March 29th, 2024– Phunuru Sherpa reports from Kathmandu that the Team 2 had a good day today. They did the gear checks and got packed up, with the climber’s base camp duffels getting sent on ahead direct to Base Camp. This evening they had a nice welcome dinner at the Hotel, and are all set […]
March 28th, 2024– Ang Jangbu reports from Namche that Team 1 had a nice hike today, with fine weather and rhododendrons blooming along the trail. The team departed Phakding and hiked for a couple hours up to Monjo, which is the official Sagarmatha Park entrance. After going through the formalities associated with entering the Park, […]
March 27th, 2024– Ang Jangbu reports that Team 1 flew by helicopters this morning to Lukla (about 9300 ft), then had a nice hike today to Phakding (about 8500 ft) which is located down in the valley on the bank of the Dudh Kosi River. It’s always great to get to Phakding, after traveling halfway […]
March 26th, 2024– Great news, Ang Jangbu and Phunuru report from Kathmandu that Everest Team 1 have all arrived with their luggage and are doing well. This morning they all got together at the hotel for their pre-trek briefing. They will spend the remainder of the day doing some sightseeing and getting packed up. This […]
March 14th, 2024– Our second load of food and equipment is heading for Khumbu! Today the Kathmandu team shuttled gear to the outskirts of Kathmandu, where they loaded up a big truck (only smaller trucks are allowed inside the city). This gear is heading for Taksindu, the town at the end of the road, and […]
March 11, 2024 Ang Jangbu Sherpa reports that we got our big food order delivered in Kathmandu and our cooks, Kaji and Nima, with help of other trek Sherpas, started packing. The plan is to send the loads by truck to Thaksindu (the end of the road, down the valley from Lukla), and then from […]
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 […]
