December 15, 2012 Mike and Vanessa reached the South Pole on Saturday, December 15. They’ve toured the South Pole Station and will be spending the night camped at the Pole. They should be able to fly back to the Union Glacier on Sunday and an IL 76 flight is tentatively scheduled for the 17th. Pretty […]
December 14, 2012 Another dispatch from IMG guide Eben Reckord, the team made it yesterday to Casa Piedra, camp 2 on the approach to Aconcagua. Weather was reported to be “ridiculously nice”. Today, everybody arrived at base camp in good shape, no issues. It was surprising to see how many people were not on the […]
December 13, 2012 Mike just called in from about 16 miles short of the South Pole. Weather continues to be good and winds continue to be low. The view hasn’t changed – lots of white. With any luck, they hit the South Pole on Saturday. If weather permits, they could possibly get flown back to […]
December 13, 2012 People always think mountaineering is so dangerous. Do you know what’s REALLY dangerous? Getting behind the wheel of a motorized vehicle. The longer I live, the more I am convinced that this is the most dangerous thing we do. Yesterday, I was leaving a hotel to drive to my Air Force base […]
December 12, 2012 Eben Reckord called in with news we love to hear, ‘all is well’. Beyond that, he and his team are at Pampa de Llenas, our first trekking camp en route to Aconcagua Base Camp. No issues so far. The weather is nice, though the standard Aconcagua breeze is ever-present. They expect more […]
December 12, 2012 Last month we kicked off our 2012 Photo Contest…We received some amazing photos from all around the world! I could keep typing but you’ve likely already skipped to the photos below. And the winners are: Winners of each category will receive an IMG Prize Pack (IMG Buff, IMG Hat and IMG t-shirt). […]
December 12, 2012 Don’t make the news this winter – take an avalanche education course (or two). We offer both Level I and Level II certifications which are accredited by the American Avalanche Association. The courses are instructed by IMG guides and Crystal Mountain avalanche forecasters. The Level One course emphasizes route selection, stability evaluation, […]
December 10, 2012 Mike Hamill called in Sunday, somewhere south of 89 degrees. They were able to fly to the 89 degree S point on Saturday and even got in a couple of km. that day. Sunday was a full ski day. So far, so good. Mike said the winds weren’t unreasonable. When going towards […]
December 7, 2012 The IL 76 is in the air. Tim and John will be in Punta in time for a late supper. Mike and Vanessa will be staying, joining the ALE group to do the Last Degree. They’ll fly out to 89 degrees South and then ski the last 100 km to the Pole. […]
December 6, 2012 Hamill called in this afternoon to report that he and the team are already back at Union Glacier awaiting the IL-76 from the Chile. Today they enjoyed some gorgeous views of Mt. Shinn on their flight back to Union Glacier from Vinson Base Camp. It’s possible the IL-76 will head their way […]
