May 3, 2012 IMG guide Liam O’Sullivan reports that the Ama Dablam team had a good summit today on Lobuche Peak, and are now all back down to Base Camp. Tomorrow they head for Pangboche, and from there, Ama Dablam Base Camp. Way to go, team! Elsewhere in Nepal, our IMG teams are staying busy. […]
Annapurna IV
Annapurna IV Climbers Heading Up
May 2, 2012 IMG guides Eben Reckord and Emily Johnston report that the team is healthy, the weather is improving, and it’s time to go climbing again! Hopefully their patience will be rewarded with a good rotation up high over the next few days. Today the team climbed to Camp 1, and then Phinjo and […]
An Update From Nepal
April 30, 2012 On Everest, the Classic climbers and Lhotse climbers are wrapping up their first acclimatization rotation and are heading down to Base Camp. Meanwhile, the Hybrid climbers have now moved back up to Camp 2, for their second rotation. The Sherpa fixing team is getting close to reaching the South Col. See the […]
Nepal Weekend Wrap-up
April 27, 2012 Everything is going well in Nepal for our IMG teams. Greg Vernovage reports that the Everest and Lhotse Sherpa teams have now established the route to Camp 3, and the IMG climbers have all been up to Camp 2 now for acclimatization. The Hybrid team will be starting their second rotation tomorrow, […]
Annapurna 4 Team Pushes Route To Camp 2
April 26, 2012 I spoke to IMG Guide Eben Reckord by sat phone and he reports that everything is going well. Yesterday saw Eben, Thunang, and Phinjo pushing the route up to Camp 2, near the ridge crest. It was exciting for them to finally gain the ridge crest, and see the route up […]
Annapurna 4 Climbers Reach Camp 1
April 24, 2012 IMG guide Emily Johnston called on the sat phone from Camp 1 (about 17,500ft) to report that the team were all tucked in, after a great day today. The weather was perfect, and the team were treated to great views of Annapurna 2, 3, and Manaslu along the way. They installed 400 […]
Annapurna 4 Team Fixes To Camp 1
April 23, 2012 IMG guide Eben Reckord reports that IMG sherpas Phinjo and Thunang Bote finished fixing to Camp 1 today, while Eben, Emily, and the A4 team ferried loads to the bottom of the buttress. Tomorrow, if the weather looks OK, they hope to all move up to Camp 1, leaving their cook Pasang […]
Annapurna 4 Climbers Reach Base Camp
April 20, 2012 IMG Leader Eben Reckord reports that the team had an adventurous trip to A4 Base Camp (15,550 ft/4740m), accompainied by donkeys and porters. Sounds like they had to practice their cowboy skills too, helping the local herders keep the critters going in the right direction! The sherpa team already had the BC […]
Annapurna 4 Team Moving To Base Camp
April 19, 2012 IMG guides Eben Reckord and Emily Johnston report from Humre that the A4 team is doing well:  “For starters the weather is seeming to make a change for the better. After five days of rain we have now had three days of sunshine in a row. We’ve had a chance […]
Annapurna IV Team Closing In On Base Camp
April 17, 2012 IMG Leader Eben Reckord reports that the team is taking a rest day in Humre (11000 ft / 3350m) at the base of Annapurna 4. This town is a great location for enjoying the views of the Chulu Peaks to the north, and the Annapurna peaks to the south. IMG Sherpas Phinjo […]