October 10, 2011 Ang Jangbu reports from Kathmandu that most of the team members for our EBC Trek/Lobuche/Ama Dablam and also the Annapurna/Chulu groups have now arrived to Kathmandu. Tomorrow, both teams will have their official “Welcome Dinnerâ€, the traditional kickoff for our IMG Nepal trips. In the meantime, the guides are doing equipment checks […]
November 9, 2010 Ang Jangbu reports good news: Ang Passang called just now to inform that everyone is safely down at base camp. Ang Passang and Panuru managed to clear all camps and brought everything down today–they had 3 yaks meet them at the Yak camp below Camp 1. The plan is to pack up […]
November 8, 2010 Mark Allen reports that team members are back down to Camp 2, and some members have descended back down to Camp 1 after the summit day. The weather was good and everyone is safe and sound. The plan is tomorrow for everyone to make it down to Base Camp.  We won’t celebrate […]
November 7, 2010 IMG guide Mark Allen reports that the climbers successfully reached Camp 2 and they are on track for their summit bid. They said that they did not see the helicopter crash today that has been reported. Apparently the Fishtail Air AS350B3 crashed somewhere on the mountain today, while doing a rescue, but […]
November 5, 2010 IMG leader Mark Allen reports form Base Camp at 15000 feet (4600m) that the team had a couple good rest days after their practice run up to Camp 1 at 18860 feet (5750m). Now they are set to head up for the summit.  The weather report is good, the team is ready, […]
November 4, 2010 Rest day number one is in the books for the Ama Dablam crew. Mark called in last night to report that all is well and everybody is using these two days to heal up the best they can. After the rest days, the team will head back up to C1 then on […]
November 3, 2010 Ama Dablam guide Mark Allen called in this morning to report that the team is back down at Base Camp safe and sound. All their needed equipment and food have been successfully cached at C1. A rest day or two and then they’ll be heading back up for the final time en […]
November 2, 2010 Mark Allen and the IMG team made it up to Camp 1 today and sent us this SPOT from there. The photo below on the right is a good shot of the slabby rock leading up to Camp 1. So far so good! Eric Simonson
November 1, 2010 IMG leader Mark Allen reports from the 4600m (15,088ft) Ama Dablam Base Camp, that the team is doing well.  Panuru and Ang Pasang returned to BC after fixing on the upper mountain and it sounds like the route is in good shape. Mark reports that “the Main Lama from Pangboche came up […]
October 28, 2010 IMG sirdar Ang Pasang reported from Ama Dablam Base Camp a couple days ago that he and Panuru Sherpa have now set up the BC in preparation for the arrival of the climbers after they wrap up their acclimatization on Lobuche Peak. Ang Pasang and Panuru are two of our most senior […]
