May 16, 2021 Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock checked in from Everest Base Camp to let us know the second group of IMG climbers are ready to move up. The team filled up on pizza and chicken before heading to bed early, with their plan to be walking out of EBC at 1am to begin the […]
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Prepped and Ready to Go on Everest

May 14, 2021 Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock checked in from EBC to let us know that we are prepped and ready to begin the summit rotations. The IMG climbers have packed their food, done their final practice with the oxygen masks, and had their final meetings about the plans.  The weather reports are improving in […]
Gear in place and watching the weather forecast

May 13, 2021 Ang Jangbu reports that the upper mountain is stocked and ready for our team to head to the summit. Great work by all of our Sherpa and a huge thank you! IMG Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock is watching the weather and has the team ready to go when we see an opening. […]
Sherpas moving Oxygen and Gear on Mount Everest

May 12, 2021 The IMG Sherpa Team has been working hard on the upper mountain and Ang Jangbu reports that we have only a few more loads to stock at the South Col before we are ready to summit. The weather looks good for the Sherpa Team to get this done tomorrow. The  IMG Climbers […]
Resting, Weather and Prepping for the Summit Rotation

May 11, 2021 Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock checked in to let us know the Team is now resting at EBC and will wait for the weather to give us the green light for heading up on our summit rotation. While the team rests, they will go over the oxygen system again and make sure they […]
Lhotse Summit Fixed; Climbers continue to do Camp 3 Rotation

May 10, 2021 Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock checked in to let us know that 6 Sherpa have now fixed to the summit of Lhotse! This means that both Everest and Lhotse routes are in and ready for climbers to go when the weather allows. Our Team is doing great with climbers at both Camp 2 […]
Fixing Team reach the summit; Cold and Breezy on the Lhotse Face

May 8, 2021 Good news today from up high on Everest, with the 12 members of the fixing team reaching the summit. Congratulations to these men, they are the first Everest climbers in nearly two years! Now the route is open and hopefully the various teams will soon start making their summit bids. By getting […]
The Lhotse Face

May 6, 2021 Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock checked in to let us know that the team at Camp 2 is prepped and ready to climb the Lhotse Face to Camp 3 in the morning. Getting to Camp 3 the first time is a hard day of climbing, but the climbers are feeling strong and the […]
Climbers begin their Camp 3 Rotation on Everest

May 5, 2021 It has been a busy day on Mount Everest for the Team. They were up on time and out the door at 2am with light snow falling at EBC. Climbers moved efficiently up the Icefall, some stopping at Camp 1 for the night to rest up before moving into Camp 2 tomorrow […]
Ready for the Camp 3 Rotation

May 4, 2021 IMG Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock checked in this morning to let us know that our first group of climbers are ready to head up for their Camp 3 rotation. They have had a beneficial rest at Base Camp the last few days, and are feeling strong, in part due to the efforts […]