May 19, 2011 With signatures on the 2011 Summit Board, our first climb of the season is in officially in the books! The route is in great shape, the camp at The Flats is solid and the weather looks like it might hold out for a couple more days. All good things. Led by Austin […]
May 18, 2011 Our first Rainier climb of the season is doing just fine. They’ve established the camp at The Flats, no small accomplishment, and are enjoying a beautiful evening in the sun. They’re eating dinner and sipping on some hot drinks now and will hit the sack here soon before getting an early start […]
May 17, 2011 Mt. Rainier is officially open. Our first 3.5 day summit climb left for Paradise this morning and after a warm day on the snowfield they are pulling into Camp Muir right now (~4pm). It’s a beautiful day here in the Pacific Northwest – a perfect start to the season. We plan on […]
May 16, 2011 Q: Can I wear my contacts in the mountains? A: Absolutely. A lot of our guides wear contacts in the mountains without issue. You’ll have to be careful when putting them in and will need to keep the solution container close to your body to keep it warm. Cleanliness can be a […]
May 13, 2011 May 2-6          Work Week/Spring Cleaning (Check – Thanks to Austin, Josh & Dustin!) May 7 & 8      Guide training & BBQ (Check – Cold & Rainy as usual!) May 9-11        New Guide training (Welcome aboard – John, Charlotte, Nick, Sara & Peter) May 12 & 13  Muir Set-up (Check – Thanks: JR, […]
May 11, 2011 With IMG climbers at many of the camps on Everest, we thought now would be a good time to break this video out from last year… It’s a great look at what the Lhotse Face looks (and feels) like. Climbing up the face is one thing, being able to talk while he’s […]
May 10, 2011 Guide Training Day 1 Over the weekend close to 30 of our guides came together here in Ashford for one of our annual guide training weekends. The guides spent day in the classroom (lectures by IFMGA Guides John Race and Jeff Ward) and one day in the field. These training days give […]
May 6, 2011 Yesterday the IMG sherpas Phu Tshering and Karma Gyalzen, and the rest of the fixing team reached the summit! They started at 1am at Camp 2, climbed to the Col in time for breakfast, fixed to the Balcony in 4 hours, and decided to keep going! The conditions up high were perfect, […]
May 4, 2011 Let the games begin! May 2-6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Work Week/Spring Cleaning May 7 & 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Guide training & BBQ May 9-11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â New Guide training May 12 & 13Â Â Muir Set-up May 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Guide/NPS Evening Training May 14 & 15Â Â WFR Refresher Course May 16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â First climb of the season Tye Chapman
May 2, 2011 The Machu Picchu group finished their trek yesterday with a tour of Machu Picchu and then descended to the town of Aguas Calientes for a well deserved check-in to their hotel after four days on the Inca Trail. They report the trek was harder than they had expected, but all kept up […]
