March 22, 2012 George called from Lower Boy Scout Lake on Mt. Whitney today at 3:14pm. The weather was great with mostly clear skies and a nice warm & easy breeze which made for good climbing. They went without snowshoes on this climb, making things a little easier for everybody. The team made awesome time […]
April 8, 2011 Our Whitney climbs continue to be successful after the first two stormy climbs. The third trip summitted 100% as previously reported. So did the fourth trip, April 2-5! A private climb of 4 persons (April 4-7) summited April 6, and they descended that same day all the way down in the face […]
April 5, 2011 We summited Whitney over the weekend (Saturday) around 9:15 a.m. in windy conditions. The whole team made it in good style. The weather improved as we descended and we were back at high camp by around 1:30 pm. It was a beautiful afternoon in camp, resting and enjoying the sun. Sometime after […]
April 2, 2011 George called in this morning from the summit of Mt. Whitney. “100% on top! A beautiful, but cold, morning here on the summit of Mt. Whitney. Strong team. Great climb.” They’ll spend a few minutes on the summit before heading back to camp for some hot drinks, dinner and some well deserved […]
April 1, 2011 George Dunn called in today to report that conditions have improved since his last go-around on Whitney last week. They’re en route to High Camp now and given that the snow is settling nicely they should have an opportunity to climb tonight/tomorrow. Good luck guys & gals! Tye Chapman
March 28th, 2011 Over the weekend the deep snow, bad weather and a poor forecast forced our first Whitney team off the mountain and back to Lone Pine. All made it back in good form, thus the mantra of ” Safety First” won again! Team number two was scheduled to be on the mountain early […]
March 25, 2011 George called in from Upper Boy Scout Lake on Mt. Whitney today to report that the deep snow made for some difficult trail-breaking this afternoon. As a result, they pulled up short of the typical high camp location and will instead make up that time with lighter packs in the morning. All […]
March 24, 2011 We’ve got a lot of moving parts these days with several programs getting started over the next couple weeks. Next up are: Everest, Lhotse, Lobuche, Everest Base Camp Treks, Whitney, Denali Prep Seminars and Machu Picchu. That covers 2 U.S. States, 3 countries on 3 continents. Not too bad. Keep these programs […]
March 23, 2011 George Dunn is finishing up his last minute checklist here in Washington before he jumps on a plane tomorrow to head down to Lone Pine, CA to kick-off the IMG climbing season on Mt. Whitney. Most people climb Whitney in the summer but we schedule our trips in the spring to maximize […]
April 5, 2010 George called in from the ski slopes of Mammoth Lakes this morning where he’s taking a small family vacation after a couple winter climbs of Whitney. He said his last climb summitted in some epic (but safe) conditions! They had 9 of 12 on top – unfortunately one team member had to […]
