IMG Climbing and Trekking Expedition Videos

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HIMALAYAS

Everest Climb

• IMG's Everest Expedition on the Discovery Channel
  See full episodes of Everest: Beyond the Limit featuring IMG's 2009 Everest expedition
• Through the Khumbu Icefall
  2010 Helmet-cam footage of descending through Everest's Khumbu Icefall from the Western Cwm to Everest Base Camp.
  Video by: Ted Fairhurst
• An Everest Climb: Training to Summit
  Rex Pemberton and Ed Diffendal summited Everest with IMG in 2006, and at 21 years old, Pemberton became the youngest Australian to climb the mountain. Video by: Rex Pemberton
• Climbing the North Side of Upper Everest
  IMG guides Jake Norton and Dave Hahn search for the body of Andrew Irvine on the north side of upper Everest in the spring of 2004. Video by: Jake Norton (Mountain World Productions)
• Everest Base Camp Living
  IMG climber Bob Lowry takes you on a tour of the scene at IMG's Everest Base Camp
• Mt. Everest 3D Model Fly-by
  

Lhotse Climb

• Video from the summit of Lhotse, the world's 4th highest peak
  Video by: Greg Vernovage

Nepal and Tibet Treks

• The Nepal Trek to Everest Base Camp
  Video by: Jake Norton (Mountain World Productions)
• The Dogs of Tingri
  IMG partner Eric Simonson describes Tingri, Tibet in a 1999 interview. It's quite sporty.
• The Nepal Trek and Everest Base Camp
  Video by doctors on the French Canadian team that traveled to Everest Base Camp in the spring of 2009 with IMG by way of the Gokyo Valley which is a less commonly taken and more difficult approach.
• Images from Kathmandu, Nepal
  Video by: Jake Norton (Mountain World Productions)
• Himalayan Slideshow: Nepal and Tibet
  Video by: Jake Norton (Mountain World Productions)

Cho Oyu Expedition

• Cho Oyu Puja — Expedition Blessing Ceremony
  See the traditional Puja (blessing ceremony) at the launch of any Himalayan expedition. Sherpas (and many western climbers) will not set foot on a Himalayan mountain until it has been shown this respect and permission for climbing requested. Video by: Philip Desjardins
• ABC to Camp 3 on an IMG Cho Oyu Summit Bid
  Climbing from ABC to Camp 3 on a Cho Oyu summit bid. "If this didn't hurt so much, I'd be having fun!" Video by: Philip Desjardins
• Cho Oyu Summit Climb
  Summiting the 6th highest mountain in the world, nose to nose with Everest just across the valley. Video by: Philip Desjardins
• Meet the IMG Sherpa Team
  Meet some of the IMG Sherpa Team and consider their great role on a Himalayan Expedition. Video by: Philip Desjardins
• Looking Back on an IMG Cho Oyu Expedition
  The unique experience of a Himalayn expedition with climbers and Sherpa team. Video by: Philip Desjardins

ANTARCTICA

• Vinson Massif summit climb led by Eric Simonson
  Video by: Stewart Huntington
• IMG Vinson Massif, Antarctica Expedition
  Photo Slideshow Video by: Greg Vernovage

AFRICA

• Kilimanjaro summit climb led by Phil Ershler
  Video by: Rob Perissi

NORTH AMERICA

• The 500th Mt. Rainier Summit
  George Dunn taking the last few steps of his 500th summit of Mt. Rainier.
  Video by: Eric Simonson
• IMG Denali (Mt. McKinley) Expedition
  Photo Slideshow Video by: Greg Vernovage
• Mt. Rainier Winter Ski Descent of Fuhrer's Finger
  IMG guides Anne Keller, Liam O'Sullivan, Dan Otter, and Jeff Henderson climb up and lay some serious turns down Fuhrer's Finger on Mt. Rainier, Feb 25, 2008. Video by: Dan Otter
• Mt. Rainier Climb
  Video by: Aaron Horwitz

GEAR HOW-TO's

• How to Choose Gloves
  IMG's Phil Ershler discusses selecting the right gloves or mittens for mountaineering.
  Video by: Outdoor Research and IMG
• How to Layer
  IMG's Phil Ershler discusses layering for mountaineering.
  Video by: Outdoor Research and IMG
• How to put on Gaiters
  IMG's Phil Ershler and Erica Engle demonstrate how to put on gaiters correctly.
  Video by: Outdoor Research and IMG
• How to set up a Bivy Sack
  IMG guide Erica Engle demonstrates how to set up a bivy.
  Video by: Outdoor Research and IMG