September 2, 2018 Dallas and Phunuru checked in after a great day of hiking and touring around the city of Kyirong. The team hiked up the road most of the time to gain some altitude. Heading up the road and following the switchbacks, the team trekked to over 10,500 feet. On their way back […]
September 1, 2018 Phunuru and Dallas checked in this morning to let us know the entire IMG Team has crossed the border and are now in Kyirong. Dallas said everything went better than planned during the 9.5-hour (slightly bumpy) drive to Kyirong. The weather was nice and they only encountered a couple traffic jams. […]
August 31, 2018 We heard from IMG Guide Dallas Glass overnight with short and sweet message; “Visas and Passports in hand.â€Â Great news! We like to take these expeditions one step at a time. The first thing we like to hear is “all climbers and duffels have arrived safely to Kathmandu.â€Â With Cho Oyu, […]
August 30, 2018 Phunuru checked in overnight with great news from Ghate Khola, which is just a 10-minute walk to the Tibet border. He reports: “The road is not as bad as we thought. We left Kathmandu at 5:00am and reached Dhunche by 11:45am for lunch.†After waiting for some time at a landslide near […]
August 29, 2018 IMG Guides Dallas Glass and Phunuru Sherpa checked in after a busy day in Kathmandu. The Team was up early, which is no surprise when getting over jetlag. After an early breakfast, passports were collected and sent to the Chinese Embassy for visa processing, this was followed by a team meeting […]
August 28, 2018 All Cho Oyu Climbers and Tibet Trekkers have arrived in Kathmandu with all their luggage. Great news! IMG Senior Guides Dallas Glass and Phunuru Sherpa have been busy meeting the team and running through gear. Our team came from all over the world and handled the first duffel shuffle very well. Next […]
July 27, 2018 Adam checked in from Base Camp on Pequeno Alpamayo. The team enjoyed more great weather for their trek. Leaving Tambo Condoriri, they walked up the road for about 30 minutes. Taking a right turn, the team treks across an old damn and then traverses towards the lake. The Llamas with the gear […]
October 4, 2016 Mike called from Tingri to let us know that everyone is doing great. This Team does not sit in one place for too long! After a night of celebration at ABC, the Team started cleaning up camp and then headed downhill. The only thing left for the Sherpa is to wait […]
October 2, 2016 We received a quick phone call from Mike as he passed through Camp 3 on the way down after a gorgeous climb to the summit of Cho Oyu! 19 summits for IMG this season. We will get more photos from them as they get back into range. Some members returned all the […]
October 1, 2016 Mike called on a gorgeous day from Camp 2 on Cho Oyu. “There is not a breath of wind and only a couple puffy clouds around us. The Team is doing great and we are ready to head up to Camp 3 today.†The weather forecast continues to look good and the […]
