September 24, 2009 (10:00pm) Just off the phone with Greg and all is well on Cho Oyu. Everyone made it to the top yesterday and then descended to C1. Today they will go on down to ABC. He said the weather yesterday was excellent but this morning it is cold and windy with a cloud […]
September 23, 2009 (10:55am) We received word from IMG Guide Greg Vernovage yesterday that the team had arrived at C2! All is well and the team is on schedule. It’s close to 2am on September 24 in Tibet so summit bids should be underway… Stay tuned for more updates. —- Tye Chapman Operations Manager
September 21, 2009 IMG Cho Oyu team summit bids begin. IMG leader Greg Vernovage reports that the weather is good, the team is healthy, the camps are all set, the ropes are fixed, and it is time to go climb Cho Oyu! The plan is for the team is: September 21st – C1 (6400m / […]
September 17, 2009 IMG Leader Greg Vernovage reports that the members and sherpas had a successful rotation to Camp 2. After spending another night at Camp 1 (6400m / 20992 ft), they ascended the ridge to the Ice Cliff, then continued on up through the seracs to Camp 2 (7100 m / 23290 ft) where […]
September 14, 2009 Over the weekend we received a report from IMG Cho Oyu Guide Greg Vernovage… Greg report that IMG sherpas Tenji and Donuru, working with several other teams’ sherpas,  have now fixed the ice cliff and on to Camp 2. The weather has been good and all IMG climbers are doing well at […]
September 11, 2009 The Cho Oyu team had a beautiful night up at Camp 1 and are heading back down to ABC after a successful acclimatization rotation. Everyone is doing well! They’ll spend a couple days back at ABC before they move back up to C1. That’s all for now… —- Tye Chapman Operations Manager
September 9, 2009 It looks like Tropical Cyclone 3B has finally pushed through. Much improved weather has settled over the region. The team plans to move to Camp 1 tomorrow for the night – weather permitting. IMG Guide Greg Vernovage and Sherpa Sirdar Ang Pasang are meeting with the Tibet Mountaineering Association and some of […]
September 7, 2009 Greg called in this morning to report that the weather around Cho Oyu has been pretty nasty lately. [Tropical Cyclone 3B slid north out of the Bay of Bengal and pumped moisture and wind into the Nepal Himalayas.]Â Greg reported that they have had snow and wind the last few days but […]
September 4, 2009 Greg called in yesterday…The team has arrived at Cho Oyu Advanced Base Camp (ABC). Over the next few days they’ll get out some of their climbing gear and practice some of the needed skills for the upcoming climb while continuing to acclimatize. They’ll make the move to Camp 1 late this weekend […]
September 2, 2009 Eric Simonson just spoke with IMG Guide Greg Vernovage and all is well at Base Camp on Cho Oyu… They’ve had a few days at BC now and have been on a couple acclimatization hikes so now it’s time to head uphill! It’s evening there now so the team has already had […]
