April 21, 2020 A throwback to a perfect day of climbing in Bolivia with IMG Guides Roberto Gomez and Harry Hamlin. We are all in this together and will be back in the mountains soon enough!
For many years, IMG Guides from around the world have put their trust in Outdoor Research (OR) to protect them from the harsh elements. We would like to take this time to acknowledge the Team at OR for their outstanding effort to assist with health care professionals and the world in the fight against COVID-19. […]
November 21, 2019 We have new Bolivia Dates to announce! IMG Senior Guide, Jonathan Schrock, is heading to Bolivia with a small group of climbers in June. The Team will visit Lake Titicaca and then climb Pequeno Alpamayo (17,482′), Huayna Potosi (19,974′), and Illimani (21,200′) and there are a limited number of spots available. Pequeño […]
August 7, 2019 The Team has made it back to La Paz for a well deserved shower, drink and a celebration dinner tonight. Congratulations to all of the climbers who went down to Bolivia for some great climbing. They enjoyed beautiful weather for all of the climbs and took advantage of the weather by […]
August 6, 2019 IMG Senior Guide Harry Hamlin just called from Base Camp on Illimani after some great climbing to the summit of Illimani (21,200’). Harry said the weather was perfect and the team did very well this morning. It is always great to hear that the Bolivia Team went 3 for 3 during […]
August 5, 2019 We just heard from Harry Hamlin at High Camp (18,500’) on Illimani. The team is enjoying near perfect weather and are getting settled into High Camp. The plan is to have an early dinner, get some rest and start climbing at 2am for the summit. The climb to High Camp is […]
August 4, 2019 Harry and Roberto checked in early this morning to let us know the van was being loaded and the team is out the door for the climb of Illimani (21,200’). The weather is looking good for the next few days so they will spend the night at Base Camp (15,000’) and […]
August 2, 2019 Harry called to let us know the team has returned to La Paz. After getting checked into their rooms, the first thing on the agenda is to grab a shower! The team had great climbs of Pequeno Alpamayo and Huayna Potosi. The team will have a nice celebratory dinner tonight. Some members […]
August 1, 2019 IMG Senior Guides Harry Hamlin and Roberto Gomez checked in from Huayna Potosi Base Camp just now. The team reached the summit this morning and are now back at Base Camp. Great work! The mountains in Bolivia are never “gimmee’s.” On Pequeno Alpamayo (17,482’), the terrain changes during the climb requiring climbers […]
August 1, 2019 If you’re thinking about a Rainier climb in 2020 and want to dip your toes into the water first, we still have room on our August 21 Mountain Day School, August 22 Advanced Mountain Day School, & August 23-24 Crevasse Rescue Course! Come on out and learn some basic mountaineering skills with […]
