October 31, 2018 When we wanted to dig a little deeper for insight into why you should sign up for one of IMG’s seminars, we went straight to the source and asked our guides for their thoughts on programs they’ve guided…. and they delivered! Denali Prep Seminars – February through April – Mt. Rainier […]
September 5, 2018 It’s official, our 2019 Mt. Rainier dates have been released and with just 8 climbers and 4 guides on each climb they go fast! Let’s cut to the chase: Denali Expedition Seminar & Summit Climb: Literally a prerequisite for Denali. This program features 6.5 days of learning/training/climbing and generally getting your butt […]
August 24, 2018 August on Rainier tends to have stable weather, good snow conditions and beautiful views. This week’s Glacier Skills Seminar has taken advantage of the great conditions and spent the last 4 days training on crevasse rescue, rope travel, expedition camping and a whole host of other crucial mountain skills. Glacier Skill Seminars […]
July 16, 2018 The 46th annual JanSport Climb of Mt. Rainier is officially underway. Sixteen climbers from all over the world, representing JanSport in a variety of ways, converged on IMG on Saturday for the start of their climb. We kicked things off with a gear check and a BBQ. On Sunday the group […]
July 3, 2018 Here are the current IMG happenings on Mt. Rainier… Harry Hamlin’s team is on the Emmons route. They’re doing some crampon/ice axe/rope travel training on the Inter Glacier this morning before moving up the Camp Schurman this afternoon. They’ll go for the summit tomorrow morning. Johnny Schrock took the first July […]
June 28, 2018 Another busy day on Mt. Rainier today! Justin Merle and his Disappointment Cleaver team stood on the summit early this morning, shortly thereafter was Mike Haft and his Kautz Team. Hot on their trails is Luke Reilly and his Glacier Skills Seminar who pulled into Camp Muir today after three days of […]
June 18, 2018 The season on Mt. Rainier is cranking right along. Here’s a quick recap: Kautz Route – Dallas Glass reports that he and his team are ready to tackle the Kautz Ice Chute tomorrow morning! Emmons Route – Justin Merle is getting his Emmons team ready to hit the trailhead in the […]
June 14, 2018 Three different teams and three different outcomes. First, IMG Chief Guide Justin Merle called in from the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. He and his team summited via the DC Route (currently the Ingraham Direct). They’ll make their way back down, stopping briefly at The Flats and at Camp Muir, […]
June 11, 2018 Despite a recent hiccup in the weather here in the Pacific Northwest, things continue to go pretty smoothly on Mt. Rainier. Right now we have three teams on the mountain. Harry Hamlin and his team are at their first camp on the Fuhrer Finger route. They’re going to see what the recent […]
June 5, 2018 The Kautz Team, led by Mike Haft, are tucked in comfortably at their first camp. They’ll move up to about 10,000ft near Camp Hazard tomorrow. They’ve got their eyes set on Thursday as their summit day. The Emmons Team, led by Dallas Glass, unfortunately had their summit window close on them […]
