April 13, 2020<\/p>\n
We hope this blog finds everyone around the world staying safe, healthy and looking after themselves during these strenuous times.\u00c2\u00a0 Thanks to all of the health care professionals who are around the world working tirelessly to help sick people and find a solution to the current situation.<\/p>\n
We do not know exactly when we will be able to return to climbing the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s great mountains,\u00c2\u00a0 but we are staying positive and want to give all our IMG friends out there some daylight to climb towards.\u00c2\u00a0 We know that we need to be planning now for when the world opens back up.\u00c2\u00a0 October is still six months away, and we are hoping that we can return to Nepal for the Autumn 2020 season. \u00c2\u00a0Last Autumn 2019 was memorable for IMG in the Himalayas, with successful trips to Cho Oyu, Putha Hiunchuli, 3X3 and Everest BC Trek, Lobuche Peak, and Ama Dablam. \u00c2\u00a0Thinking back to those days, only six months ago, puts a smile on our face!<\/p>\n
If you haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seen it before and are looking for a fun read, check out the story of the \u00c2\u00a0IMG 2019 Ama Dablam Expedition<\/a> team that saw 13 summits over the course of two beautiful days with guides Andy Polloczek and Phunuru Sherpa.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 We had an incredible team of climbers who worked together and put themselves in position to summit.\u00c2\u00a0 Also worth checking out is IMG Senior Guide Austin Shannon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s recount of the 2017 IMG Ama Dablam Expedition<\/a> summit bid. \u00c2\u00a0As Austin says: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153If you have dreamed of climbing big mountains, you have dreamed of Ama\u00c2\u00a0Dablam.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n Phunuru Sherpa with the team on the summit of Ama Dablam (November 7, 2019) (Phunuru Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n We are looking to the future and want to start climbing towards daylight, just as we do on Ama Dablam.\u00c2\u00a0 If Nepal opens back up for the Autumn season, will it be your opportunity to climb Ama Dablam with IMG<\/a>?<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Phunuru-Sherpa-with-the-team-on-the-summit-of-Ama-Dablam-November-7-2019-Phunuru-Sherpa-1024x768.jpg\")
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