April 16th, 2024 Phunuru and the climbers made it back to Everest Base Camp and were able to send out some nice shots of their climb of Lobuche Peak yesterday.  It looks like it was a great day to be in the mountains.  Well done team ..read more

April 15, 2024 Phunuru reports the weather was good and the Lobuche and Everest climbers had a nice trip up Lobuche Peak!  After a night at the high camp (about 18,300 ft) they were up at 3am and climbing by 4am.  The route to the summit is initially rocky, before transitioning to steep snow and a spectacular ascent on fixed ropes to the summit ridge, from where the views up and down the valley are really fantastic.  Now the climbers are back at Lobuche Base Camp, enjoying their success and the thick air.  Tomorrow the Lobuche climbers head down valley, and the Everest clim ..read more

April 12, 2024 Phunuru reports from Base Camp that the Everest team had a nice puja yesterday.  The lama from Pangboche came up to officiate, and the weather was favorable. This ceremony is important to the Sherpas for good luck on the mountain, and for the foreign climbers it’s a fun way to kick off the climbing season.  Next up for the team is some training on the Khumbu Glacier, followed by an acclimatization climb of Lobuche Peak. Down in Lukla, IMG guide Porter McMichael and his team of Mera/Ama Dablam/and Everest/Lhotse climbers had a nice acclimatization hike up to Chautan ..read more

April 10, 2023 Phunuru reports that Team 2 are doing well at Everest Base Camp.  The weather has been excellent and they are excited to finally get to the end of the trail!  Tomorrow they are looking forward to the puja ceremony, marking the beginning of the climbing.  Higher up, the Icefall doctors have made good progress, and the route to Camp 1 will hopefully be open soon.  All’s well at EBC ..read more

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 up to Everest BC.  Next up for the climbers is a day of training on the Khumbu Glacier, double checking their gear and techniques in preparation for their warm-up ascent of Lobuche Peak.  Higher up the Icefall Doctors have made progress on getting to Camp 1, but s ..read more

April 7, 2024 IMG Everest Base Camp (Ang Jangbu Sherpa) Lobuche Base Camp (Ang Jangbu Sherpa)   IMG Team 1 on the way to Everest BC from Lobuche Base Camp (Ang Jangbu Sherpa) 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 all buffed for their arrival!  Three days behind, Phunuru and Team 2 moved from Pheriche up to Lobuche Base Camp and are also doing well ..read more

April 5, 2024 Team 2 on the way to Pheriche (Phunuru Sherpa) 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 ..read more

April 3, 2024 On the trail to Pangboche with Ama Dablam (Phunuru) Team 2 meeting with the Lama at Pangboche (Phunuru) View of Ama Dablam from Lobuche Base Camp (Ang Jangbu) 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 the Khumbu Glacier lateral moraine took them to the scenic Lobuche Base Camp, located at the foot of ..read more

April 3, 2024 Looking down the valley towards Kangtega and Thamserku from above Pheriche (Eric Simonson) Phortse and Ama Dabam (Eric Simonson) 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 great job educating trekkers about altitude sickness. Everyone is doing well and they are moving to Lobuche Base Camp tomorrow. Down in Phortse, Phunuru reports that T ..read more

April 2nd, 2024– Team 2 at the Everest Viewpoint above Namche (Phunuru Sherpa) 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 soon. Lower down, our two teams are moving higher.  Ang Jangbu reports that yesterday Team 1 departed Phortse and took the high trail on the west side of the valley up to Pangboche.  This is a spectacular and infrequently ..read more