April 25, 2021 IMG Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock checked in from Camp 1 to let us know the Team made great time in the Icefall and all is well at Camp 1. The team will take a couple of nights at Camp 1 acclimatizing before making their move to Camp 2. Tomorrow, the team will […]
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Dry Run Success For Team 2 and Team 1 Ready to Move Up To Camp 1
April 24, 2021 Great news from EBC overnight as Team 2 departed EBC for their Dry Run up the Khumbu Icefall. The Team performed well and are now back to EBC for additional rest and preparations for their first rotation in a couple more days. Team 1 is on the launching pad and will be […]
Drying out after the storm on Everest
April 23, 2021 Jonathan and Jangbu checked in this morning to let us know the snow stopped falling and all is well at EBC and Camp 2. Down at EBC, the team has been sitting tight. Just as the forecast predicted, the mountain received a good amount of snow and then the sun came out […]
Snow Day on Everest
April 22, 2021 We received word overnight that Everest has received a fair amount of snow. The Team made a great decision to go into a holding pattern. It is not uncommon to get some snow during the early stages of the season and the additional time resting at EBC will pay off for the […]
Snow, Rest and securing Camp 3 on Everest
April 21, 2021 It was a quiet day at Everest Base Camp today. Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock checked in this morning to let us know that the team is doing great and had a nice rest today. The decision to hold tight at EBC was understood when the snow started falling. Jonathan said they currently […]
Rest Day and Sherpa Movement
April 20, 2021 Just off the phone with Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock at EBC. Our Team had a great rest day at EBC which includes laundry, showers and lounging which is all important during an expedition to Mount Everest.  These days are as important as any in terms of staying healthy and gaining the vital […]
Team 2 at EBC and Successful Dry Run for Team 1
April 19, 2021 Team 2 had a great day trekking back to EBC after a successful climb of Lobuche Peak over the weekend. The Team will now have a couple days of rest before doing some ladder training and preparation to head up on their Dry Run. It is a great feeling to get the […]
Lobuche Summits and Ladder Training at EBC
April 18, 2021 We received great news over night that Team 2 had a beautiful morning to summit Lobuche Peak. The team climbed well and had perfect weather for their climb. The Team is now resting back at Lobuche Base Camp and will plan on heading back to EBC in the morning for some more […]
Holding Patterns on Lobuche and Everest
April 16, 2021 Up and down the Khumbu Valley, our IMG Teams woke up to snowfall this morning.  Up on Everest the Carry Team were heading for Camp 2, but decided to drop their loads at Camp 1 and returned to EBC for the day. The Camp 2 Staff were also heading up, but decided […]
Team 1 up to EBC and Team 2 down to LBC
April 15, 2021 Team 2 started the day with another Puja under beautiful skies. Team Leader Kevin Kayl reports the team is doing great after a couple days of good training and a few nights of good sleep at Everest Base Camp. After the Puja, the team headed down valley to Lobuche Base Camp to […]