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Ama Dablam

IMG Team Summits Ama Dablam and Returns to BC

October 27, 2009 IMG guide Justin Merle reports that everyone is safe and sound after a very successful summit day. Congrats to the climbers! They left Camp 2 at 4am and reached the summit a bit after 10am. Then they descended to Camp 2 by about 2pm, and were feeling good, so they kept moving […]

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Ama Dablam Climbers at C2 Positioned for Summit Bid

October 26, 2009 Justin Merle called on the sat phone to say that today they were able to move up to Camp 2. The weather and conditions remain good and the ridge was in good shape for climbing. Their plan is to make an alpine start tomorrow morning and try to go for the summit […]

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Ama Dablam Climbers Move Up

October 26, 2009 Justin Merle called on the sat phone from Camp 1 to report that the team moved up to there today. The weather and conditions are good and if all goes well, they will move up to Camp 2 tomorrow. —Eric

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Ama Dablam Climbers Reach Base Camp

October 22, 2009 IMG leader Justin Merle reports that the Ama Dablam team is now at the base camp.  After hiking to Everest BC and climbing Lobuche Peak for acclimatization, and a couple days of rest in Dingboche, they are all set and ready to start climbing. Ang Pasang and Ang Tshering have the Ama […]

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IMG Climbers Summit Lobuche Peak, Nepal

October 19, 2009 Justin Merle called on the sat phone to say the climbers successfully climbed Lobuche.  He reports that the snow conditions were excellent up high and the weather has been good.  They used about 400m of fixed rope going up to the ridge and had a nice summit day. Now they have now […]

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IMG Himalayan Team in Dingboche, Nepal

October 13, 2009 IMG Leader Justin Merle reports from Dingboche that the team is doing well.  Today they are enjoying a rest day, with some day hikes, the last internet contact for a few days, and hot showers. The weather has been normal for the autumn trekking season, with sunny mornings for the most part, […]

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Ama Dablam Update

October 10, 2009 IMG Leader Justin Merle reports from Namche Bazaar that everyone arrived yesterday in good shape.  Today they visited the weekly market and did some acclimatization hiking.  Everything is going well and the team expects to move up the valley tomorrow to Tengboche monastery. Eric Simonson

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Ama Dablam Expedition Begins

October 8, 2009 Yesterday was rainy in Kathmandu but today dawned clear, allowing the Ama Dablam and Lobuche climbers and Everest Base Camp trekkers to fly to Lukla. Tonight they are in Phakding, down by the river.  Tomorrow they head up to Namche for a couple acclimatization days.  IMG leader Justin Merle will meet with […]

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