, again, each of our climbing partners on the recent IMG “Orizaba Only†trip. Comments I’ve already received included: “Great trip! This will be one I certainly won’t forget. This was simply a great group of people, and I am so happy to have gotten […]
The Human Factor
February 22, 2011 Over the long weekend the sun came out here in the Pacific Northwest for the first time in quite awhile – and right in time for a big 3-day weekend! The summit, fresh powder, the long drive, or meeting up with friends are all “human factors” that can contribute poor decision making […]
A Look Back At February & Ahead To March
February 22, 2011 Well, we took a long weekend here at IMG too. Why not; we had great success on Kilimanjaro earlier this month, a couple teams on top of Aconcagua in February, Orizaba summits in Mexico and a great training seminar on Rainier last week, not to mention all of our ice climbers in […]
Mexico Team Climbs Under Full Moon – Summits!
February 18, 2011 We had a garbled Sat phone message from Phil this morning which he just confirmed via email, in typical Ershler fashion: “Summit. Full moon. 7 of 8 on top. Perfect day.” We’ll have some more details and photos when they get back to the States. That’s all for now. Tye
Snowcaves, Anchors and More
February 18, 2011 Aaron Mainer called in from Camp Muir this morning to report that all is well. The team had a great day of skills training yesterday (cramponing, fixed line, ice axe arrest, etc.) and took a walk up to AAA Gully to check out the conditions – WINDY! Later in the afternoon, back […]
Winter Seminar Reaches Camp Muir
February 17, 2011 Yesterday our Rainier Winter Seminar made their way to Camp Muir, which as you might know, is not a given in the winter. They left their first camp near Panarama Point yesterday morning, and at times waded through some deep snow in sustained 30mph winds before pulling into Camp Muir in the […]
Late Word From Mendoza
February 16, 2011 We received late word from Mike Hamill down in Argentina that the team has safely arrived back in Mendoza after their 18-mile hike out and long drive to the hotel. Some late night showers and beds are calling some tired climbers! Tomorrow, if they don’t have to sprint back home, they’ll enjoy […]
Orizaba Team Poised For Summit Attempt
February 16, 2011 More good news from Mexico… Phil reports that the weather is holding nicely for the crew. They enjoyed a nice acclimatization hike today and some training above the hut. They’re currently hydrating, loading up with some calories and going through their gear one last time. About 12 hours, round trip, on summit […]