Mt. Rainier has seen late season conditions come far earlier than normal during 2021. Now, in early September, it has become quite difficult for any climbers to ascend the Disappointment Cleaver due to unusually high levels of melting of snow and ice. At this time, current route conditions are not favorable for making a successful […]
Our Rainier climbing teams were able to summit over the weekend with one team lead by Timm Phillips summiting on Thursday and one team led by Kevin Kayl on summiting Saturday. Congratulations to all climbers on putting in the hard effort required to reach the top!
Denali weekend update: Our Denali teams checked in and everyone is where they should be. Dallas and Nicole’s teams 5 & 6 are at 14,000 enjoying an active rest day with some training. Lower down, Andy’s Team 7 made it safely to the Camp 1 at 7800 feet. Sounds like it got colder and clouded […]
After a stormy period on Mount Rainier, IMG is happy to report that lead guide Nickel Wood and his team took advantage of recent better weather to climb to the summit. It was IMG’s first summit of the season; the guides are proud of having taken 100% of their team to the top. With […]
April 27, 2021 We just wrapped up our Spring Guide Training in Ashford and on Mount Rainier. Everyone brushed up on the latest industry standards for guiding and are looking forward to a busy climbing season ahead. Here is to a great season on Mount Rainier! Harry Hamlin
February 16, 2021 Legend has it that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid made a break for it, escaping the USA and heading to Bolivia to hide out after robbing banks. We are all looking for places to go right now and we have a good looking team coming together for Bolivia. We do not […]
December 30, 2020 On one hand it’s hard to believe 2020 is over, on the other hand it’s been one of the longest years on record! Like most businesses, here at IMG, we took our bumps & bruises in 2020. We missed more countries & rescheduled more climbs than we care to count, but we’re […]
October 13, 2020 After an abbreviated 2020 season on Mt. Rainier, we’re happy to announce a full slate of programs in 2021! 6.5 Day Denali Prep Seminar – This program is a perfect introduction to extreme cold weather mountaineering and a prerequisite for a guided Denali Expedition. Learn crevasse rescue, sled rigging & hauling, expedition […]
August 24, 2020 We take very seriously the health and safety of our IMG team members and Sherpa staff and are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in the country. Unfortunately, the current situation in Nepal makes it impossible for us to operate our scheduled Autumn 2020 Nepal treks and climbs. We are looking forward to […]
August 4, 2020 It’s been a busy few days on Mt. Rainier! Let’s start with our Women’s climb, led by Anna Hicks. They summited yesterday morning and made their way down to Paradise in the afternoon. Passing them on the Muir Snowfield was our uphill DC team lead by Keith Rumburg. A little to the […]
