From: Chris Meder Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 2:31 PM To: George Dunn Subject: Machu Picchu and Aguas Calientes Hi George, The team went four for four today with stellar weather for our completion of the Inca Trail and tour of Machu Picchu. Just a perfect day. We arrived at the Sun Gate as the […]
Archive: May, 2013
Trekkers In Striking Distance To Machu Picchu
May 9, 2013 Chris Meder called in from the Inca Trail. The team is continuing to do a terrific job on the trail, and the weather is great. They  are camping at at Wiñay Wayna tonight, very close to Machu Picchu and will hike down through the gate early in the morning to catch the […]
On The Trail To Machu Picchu
May 7, 2013 IMG guide Chris Meder called in this evening by sat phone. He says all is well and the group had a straight forward first hiking day today. The weather was good and the scenery excellent. All of the team is walking well and feeling good and they are having a great […]
Guide Training And A Birthday Party
May 7, 2013 Every spring all the guides who are not on expeditions around the world gather in the booming metropolis of Ashford, WA for our annual Guide Training weekend. We shake out the cobwebs and refocus our energies on Mt. Rainier. Day 1 usually consists of some updates on procedures, protocols, etc. and culminates […]
Machu Picchu Trekkers Enjoying The Markets
May 6, 2013 IMG guide Chris Meder called to check in at 4:30 pm PDT on Monday May 6. The group arrived at their hotel in the Sacred Valley an hour ago. They are settling in and preparing for dinner shortly. They had a full day sightseeing today, and are preparing for an early departure […]
Machu Picchu Trekkers Check In
May 5, 4:50pm PDT IMG guide Chris Meder checked in from Cusco on a private Machu Picchu trek. Here’s what he had to say: “The group has all arrived in Cusco in great shape with all bags. We spent the afternoon touring some of the sites in town and had a nice lunch al fresco […]
Denali Prep Seminar Training Today
May 2, 2013 Austin called in yesterday afternoon with a no-go report on the snow conditions on the upper mountain. They poked around but given the conditions and the warming trend in the weather they opted to hang tight last night and not climb. Tough call but when the mountain tells you no, it’s best […]
Denali Prep Team Checking Things Out
May 1, 2013 IMG Guide Austin Shannon called in from Camp Muir this morning to report great conditions – cold and clear. After a long day on the snowfield yesterday they’ll take it relatively easy today. Their plan today is to head up to the flats for an exploratory mission to scope things out. Once […]