May 11, 2012 Eben Reckord reports that the A4 team moved up to Camp 3 yesterday (about 21,000) and the Sherpas were able to break out a trail further up the ridge during the afternoon. The plan is to start about 11pm tonight and head for the summit. Weather is looking good right now, and […]
May 9, 2012 IMG guide Eben Reckord reports from Annapurna 4 that the climbers made it up to Camp 1 today, while Thunang and Phinjo continued up to Camp 2. Tomorrow the climbers go to Camp 2 and the Sherpas to Camp 3. On Ama Dablam, IMG guide Liam O’Sullivan reports that today the team […]
May 8, 2012 IMG guide Liam O’Sullivan reports that the Ama Dablam team is doing well. They had a nice rest day today at Camp 1 and now they are getting ready to move up to Camp 2. The weather, route, and conditions look good! Eric Simonson
May 6, 2012 Ama Dablam leader Liam O’OSullivan reports that the team headed down to Pangboche after their climb of Lobuche Peak. Then, they ascended up to Ama Dablam Base Camp where they are now established. Now they are all together with their sherpas Ang Chirring (Kami), Ang Sona, Kalden Phura, and cooks Jor […]
May 3, 2012 IMG guide Liam O’Sullivan reports that the Ama Dablam team had a good summit today on Lobuche Peak, and are now all back down to Base Camp. Tomorrow they head for Pangboche, and from there, Ama Dablam Base Camp. Way to go, team! Elsewhere in Nepal, our IMG teams are staying busy. […]
April 30, 2012 On Everest, the Classic climbers and Lhotse climbers are wrapping up their first acclimatization rotation and are heading down to Base Camp. Meanwhile, the Hybrid climbers have now moved back up to Camp 2, for their second rotation. The Sherpa fixing team is getting close to reaching the South Col. See the […]
April 27, 2012 Everything is going well in Nepal for our IMG teams. Greg Vernovage reports that the Everest and Lhotse Sherpa teams have now established the route to Camp 3, and the IMG climbers have all been up to Camp 2 now for acclimatization. The Hybrid team will be starting their second rotation tomorrow, […]
April 25, 2012 Up on Everest, we have now have IMG climbers at Base Camp, Camp 1, Camp 2 and the Sherpas are getting ready to head for Camp 3 in the next couple days. Follow their progress on our Everest Expedition Coverage Page. Down the valley, we have both our Ama Dablam and our […]
April 20, 2012 IMG leader Liam Oâ€Sullivan reports that the team had a great time in the Namche area, and managed some nice acclimatization hikes: “All is going well. The weather has been fantastic! After trekking from Phakding (8,600′) to Namche (11,300′) on Day 2, we completed a nice leisurely training hike yesterday. First we hit the […]
April 18, 2012 IMG Ama Dablam leader Liam O’Sullivan reports that the team has now reached Namche, and that everything is going well for them. They will take several days in Namche, for acclimatization, before heading on up the valley. Meanwhile, Kami Sherpa is heading up to Ama Dablam Base Camp to start working on […]
