February 7, 2011 IMG guide Greg Vernovage called on the sat phone to let us know that everyone reached Uhuru, the summit of Africa! They started about midnight and had a nice summit day. Congrats for a successful climb!! Today the team heads down to Mweka Camp for a final night on the mountain, then […]
Archive: February, 2011
Two Of The ‘Seven Summits’ Check-In
February 4, 2011 Aconcagua Mike Hamill reports that all is well at Aconcagua Base Camp (Plaza Argentina). The weather continues to hold and they’re all looking forward to a rest day/acclimatization day tomorrow. Later in the weekend (Super Bowl Sunday) they’ll carry to Camp 1 but be back at BC for a 3rd night before […]
8 Weeks In Antarctica: Q & A with Aaron Mainer
Aaron went to Antarctica with Phil in November to guide our first Vinson trip of the season but then stayed on the ice to help ALE for a couple weeks while waiting for our second Vinson trip. If you kept up with the blog you, saw that our second trip was stuck on the ice […]
Kili Climbers On The Way
February 3, 2011 IMG Senior Guide Greg Vernovage reports that the February IMG Kili team is on the way and doing well. They all managed to arrive in Africa with all their luggage, a good start to the trip! Then, after a day in Moshi to re-pack gear, get used to the new time zone, […]
Volleyball In Antarctica?
February 2, 2011 One of our Vinson teams had a little extra time on the ice in Antarctica… 
The Picture Of Success
Eight climbers with three guides were on Aconcagua Team #3. All eleven stood on the summit. And, they sure look happy. Congratulations, team. Phil Ershler
One Ends, Another Begins
February 1, 2011 Team 3 is back in Mendoza as of last evening. Peter Anderson reports that a long day of hiking and travel led everyone back to Mendoza last evening. Some members will begin flights home today while others will take another day to relax prior to heading home. Hugely successful, safe and happy, […]