April 3rd, 2025 The team had an active rest day in Pheriche yesterday, with both some hiking and resting! Today the team trekked higher up the valley, to Dzongla (4800m; 15,700 ft) on the trail towards the Cho La Pass which leads to Gokyo. Kusang Tshering reports the team are now all tucked into a […]
April 3rd, 2025 IMG’s Denali Prep Expedition Seminar spent four days on Mt. Rainier last weekend, honing teamwork and essential mountaineering skills. Winter on Mt. Rainier provides the perfect environment to experience the challenges of a larger expedition, such as Denali, Aconcagua, or Everest. The team faced a mix of weather conditions while practicing technical […]
April 1st, 2025 The Lobuche team overnighted in Phortse, before moving up to Pangboche via the high trail on the west side of the Khumbu valley. This is a more rugged trail with great views along the way. Everyone is doing well, and today they continued their ascent to Pheriche (4,371 m;14,340 ft) where they […]
March 29, 2025 Day one of Denali Prep Seminar on Mt. Rainier! Pristine snow, and blue sky’s as the team ascends to their basecamp. Max Bond (Photo)
March 29, 2025 Ang Pasang checked in from Namche to report that the Lobuche Peak climbers are all doing well. They spent a day acclimatizing and exploring the famous area, with visits to the Everest viewpoint, the Sherpa museum, and other local sights. Yesterday they moved up to Khumjung and Khunde for the night, and […]
Feb 13th, 2025 Another week almost complete! Guide Lindsay Valero reports great climbing conditions, and great climbers! What are your Valentine’s day plans? After a long day on the ice, look for our Ouray Ice climbers, heading to the hot tub or the hot springs pool in town to soak and relax, then finish with […]
February 12, 2025 Enjoy the pictures from this weekend February 8th and 9th as Mt. Rainier showed what a perfect classroom it can be! There are few things like experiencing the mountains during the winter. The beauty, the majesty, the solitude, the vastness. IMG was proud to offer AIARE Avalanche level1 courses this […]
February 9th, 2025 After 18 days at altitude, our group of climbers progressed through a myriad of terrain, conditions and aspects of the mighty Cerro Aconcagua along the 360 route. We quickly became a tight-knit crew through sharing bottles of Malbec, go to trail snacks, delicious meals, histories of our lives and blister care tips […]
February 8th, 2025 The climbing team has descended from the summit of the mountain at 22,837′ and is now back to civilization. Tyler reported they are currently enjoying their team dinner in Mendoza, and enjoying some of the world famous red Malbec Wine, while they celebrate a job well done! More pictures and details to […]
February 6th, 2025 We are happy to announce that International Mountain Guide’s Tyler Nachand and team summited Aconcagua this morning, and are now resting at Camp 3. After waiting out bad weather at Camp 2, the team enjoyed clear skies and calm winds and reached the summit comfortably in the sun, a rarity on the […]
