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Archive: May, 2013

Spring Ski Tour On Mt. Rainier

May 28, 2013 IMG guides Dallas Glass and Cedric Gamble had a rewarding day of ski guiding on the flanks of Mt Rainier over the holiday weekend. While most folks have hung up their skis for the season, the ample snowfalls and mountainous terrain of the northwest, allows for superb ski conditions well into the […]

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Bona Team In Anchorage

May 28, 2013 IMG guide Sheldon Kerr called in twice yesterday. They got down to basecamp the evening on May 26 after all members of the team summited the day prior. All are well and were waiting for the bush pilot to come and pick them up.  Pickup of the team will either happen late […]

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Bona Team Summits

May 25,2013 IMG Guide Austin Shannon called in from the summit of Mt. Bona today. The entire team enjoyed a “perfect summit day with warm temps and no wind”. They’re en route back to high camp for dinner and a toast! Tye Chapman

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I Can See Mt. Logan From My Tent

May 22, 2013 IMG guide Austin Shannon called in tonight from the Mt. Bona expedition. The weather continues to be perfect, Austin reports there is not a breath of wind and it is “super warm”. By that, of course he means in the mid to high 20’s Farenheit. The team continues to feel super strong, […]

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Bona Team Carried To Camp 1

May 22, 2013 Guide Sheldon Kerr called in from Mt. Bona basecamp yesterday evening via sat phone. The connection was a bit spotty, but she was able to communicate that all was well and the team was doing a super job. They made a light carry to Camp 1 at 12,000 feet. It was cold […]

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Bona Team On Their Way

May 21, 2013 After being flown onto the glacier yesterday morning, Sheldon reports they worked hard to get base camp set up and secured. They’ll use today as a team training and acclimatization day. They need to review roped glacier travel safety and practice crevasse rescue techniques before heading up the mountain. They’ll likely make […]

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Trek The Great Himalayan Trail

May 20, 2013 I’m getting excited about the upcoming trek this fall from Upper Dolpo to Mustang, Nepal. This includes the Crystal Mountain Kora and the Great Himalaya Trail.  It’s a dream trip and we’ve got a fine, well vetted crew on board, which makes it even better. We depart in 4 short months and […]

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Hurry Up And Wait

May 20, 2013 The Mt. Bona team met in Anchorage this Saturday afternoon for the start of their program. All the team members’ baggage finally arrived in time for them to depart early Sunday morning on the 4 ½ hour drive to Chitina for pickup by bush pilot Paul Claus. Unfortunately, cloudy weather prohibited them […]

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Next Up: Mt. Bona

May 15, 2013 Today George Dunn is getting his Mt. Bona guides Austin Shannon and Sheldon Kerr dialed for their upcoming Mt. Bona trip. Looks like they’re off to a good start! Tye Chapman    

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Happy Mother’s Day From Machu Picchu

May 12, 2013 From: Chris Meder Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 7:09 PM To: George Dunn Subject: Happy Mothers Day from Machu Picchu team Hi George, We just arrived back in Cusco after another full day.  The group elected to head back up to Machu Picchu this morning and hike the challenging Wayna Picchu peak.  […]

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