May 13, 2010 Our IMG Sherpa Trek team, led by Phu Tashi, has now reached Lobuche and everyone is doing well. Jangbu hiked down to Lobuche today to meet the group. They have had a good trek up the Khumbu, including several days staying in Phu Tashi’s lodge with his family in Dingboche. Their current […]
May 11, 2010 Hello to everyone following along IMG’s 2010 Spring Cho Oyu Expedition. We are all back in Advanced Base Camp (ABC) and everyone is doing well. We had a nice field trip down to the lower thick air elevations but overall it feels great to be home here at ABC. We had a […]
May 3, 2010 Denali Prep Seminar – The team wrapped up the 6.5 day seminar on Saturday by walking down the Muir Snowfield in near white out conditions. Winds gusting to 60mph knocked them around a bit but nothing they couldn’t handle. They pulled into the parking lot at Paradise around 11am… An hour down […]
April 12, 2010 Climbs and expeditions have rest days but they don’t take weekends off… Here’s a snapshot into a few expeditions over the weekend. Everest IMG’s Ang Jangbu and Mike Hamill report from Base Camp that the Hybrid team and remainder of the Sherpas all arrived yesterday and they are doing well. We have […]
April 9, 2010 Reports from Nepal and Tibet. Everest -Â Icefall route now open, Camp 1 and 2 sites claimed. Ang Jangbu reports from Everest Base Camp that the Icefall Doctors set the last five ladder sections today and that the route is now open. When that happens, it is like dropping the green flag […]
April 8, 2010 Eric Remza reports that the Cho Oyu team is now in Zhangmu. Everybody made it over the boarder without issue and everyone is doing well. The team enjoyed a delightful dinner this evening (local time) and will depart for Nylam early tomorrow morning. Full Cho Oyu Expedition Coverage Tye Chapman
April 7, 2010 Their Chinese visas in hand, the Cho Oyu team is on the way! The sherpas loaded the big container truck this afternoon with all the food and equipment and Tashi Tsering headed out with this load, heading for Lamusangu. IMG guide Eric Remza and the team members, along with Panuru, Mingma Ongel, […]
October 10, 2009 One final wrap-up for all you Cho Oyu fans… below is a summary written by IMG Cho Oyu Guide Greg Vernovage ——- What an expedition! This year’s team was quite diverse which made for a great time at camp. We had all corners of the glove covered including: Poland, Singapore, Germany, Greece, […]
September 26, 2009 Cho Oyu summit photo taken just before sunrise. Left to right: Renata, Sandosh, Mayk, and Mingma Tenji (entire team not pictured). — Tye Chapman Operations Manger
September 25, 2009 Greg Vernovage reports that all members made it safely down to ABC, just in time for some of cook Kaji Sherpa’s “home cookingâ€! The Sherpas have now pulled down the remaining loads from Camp 2 and only a few loads remain at Camp 1.  Yaks have been ordered and the current plan […]
