April 9, 2012 The weather remained periodically windy and cooler than normal in the Eastern Sierra this spring. Our record of success started to grow with the fourth and fifth Whitney climbs both racking up 100% successes. Then we just got word from the sixth and final Whitney team whose summit day was today. It […]
April 7, 2012 IMG guide Eben Reckord reports that he made it to Kathmandu, with all his luggage, and that the other team members are also starting to arrive. Eben and Pasang Tshering have the ministry briefing  scheduled for Sunday, April 8 (where we will receive the official permit). A4 sirdar Phinjo and cook Pasang […]
April 6, 2012 What makes Annapurna 4 different? Annapurna may be new to IMGs line up but this isn’t the first time IMG has run an expedition to this mountain.  In 1987 Eric Simonson & Craig John and a few adventurous clients made it to 7000m on the peak, but we’re forced off the mountain […]
April 4, 2012 With the Rainier season fast approaching I recently found myself re-reading Dee Molenaar’s The Challenge Of Rainier and I came across a poem written by former Chief Guide Clark Schurman that is worth sharing. Into the cloud-sea far below I, lonely, watched the red sun go, Then turning, miracle of glad surprise, […]
April 3, 2012 Stanford University recently published a study about ibuprofen and its possible prevention of acute mountain sickness (AMS). We asked our resident ER Doc/guide, Dr. Emily Johnston, to weigh in. Below is her summation of the article. —————- If you’re planning a trip to altitude in the near future, you may have heard […]
April 1, 2012 George checked in after a rough climb of Mt. Whitney this weekend with a report of increasingly high winds (60mph) and cold weather which turned the team around just below the notch (14,000ft) on summit day. And upon arrival back at camp, things didn’t get much better – the winds picked up […]
