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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
February 4, 2020 We have been working hard on the upcoming 2020 IMG Everest expedition. This will be the 26th Everest expedition that IMG has organized, and we are happy to report that we have a great looking team of climbers and guides from 11 different countries. Now we are working hard on the preparations for the […]
August 30, 2019 Our 2019 Cho Oyu Team has arrived in Lhasa! IMG Senior Guide Phunuru Sherpa checked in to report the team had a perfect flight across the Himalayas from Kathmandu, then a great afternoon getting settled in and meeting with the local staff. Lhasa 11,995’ (3,650m) is a big jump in altitude for […]
July 25, 2019 There are only 6 days left to take advantage of our Early Decision Discount for this Springs EBC Trek, Lobuche Climb and Mount Everest and Lhotse Climbs! If you are still thinking about this Spring, get in touch with us now to take advantage of the early decision discount that ends July […]
