March 29, 2025
Day one of Denali Prep Seminar on Mt. Rainier! Max Bond (Photo)
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)
Denali Prep on Mt. Rainier!
Lobuche climbers on the move!
March 29, 2025
The team at the Tenzing Norgay statue in Namche (Ang Pasang)
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 tomorrow they will be moving on to Phortse. All’s well in the Khumbu!
Lobuche Peak Climbers Ready to Go!
March 25, 2025 – Good news, our Lobuche Peak climbers have all arrived to Kathmandu with their luggage! Ang Jangbu and Phunuru met up with them today for gear checks and to review their upcoming climb. The plan is to fly by helicopter tomorrow morning to Lukla, and then trek on to Phakding. We are paying close attention to how this all unfolds, as the Nepal government has recently banned helicopter landings in the Khumbu valley above Lukla, except for emergencies. Needless to say, this has caused some issues!
Lobuche Peak climbers getting ready in Kathmandu (Ang Jangbu Sherpa)
This week in Ouray Colorado!
Feb 13th, 2025
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- Heading up! (L Valero)
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- Squeezing through (L Valero)
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- Prepping the climbers (L Valero)
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- Topping out (L Valero)
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- Ouray 2025 (L Valero)
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- Ouray 2025 (L Valero)
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- Ouray 2025 (L Valero)
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- Ouray 2025 (L Valero)
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 a valentine’s dinner at a local restaurant.
Mt. Rainier, the perfect classroom for AIARE!
February 12, 2025
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- Max sharing weather resources. (P Painter)
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- Class discussion (P Painter)
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- Warm classroom at HQ (P Painter)
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- Eagle Peak Trail (M Bond)
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- Breaking trail. (M Bond)
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- Trail of powder. (M Bond)
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- Classroom Probing (M Bond)
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- How deep is the ping? (M Bond)
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- Done for the day. (M Bond)
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 winter on Mt. Rainier. Max Bond IMG’s Veteran guide and certified avalanche educator was happy to present avalanche education curriculum from the American Institute of Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE). This year 15 participants were certified in level 1 and are ready to move on to AIARE Avalanche Rescue, and in AIARE Rec 2, or AIARE Pro 1. More classes to come next year!
After 18 days at Altitude!
February 9th, 2025
Looking good team! (T Nachand)
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 all the while acclimating and enjoying the stunning views of the Vacas Valley approach to Plaza Argentina BC. We were treated like family at each Grajales camp and soon we were surrounded by climbers from every corner of the globe. After a bit of R&R at BC, we began inching our way up the mountain where at C2 Guanacos we ultimately waited out a high wind storm system that stuck around for a couple days. Luckily Leo is an expert in high altitude cooking so we kept the team well fed while waiting for our weather window.
With forecasts improving, we moved to C3 Cholera for our final push. The weather conditions were on our side and we had a low-wind and even warm at times summit day filled with highs, lows, early morning alpenglow, breathtaking views and a level of camaraderie that is difficult to find outside of the mountain arena. After soaking in the thin air along the summit and congratulating one another with a strong embrace and tears of joy or from the wind whipping our faces, we began our steep descent back towards C3. Fatigued but with an immense feeling of satisfaction we crawled into our tents for one final night of restless slumber at altitude.
The following morning we made our way down to Plaza de Mulas BC giving our knees a beating while descending over 6,000ft. Celebrations ensued with the other teams making their way into camp and the amount of joy was vibrant. Opting for an express but gorgeous exit to the valley, the team flew out via Heli before catching our transfer back to Mendoza. Now as we head off towards our homes and families, our soreness begins to subside, and memories of endless scree slopes fade, let’s take a moment to reminisce on the strength and determination that the mountains demanded of us. I feel truly blessed to have shared this experience with our team and I look forward to the next adventurous objective. Cheers! 
(Tyler Nachand)
Team Aconcagua has descended, and back to Mendoza.
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 come!
Summit on Aconcagua 22,838′
February 6th, 2025
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- 2025 IMG Summit team (T Nachand)
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- Aconcagua Guides Tyler Nachand and Leandro Villegas (T Nachand)
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- Guide Tyler Nachand (T Nachand)
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- Final approach to summit (T Nachand)
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 tallest peak in South America! The team plans to descend to Base Camp Plaza De Mulas tomorrow morning. All is Well in Argentina!
Planning for summit tomorrow!
February 5, 202
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- Pizza at Camp 2 (T Nachand)
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- Sunset Camp 2 (T Nachand)
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- On the move to camp 3 (T Nachand)
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- Moving up to camp 3 (T Nachand)
Tyler’s team moves up to Camp 3 today at 19,957 feet (Camp Colera), with summit plans for tomorrow. Good luck, team!
Aconcagua Climbers Rest at Camp 2
February 4, 2025
The IMG team hikes above Camp 2 (Tyler Nachand)
IMG Senior Guide Tyler Nachand reported windy conditions and a well rested crew from Camp 2 today. The team has been waiting out high winds in the past days, and with clear conditions on the horizon, they plan to move to Camp 3 tomorrow for a summit attempt on Thursday morning. The climbers have been enjoying warm food and good company as they acclimatize and prepare for the challenge ahead. Stay tuned for updates as the team climbs upward.