October 16, 2024 Our Ama Dablam & Mera Peak teams had an acclimatization hike towards Chhutenga yesterday and flew by helicopter to Khote early this morning. They’ll enjoy a good night’s sleep tonight and continue with more acclimatization hikes for the next few days. Meanwhile, the EBC trekkers hiked to Namche yesterday and enjoyed a […]
October 14, 2024 All is well! Our Autumn Nepal trek and climb teams took to the skies this morning and flew by helicopter to Surke (just below Lukla) avoiding unfavorable weather at Lukla. Our Sherpa staff met the teams at Surke; the EBC Trek team continued their trek on to Ghat (near Phakding) via Chaurikharka […]
October 1st, 2024 The Kili team has all made it back stateside after a fun and relaxing safari in the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater! Along the way they encountered the “Big 5” animals: lions, elephants, leopards, buffalo, and even the elusive black rhino. They also observed giraffes, crocodiles, hippos, zebras, gazelle, several monkey species, […]
September 26th, 2024 Max reports the team had a great start to their safari yesterday, with a flight to Seronera out in the middle of the Serengeti Park. Landing at Seronera sometimes requires the pilot to buzz the runway at low altitude first, to chase off the animals which are everywhere! Once on the ground […]
September 25, 2024 Phunuru reports that all the climbers are back to Base Camp and all the gear and camps have been pulled down. Perfect timing, as this afternoon it started snowing up high with some light rain at Base Camp! The team are all doing well and enjoying a celebration dinner tonight, with their […]
September, 25 2024 Max Bond reports that yesterday the team had a nice hike back down through the forest to the Mweka Gate. After paying off and tipping their Chagga crew, they headed back to Moshi for showers, beer, repacking, and a team celebration dinner. This morning the team departed to the airport for the […]
September 24th , 2021 Summit Ridge Mt Vinson (Porter McMichael) Join International Mountain Guides and senior guide Porter McMichael in Antarctica to climb the southern-most of the 7 Summits. Fly to Antarctica via Punta Arenas, Chile and climb Mt Vinson Massif 16,050′ only 660 miles from the South Pole. IMG started operating on Mt. Vinson in […]
September 24th, 2024 The IMG Manaslu team departed Camp 4 with all seven team members, and reached the top at dawn. Congrats to Phunuru, Annemie, Dean, JC, Ang Karma, Chhiring Tendi and Mingma Sonam! They have now descended to Camp 2. The weather was very good for the summit day, but now it is changing […]
September 23, 2024 Max Bond called overnight to report that the team had reached Uhuru Peak, the true summit of Kilimanjaro and the highest point in Africa. They had a sweet climb with perfect weather. The team has now descended to Barafu Camp for a rest, some food, and to repack their porter duffels before […]
September 22, 2024 Max checked in from Barafu Camp to say that the team are doing well. The benefit of doing the 7-day ascent of Kili is that today (moving to high camp) is a short one (3.5 hours), so the team had all afternoon to relax and get ready to the climb tonight. They […]
