October 21, 2011 We heard overnight from Justin Merle and the Everest/Lobuche/Ama Dablam team. They all moved to Lobuche Base Camp today. Sounds like some weather has moved in and it was snowing in Khumbu today, and they have 8 inches of fresh snow on the ground. The Annapurna/Chulu team also checked in, and they […]
October 20, 2011
October 19, 2011 Phil called in to report that all continues to go well in Bhutan. In fact, he called this one the luckiest crews he’s had in quite awhile as the weather continues to cooperate. Most recently the team crossed Jarila pass at 4600m then descended to the river where several members of the […]
October 19, 2011 We heard overnight from both Justin Merle and his EBC/Lobuch/Ama Dablam team, and Eben Reckord and the Annapurna team, and it sounds like everyone is doing well! Justin says his team had a good hike today from Deboche to Pangboche, where they visited Lama Geshe at the monastery. After lunch, they pushed […]
October 18, 2011 IMG guide Justin Merle reports that his team spent a nice rest/acclimatization day today in Deboche. Everyone is doing well and having fun. This morning they visited the Nunnery, then hiked back up to Tengboche for the afternoon prayers and cake at the bakery. He reports that this morning they could see […]
October 18, 2011 IMG guide Eben Reckord managed to send a couple nice shots to us today, including one of Manaslu (26,759 ft, the 8th highest)  and also of Annapurna II (26,040 ft, the 16th highest) and Annapurna IV (24,688 ft). The team is doing well, and they are currently exploring the Tibetan style village […]
October 17, 2011 IMG Partner Phil Ershler called in via sat phone throughout the weekend with updates from the Bhutan Trekking team. Here’s a summary of what’s been happening: 10/15/11: The group had a nice rest day at Chomolhari on Saturday. Weather was in and out, but decent overall. 10/16/11: Sunday, the team trekked over […]
October 17, 2011 IMG leader Eben Reckord called from Humre to report that everyone is doing well. After climbing out of the forested valleys, they are now in the mountains! The Annapurna Himal is one of the most rugged sections of the Himalayas, with 14 peaks over 7000 meters. The team is now just across […]
October 16,2011 We’ve enjoyed a couple of restful days exploring the town and enjoying the hub of Sherpa civilization in the Khumbu region. Â On Saturday after breakfast we went out to see the local market. Â All sorts of things are available there, and sherpas will walk for several hours from their villages to buy supplies: […]
October 15, 2011 Eben Reckord reports that the Annapurna/Chulu team is in Timrung, and have had some very nice trekking along the way. Last night they were in Tal, with a big waterfall nearby. Now they are starting climb out of the deep valley and are starting to see the nearby peaks. They were able […]
