October 18, 2011 IMG guide Justin Merle reports that his team spent a nice rest/acclimatization day today in Deboche. Everyone is doing well and having fun. This morning they visited the Nunnery, then hiked back up to Tengboche for the afternoon prayers and cake at the bakery. He reports that this morning they could see […]
Ama Dablam
Greetings From Namche Bazaar
October 16,2011 We’ve enjoyed a couple of restful days exploring the town and enjoying the hub of Sherpa civilization in the Khumbu region. Â On Saturday after breakfast we went out to see the local market. Â All sorts of things are available there, and sherpas will walk for several hours from their villages to buy supplies: […]
Updates From Nepal
October 15, 2011 Eben Reckord reports that the Annapurna/Chulu team is in Timrung, and have had some very nice trekking along the way. Last night they were in Tal, with a big waterfall nearby. Now they are starting climb out of the deep valley and are starting to see the nearby peaks. They were able […]
First Stop – Phakding
October 13, 2011 Ang Jangbu reports from Kathmandu that the whole Everest Trek / Lobuche / Ama Dablam crew successfully flew in to Lukla this morning (about 9000 feet). Their goal today is the small village of Phakding (about 8500 feet). This is always one of my favorite camps—nice and peaceful down by the river, […]
Autumn Nepal Teams Getting Ready To Start
October 10, 2011 Ang Jangbu reports from Kathmandu that most of the team members for our EBC Trek/Lobuche/Ama Dablam and also the Annapurna/Chulu groups have now arrived to Kathmandu. Tomorrow, both teams will have their official “Welcome Dinnerâ€, the traditional kickoff for our IMG Nepal trips. In the meantime, the guides are doing equipment checks […]
Ama Dablam Climbers Head For Home
November 9, 2010 Ang Jangbu reports good news: Ang Passang called just now to inform that everyone is safely down at base camp. Ang Passang and Panuru managed to clear all camps and brought everything down today–they had 3 yaks meet them at the Yak camp below Camp 1. The plan is to pack up […]
Ama Dablam Summits!
November 8, 2010 Mark Allen reports that team members are back down to Camp 2, and some members have descended back down to Camp 1 after the summit day. The weather was good and everyone is safe and sound. The plan is tomorrow for everyone to make it down to Base Camp.  We won’t celebrate […]
Ama Dablam Climbers Reach High Camp
November 7, 2010 IMG guide Mark Allen reports that the climbers successfully reached Camp 2 and they are on track for their summit bid. They said that they did not see the helicopter crash today that has been reported. Apparently the Fishtail Air AS350B3 crashed somewhere on the mountain today, while doing a rescue, but […]
Summit Bid Begins
November 5, 2010 IMG leader Mark Allen reports form Base Camp at 15000 feet (4600m) that the team had a couple good rest days after their practice run up to Camp 1 at 18860 feet (5750m). Now they are set to head up for the summit.  The weather report is good, the team is ready, […]
Ama Dablam Team Enjoying A Rest Day (or 2)
November 4, 2010 Rest day number one is in the books for the Ama Dablam crew. Mark called in last night to report that all is well and everybody is using these two days to heal up the best they can. After the rest days, the team will head back up to C1 then on […]