August 7, 2010 Ted Fairhurst, a long time friend of IMG, shot this video in the Khumbu Ice Fall last year. Pretty cool stuff! IMG Guide Eben Reckord leading the way.
Everest
Everest Climbers On The Move
May 20, 2010
Sherpa Trek Arrives In Lobuche
May 13, 2010 Our IMG Sherpa Trek team, led by Phu Tashi, has now reached Lobuche and everyone is doing well. Jangbu hiked down to Lobuche today to meet the group. They have had a good trek up the Khumbu, including several days staying in Phu Tashi’s lodge with his family in Dingboche. Their current […]
First Everest Summits Of 2010
May 4, 2010 IMG deputy leader Ang Jangbu Sherpa reports that the following IMG sherpas reached the summit of Mount Everest between 11:25-11:30 AM on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 (local time): 1) Nima Karma Sherpa (Phortse) 2) Phu Tshering (Phortse) 3) Phinjo Dorje (Pangboche) They fixed rope from South Col to Balcony yesterday and finished […]
Weekend Wrap-up
May 3, 2010 Denali Prep Seminar – The team wrapped up the 6.5 day seminar on Saturday by walking down the Muir Snowfield in near white out conditions. Winds gusting to 60mph knocked them around a bit but nothing they couldn’t handle. They pulled into the parking lot at Paradise around 11am… An hour down […]
Everest Update
April 22, 2010 Ang Jangbu reports from IMG Base Camp that Greg Vernovage and many of the sherpa guided climbers went to C1 this morning, and the Hybrid group moved up to C2. We expect the rest of the climbers to be moving up to C1 in the next few days, as the first Everest […]
Everest, Cho Oyu & Mount Rainier Updates
April 12, 2010 Climbs and expeditions have rest days but they don’t take weekends off… Here’s a snapshot into a few expeditions over the weekend. Everest IMG’s Ang Jangbu and Mike Hamill report from Base Camp that the Hybrid team and remainder of the Sherpas all arrived yesterday and they are doing well. We have […]
Himalayan Teams Report In
April 9, 2010 Reports from Nepal and Tibet. Everest -Â Icefall route now open, Camp 1 and 2 sites claimed. Ang Jangbu reports from Everest Base Camp that the Icefall Doctors set the last five ladder sections today and that the route is now open. When that happens, it is like dropping the green flag […]
Everest Climbers Ready To Start
Last night we had our Welcome Dinner for the team. It was a fun evening to get to know everyone and get the trip off to a good start. So far everything has been going really smoothly here in Nepal. The team members have all arrived to Nepal on time with no missing luggage. We […]
And They’re Off…
March 26, 2010 Our Everest guides are on their way to Kathmandu, we are rolling now! This morning we saw Expedition leader Justin Merle, Hybrid team leader Mike Hamill, and Sherpa guided team leader Greg Vernovage off at the airport. They are heading to Kathmandu ahead of the surge to get boots on the ground […]