August 25th, 2024 IMGs climbing teams had a successful morning on both Little T and Rainier. Lead Guide Annabelle Kays lead her team to the summit of Rainier via IMGs Emmons Shoulder Route under clear skies. Senior Guide Max Bond lead his team to the summit of Little Tahoma and captured photos of Annabelle’s team […]
Aug 12, 2024 – We are very proud to say that our IMG guides have established and prepared a new route to the summit of Mt Rainier. Over the last week they have put in about 25 “guide days” of work to scout, establish and prepare the route so that on Sunday our 3.5 day […]
July 30, 2024 Defying all odds with crummy weather the past few days, our 3.5 Day DC Climb led by Brad Swanson summited this morning via the DC! Congrats to this crew! With our last Kautz and Emmons launching in the next week or so, our big summer rush is starting to come to an […]
July 16, 2024 Our guide team worked tirelessly over the past five days to reestablish a climbing route on the DC, and the fruits of their labor has delivered! Our DC summit climb this morning, led by Max Bond, reached the summit with the team. We’re full steam ahead in the Cascades!
July 6th, 2024 IMG summited the holiday weekend with 4 summits on 4 different routes: Emmons Glacier Climb – Fuhrer Finger Climb – Kautz Glacier Climb – 3.5 Day Summit Climb What a great finish of the Forth of July Holiday Weekend! Thanks to our highly experienced guides, and adventuresome clients!
June 20, 2024 It’s full on climbing season down here in the Cascades and summer weather is finally come to fruition. Here’s a recap of this week’s summits! June 18 – Mt. Baker via the North Ridge led by Justin Sackett June 19 – Mt. Baker via the Coleman-Deming led by Tyler Nachand June 20 […]
June 12, 2024 IMG Lead Guide Riley Gilson reported spectacular clear weather and beautiful views from the summit of Rainier this morning. The team spent the first two days of their 3.5 Day Summit Climb in moderate winds but persevered to IMG’s Ingraham Flats Camp yesterday to be in the best possible position for a […]
June 8, 2024 It’s no lie that the spring season down here in Washington has been a bit rough for us with consistent stormy weather. With that being said, we’ve been able to reach the summit a few times this spring in good fashion… and this morning is one of those times! IMG Lead Guide […]
May 28, 2024 Great news from Mt Rainier as IMG guide Annaebelle Kays and her team tagged the summit yesterday morning. The team reported clear skies, fresh snow, and moderate winds as they stood atop Mt Rainier. IMG guides have been hard at work this season, battling stormy weather and tough conditions angling to put […]
August 28, 2023 – With a heavy heart, we here at International Mountain Guides are announcing the early conclusion of our Mt Rainier climbing season. Due to the unseasonably warm temperatures, we have observed an acceleration of glacier deterioration that has left the route unsuitable for our climbers. IMG guides put in a concerted effort […]
