September 14, 2012 Mike Hamill reports that the team all made it back to Base Camp after their trip up to Camp 2. Now they have a couple well-earned rest days to look forward to. Timing is good, because we may have a bit of bad weather coming. The plan for the second acclimatization is […]
September 12, 2012 The Manaslu team made it up to Camp 2 today for acclimatization, and then returned to Camp 1 for sleeping tonight. Mingma Tenzing and Chewang carried up another ladder to help fix the route below Camp 2. Sounds like the weather is OK, but we are keeping out eye on the forecast…there […]
September 9, 2012 IMG guide Mike Hamill reports that the team is doing well. Yesterday they climbed to lower Camp 1 (5700m/19695ft) for acclimatization, then returned to Base Camp for a rest day today. Tomorrow they are all moving up to Camp 1 to sleep, do a recon to Camp 2 (6400m/20992ft), and then move […]
Septemeber 6, 2012 We had our Puja this morning and all the sherpas and climbers enjoyed it.  We had a lama come up from Sama Gaon and had a very good ceremony followed by some sherpa dance. Phunuru and I have worked out a tentative schedule for climbers and sherpas. Tomorrow we plan to take a […]
September 5, 2012 IMG guide Mike Hamill called to report they made it to Base Camp (4,800m/15,744ft) at around 12:30 this afternoon, just in time for lunch. Mike says the sherpa crew have done a great job setting up a very nice camp. The team have been relaxing after lunch and everyone is doing really […]
September 4, 2012 IMG leaders Mike Hamill and Peter Anderson report that the team made it to Sama Gaon, the village at the base of Manaslu. Well done! Today they took a well-deserved rest day, including a tour of the local monastery. Tomorrow the plan is to head up to Base Camp, with the puja […]
September 2, 2012 IMG guide Mike Hamill called this morning (evening in Nepal). The team is in Namrung and all are fit, healthy, and doing well. They are on schedule to reach Sama Gaon tomorrow.   He says the weather had been pretty good for them, with rain during the night but mostly dry during the […]
August 31, 2012 Ang Jangbu dropped us a line from Nepal this morning to report that the Manaslu team is doing well. They’re a strong crew and have made it to Jagat. There was a landslide nearby and a few porter loads from another expedition were lost, but thankfully nobody was hurt. It doesn’t appear […]
August 30, 2012 We got word from Ang Jangbu last night that things are coming together nicely for our Manaslu team. The Sherpas have been hard at work making platforms for all of the tents. Next on the to do list is the Puja altar. Hamill and the crew are well on their way to […]
August 28, 2012 Ang Jangbu reports that the IMG climbers successfully reached Arughat today by bus. Sounds like the road conditions had improved, and they only had to switch buses once along the way. Tomorrow they are ready to start the trekking to Sama Gaon. For the trek up to Sama, (camping along the way) […]
