May 22, 2012 Mark Allen, Mt. Logan Expedition Leader called in with a status report today. The team is healthy and doing well. They just finished a heavy schedule of work the last two days. And are now enjoying a well deserved rest. On Sunday, May 20 the team carried to Camp 3 (13,400’) and […]
Archive: May, 2012
May Mt. Bona Team Is On The Ice!
May 22, 2012 Expedition Leader Sheldon Kerr called in at 10am PDT today to report on the team’s progress. All is going well with the entire team. The weather is beautiful. The team flew in on schedule, landing on the Klutlan Glacier Sunday afternoon, May 20. The guides conducted team training and the team carried […]
Classic Climbers Heading Up!
May 21, 2012 IMG guides Max Bunce, Eric Remza, 13 Classic climbers, and their sherpas are heading up the Khumbu Icefall in the cold early morning hours tonight, shooting for the summit of Mt Everest on May 26.  We are hoping that the weather forecasters are correct – they have predicted a weather window coming […]
Logan Team Going Strong
May 19, 2012 Mark called in late this afternoon to report that all continues to go well on Logan. They’re at C2 now “right in the middle of King’s Trench” with great views of their objective (Logan) and King Peak. Tomorrow they’ll carry to C3 and double back to sleep at C2. Climb high, sleep […]
Logan Team Heading To Camp 2
May 17, 2012 Mark Allen called in today to report that all is well on Mt. Logan. They enjoyed the night at C1 and are en route to C2. It’s a big day even after dropping a cache about halfway. They’ll pull into camp tonight around 10pm, not a big deal in the great white […]
Logan Team Lands Safely On Glacier
May 16, 2012 IMG Guide Mark Allen called in this afternoon to report that all is well on the US/Canada Border! The team flew in and were dropped off safely on the flanks of Mt. Logan, Canada’s tallest peak. It was a ‘bluebird’ day with views from the St. Elias to the Pacific Ocean. Once […]
Annapurna 4 Climbers Back In Kathmandu
May 16, 2012 Eben reports that the team survived their drive from Jomsom to Pohkara. Sounds like a classic Nepal bus ride—bumpy and hairaising at times! The team had a good dinner in Pohkara and enjoyed a beautiful sunset, but the day was not over. There was a “bandh†(strike) scheduled for tomorrow, which would […]
2012 Rainier Season In Full Swing
May 16, 2012 Another Rainier season is here and already in full swing, but not without a little prep work beforehand. In advance of our first climb we sent a crew up to Camp Muir to whip it into shape for the season. On the to-do list was cleaning out the Gombu Hut, setting up […]
Annapurna 4 Climbers Get To Jomsom
May 15, 2012 Eben and the team crossed the Thorung La (17769ft / 5416m) today and descended to Muktinath, where they were able to send some nice A4 photos from the climb.  Then, they continued on to Jomsom.  Sounds like the flight schedules are disrupted, as predicted, so it’s going to be Plan B for […]
Mt. Logan Team On Its Way!
May 15, 2012 IMG Guide Mark Allen posted his last text message from the transportation van on its way to the airstrip in Chitina at 1:30 PDT on Monday. Chitina is about a 5 hour drive from Anchorage. The team is all set and ready to go, gear all packed and loaded. The weather is […]