October 6, 2011 As part of IMG regularly scheduled guide training we ran a guides’ rock rescue course last weekend in Eastern Washington. 15 members of the IMG guide staff turned out. All the guides agreed the training session was an excellent review of current information, and we all came away with a few new […]
Archive: October, 2011
2011 Rainier Season All Wrapped Up
October 5, 2011 Snow is falling at Paradise on Mt. Rainier bringing another summer to a screeching halt. It never fails, the summer flies by before we even know it started… climbers come and go and guides pack, climb, unpack & repeat. Before we know it climbers and guides alike are all gone, back to […]
Shishapangma Climbers Descending
October 5, 2011 Mike Hamill called last night from Camp 1, which was how far down they got yesterday on their descent after the climb. Today they will go on down to ABC, and the yak drivers are coming up tomorrow to meet them. The plan now is for the members to depart BC on […]
It’s a wrap.
October 4th, 2011 Eben checked in one final time today. Porter tip ceremony – check. Showers – check. Lunch – check. Celebratory dinner – check. Bed time – check. Tomorrow, Eben will escort our team to Arusha and say good-bye. They’re heading off on private safari while Eben will be heading to Nepal to lead […]
Shishapangma Team Summits!
October 4, 2011 Just talked to Mike Hamill on the sat phone. Everyone summited the 8008m Central Summit of Shishapangma and are back to C3. Now they are breaking down the camp and will continue descending today to one of the lower camps. He said the conditions today were difficult with lots of trailbreaking. Congrats to […]
Shishapangma Team Moves Forward
October 3, 2011 Mike Hamill reports by sat phone from Shishapangma that the weather is looking better and that the team is moving up to Camp 3 today, and the sherpas are also doing some fixing above Camp 3. Hopefully tomorrow is decent weather and conditions, in which case they will take a shot at […]
Kili Summit!
October 3rd, 2011 Fourteen hours after leaving high camp and it’s all done. Great weather, great climb, great summit and even better descent. You can’t believe how much thicker the air is at 10,000 ft. when compared to what you’re breathing at 19,340 ft. World of difference and so much warmer, too. A beer or […]
Still strong on Kilimanjaro
October 2nd, 2011 Just off the phone with Eben from our high camp at Barafu (15,100′) . All is well. It rained for 8 hours last night at Karanga, with thunderstorms, but is looking good today. Early to bed tonight and early to rise for their shot at the summit. The goal is to hit […]
Another smooth day on Kilimanjaro.
October 1st, 2011 Just spoke with Eben Reckord from Karanga Camp at 13,500 ft. Relatively easy day, no rain and skies are clear as they prepare for bed. With a 7 day climbing itinerary, the move up to high camp tomorrow is fairly short. Simply means that the team will be at high camp early […]