August 4, 2011 After a strenuous day on the trail, Peter Anderson called at 2:30pm PDT from our Machu Picchu team’s second camp on their trek. Peter tells us that they had a good day, though it was rainy off and on. Their challenge for the day was Dead Woman’s Pass (Abra de Huarmihuanusca) at […]
August 3, 2011 We were treated last night to a delightful slide show at Paradise Inn by 93 year old Rainier legend and mentor, Dee Molenaar. Dee showed slides from his first climb of Mt. Rainier back in 1939 with handmade ice axes, his early years of guiding in the 1940’s under the leadership of […]
August 3, 2011 IMG’s first Salkantay Trek was a great success and a real adventure. It is hard to believe we were only out of the country for 10 days, we sure packed in a lot of memories, miles, and laughs. Here is a short recap of our trip. Our local guide, Jamie, clued us […]
August 2, 2011 For all you Rainier climbers out there here are a few photos I snapped today. I’ll be the first to admit the quality is lacking, but the ipod is all I had so don’t judge too harshly. Enjoy! Tye Chapman
August 1, 2011 There’s a great t-shirt for sale after a Kilimanjaro climb with “Just Done It†printed in bold letters. That’s the story for our most recent team on Kilimanjaro. All members, with Eric Remza at the helm, got to the top. Even better news is that they’re all in their bags and fast […]
August 1, 2011 Wonder is a funny thing. Take a mountain for example – you can look at it a 1000 times and see one thing, but on that 1001st turn you notice something different. As mountain climbers & guides, we have the privilege of the constant renewal of wonder. And over a five day […]
