February 16, 2017 This week was a prep week for the 2017 Everest Expedition.  Let’s take a peek behind the curtain: Phase 1: Gather Materials Over the past few months we’ve been putting together all the gear needed for the expedition. We’re talking tents, gear for the sherpas, guide duffle bags, upgrades to existing equipment, […]
January 4, 2017 The 2017 Everest expedition is just around the corner, and in less than 3 months our trekkers and climbers will be on their way. Ang Jangbu reports that yesterday Chewang Lendu and Pasang Nima claimed our IMG base camp site. This has been our site for the last several years, but since […]
November 29, 2016 Ang Jangbu checked in from Kathmandu a couple of days ago to let us know that Ang Pasang and Nuru Gyalzen trekked up the valley to our gear storage room in Gorakshep to give our big batteries a charge. They fired up a couple of our Honda generators to top up the […]
May 24, 2016 Before IMG Everest Expedition Leader Greg Vernovage left for Nepal he left behind a box of Swedish Fish for the office to crack open should the IMG Everest Team reach the summit. We’re happy to report that we opened the box yesterday! If you’ve been hiding under a rock and missed […]
March 26, 2016 We had a great day in Kathmandu. It started off with a cup of early morning coffee with a few of the gang downstairs at the Hotel Tibet working through our jet lag. Then, we sent all the climbers’ Base Camp duffels out the door after breakfast to start their journey to […]
January 14, 2016 IMG’s 2016 Everest Expedition is just around the corner and we have a good looking team shaping up. Leader Greg Vernovage will be joined by IMG guides Justin Merle, Emily Johnston, Josh McDowell, and Mike Hamill for our annual expedition. Ang Jangbu reports from Nepal that he sent IMG sherpas Chewang Lendu […]
October 14, 2015 The 3 x 3 Trek with Lobuche Climb started their adventure up the Khumbu Valley today. All members and gear made it to Lukla. It is not an incredibly long day on the trail but for a first day, the scenery is amazing. The team is doing fantastic and are very excited […]
October 10, 2015 Eric and the Mera Team are back in Kathmandu after a great trek and climb. Up the Hinku Valley to Mera La and then turn and get the summit. Summit day was a long one for the team as they decided to bypass High Camp and go straight to the summit and […]
October 5, 2015 The Dolpo Trek and the Mera peak trek are both doing great! Reports from Dolpo are that is feels like the Monsoon has moved completely out of the area. This is great news! The team camped at over 15,500 feet and are gearing up for a long day of high pass trekking […]
September 30, 2015 Eric checked in from the village of Khote. “This was a wild day on the trail! We lost about 3000 feet and then gained it all back on our way up to Khote.†This was an awesome trekking day for the team. Khote is a regular village on the map… basically, […]
