March 25, 2010 With IMG Partners Eric Simonson and Phil Ershler along with guides Justin Merle, Mike Hamill, Greg Vernovage and Eben Reckord leaving for Nepal later this week the Everest Season is upon us! We’ll update this blog occasionally but for full Everest coverage be sure to check out the dispatches on the Everest […]
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Everest Rope On The Move
March 18, 2010 Ang Jangbu in Nepal reports that we have sent another MI helicopter charter load (3495 kg) to Shyangboche this morning, in preparation for the Everest expedition.  Ang Pasang and Ang Tshering at Shyangboche received the loads which will be heading up to Everest BC soon.  Among the loads is a large quantity […]
Everest Oxygen Arrives In Nepal
March 10, 2010 Good news, our shipment of oxygen cylinders has now arrived in Nepal and cleared customs. Just getting them halfway round the world requires special documentation and packing, since they are considered dangerous goods for flying by the FAA and the airlines. These high tech aluminum/carbon fiber composite cylinders were tested, valved, and filled […]
Eric Simonson Previews The Upcoming Everest Season
February 26, 2010
Everest: Beyond The Limit Episodes Online
January 7, 2010 Everest: Beyond the Limit Episode 1 » First Summit: Everest gives up it’s first summit of the season, and takes its first victim. Everest: Beyond the Limit Episode 2 » Impossible Dream: After a knee injury ended his football career, John Golden overcomes a disability to attempt the highest goal on earth. […]
Everest: Beyond The Limit Dates Announced
December 11, 2009 Air Dates Announced Now in its third season, the Discovery Channel’s Everest: Beyond The Limit is taking a new approach to filming this year and will feature both International Mountain Guides and Himalayan Experience in a five-part series.The dates and times are below. Be sure to check your local listings for any […]
25th Anniversary of Phil Ershler’s first Everest Summit
October 20, 2009 Today marks 25 years since Phil Ershler made the first American ascent of the North Face of Everest. His first Everest summit was achieved in a solo climb where his one and only oxygen bottle ran out on the upper mountain. He went on to the top, descended safely, and did it […]
Fall 2009 & Spring 2010 Himalayan Climbs & Treks
June 12, 2009 Eric Simonson is back from Nepal and hard at work planning upcoming Himalayan Climbs and Treks…below you’ll see what’s on the horizon. Great news for anybody looking to climb Cho Oyu (6th Highest Peak in the World) or trek in Tibet because this Fall’s Cho Oyu Climb & Trek are a GO! […]
Everest Summit Bids Underway…
Teams on the move… for full coverage click the photo below…
Sherpas Are The Backbone Of Any Himalayan Climb
May 11, 2009 The Sherpa community forms the soul and backbone of Everest climbing. The rest of us are mere guests in their native land and fortunate to have their priceless help when we come to climb this mountain. Whenever a Sherpa is lost on Everest, a large community is devastated. The pain goes far […]