July 12, 2016 It’s not every day that we get last-minute cancellations on Rainier trips, as spots usually sell out quickly and trips stay solidly booked throughout the season. Our next Emmons Glacier trip, however, from July 17 to July 21, has four open spaces for anyone interested. Although the Emmons route is more physically demanding than […]
June 27, 2016 Charlotte checked in from the summit and then again from Mweka Camp this morning. “Gorgeous climb, no wind, we arrived at Stella Point just as the sun was rising.â€Â The team went on the Uhuru Peak (19,340’). They are now back down to Mweka Camp and can take a nice deep breath […]
June 26, 2016 Charlotte checked in from Barafu Camp (15,000’) this evening. The Team had a great day moving up the mountain today and with our itinerary, they had all afternoon to rest and prepare for the night ahead of them. A good dinner with the summit talk, weather looks fantastic and Charlotte is excited […]
May 4, 2016 Aside from the big announcement last week about the Denali contract, we’re happy to report some more big changes here at IMG! Over the past few months IMG Web Guru Anya Zolotusky has been hard at work behind the scenes updating the IMG Website. Take it for a spin! It has been […]
January 19, 2016 The ice is coming in nicely in the White Mountains of New Hampshire! Lead Guide Craig John spent a couple days on the ice last week and gladly reports that the warm spell is over. There has been recent precipitation and it’s been freezing up nicely for ice climbing. George Dunn
September 19, 2015 Adam just called from Syangda. The team maintained their elevation for the most part today. Warm trekking today as the team entered the deep valley. The team trekked to Syangda (2,545m), camp. This is a great altitude to start at for the first couple days.  With residual effects of the monsoon season, […]
August 31, 2015 By Craig John Twenty eight years ago I worked my first climb as a guide on Mt. Rainier. It was actually a week long seminar with five other guides, one of which was Nawang Gombu Sherpa. We had done three days of training which included ice axe arrest, cramponing, rope travel for […]
August 16, 2015 Andy and the team had a good training day on Pequeno Alpamayo. They are gearing up for their summit bid tomorrow. There is a little snow in the forecast so the team will be on their toes. These peaks are beautiful with a litte fresh snow on the ground. They will […]
August 9, 2015 100% on top is grounds for celebration and Dustin and the Kilimanjaro Team have earned it.  Dustin called in to report that the team was way ahead of schedule and arrived back to Moshi in fine form. After a clean-up and the duffle shuffle, all talk has shifted to departure for […]
August 8, 2015 Dustin called in from the summit of Kilimanjaro! “100% on top.â€Â I don’t know if there are better words to hear… Actually, the word a few hours later from Dustin at Mweka Camp was that the team is all in camp and going to eat and a well-deserved sleep. Perfect weather, […]
