April 7, 2018
IMG’s 2018 Everest Expedition Coverage is now under way!
IMG now has three teams in the Khumbu Valley with Team 3 flying into Lukla and trekking to Phakding.
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Team 3 on the trail from Lukla to Phakding (photo: Ang Jangbu)
Team 2 is acclimating in Lobuche BC and today hiked up to Lobuch high camp, while Team 1 is getting settled in Everest BC. The first team’s trekkers explored base camp and walked up to Crampon Point at the base of the Khumbu Icefall.
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IMG trekkers in Everest BC at the base of the Khumbu Icefall (photo: Greg Vernovage)
Read today’s full dispatch and follow along daily on the IMG 2018 Everest Expedition Coverage page »