April 9, 2024 – Phunuru Sherpa reports that yesterday Team 2 had a good acclimatization hike up to the Lobuche High Camp, before descending to Lobuche BC for another night. Everyone is doing well and feeling strong. Today, Ang Jangbu and the Team 1 trekkers departed Base Camp, while Team 2 and the climbers moved […]
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Team 1 arrives Everest BC
April 7, 2024 Ang Jangbu reports that Team 1 departed Lobuche Base Camp (about 15,500 ft) and had a nice hike today up to Everest Base Camp (about 17,500 ft), arriving before 2pm. They were greeted by cooks Kaji and Nima and the BC team, who have been working hard to get the camp […]
Team 2 moves to Pheriche
April 5, 2024 IMG Guide Phunuru Sherpa checked in with updates- Team 2 successfully moved from Pangboche to Pheriche today. While Team 2 was on the move further up the Khumbu Valley, Team 1 spent today on an acclimatization hike near Lobuche base camp. All’s well in the Khumbu!
Lobuche Base Camp occupied
April 3, 2024 Ang Jangbu reports that today Team 1 moved up to Lobuche Base Camp (15,500 ft /4,700 m) after their acclimatization day in Pheriche. To get there they followed the valley up to Thugla, then ascended the terminal moraine of the Khumbu Glacier to the Sherpa chorten memorials. Another hour of trekking up […]
Everest trekkers doing well
April 3, 2024 Ang Jangbu reports that Team 1 had a great acclimatization day in Pheriche. Most of the team members went up Ngartsang Ri for an acclimatization hike while a few took it easy and did shorter walks around town. The team also had a chance to visit the HRA clinic, which does a […]
Everest Teams on the Move
April 2nd, 2024– The weather has been good the last couple days and our Sherpas at Everest BC are almost finished with building our Camp. They report that the Icefall doctors working on the route in the Khumbu Icefall have now reached above the Football Field and will have the route open to Camp 1 […]
Team 1 reaches Phortse & Team 2 rests at Namche
March 30, 2024 Happy Easter from Team 1 & 2! Team 1 had a lovely hike from Khunde to Phortse today where they will spend the rest of the day and night. They were able to visit the Khumbu Climbing Center where many of our Sherpa team train year-round when not on expeditions. The team […]
Team 1 at Khunde, Team 2 at Phakding
March 30, 2024 – The weather cleared up today and Team 1 got the big view of Everest that they were hoping for, from Shyangboche (above Namche). From there they continued on to Khunde village where they were hosted for tea at the home of our longtime IMG trek guide Sonam. After that they visited […]
IMG Everest Team 2 Ready to Go
March 29th, 2024– Phunuru Sherpa reports from Kathmandu that the Team 2 had a good day today. They did the gear checks and got packed up, with the climber’s base camp duffels getting sent on ahead direct to Base Camp. This evening they had a nice welcome dinner at the Hotel, and are all set […]
Team 1 reaches Namche; Team 2 arriving in Kathmandu
March 28th, 2024– Ang Jangbu reports from Namche that Team 1 had a nice hike today, with fine weather and rhododendrons blooming along the trail. The team departed Phakding and hiked for a couple hours up to Monjo, which is the official Sagarmatha Park entrance. After going through the formalities associated with entering the Park, […]