June 22, 2011
Archive: June, 2011
From Summit To Safari
June 22, 2011 IMG guide Eric Remza reports that the team made it back to the hotel in Moshi in good shape, and enjoyed their celebration barbeque dinner. After a good night sleep at low altitude, this morning they headed for Arusha, and a flight out to Serengeti. One minute you are in a busy […]
Fresh Liberty Ridge Photos On Facebook
June 21, 2011 IMG Guide Jeff Ward sent us some great photos from our successful Lib. Ridge climb last week. 100% on top – strong work team! If you’d like to take a look at the photos, give us the “thumbs up” on facebook and enjoy! Tye Chapman
Kili Team Summits
June 20, 2011 Kili summits! IMG guide Eric Remza reports that the team had good weather and conditions today for their ascent of Kilimanjaro, and they were able to make it to Uhuru Peak, the summit of Africa! They left Barafu at about midnight and summited shortly after dawn. They are now on their way […]
Kili Team Over Barrancco Wall
June 18, 2011 IMG guide Eric Remza reports by sat phone from Karanga Camp (13,000 feet) that everyone is doing well and the weather has been staying good. Today the team enjoyed one of the most spectacular days of trekking on the trip, as they climbed over the Barrancco Wall and traversed below the famous […]
Kautz Summit, DC Summit & Lib Ridge Summit
June 16, 2011 Busy day on The Mountain for IMG. Kautz Erica Engle called in from the summit after her and her team made their way up the ice chute on the Kautz. They’re safely back at their high camp sacked out after a quick dinner. Liberty Ridge Jeff Ward called in from the summit […]
Lunar Eclipse On Kili Tonight
June 15, 2011 IMG guide Eric Remza reports from Machame Camp at about 10,000 feet on the slopes of Kilimanjaro that the team is all tucked in after dinner, and a good first day of the climb. The weather was good today and they took it nice and slow going up through the forest, and […]
Summer Kili Trips Begin
June 14, 2011 IMG guide Eric Remza reports by sat phone from Moshi that the June Kili team has all arrived on schedule. Sounds like the team had to take a longer routing, flying east over Saudi Arabia on the KLM flight from Amsterdam, to avoid the plume from the volcano in Eritrea! Everyone made […]
50th Anniversary Of The Hillary School
June 13, 2011 “I have been fortunate enough to be involved in many exciting adventures. But when I look back over my life, I have little doubt that the most worthwhile things I have done have not been standing on the summits of mountains – great experiences though they were.  My most important projects have […]
Fuhrer Finger Team Set
June 9, 2011 Despite the lack cell reception on the mountain, IMG Guide Mike Haft was able to sneak out a couple photos from their High Camp. If the weather holds and snow conditions permit they’ll climb tonight. Tye Chapman