Everest Team 1 members are Ready to Trek!
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by IMG
2d ago
March 26th, 2024– Great news, Ang Jangbu and Phunuru report from Kathmandu that Everest Team 1 have all arrived with their luggage and are doing well. This morning they all got together at the hotel for their pre-trek briefing.  They will spend the remainder of the day doing some sightseeing and getting packed up.  This evening they will have the Team Welcome Dinner and then tomorrow morning they are heading for Lukla by helicopter for the start of the Trek.  All’s well in Nepal! IMG Everest Team 1 does their briefing (Ang Jangbu Sherpa ..read more
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More Everest gear on the move
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by IMG
2w ago
March 14th, 2024– Loading the big truck heading to Taksindu (Ang Jangbu) Our second load of food and equipment is heading for Khumbu!  Today the Kathmandu team shuttled gear to the outskirts of Kathmandu, where they loaded up a big truck (only smaller trucks are allowed inside the city).  This gear is heading for Taksindu, the town at the end of the road, and only about a days hike below Lukla.  From Taksindu it will get flow by helicopter sling loads up into the Khumbu.  So far so good! Eric Simonson ..read more
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March 11, 2024 Ang Jangbu Sherpa reports that we ...
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by IMG
2w ago
March 11, 2024 Ang Jangbu Sherpa reports that we got our big food order delivered in Kathmandu and our cooks, Kaji and Nima, with help of other trek Sherpas, started packing.  The plan is to send the loads by truck to Thaksindu (the end of the road, down the valley from Lukla), and then from there by helicopter sling loads up to Khumbu.  Higher up the valley, the “Icefall Doctors” from the SPCC team are on their way to Base Camp to start building the route in the Icefall.   On March 14 Ang Pasang and Ang Karma, accompanied by yaks and porters, will be heading to EBC with gear l ..read more
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2024 Everest Season is underway!
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by IMG
3w ago
March 1st, 2024– Everest BC before the 2024 season starts (Ang Karma) The IMG climbers and trekkers will be arriving to Kathmandu at the end of March, but our team in Nepal are well underway with preparations.  Up in the Khumbu, IMG senior sherpa guide Ang Karma went to Base Camp in mid-January and claimed our camp site.  In the coming days we’ll be sending a team up there to start making tent platforms, which is always a big job since the glacier continually moves and wipes out all the old platforms, and new ones need to be chopped into the ice, and all the rocky morainal debris m ..read more
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Last Day of Safari Doesn’t Disappoint
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by IMG
1M ago
Feb 23, 2024 – The Kili team wrapped up their safari today with a final spectacular day, starting with a morning game drive through the shortgrass plains west of Ngorongoro Crater.  This is the epicenter of the Great Migration, with vast number of animals, and predators.  After that, the team visited the famous Olduvai Gorge, scene of the Leakeys’ paleoanthropological discoveries.  Then, they hit the local Maasai village, to see how the native people live.  Finally, they drove down into the Ngorongoro Crater to see more animals up close in the wild including the rhinos, fla ..read more
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Kili climbers descend to Moshi; Prepare for safari
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by IMG
1M ago
February 20th, 2024– Happy Kili climbers with their summit certificates back in Moshi (Phunuru) Phunuru reports the team had a nice descent back to Moshi, arriving back to the hotel in time for lunch and a presentation of their summit certificates.  Then, they had a fun afternoon hanging out, getting packed up, and enjoying a few well-earned liquid refreshments. Tonight they all got together with their Chagga staff and had a nice dinner at the Hotel, and some more celebrations.  Well done team! Tomorrow they will leave early morning for Arusha, and their flight out to Central Seren ..read more
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100% on the summit of Uhuru Peak
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by IMG
1M ago
February 19, 2024 The Kilimanjaro climbers had a perfect summit day, with everyone making the top of Uhuru, the highest point.  They left Barafu Camp a little after midnight and hit Stella Point on the Crater Rim at dawn.  As they traversed around to Uhuru they were treated to a glorious sunrise with the sun rising over Mawenzi peak to the east.  Their descent was straightforward back to Barafu, where they got some rest, packed up their porter duffels, and had some lunch.  Then, they continued down the Mweka Route to the Mweka Camp at about 11,000 feet, near the treeline ..read more
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Kilimanjaro climbers ready to climb!
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by IMG
1M ago
February 18, 2024 Phunuru reports the team had a nice hike this morning up to the Barafu Camp at 15,000 feet.  It’s great to get up to the high camp early in the day, so the climbers can prepare.  After a leisurely lunch, an afternoon spent resting, getting packed up, and an early dinner, the team is now snoozing, excited to start their climb at about 1 AM. After traveling halfway around the world and spending five days acclimatizing on their approach, the team is finally in position and prepared, and ready to head for the Top of Africa.  We’ll keep you posted ..read more
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Kilimanjaro climbers reach Karanga Camp
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by IMG
1M ago
February 17, 2024 Phunuru reports that the team had another day of great weather and fun hiking.  They got an early start at Barranco Camp, climbing the steep trail up to the top of the Barranco Wall in the morning light.  Then, with beautiful mountain views to their left, they then made a long traverse around to the Karanga Camp, which is (like Barranco) about 13,000 feet, a perfect height for acclimatization!  The nearby stream is the last water on the way to the summit, so our cook team will be carrying water to the last camp.  The team enjoyed a nice afternoon with g ..read more
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Kilimanjaro climbers reach Barranco
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by IMG
1M ago
February 16th, 2024– The team at Lava Tower (Phunuru) All’s well with the team at Barranco Camp.  Today marked a new high point for many of the members,  when they reached Lava Tower (15,088 ft), the lunch stop.  There they had a nice meal prepared by the cook team, before making the gradual descent into the Great Barranco, a wide canyon on the north side of Kilimanjaro.  Tonight, they are at 13,000 ft, a perfect acclimatization profile.  Climb high, sleep low!  After a comfortable night at the Barranco Camp, tomorrow the team will ascend the Barranco Wall and t ..read more
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