October 31, 2019

The 3X3 Team climbed Gokyo Ri (17,570’/5355m) today and is now back in the village of Gokyo, resting and preparing to head over their last pass of the trip, Renjo La (17,515’/5338m). The team is having a fantastic trek and collecting world class views along the way.

The Lobuche Peak Team took a well deserved rest day at Base Camp and will be heading over Cho La (17,485’/5329m) in the morning.

On Ama Dablam, the team continues to perform great. They were up early for the descent to Base Camp and made great time coming downhill. Snow showers put down a fresh blanket at Base Camp in the afternoon. The team will rest for a couple days before making a plan to head up on their summit rotation.

All is well in the Khumbu and Gokyo Valleys!

Greg Vernovage

October 30, 2019

View from Lobuche Summit (Justin Merle)

Lobuche summits!

IMG Senior Guide, Ang Pasang, checked in from the summit of Lobuche Peak to let us know the team had a great day climbing and enjoyed beautiful weather on top. The team left High Camp just before the sun came up and made great time climbing to the summit. After enjoying the views from on top, the team descended to Base Camp to celebrate their success! Congratulations to our Lobuche Peak Team! The Team will head down to Phortse after a good night’s rest.

3X3 Team approaching Gokyo (Pasang Tshering)

Our 3X3 Team took a nice hike to 5^th Lake to get an up close look at Cho Oyu and the largest glacier in Nepal, the Ngozumpa glacier. Tomorrow, the team will climb Gokyo Ri to get more incredible views of the great Himalayan peaks.

Over on Ama Dablam, IMG Senior Guides, Phunuru Sherpa and Andy Polloczek, called from Camp 1 to let us know the team had a great day climbing to Camp 2 and continues to show strength and the ability to climb through technical sections on Ama Dablam. The weather was excellent and there were very few other climbers on the route which enabled the IMG Team to move efficiently up to Camp 2 where they relaxed for some time before returning to Camp 1 for another night of acclimatization. The team will be up early tomorrow morning to return to Base Camp.

Great news from Nepal!

Greg Vernovage

October 28, 2019

All Teams in the Khumbu Valley are doing well and are exactly where they are supposed to be. This is always good news to hear when we are dealing with altitude, weather, and people on the move.

First up is our Lobuche Peak Team who moved into Lobuche Base Camp and did some excellent training. IMG Senior Guide, Ang Pasang, let us know the team is looking good and all are ready to move to High Camp. Ang Pasang is on his way to High Camp to check on the camp site and work on the route. The Team will move up and put themselves in position to summit!

Our 3X3 Team had a good day trekking over Cho La (17,485’/5329m) to Thagnak (17,782’/5420m). Tomorrow the team will have a shorter day trekking to Gokyo where they will enjoy incredible views of Cho Oyu and prepare to climb Gokyo Ri.

The Ama Dablam team departed with all smiles from Base Camp after an early lunch. IMG Senior Guides, Andy Polloczek and Phunuru Sherpa, checked in to let us know the team made great time getting to Yak Camp. The team is healthy, strong and excited to climb. Andy called from his sleeping bag to let us know that the plan is for the team to depart Yak Camp (17,000’/5180m) for Camp 1 (18,370’5600m) after 10am and will get settled in before making the plan to touch Camp 2.

The weather is looking good and the teams are feeling great in the Khumbu Valley!

Greg Vernovage