September 2, 2014 Mike Hamill reports that the team finished up their acclimatization day in Nyalam with some fun with the local fashion.   Today they were back on the road, for a spectacular drive from Nyalam up and over the Tsong La pass and down to the Tingri plains and the old town of Tingri  […]

September 1, 2014 The Cho Oyu climbers and Tibet trekkers had a good drive yesterday from Zhangmu (2300m, 7500ft) up the deep canyon of the Bhote Kosi river gorge to Nyalam (3,750 m, 12,300 ft). This is a very steep and windy road, which has been improved a lot over the years. It is only […]

August 30, 2014 The IMG Cho Oyu climbers and sherpas crossed the Friendship Bridge, went through the Chinese immigration and customs, and are now in Tibet. It sounds like their 4am start paid off, as they were able to reach the landslide early enough to take the shortcut trail which crosses directly through the debris […]

August 29, 2014 Good news from Nepal on several fronts. In Kathmandu, the Cho Oyu climbers and Tibet trekkers and all their luggage have arrived safely, so that is a great way to start the trip. After completing gear checks, the team received their visas at the Chinese Embassy today. This evening they had a […]

August 27, 2014 We have been doing Cho Oyu (8,201m) since 1995, and since then have done 24 trips (22 of them successful) to the world’s 6th highest peak.  This year marks our 25th expedition, and we are looking forward to getting started.  IMG guides Mike Hamill and Josh McDowell are now in Kathmandu to […]

October 9, 2013 I am super happy to report that our Cho Oyu team have all made it back to Kathmandu and that the trip has now come to an end.  These are long hard trips and it was great to see all the work pay off for the team.  We have now done Cho […]

October 4, 2013 The team is safely back to ABC enjoying the comforts of base camp after a safe and successful summit rotation. Here are some photos.  We snuck in the summit just in time: it has been dumping snow since we returned, winds have increased, a lenticular cloud has blanketed the mountain, and some […]

October 1, 2013 From: Ang Jangbu Sherpa Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 5:36 AM To: Eric Simonson Subject: Re: Cho Oyu update Summit!!! Dear Eric, Just got off the phone with Phunuru. All members are safely back down at Camp 1. They have finished dinner and everyone in tents. Sherpas managed to clear Camp 3 […]

September 30, 2013 Ang Jangbu reports: “Just talked to Kaji at Base Camp.  The team reached the summit early this morning and are now descending through the Yellow Band on their way down. They will regroup at Camp 3, and Mike and Peter will continue down with members while the Sherpas take down Camp 3 […]