{"id":20041,"date":"2018-09-08T10:12:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T18:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=20041"},"modified":"2018-09-08T10:12:32","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T18:12:32","slug":"great-day-by-the-img-cho-oyu-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/08\/cho-oyu\/great-day-by-the-img-cho-oyu-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Great day by the IMG Cho Oyu Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 8, 2018<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20041 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Yaks-waiting-at-Gyaplung-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20041]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Yaks-waiting-at-Gyaplung-Phunuru-Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Yaks waiting at Gyaplung (Phunuru Sherpa)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Yaks-waiting-at-Gyaplung-Phunuru-Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Yaks-waiting-at-Gyaplung-Phunuru-Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Yaks-waiting-at-Gyaplung-Phunuru-Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Yaks-waiting-at-Gyaplung-Phunuru-Sherpa-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20045'>\n\t\t\t\tYaks waiting at Gyaplung (Phunuru Sherpa)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Weighing-loads-at-Base-Camp-Dallas-Glass.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20041]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Weighing-loads-at-Base-Camp-Dallas-Glass-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Weighing loads at Base Camp (Dallas Glass)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Weighing-loads-at-Base-Camp-Dallas-Glass-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Weighing-loads-at-Base-Camp-Dallas-Glass-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Weighing-loads-at-Base-Camp-Dallas-Glass-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Weighing-loads-at-Base-Camp-Dallas-Glass-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20043'>\n\t\t\t\tWeighing loads at Base Camp (Dallas Glass)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Phunuru-and-Tenzing-Weighing-loads-at-Chinese-Base-Camp-Dallas-Glass.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20041]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Phunuru-and-Tenzing-Weighing-loads-at-Chinese-Base-Camp-Dallas-Glass-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Phunuru and Tenzing Weighing loads at Chinese Base Camp (Dallas Glass)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Phunuru-and-Tenzing-Weighing-loads-at-Chinese-Base-Camp-Dallas-Glass-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Phunuru-and-Tenzing-Weighing-loads-at-Chinese-Base-Camp-Dallas-Glass-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Phunuru-and-Tenzing-Weighing-loads-at-Chinese-Base-Camp-Dallas-Glass-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Phunuru-and-Tenzing-Weighing-loads-at-Chinese-Base-Camp-Dallas-Glass-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20044'>\n\t\t\t\tPhunuru and Tenzing Weighing loads at Chinese Base Camp (Dallas Glass)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cho-Oyu-from-Gyaplung-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20041]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cho-Oyu-from-Gyaplung-Phunuru-Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cho Oyu from Gyaplung (Phunuru Sherpa)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cho-Oyu-from-Gyaplung-Phunuru-Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cho-Oyu-from-Gyaplung-Phunuru-Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cho-Oyu-from-Gyaplung-Phunuru-Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cho-Oyu-from-Gyaplung-Phunuru-Sherpa-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20042'>\n\t\t\t\tCho Oyu from Gyaplung (Phunuru Sherpa)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The IMG Team had an ideal day.\u00c2\u00a0 Dallas reported clear skies, mild temperatures and beautiful views.\u00c2\u00a0 The Team woke up to a little frost on the tents which quickly disappeared when the sun hit.\u00c2\u00a0 A beautiful morning at Chinese Base Camp.\u00c2\u00a0 After coffee and breakfast, it was time to stretch the legs.\u00c2\u00a0 The Cho Oyu Climbing and Trekking Team hiked up the road for a little while before heading into the hills, getting to 17,200 feet for the day.\u00c2\u00a0 They are doing a great job acclimatizing on this trip!<\/p>\n<p>The Sherpa Team was up early and making more loads headed to Gyaplung by truck and then to ABC on Yaks.\u00c2\u00a0 This is a lot of work for the Sherpa Team.\u00c2\u00a0 Gear needs to be repacked, weighed and then loaded onto the truck.\u00c2\u00a0 IMG Senior Guide and climbing Sirdar, Phunuru Sherpa is a very busy man.\u00c2\u00a0 He started by weighing and loading gear with our Sherpa Team at BC.\u00c2\u00a0 From Base Camp, Phunuru jumped into the truck with the gear and headed for Gyaplung.\u00c2\u00a0 Once at Gyaplung, Phunuru along with our advanced Sherpa Team of Chhewang Lendu, Sonam Tashi and Phinjo Dorgee transferred loads from the truck to the yaks and made their way to ABC.\u00c2\u00a0 Chhewang Lendu is planning on heading up to Camp 1 to look at the route and assess conditions at Camp 1.<\/p>\n<p>Great day on Cho Oyu!<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 8, 2018 &nbsp; The IMG Team had an ideal day.\u00c2\u00a0 Dallas reported clear skies, mild 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