March 15, 2019 The Private Trek had an incredible day on the trail. Up and out the door early from Namche, the team enjoyed beautiful views of the valley and surrounding peaks. Legs and lungs warm up quickly on this day of trekking as the team needs to start by taking a number of stairs […]
IMG News
Denali Prep Seminar On Rainier A Huge Success!

March 7, 2019 IMG Guides, Rikki Dunn & Nicole Sims, set the bar high with how well they ran the second Denali Prep Seminar of the season. Their first couple of days on the mountain found them under sunny skies, but weather moved in as soon as they arrived at Camp Muir. This gave them […]
Happy International Women’s Day!

March 8, 2019 From the bottom of our hearts to the top of the world, International Mountain Guides would like to wish all women around the world a very happy International Women’s Day! May you feel empowered to pursue your dreams wherever they lead – today and every day. Heather Garland
Passing Ships in the Night

February 15, 2019 Charlotte and her team were in El Chalten last night, Johnny and crew in Calafate. Today they’ll do a flip flop and pass on the highway to give each other high fives. Charlotte’s team woke up on a beautiful bay yesterday and walked the 12 miles back into El Chalten. This was […]
Storm Update!

February 13, 2019 The power is back on here at IMG HQ in Ashford and after four days of non-stop precipitation, we saw a little bit of blue sky today! We are working hard to clear the walkways and our inboxes and ought to have all of that accomplished just in time for our Denali […]
Patagonia Weekend Update

February 11, 2019 Although I had a great weekend of skiing with all the fresh snow in the PNW, I’m still a little jealous of our two trekking teams down in Patagonia. The great photos just keep rolling in and there are a lot of smiles. Jonathan and his crew made a trip up into […]
IMG Guide Training in Ouray

January 11, 2019 This past week, I and several IMG guides joined Chief Guide Justin Merle & Mark Ripperger in Ouray, Colorado to hone our ice guiding skills. We spent Day 1 in the Ouray Ice Park building safe and efficient anchor systems, selecting appropriate instructional terrain, and refining teaching techniques and movement skills in […]
Join IMG in Iceland!

January 3, 2019 Join IMG Senior Guide Craig John in Iceland this summer for a trek of a lifetime and great stories. CJ was in Iceland last year and was very impressed with the beautiful landscape. There are now only 3 spots left on this great trip! Greg Vernovage
Aconcagua Season is Here!

December 15, 2018 Well, the time has come to get down to Argentina and start climbing. Andy and Rikki have arrived in Mendoza with their crew and they’ve hit the ground running. Gear checks are complete, permits are secured, and all the food packing is done. Next up on the agenda after a nice meal in […]
Teams On The Move In The Khumbu Valley

October 23, 2018 We have Teams on the move in and around the Khumbu Valley. Our 3X2 and Ama Dablam Teams had a great trek up Chukkung Ri today. Tomorrow will be a tough day for these two teams, not in terms of trekking or climbing but going in different directions. The Ama Dablam […]