November 19, 2014 IMG Guide Luke Reilly called in today reporting great climbing conditions this morning on Cotopaxi. The weather was certainly a nice improvement to the rain they listened to as they tried to sleep last night. It’s a long day up and down Cotopaxi so the team will chow down and head to […]
Ecuador Volcanoes
Ecuador Team To Tackle Cotopaxi Tomorrow
November 18, 2014 IMG Senior Guide, Luke Reilly, called in last night to say all was well. The team had a good day on the lower slopes of Cotopaxi. An hour hiking up to the area of the Jose Ribas hut and then going a little higher to do some refresher training on the snow. […]
Acclimatization Day For Ecuador Team
November 17, 2014 A good weekend in Ecuador. Great time was had in Otavalo. Back to Quito on Saturday afternoon with dinner at a restaurant in Old Town, on a street called La Rhonda. The crew left Quito early Sunday morning and had breakfast at the home of our Ecuadorian partner, Romulo Cardenas. His wife, […]
Next Up: Ecuador Volcanoes
November 14, 2014 It’s Ecuador season. Our November team has landed in Quito with everyone accounted for and all their luggage, too. Nice start. The crew toured Old Town Quito this morning and then jumped on our bus and headed north, across the equator, to Peguche where they visited with Jose Cotacachi who showed the […]
Ecuador Team Summits Chimborazo
January 22, 2014 New flash – Luke woke me up this morning to say that our 3 guides and 3 climbers summited Chimborazo this morning. Congratulations. Some recent snow had made the climbing conditions safer and had made the attempt reasonable. Nothing is easy about this climb. Weather wasn’t easy either but everyone hung in […]
Aconcagua & Ecuador Updates From The Field
January 21, 2014 Lots of movement south of the border. In Ecuador, Luke and Romulo are heading to Chimborazo with 4 team members. All the pieces need to fall into place but the guys are determined to give it a shot. Members on the regular trip are flying home today after having summited Cotopaxi and […]
Aconcagua & Ecuador Updates
January 19, 2014 Josh called at 6 am, Seattle time, to let me know they couldn’t get up Aconcagua this morning. They encountered way too much snow up high. Winter conditions and a winter snow pack. Discretion is the better part of valor and it just wasn’t safe enough to continue. The team’s back at […]
Ecuador Team Summits
January 15, 2014 Luke, Romulo and crew are heading for the barn. In this case, the ‘barn’ is the Hacienda San Augustin, a spectacular spot below Cotopaxi. The team summited this morning in good weather and good conditions. Everyone got back to the hut safely, packed up and headed for the hacienda. At 19,300 ft. […]
Busy Days In South America
January 14, 2014 Busy again for IMG in South America. Here’s the latest – Mike Hamill has arrived in Mendoza. He’ll be doing a climb via the Horcones Valley on Aconcagua with 2 climbers on a custom trip. He crossed paths with Peter Anderson and his group as they were leaving Mendoza, on their way […]
Weekend Update From South America
January 13, 2014 With so many groups on the move during the last couple of days, let’s get everyone up to date regarding movements. Greg, Aaron and their Vinson crew are done and home. Wasn’t easy to get everyone rebooked with flights home but Pirjo and CTT Destinations did a super job. There is still […]