April 7, 2011 Please excuse the shameless plug… We’ve posted some photos from the ongoing Everest Expedition on our facebook page. Check it out and give us a “thumbs up” or a “like” if you approve.
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Join Us For A Beer On March 8th
March 2, 2011
Rainier Prep Talks Announced
March 1, 2011 Every year we get together with a few REI’s in the area and give some Rainier Prep Talks. We’ll cover some of the gear necessary to climb Rainier, discuss some training tips as well as a few of the more popular routes. Below are our upcoming dates and locations. Date Time REI […]
Nepal Seattle Society Promotes “Visit Nepal 2011”
February 24, 2011 IMG Guide Greg Vernovage had the privilege of meeting a Nepalese VIP earlier this week: “On February 20th, I was honored to meet with His Excellency Shankar Prasad Sharma, the Nepalese Ambassador to the United States. The event was held by the Nepal Seattle Society to represent the Visit Nepal 2011 promotion. […]
Climbing Mt. Rainier This Year?
February 8, 2011 Join Phil Ershler at the Outdoor Research retail store on Feb. 24th at 7pm for a chat about what it takes to climb Mt. Rainier. Space is limited. RSVP is requested. Outdoor Research 2203 1st Avenue South Seattle, WA 98134 (206) 971-1496
8 Weeks In Antarctica: Q & A with Aaron Mainer
Aaron went to Antarctica with Phil in November to guide our first Vinson trip of the season but then stayed on the ice to help ALE for a couple weeks while waiting for our second Vinson trip. If you kept up with the blog you, saw that our second trip was stuck on the ice […]
Kili Team Pulls Into Shira Plateau Camp
January 20, 2011 Justin called in to report that our January Kilimanjaro Team had a great hike from their Machame Camp to the Shira Plateau Camp through what is called the “Zone of Weird Plants”. This puts them at over 12,000ft. By now they should be feeling the altitude a little bit, which means they […]
Q & A With Alan Arnette; 1 Down & 6 To Go
January 14, 2011 We’ve known Alan Arnette since he climbed Cho Oyu with us back in 1998. Since then he has built his website into a leading climbing news source. After his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in 2003 Alan dedicated his life to raising money to help researchers find a cure. We’re proud […]
Seven For Seven
December 24, 2010 Lots of memorable events in 2010. That’s the case every year. One very special climb was the ascent of Mt. Everest with IMG by the father/son team of John and Ryan Dahlem. John was 67 at the time of the ascent. Their Seven Summit quest began with IMG about 10 years ago […]
New Program: Little Tahoma
December 17, 2010 If you climbed Mt. Rainier with us via the DC or the Emmons, then you probably spent some time starring at, and taking pictures of, Little Tahoma or “Little T” as it’s commonly known. And I bet you spent some time looking at it when the sun came up while you were […]