July 30, 2013 IMG guide Peter Anderson called in from the Machu Picchu trek this evening. Today was their first day on the trek itself and the team did a super job. They hiked slow and steady today, and made camp at 5pm their time at an altitude of 10,000 feet. The day was beautiful […]
Archive: July, 2013
Busy Weekend On Mt. Rainier
July 29, 2013 I had a chance to catch up with Greg Vernovage after his last Rainier climb.  Yes, Greg managed to get a Mount Rainier climb in between his Denali and Bolivia climbs.  It was a busy weekend on the mountain so I thought I’d pick his brain a little. Tye: Sounded pretty busy […]
Moscow In The Morning
July 24, 2013 Phil, Good day of ice climbing and hiking. Last evening in Terskol and ff to Moscow in the morning. Looking forward to seeing Moscow again. Home this weekend. All good here. Mike Hamill
Weather Determines All
July 24, 2013 In early yesterday morning from Mike: “We made it back down to the Valley yesterday. Had a nice celebratory dinner at the ‘trout pond’ restaurant. Today, plan is to take the chair and hike around the Cheget area. If it’s too rainy, we may just end up checking out the market and […]
Matterhorn Summits
July 22, 2013 Our Matterhorn teams summited on Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21. Here is a note from Sunday’s climb, sent by guide Matt Farmer: “On Sunday Mark (IMG guide Mark Allen) guided Dave M. while I guided Dave S.  It was a stellar day with outstanding conditions and all made the roundtrip […]
But I’m Eating Gu!
July 22, 2013 I was never particularly convinced that climbing a mountain was a good idea, nor was it something I felt compelled to do. When I told my boss I was leaving for a week to climb a mountain, he looked at me, puzzled, and said “I always imagined you as more of a […]
Machu Picchu Trip Wraps Up Atop Huayna Picchu
July 22, 2013 IMG guide Peter Anderson called in yesterday morning at 7am from the summit of Huayna Picchu peak at Machu Picchu. Huayna Picchu is a steep trail climb to a lofty perch above Machu Picchu, a great eagle eye of the area. The group planned to do a full tour Machu Picchu afterwards, […]
Elbrus Summit!
July 21, 2013Elbrus summit this morning. Not the easiest day in the world but several members were able to ‘sneak it in’. Everyone’s back at our high hut, fed and ready for bed. The ski lifts normally open around 10 am and the gang will be ready to head down as soon as they can. […]
Elbrus Team In Position
July 20, 2013 Mike called in from our high hut today. They’re there! Reasonable weather for the trip up, which consists of a couple of tram rides, a ride up an old, single chair lift and then about an hour and a half hike.   Forecast is clear, cold and breezy. Plan, as of now, is […]
Elbrus Team Rained Out Today
July 19, 2013 Mike touched base this morning from the village of Terskol. Good day training yesterday on the slopes of Elbrus. The plan had been to move up to our high hut today and get in position for a summit attempt in a couple of days. Rain put the ‘damper’ on that plan today. […]