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, […]
September 29, 2015 Great conversation with Eric Simonson on the trail. All is well as the team heads towards Mera Peak. The weather cleared up for them a bit yesterday and they could see up the Valley. Eric said the “trail†is challenging. “There just does not seem to be a ton of traffic […]
September 28, 2015 IMG Partner Eric Simonson checked in last night from just above Pangom (9,000 feet) in the Hinku Valley. That’s right, IMG Himalayan Program Director Eric Simonson is in Nepal and looking forward to climbing Mera Peak in the next couple weeks. Mera Peak is a moderate climb by Himalayan standards (21,000ft / […]
August 31, 2015 We are pleased to report that the rebuilding in Nepal is proceeding at a good pace. Phunuru says that almost all the lodges in Khumbu have now been fixed and are ready for the autumn trekking season. Many homes in the various Khumbu villages have also now been rebuilt, but there is […]
