March 1st, 2024– The IMG climbers and trekkers will be arriving to Kathmandu at the end of March, but our team in Nepal are well underway with preparations. Up in the Khumbu, IMG senior sherpa guide Ang Karma went to Base Camp in mid-January and claimed our camp site. In the coming days we’ll be […]
April 3, 2023 Our Everest climbers and Base Camp trekkers are out the door from Kathmandu! For more information and to follow along with the progression of our teams, you can track them on our Everest Coverage. So far, the teams are doing great and having a blast in the Khumbu. Audrey Simonson
March 31, 2023 Up in Namche, Phunuru and Max report that the team are doing well. Today they roamed around the village and did a short hike up to the Tenzing memorial and the Sherpa museum, and managed to get a nice view up the valley from the viewpoint. Good timing, because this afternoon it […]
March 30, 2023 Phunuru and Max reported that the team had a nice hike from Phakding up to Namche (11,300 ft) today. Along the way they made 4 more crossings of the Dudh Kosi river on suspension bridges, then ascended the famous “Namche Hill†to reach the main village in the Khumbu. The team will […]
March 29, 2023 – IMG guides Max and Phunuru report that Team 1 successfully flew by helicopter to Lukla today, and then trekked to Phakding. This is a lovely 4 hour trek, mostly downhill, to the banks of the Dudh Kosi River. After traveling halfway around the world and doing the duffel shuffle for several […]
March 28, 2023 – IMG guides Max, Phunuru, and Ang Jangbu report from Kathmandu that Team 1 completed their gear checks, packed their duffels, and had a nice team dinner tonight at the hotel. Now they are all ready to depart at 6am for the airport where they will be flying by chartered helicopters to […]
March 26, 2023 Good news from Kathmandu, as our first team trekkers and climbers continue to arrive. Today IMG guides Max Bond and Phunuru went with our partner Pasang Tshering to the Department of Tourism to get the 2023 IMG Everest Expedition permit. The expedition team is now official! Audrey Simonson
March 25, 2025 Good news, the weather cleared up and Sonam Dorje received our three sling loads of gear flown up from Thaksindu to Shyangboche. This is located above Namche Bazaar at 12,402 ft / 3,780 m. The loads were flown in by an AS350 B3 helicopter, which is commonly used in Nepal for flying to high […]
Ang Jangbu reports that our first climbers and trekkers have begun to arrive in Kathmandu. Arriving at your destination, hopefully with your duffel bags, is a huge first step! Jangbu reports that the recent snowstorm in Khumbu also meant lots of rain in the foothills, which has turned the road to Thaksindu into slop. Yesterday […]
Ang Jangbu reports from Kathmandu that our team finished packing up all the food and equipment, and it is on the way to Everest! Yesterday the team loaded the big container truck which is now en route with head cook Kaji Sherpa, heading east to Thaksindu (the end of the road).  If the weather cooperates, […]
