Autumn Season Everest Base Camp Treks

IMG's Himalayan programs are recognized worldwide as simply outstanding, with a reputation for highly professional staff, first-rate logistics and our resulting safety and success record in the mountains.

We offer our popular Everest Base Camp Trek, which includes a visit to Everest Base Camp (about 17,500 ft) and a climb of Kala Pattar (18,519 ft). This is classic high-altitude trekking. Our trip begins with the famous flight to Lukla and trek to Namche Bazaar. Then, on to Phortse, Pangboche, Pheriche, and a nice acclimatization hike onto the ridge to see the North Ridge of Ama Dablam. From Pheriche the route goes to Lobuche, then to Gorak Shep, from where we climb the famous trekking peak, Kala Pattar and visit Everest Base Camp.

For trekkers who wish to extend their trek, we offer the Gokyo Extension – this adds 6 days of trekking to the Classic Trek. You'll cross two high passes (Cho La and Renjo La @ 5300+m) and visit the famous Gokyo Valley. From the summit of Gokyo Ri (17,570ft; 5356m) you see Cho Oyu (8153m), Gyachung Kang (7922m), Lhotse (8501m), Makalu (8475 m), Cholatse (6440m), Taweche (6542m), Kantega (6685m), Thamserku (6808m), Lobuche (6145m) and Mt. Everest (8848m).

Expedition Organization and Leadership

International Mountain Guides (IMG)
IMG is the oldest and most respected high-altitude climbing service in the world and its Himalayan mountaineering programs are organized and directed by Eric Simonson. Their teams include a group of professionals who are the best in the business. Since 1990, we have conducted over 60 Himalayan 8000 meter expeditions, and over 800 IMG team members have summited the world's classic 8,000-meter peaks, including Everest, Lhotse, Cho Oyu and Shishapangma.

IMG's Philosophy
IMG leads the way! Our goal is to minimize risk while helping as many members as possible reach their goal, and we invest in the logistics and manpower to make this possible. We will not sit back and let other teams do the work. Invariably, our IMG Sherpas are part of the rope fixing efforts and the first team to the summit, preparing the route for future summit bids. We value our reputation as one of the premiere international climbing companies. If you would like to join a world-class team on Everest, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your goals and qualifications for membership in the IMG Everest team!

Ang Jangbu and the IMG Sherpa Team
A veteran of dozens of expeditions and an Everest summiter, Ang Jangbu has worked on every IMG Himalayan program since 1991 and is a very popular leader. Ang Jangbu Sherpa and his staff put together one of the very best Sherpa teams for IMG. We are proud to have a group of Sherpas working for us who are among the best paid, best led, best equipped, and best trained in the business.

References

Joining a high-altitude trek or expedition is a serious decision. You should be completely confident in the organization and leadership before you make that decision. Many of you have climbed with us before, and because your experience with us was good, you're considering another climb with us. For those of you who haven't climbed with us before, we strongly encourage you to interview us thoroughly and also talk to our past clients. When you're ready to make the decision, we'll be happy to provide you with a complete list of references. Please also browse comments online from our trekkers and climbers.