May 29, 2020 Today is Everest Day! On this day in 1953, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mount Everest. Congratulations to all climbers from around the world on this very special day. We look forward to returning to this great mountain in 2021! Greg Vernovage
Everest
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April 20, 2020 Trekking to Everest Base Camp is an adventure that many have on their bucket list. The incredible scenery, culture and a few suspension bridges are just a few of the things people enjoy on their way to Base Camp. We know we cannot visit this beautiful area of the world today but […]
Climbing towards Daylight
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April 13, 2020 We hope this blog finds everyone around the world staying safe, healthy and looking after themselves during these strenuous times. Thanks to all of the health care professionals who are around the world working tirelessly to help sick people and find a solution to the current situation. We do not know exactly […]
Please help the IMG Sherpas
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We sincerely hope that all members of the IMG family are safe and healthy during this very trying time throughout the world. This family is no stranger to adversity, as we learned in 2014 and then again in 2015 when Everest climbers and Sherpa were involved in the avalanches and earthquake.  It was a terrible […]
Outdoor Research making COVID-19 masks in Seattle
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For many years, IMG Guides from around the world have put their trust in Outdoor Research (OR) to protect them from the harsh elements. We would like to take this time to acknowledge the Team at OR for their outstanding effort to assist with health care professionals and the world in the fight against COVID-19. […]
Nepal Suspends The Climbing Season
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March 13, 2020 The Government of Nepal has now confirmed early news reports that tourism and mountaineering would be shut down for the spring climbing season, and they have issued official documents. Our top priority is the health and wellbeing of our Climbing and Trekking Teams as well as our loyal staff in Nepal. We […]
Updates from Nepal
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March 11, 2020 We received word from Nepal that the Team of SPCC “Icefall Doctors†have now left Kathmandu and will be heading to Everest Base Camp over the next week. The 8 Sherpa on the team will be in charge of putting in the route to Camp 2, and maintaining it throughout the 2020 […]
More Food on the Way to Everest
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March 5, 2020 It has been a busy week for us, as we purchased more expedition food, removed all the unnecessary packaging, and then carefully repacked it into waxed boxes for its journey from USA to Nepal and on to Base Camp for our upcoming 2020 Everest Expedition. After a few days of work, the […]
Rope Fixing in Preparation for the Upcoming Everest/Lhotse Season
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February 27, 2020 We received an update overnight from Ang Jangbu in Kathmandu about the first Expedition Operators Association  (EOA) meeting of the season.  The local representatives of over 25 expedition teams gathered to review the details for rope fixing in preparation for the upcoming Everest/Lhotse season.  Currently the plan will involve 8 dedicated rope […]
2020 IMG Everest Blog Is Live!
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February 19, 2020 You heard it here first – the 2020 IMG Everest Blog is live! Follow along as our crew in Nepal receives gear and food shipments from Washington State and transports it all from Kathmandu to Everest Base Camp in preparation for expedition members to arrive. We’ll continue to post updates on the […]