September 25, 2009 Greg Vernovage reports that all members made it safely down to ABC, just in time for some of cook Kaji Sherpa’s “home cookingâ€! The Sherpas have now pulled down the remaining loads from Camp 2 and only a few loads remain at Camp 1.  Yaks have been ordered and the current plan […]
September 24, 2009 (10:00pm) Just off the phone with Greg and all is well on Cho Oyu. Everyone made it to the top yesterday and then descended to C1. Today they will go on down to ABC. He said the weather yesterday was excellent but this morning it is cold and windy with a cloud […]
September 23, 2009 (10:55am) We received word from IMG Guide Greg Vernovage yesterday that the team had arrived at C2! All is well and the team is on schedule. It’s close to 2am on September 24 in Tibet so summit bids should be underway… Stay tuned for more updates. —- Tye Chapman Operations Manager
September 21, 2009 Phil Ershler called in last night (10:21pm PST – 8:21am in Tanzania) after summitting Kili with 14 of his team members on top! The weather was good and the team moved uphill in good form and in good time! They’ll head down past their High Camp at Barafu Hut on down to Mweka […]
September 21, 2009 IMG Cho Oyu team summit bids begin. IMG leader Greg Vernovage reports that the weather is good, the team is healthy, the camps are all set, the ropes are fixed, and it is time to go climb Cho Oyu! The plan is for the team is: September 21st – C1 (6400m / […]
September 18, 2009 Phil called in from what has become his annual September Kilimanjaro climb… The group had a good day after an afternoon rainstorm which lasted for about an hour. They started the morning at the Shira Plateau in the zone of ‘weird plants’ native to the high mountain of Africa and finished the […]
September 18, 2009 Earlier this week we released our 2010 Rainier climbing dates… We’ve had lots of calls already and look forward to many more! Mt. Rainier is a very popular climb and our summer tends to fill up quickly… If you’re thinking about climbing in 2010 it’s best to plan ahead and get your […]
September 17, 2009 IMG Leader Greg Vernovage reports that the members and sherpas had a successful rotation to Camp 2. After spending another night at Camp 1 (6400m / 20992 ft), they ascended the ridge to the Ice Cliff, then continued on up through the seracs to Camp 2 (7100 m / 23290 ft) where […]
September 14, 2009 Over the weekend we received a report from IMG Cho Oyu Guide Greg Vernovage… Greg report that IMG sherpas Tenji and Donuru, working with several other teams’ sherpas,  have now fixed the ice cliff and on to Camp 2. The weather has been good and all IMG climbers are doing well at […]
September 11, 2009 The Cho Oyu team had a beautiful night up at Camp 1 and are heading back down to ABC after a successful acclimatization rotation. Everyone is doing well! They’ll spend a couple days back at ABC before they move back up to C1. That’s all for now… —- Tye Chapman Operations Manager
