April 12, 2026
Gokyo Lake (Lama Temba)
IMG Guide Pasang checked in from Thame, where they arrived this afternoon following a day’s hike from Lungden! Yesterday the team trekked through Renjo La Pass (5,360m/17,572ft) yesterday in beautiful weather.
Renjo La Pass via Gokyo Lakes (Lama Temba)
Tomorrow begins the descent to Namche, making their way back to Lukla in the next few days and fly back to Kathmandu to wrap up their trip. Everyone is doing great!
April 8, 2026
A break in the clouds! (Photo: Pasang Tshering/Lama Temba)
The IMG Trekkers enjoyed a nice weather window hiking over Cho La pass today and arrived to Thagnak around 2:15 PM (Nepal time) just ahead of the next round of snowfall.
The plan for tomorrow is to make their way to Gokyo!
Crossing the Cho La pass on the way to Thagnak (Photo Pasang Tshering, Lama Temba)
April 6, 2026
The IMG Nepal Trekkers are back in Lobuche today after a couple of days at Everest Base Camp. It’s been snowing in the Khumbu this afternoon, and the team is hoping for better weather tomorrow when they head to Dzongla. Everyone is doing well!
April 3, 2026
Trekking from Lobuche to Everest Base Camp (Rachel Consolini)
IMG guide Pasang Tshering checked in from Lobuche village this afternoon, our EBC Trekkers are doing well and weather is good! The plan right now is to move on to Everest Base Camp tomorrow while they have a favorable weather window. All is well!
March 31, 2026
Cheers! (photo: Lama Temba)
Ang Jangbu reports that the EBC Trek Team checked in from Pheriche yesterday afternoon, everyone is doing well! Today was the acclimatization hike around Pheriche and tomorrow the team will continue on to Dzongla (4800m/15,700ft) where they’ll get some good views of Lobuche Peak!
All smiles (photo: Lama Temba)
It’s been a long winter, but spring has arrived at IMG headquarters and our first crew of climbers with it!
This first program is a Winter Expedition Prep Seminar. This seminar is an excellent training opportunity for future Denali/McKinley climbers, and covers the skills you’ll need to reach the summit.
It feels so good to be back in the saddle (and in the sun, no less!) and getting climbers out into the beautiful mountains we all love. Check back in over the next few days to see their progress on the mountain.
Here’s to a stellar season in 2026!
March 25, 2026
Commencing the trek at the entrance of Pasang Lhamu Gate (photo: Pasang Tshering)
Ang Jangbu checked in yesterday to report that the team landed in Lukla yesterday morning in fine weather and started their trek to Phakding! Today the team headed to Namche, home of the legendary Namche Bazaar. Tomorrow will include a nice acclimatization hike around Namche. So far so good!
March 23, 2026
Visiting Boudhanath Stupa in the evening (Ang Jangbu Sherpa)
Ang Jangbu reports from Kathmandu that our Everest BC trekkers have arrived safely. Today they did their gear checks and had a chance to visit some of the sites around town, before heading to a restaurant near Boudhanath Stupa for dinner.
Next up in the morning is their helicopter flight to Lukla, where they will be meeting up with IMG trek sirdar Pasang Tshering and assistant Lama Temba with the goal to reach Phakding on their first day of trekking. All’s well in Nepal!
January 19, 2026
On the summit of Orizaba (Tyler Nachand)
Tyler reported that the team had a sweet climb of Orizaba. The route was in good shape and the weather was great. After tagging the 18,491 ft summit of Orizaba, they descended back to Piedra Grande for a 12-hour roundtrip.
Then, it was into the 4×4 for the ride down to Tlachichuca for showers and their celebration dinner. Tomorrow morning they’ll be heading to the airport for flights home. Well done team!
January 18, 2026
Rocky trail to Mulas (Max Bond)
Max Bond reports from Aconcagua that they’ve descended to the Plaza de Mulas Base Camp at about 13,800 ft, on the opposite side of the mountain from where they began (the “360 route”). Now they are enjoying the thick air and some tasty food and beverages and planning to hike out the Horcones valley tomorrow and make it back to Mendoza by evening.
In Mexico Tyler Nachand reports that the Orizaba team had a nice break between climbs visiting Puebla and Tlachichuca,
Dinner in Tlachichuca (Tyler Nachand)
and are now heading back to the hills. Today they will drive by 4×4 up to the Piedra Grande Base Camp at about 14,000 feet, planning on an alpine start for climbing Orizaba tomorrow.
Best wishes to the teams!
