May 12, 2015 Just when I was starting to think that there was a light at the end of the tunnel, Nepal has today been rocked by another earthquake. Â This one was focused to the east of Kathmandu, about halfway to Mt Everest. Â Ang Jangbu, Pasang, and our staff in Kathmandu report that it was […]
May 1, 2015 Many of you have asked “How can we help in Nepal?â€Â We appreciate your concern. There are a lot of good charities doing fine work over there, so that is certainly an option for you to consider. A lot of homes in the Khumbu area have been destroyed, including those belonging […]
April 3, 2014 IMG has worked with the Chinese Mountaineering Association (CMA) since the 1980’s so it was no surprise that they got in touch recently to see if we could send over a couple of our IMG guides for a mountaineering safety seminar. Every year CMA hosts this meeting, and for 2015 it was […]
March 26, 2015 The IMG team members and guides have begun arriving in Kathmandu. Yesterday the first group of trekkers and Hybrid team climbers did gear checks and finished packing, followed by their first team dinner. This morning everyone was up early to fly to Lukla. The weather up in Lukla is good, but in […]
March 3, 2015 With a nod to the old time weather report on Radio Nepal (and Ed Webster’s Everest book), we can report that we had a big dose of snow in Khumbu the last few days. Thanks to IMG climber Warren Wilhide’s support, Phunuru and Nima Karma had a great time at the American […]
December 10, 2014 There have been some recent assertions in the media that many Everest climbers are all jacked up on performance enhancing drugs. Speaking on behalf of the guides here at IMG who go to Everest every year, our experience is the exact opposite. Other than maybe using some Diamox on the first few […]
November 10, 2014 Elizabeth Hawley, Nepal’s iconic reporter, sets the record straight on the most tumultuous decades in Nepal’s political history. Ask any accomplished Himalayan mountaineer, “Who is the preeminent keeper of summit facts?†and they will answer, “Elizabeth Hawleyâ€. Since the early 1960s, Hawley has filed detailed reports on some 80,000 ascents – a […]
March 21, 2014 Sometimes the hardest part of these big trips is just getting out the front door. I am happy to report that our IMG Everest guides are now on their way to Nepal. Mike Hamill left on Tuesday, and Greg, Aaron, Justin, and Andy left today. The rest of the team go in […]
November 3, 2013 IMG guide Erica Engle reports that they crossed 17,700 foot Cho La pass to Thaknak:Â “Lobuche Base Camp to Thagnak was a solid day of trekking for everyone. We had snow for the majority of the day, a little slippery on the descent, but overall the trail was good for fit, capable […]
November 2, 2013 IMG guide Erica Engle called on the sat phone from Lobuche Base Camp to report that the team were all down and safe after a great summit day. She said the weather, conditions, and views were excellent, and they enjoyed climbing with Pangboche’s Everest all-stars Mingma Tshering and Tashi Tshering. The plan […]
