April 4, 2019 The Denali Prep Seminar has been making the most of the winter conditions this week at Camp Muir. Yesterday morning they trained in a ground blizzard before moving into the Gombu to work on haul systems used in crevasse rescue. They’ll head down to Paradise in the morning, just in time to […]
April 3, 2019 IMG Lead Guide, Jonathan Schrock, and his Denali Prep team spent yesterday afternoon working on ascending and descending fixed lines on the short but steep slopes of Muir Peak. Winds are expected to be a bit higher today with more snow in the forecast so the team will stay put at Camp […]
April 2, 2019 Our 4th Denali Prep Seminar of the season is training out of Camp Muir today. The full team of 8 climbers and 4 guides, led by IMG Guide Jonathan Schrock, should have light winds and below freezing temperatures as winter conditions have returned to the mountain. They can expect to see some […]
March 26, 2019 Join IMG Lead Guide, Betsy Dain-Owens, on the last Denali Prep Seminar of the season April 27 – May 3 and find out how Rikki’s team rescued him during their training! Just two spots remain for an opportunity to spend almost a week on Rainier while the snowpack is in excellent training […]
March 22, 2019 Every so often luck goes your way! We’ve just had a spot become available on each of the following climbs: June 5-8 June 15-18 June 21-24 All climbs are via the “standard route”, the Disappointment Cleaver. The climbing begins at Paradise and ascends the Muir Snowfield before spending a night at Camp […]
March 21, 2019 The Denali Prep Seminar will train on the Nisqually Glacier today. IMG Guides, Jay Lyons & Rowan Stewart, scouted out a nice crevasse this morning and the team will spend the day applying their newly acquired knowledge of snow and ice anchors and add technical crevasse rescue systems, including self-rescue, to their […]
March 20, 2019 Looks like another fine day on Rainier for our Denali Prep Seminar! We received some additional pictures from them overnight and thought we’d share a little more of what they’ve been doing up there on the mountain. While this team won’t see any of the wintry weather the last team saw, the […]
March 19, 2019 Register now while there’s still room on the following IMG trips! Mt. Whitney Mountaineer’s Route April 6-9 Mt. Rainier Fuhrer Finger May 19-24 Mt. Baker Easton Glacier June 7-9 Mt. Shuksan Sulphide Glacier June 10-13 Cordillera Huayhuash Peru Trek July 6-21 Mt. Elbrus July 27 – August 10 Mt. Shuksan Women’s Climb […]
March 19, 2019 Tuesday was the second day of record-breaking temps in the PNW and it was all sunshine and blue skies for the Denali Prep Team. Today they climbed up to Muir Peak and focused on fixed line travel. Freezing levels are expected to drop slightly tonight, though nice weather will remain for a […]
March 18, 2019 Our third Denali Prep Seminar of the season, led by Rikki Dunn, awoke to sunshine and blue skies after spending a clear night camped just below Panorama Point. On Day One, sleds are used to haul loads to the first camp site. The team then sets up tents as they would on […]
