January 18th, 2018 The Ecuador team is on their way home AND so is the Vinson team. Heard from Greg this morning and they were literally heading onto the IL 76 for their flight back to Punta Arenas. Go figure – off the Ice with a great summit and 2 days AHEAD of the […]
Ecuador Volcanoes
Catching Up with Our Teams Down South
January 17th, 2018 OK, catch up time with all the IMG teams ‘down south’. Greg, Luke and the Vinson team got down to Vinson base camp yesterday. No word today so their either still at Vinson base or have moved over to the Union Glacier camp. Possible flight off the Ice tomorrow. Has not […]
Nothing But Good News from the Southern Hemisphere
January 15th, 2018 IMG has some news from each of our teams south of the equator. First and foremost, Greg Vernovage, Luke Reilly and their team summited Vinson today and have begun their descent. I spoke with Greg 15 minutes ago. He said it was a little breezy but folks did well and that they’re […]
All Well in the Southern Hemisphere
January 14, 2018 Let’s get caught up with the comings and goings for IMG teams in the Southern Hemisphere. Report from Emily and Romulo in Ecuador was — close but no cigar. Great morning for climbing but just couldn’t find a way around, over or through the schrund right below the summit of Antisana. Team […]
Ecuador Team Heads to Antisana
January 12, 2018 Emily texted this morning early, saying the team was packed up and heading to camp on Antisana. She checked in again once there saying the weather was clear but a tad breezy. Clouded over a bit in the afternoon with light rain. That’s more the exception than the rule in Ecuador. […]
Moving Forward for Our Aconcagua and Ecuador Teams
January 11th, 2018 Fun, fairly straightforward days for our groups in Ecuador and on Aconcagua. After a night at the thermal baths of Papallacta, the Ecuador team did a little prepping and a little shopping and headed towards Guaytara for the night. It’s close to Antisana and puts the team in position to head […]
Strategic Retreat for Ecuador Team
January 10th, 2018 The biggest problem of late in Ecuador is ‘lack’ of snow. This morning, it was the opposite for Emily, Romulo and team. Too much snow. Snowed and blew all night, not the best of combinations. The Team headed up regardless and fought their way up to just over 18000 ft. Significant hard […]
Getting Ready to Summit Cayambe
January 9th, 2018 Quick update from Ecuador —— the team spent last night and all of today at the Cayambe hut. More acclimatization was the order of the day, along with some technique review. Tonight’s a short one at the hut because the team will be getting up around midnight to take a shot at […]
Ecuador Team on the Move
January 8, 2018 All’s going well in Ecuador. Best news is that the entire team is now together. They spent the day adding to their acclimatization with a hike on Imbabura. Next objective is getting up to the hut on Cayambe. Cayambe’s high enough that we still want some additional acclimating before attempting the […]
IMG Team Finally Together in Ecuador
December 6, 2018 Lots has been going on since IMG guide, Emily Johnston, flew down to Ecuador to meet our Ecuadorian partner, Romulo Cardenas, and her team. We’ve been sweating the storm on the East Coast and for good reason: one of our members couldn’t get ‘out of Dodge’. But Lauren is the epitome of […]