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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
December 16, 2010 Winter in the States means it’s climbing season in Argentina, and a busy one it will be for IMG. Our first program starts next week and will be led by Eben Reckord and Kelly Ryan. Eben and Kelly will head down to Mendoza tomorrow, a couple days before the rest of the […]
October 27, 2010 One thing Operations Manager Tye Chapman enjoys about his job is the opportunity to go on adventures around the world. Tye doesn’t always choose climbing destinations – he is in the middle of a two week vacation right now exploring Spain. Have fun Tye. Your email inbox will be full when you […]
October 21, 2010 IMG Guide Greg Vernovage sent us this update on his travels with the USA Men’s National Volleyball Team in Italy: “It was an action packed month of travel and competition for me. I had the opportunity to travel to Italy with the USA Men’s National Volleyball Team. Coaching some of the Beijing […]
October 7, 2010 Congratulations to John Karakis from Wisconsin for winning the grand prize in the Climb a Northwest Icon Sweepstakes. John will be climbing Mt. Rainier with us next summer sporting some new gear from Outdoor Research! John hails from Milwaukee, WI where he is a police officer. He loves all things outdoors and […]
October 6, 2010 Several times a year IMG Guides gather for a few days of guide training. In the spring it’s alpine training here on Mt. Rainier, in the winter they get together in Ouray, CO for some ice climbing training but in the fall they gather in Leavenworth for some rock training. The past […]
October 5, 2010 IMG Guide Mark Allen just officially informed us that the AMGA (American Mountain Guides Association) officially awarded Mark “Full Guide” status after passing the Alpine Guide Exam last week. Mark has been with us here at IMG for quite sometime now and we’re proud to see this new development in his career! […]
