{"id":24772,"date":"2021-04-05T09:52:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T17:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=24772"},"modified":"2021-04-07T07:51:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T15:51:19","slug":"the-icefall-route-is-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2021\/04\/05\/everest\/the-icefall-route-is-in\/","title":{"rendered":"The Icefall Route is in!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 4, 2021<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24774\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Meeting-with-Pangboche-Lama-Ngawang-Paljurin-Pengboche_Chhuldim-Ang-Dorjee-Sherpa.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[24772]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24774\" class=\"wp-image-24774 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Meeting-with-Pangboche-Lama-Ngawang-Paljurin-Pengboche_Chhuldim-Ang-Dorjee-Sherpa-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Meeting with Pangboche Lama Ngawang Paljurin Pengboche_(Chhuldim (Ang Dorjee Sherpa)\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Meeting-with-Pangboche-Lama-Ngawang-Paljurin-Pengboche_Chhuldim-Ang-Dorjee-Sherpa-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Meeting-with-Pangboche-Lama-Ngawang-Paljurin-Pengboche_Chhuldim-Ang-Dorjee-Sherpa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Meeting-with-Pangboche-Lama-Ngawang-Paljurin-Pengboche_Chhuldim-Ang-Dorjee-Sherpa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Meeting-with-Pangboche-Lama-Ngawang-Paljurin-Pengboche_Chhuldim-Ang-Dorjee-Sherpa-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Meeting-with-Pangboche-Lama-Ngawang-Paljurin-Pengboche_Chhuldim-Ang-Dorjee-Sherpa-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Meeting-with-Pangboche-Lama-Ngawang-Paljurin-Pengboche_Chhuldim-Ang-Dorjee-Sherpa-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Meeting-with-Pangboche-Lama-Ngawang-Paljurin-Pengboche_Chhuldim-Ang-Dorjee-Sherpa.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meeting with Pangboche Lama Ngawang Paljurin Pengboche (Chhuldim Ang Dorjee Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>IMG Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock checked in this morning to let us know that all is well up and down the Khumbu Valley with our IMG Teams.\u00c2\u00a0 Yesterday, Team 1 followed the Sherpa tradition of meeting with Lama Ngawang Paljur at the Pangboche monastery for a blessing, before heading on up to Pheriche.\u00c2\u00a0 Today they took a short acclimatization hike up the hill behind Pheriche and had beautiful views of Lobuche and Ama Dablam.\u00c2\u00a0 This evening included a birthday celebration for Karl, which included a freshly baked cake, always an event that you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to miss.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-24772 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><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\/2021\/04\/Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[24772]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Phortse with Ama Dablam (Harry Hamlin)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-24776'>\n\t\t\t\tPhortse with Ama Dablam (Harry Hamlin)\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\/2021\/04\/Thamserku-from-upper-Pangboche-Mingma-Tshering.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[24772]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thamserku-from-upper-Pangboche-Mingma-Tshering-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Thamserku from upper Pangboche (Mingma Tshering)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thamserku-from-upper-Pangboche-Mingma-Tshering-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thamserku-from-upper-Pangboche-Mingma-Tshering-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thamserku-from-upper-Pangboche-Mingma-Tshering-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thamserku-from-upper-Pangboche-Mingma-Tshering-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thamserku-from-upper-Pangboche-Mingma-Tshering-940x940.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thamserku-from-upper-Pangboche-Mingma-Tshering-620x620.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thamserku-from-upper-Pangboche-Mingma-Tshering-195x195.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thamserku-from-upper-Pangboche-Mingma-Tshering-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thamserku-from-upper-Pangboche-Mingma-Tshering-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thamserku-from-upper-Pangboche-Mingma-Tshering-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thamserku-from-upper-Pangboche-Mingma-Tshering.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-24775'>\n\t\t\t\tThamserku from upper Pangboche (Mingma Tshering)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After three great nights in Namche for acclimatization, Kevin and Team 2 departed Namche and had a beautiful day on the trail to Phortse. \u00c2\u00a0The trek over to Phortse is one of our favorites, with beautiful views of Thamserku, Ama Dablam, Lhotse and Everest along the way.\u00c2\u00a0 Phortse is home to many of IMG\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Sherpa team and is located in a perfect place for spending a night a bit off the beaten trail.\u00c2\u00a0 Tomorrow, Team 2 will trek the high trail route to Pangboche for their own visit with the Lama, before moving on to Pheriche.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24773\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sonam-and-Phunuru-looking-down-the-valley-towards-Pheriche_and-Ama-Dablam-Eric-Simonson.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[24772]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24773\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sonam-and-Phunuru-looking-down-the-valley-towards-Pheriche_and-Ama-Dablam-Eric-Simonson-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sonam and Phunuru looking down the valley towards Pheriche_and Ama Dablam (Eric Simonson)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sonam-and-Phunuru-looking-down-the-valley-towards-Pheriche_and-Ama-Dablam-Eric-Simonson-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sonam-and-Phunuru-looking-down-the-valley-towards-Pheriche_and-Ama-Dablam-Eric-Simonson-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sonam-and-Phunuru-looking-down-the-valley-towards-Pheriche_and-Ama-Dablam-Eric-Simonson-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sonam-and-Phunuru-looking-down-the-valley-towards-Pheriche_and-Ama-Dablam-Eric-Simonson-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sonam-and-Phunuru-looking-down-the-valley-towards-Pheriche_and-Ama-Dablam-Eric-Simonson.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sonam and Phunuru looking down the valley towards Pheriche_and Ama Dablam (Eric Simonson)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Higher up the valley, IMG Senior Guide Phunuru Sherpa moved to Lobuche Base Camp and reports that our camp site and staff are all ready for the Team 1 arrival tomorrow. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0And, even further up the valley, Ang Jangbu moved to Everest Base Camp where he will be working with our advanced team over the next few days fine tuning the camp ahead of our Teams\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 arrival.\u00c2\u00a0 Ang Jangbu also wanted to let us know the Icefall Doctors have finished the route all the way to Camp 2!\u00c2\u00a0 IMG Guides Dawa Tenzing and Sherpa Fura will be departing EBC at 3am to head up the Icefall to Camp 1 and Camp 2 in order to claim our camp sites.<\/p>\n<p>All is well in the Khumbu Valley!<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 4, 2021 IMG Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock checked in this 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