April 18, 2024 IMG Sherpas Sonam Tashi and Nima Sona did a round trip to Camp 2 yesterday, departing EBC at 2am and returning at about 11:30. They were successful in getting our campsites established, and had a chance to inspect the route work done by the Icefall Doctors. Our Sherpas report that the 2024 […]
April 17th, 2024 Good news from Everest Base Camp. Ang Jangbu and Phunuru report that the IMG team is doing well and that the Icefall Doctors have managed to push the route past the bottom of Nuptse. Apparently it is very icy this year in the Icefall (go figure) and there are several big crevasses […]
April 16th, 2024 Phunuru and the climbers made it back to Everest Base Camp and were able to send out some nice shots of their climb of Lobuche Peak yesterday. It looks like it was a great day to be in the mountains. Well done team!!
April 15, 2024 Phunuru reports the weather was good and the Lobuche and Everest climbers had a nice trip up Lobuche Peak! After a night at the high camp (about 18,300 ft) they were up at 3am and climbing by 4am. The route to the summit is initially rocky, before transitioning to steep snow and […]
April 12, 2024 Phunuru reports from Base Camp that the Everest team had a nice puja yesterday. The lama from Pangboche came up to officiate, and the weather was favorable. This ceremony is important to the Sherpas for good luck on the mountain, and for the foreign climbers it’s a fun way to kick off […]
April 10, 2023 Phunuru reports that Team 2 are doing well at Everest Base Camp. The weather has been excellent and they are excited to finally get to the end of the trail! Tomorrow they are looking forward to the puja ceremony, marking the beginning of the climbing. Higher up, the Icefall doctors have made […]
April 9, 2024 – Phunuru Sherpa reports that yesterday Team 2 had a good acclimatization hike up to the Lobuche High Camp, before descending to Lobuche BC for another night. Everyone is doing well and feeling strong. Today, Ang Jangbu and the Team 1 trekkers departed Base Camp, while Team 2 and the climbers moved […]
April 7, 2024 Ang Jangbu reports that Team 1 departed Lobuche Base Camp (about 15,500 ft) and had a nice hike today up to Everest Base Camp (about 17,500 ft), arriving before 2pm. They were greeted by cooks Kaji and Nima and the BC team, who have been working hard to get the camp […]
April 5, 2024 IMG Guide Phunuru Sherpa checked in with updates- Team 2 successfully moved from Pangboche to Pheriche today. While Team 2 was on the move further up the Khumbu Valley, Team 1 spent today on an acclimatization hike near Lobuche base camp. All’s well in the Khumbu!
April 3, 2024 Ang Jangbu reports that today Team 1 moved up to Lobuche Base Camp (15,500 ft /4,700 m) after their acclimatization day in Pheriche. To get there they followed the valley up to Thugla, then ascended the terminal moraine of the Khumbu Glacier to the Sherpa chorten memorials. Another hour of trekking up […]
