September 19, 2019 IMG Senior Guide, Phunuru Sherpa, called this morning (evening on Cho Oyu) to let us know the team had a great rotation on the mountain. The team climbed well and spent 4 nights above ABC. The team had a little snow and some wind during the rotation but everyone ate well and […]
September 18, 2019 The Team is holding tight at Camp 1 on Cho Oyu to continue acclimatizing. Phunuru checked in to let us know that it was snowing at Camp 1 most of the day. The team will sleep another night at Camp 1 and evaluate conditions in the morning. They will most likely pack […]
September 15, 2019 Right on schedule, the Cho Oyu Team pulled out of ABC for Lake Camp. The team made great time for their first move making it to Lake Camp in about three and a half hours. Our Sherpa Team continued to Camp 1 before dropping back down to ABC for the night. Tomorrow, […]
September 14, 2019 IMG Senior Guide, Phunuru Sherpa, checked in to let us know the team is ready to head uphill on their first rotation tomorrow morning. The plan is for the team to leave ABC after breakfast and head to Lake Camp. Lake Camp is at the base of the steep hill heading to […]
September 13, 2019 Today was Puja Day on Cho Oyu. Phunuru called early this morning to let us know the Puja Day was a lot of fun and the team enjoyed being together for this auspicious day. The team had light snow for the entire day but it is melting so no accumulation. A Lama […]
September 12, 2019 The Cho Oyu Team took the day getting settled in at ABC and going for a short hike to stretch their legs up towards Camp 1. An active rest day is good for the team. Getting out and doing some trekking is a good way to get their heart rates up a […]
September 11, 209 Phunuru called to let us know the team had a great day trekking to ABC on Cho Oyu. He also wanted to let us know that the 6 Sherpa who went up to Camp 1 had a great day and have now fixed to the top of the ice cliff. The plan […]
September 10, 2019 IMG Senior Guide Phunuru Sherpa checked in from Gyaplung (Intermediate Camp) at 17,716’/5,400m. The team had a great day trekking to Intermediate Camp with perfect weather. Tomorrow, the team will head up to ABC and get settled in. PK and Mingma Sherpa came down to meet the team and trek up to […]
September 9, 2019 The Cho Oyu Team had a good rest day today and will be moving up to Gyaplung which we also call Intermediate Camp in the morning. Tomorrow will not be a difficult day of trekking and the team can pretty much stick to the road but having this Intermediate Camp in place […]
September 8, 2019 Phunuru called to let us know this Cho Oyu Team is acclimatizing very well. The team had another great day of weather at Chinese Base Camp and took advantage of the weather by gaining more altitude and stretching their legs a bit further. They trekked to 5,730 meters over 5 hours and […]
