May 13, 2010 Our IMG Sherpa Trek team, led by Phu Tashi, has now reached Lobuche and everyone is doing well. Jangbu hiked down to Lobuche today to meet the group. They have had a good trek up the Khumbu, including several days staying in Phu Tashi’s lodge with his family in Dingboche. Their current […]
Archive: May, 2010
Cho Oyu Team Takes A Field Trip
May 11, 2010 Hello to everyone following along IMG’s 2010 Spring Cho Oyu Expedition. We are all back in Advanced Base Camp (ABC) and everyone is doing well. We had a nice field trip down to the lower thick air elevations but overall it feels great to be home here at ABC. We had a […]
A Quick Ski Tour After Work
May 7, 2010 After several days of some pretty miserable weather here in Ashford the clouds finally parted long enough for guides Tyler Gimenez and Austin Shannon along with myself and apprentice guide Dan Zokaites to grab some skis and head into Mt. Rainier National Park for a quick “after work ski tour”. At Paradise […]
Gear Question Of The Day: Does my down jacket need a hood?
May 6, 2010 The short answer is yes. The long answer is:Â if you have a good hat system (wool hat, balaclava, and a buff) you can get by without it on Mt. Rainier. But go anywhere else outside of Mt. Rainier (Aconcagua, Ecuador, Kili, Bona, Denali, etc.) and you’ll absolutely need a hood. My […]
First Everest Summits Of 2010
May 4, 2010 IMG deputy leader Ang Jangbu Sherpa reports that the following IMG sherpas reached the summit of Mount Everest between 11:25-11:30 AM on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 (local time): 1) Nima Karma Sherpa (Phortse) 2) Phu Tshering (Phortse) 3) Phinjo Dorje (Pangboche) They fixed rope from South Col to Balcony yesterday and finished […]
May 4th… More Like February 4th!
May 4, 2010 It’s Work Week around IMG Headquarters this week… IMG Guides Austin Shannon and Tyler Gimenez are here helping us get this place in summer shape. The problem:Â some of the items on the “To Do List” are going to be a little tough with the 2 straight days of snow, sleet, hail […]
Weekend Wrap-up
May 3, 2010 Denali Prep Seminar – The team wrapped up the 6.5 day seminar on Saturday by walking down the Muir Snowfield in near white out conditions. Winds gusting to 60mph knocked them around a bit but nothing they couldn’t handle. They pulled into the parking lot at Paradise around 11am… An hour down […]