May 4, 2024 Ang Jangbu hiked down to Mingbo to meet up with Porter, Giacomo, Chhiring and Gyaljen. They were tired and happy after their very cool trip up Ama Dablam. It was fun to hear their tales and see some of the nice photos they came back with. Well done team! Tomorrow their […]
May 3rd, 2024 The Ama Dablam team played their cards perfectly, ascending yesterday to Camp 2.7 in improving (but not perfect) weather, then enjoyed a perfect day today. They were up at 1am for an alpine start, and were climbing an hour later. The first part of the day was finishing off the top of […]
May 2nd, 2024 While the climbers on Everest were pinned down by another windy day up high, lower down the Khumbu valley the Ama Dablam team were able to move up to Camp 2.7. This camp is situated on the ridge between the traditional camps 2 & 3. Porter reports that they are doing OK, […]
May 1st, 2024 It’s the time of the season that everyone starts to pay close attention to the weather reports! Our custom weather forecaster says that the jet stream is moving across the Himalayas, with winds currently over 100 knots at the summit of Everest. Ang Jangbu reports from Everest BC that most of the […]
April 29, 2024 The IMG climbers and sherpas on Everest and Ama Dablam are back at Base Camp now, after their respective rotations. The Everest crew tagged Camp 3 yesterday and descended to Camp 2, then descended the Icefall today in the early morning, arriving to Everest Base Camp in time for a late breakfast. […]
April 26th, 2024 Ang Jangbu reports that the EOA fixing teams reached the Yellow Band today, so they are making good progress on Lhotse Face. Hopefully they will reach South Col in next couple days. Phunuru and our IMG climbers are doing well at Camp 2, acclimatizing and planning to take a short hike up […]
November 16th, 2023– The IMG Ama Dablam team is back in Kathmandu after easy travel from the Khumbu Valley. Climbers are with full hearts and big smiles as they prepare to return home from an exceptional and successful trip summitting Mera Peak (21,247′) and Ama Dablam (22,494′). The team reminisces on all the laughs, trainings, […]
November 14th, 2023– Our Ama Dablam Climbers appreciated great weather and a quiet summit day to be able to reach the top of this peak (22,494′) at 6:50AM on the 12th. The team excitedly and safely descended down to Basecamp and was welcomed with tea and warm food. Tired but healthy, climbers enjoyed a well-deserved […]
November 12, 2023 We’re happy to announce that at 6:30 AM on November 13th, our Ama Dablam team reached the summit. After a lovely ascent, the team is now starting the long descent and will return to Kathmandu in the coming days! 2023 IMG Ama Dablam Summiters: Ngima Sona Sherpa Sonam Tasi Sherpa Chhiring Tendi […]
November 12, 2023 Our Ama Dablam team had a lovely day of climbing to Camp 2.7! The team had blue skies and mild temps. Now they are resting before continuing their ascent in the coming days. Audrey Simonson
