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 […]
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! […]
Teams on the move… for full coverage click the photo below…
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 […]
March 31, 2009 Expedition Leader Eric Simonson called in a few minutes ago (roughly 6am Nepal time) to relay that the group was in Pangboche (3930m) and will make the move to Pheriche (4240m) today. A scheduled rest day tomorrow will give the team the opportunity to take a small hike and check out the […]
March 25, 2009 The entire IMG team has now reached Kathmandu and everyone is doing fine. Last night we had a big team meeting and welcome dinner which was a great chance to finally meet everyone in person. On March 23rd IMG guides Justin Merle and Mike Hamill spent 5 hours at the Ministry of […]
Friday, March 20 IMG Guides Mark Tucker, Justin Merle and Mike Hamill are en route to Kathmandu (KTM)… IMG Partner and Everest Program Director Eric Simonson will join them a day later. Our climbers and trekkers will begin arriving in KTM on March 24th, after a layover day in KTM and a short flight to […]
Tuesday, March 17 2009 View other IMG videos in our Video Gallery. If you have video of other IMG climbs send them our way… Send links to office@mountainguides.com Or send your CD’s to: International Mountain Guides PO Box 246 Ashford, WA 98304
Friday, March 13 2009 IMG Himalayan Director Eric Simonson and IMG Guides Mark Tucker (Everest), Mike Hamill (Everest), and Greg Vernovage (Cho Oyu) packed some last minute expedition food and snacks yesterday. After a huge shopping trip to Costco, they spent the rest of the day removing all the extra cardboard and packaging just to […]
March 3, 2009 Our 2009 IMG Everest team just got a few new members. IMG Himalayan Director Eric Simonson, and a film team featuring IMG on Discovery Channel’s popular Everest TV series, will join the great group of climbers and trekkers already on board for IMG’s 2009 Everest expedition. Since 1991 IMG has successfully supported […]
