November 21, 2013 The team’s being lazy today. Oh well, I guess they earned it. We put them up at the Hacienda San Augustin last night. The hacienda’s owned by an old friend and noted for amazing food and the ambiance of being surrounded by original Incan walls. Nice. Luke sent us a photo from […]
Ecuador Volcanoes
Ecuador Team Summits Cotopaxi
November 20, 2013 Cotopaxi is cold in the morning, especially when it’s clear. However, when there’s minimal wind, it’s not nearly as bad. Just heard from Luke. The team is back at the hut! Good morning, good snow, good weather, team did a good job and they had a good summit. 10 fingers and 10 […]
Ecuador Team Acclimatizing Nicely
November 17, 2013 Luke and team have had a busy weekend down in Ecuador. Saturday morning was fun, with a visit to the world famous Otavalo Market. Nice introduction to the handicrafts of Ecuador. The crew was in Quito by early afternoon. Packing/prepping/last minute shopping and a nice lunch were the order of the day. […]
It’s Ecuador Volcanoes Season
November 15, 2013 Ecuador season is off and running. IMG Senior Guide, Luke Reilly is at the helm. As always, he’ll be working with my friend of 3 decades, Romulo Cardenas. The entire team arrived late yesterday and spent their first night at the Hacienda Guachala. Since everyone and their luggage got in without issue, […]
Erupting Volcanoes, Lettuce and 10 Big Mountains
February 7, 2013 Check out the following write up from IMG Guide Luke Reilly. Here’s a guy who likes Ecuador almost as much as do I. He even spent most of December working on the farm of Romulo Cardenas, our Ecuadorian partner, while continuing to snag all the high peaks in the country. Now, that’s […]
A Perfect Trip To Ecuador
January 23, 2013 Most of our team flew home yesterday. That ended a pretty much great trip. Weather really couldn’t have been better. Hike day on Pasochoa was pretty much perfect, training day on Cotopaxi was pretty much perfect, climb day on Cotopaxi was totally perfect, training day on Cayambe was perfect and climbing day […]
Cayambe Summit
January 21, 2013 Phil & Co. checked in yesterday from Ecuador.  After tagging the top of Cayambe, the crew made their way down to Papallacta for a relaxing and rewarding soak in the hot springs. Everyone is back in Quito now and getting ready to head home. Congrats to the team on a great trip! […]
Ecuador Team Heading To Cayambe
January 18, 2013 Quick note from Phil this morning… Last night Romulo Cardenas regaled the team with countless stories of adventures in the Amazon and searching for Incan gold in the Llaganates region. All the after a special dinner in the Hacienda San Augustin. We’re off now to the visit the home of Romulo and […]
South American Sum up
January 17, 2013 In Argentina, Peter Anderson and his Aconcagua crew took a rest day today at Camp 1. There’s a bit of a bug going around that side of the mountain, so they’re trying to get as healthy as they can before they move up the mountain. Nothing they can’t handle. On the other […]
Ecuador Team Tops Out On Cotopaxi
January 16, 2013 Phil just checked in from La Cienega, one of his favorite haciendas in Ecuador, with good news… he and his team summitted Cotopaxi earlier today in perfect conditions. Now it’s time for a shower, a glass of wine and some ceviche! Tomorrow is a rest day of sorts. They’ll take care of […]