May 23, 2018 The climbing season is steadily ramping up here in the Pacific Northwest. On Mt. Rainier’s Disappointment Cleaver Route (currently the Ingraham Direct) IMG Lead Guide Betsy Dain-Owens and her team stood on top, on another absolutely perfect morning. Hot on their trails will be Luke Reilly and his team who left the […]
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She Said Yes!
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May 21, 2018 Last week was a busy week on Mt. Rainier, but not so busy we all couldn’t stop and appreciate the tremendous moment Andrew and Sarah shared on the summit. As you’ve already deducted from the headline, Andrew proposed and Sarah said yes! A little background, the couple met seven years ago while […]
On a Roll!
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May 19, 2018 IMG climbers are on a roll here at Mt. Rainier. With successful summits on the last three trips and more good weather coming our way we’re having a heck of a May climbing season. IMG senior guide Austin Shannon snapped a few photos early this morning during their successful summit bid. The […]
In & Above The Clouds On Mt. Rainier
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May 18, 2018 IMG Senior Guide Mike Haft checked in from The Flats this afternoon reporting calm conditions and fluctuating cloud layers. The winds are calm, and are forecasted to stay that way, so it looks like they’ll get chance to climb tonight/tomorrow…only one way to know for sure though, get up at midnight […]
A Guide’s Day Off: Ski The Fuhrer Finger On Mt. Rainier
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May 17, 2018 Yesterday IMG Guide Peter Stone along with RMI Guides Ben Ammon and Grayson Swingle set the logos aside and took full advantage of a day off & good spring skiing conditions on Mt. Rainier. Their agenda was a climb of the DC route (currently the Ingraham Direct) and then a ski […]
Rainier Weekend Update: Summit!
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May 14, 2018 After a couple bumps in the road, our third team of the Mt. Rainier season summited via the Ingraham Direct in good form yesterday morning with IMG Guides Rikki Dunn, Willie Webster, Nickel Wood and Peter Stone leading the way. The reports are that it’s a steep, but direct route to the […]
Tough Start On Mt. Rainier
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May 11, 2018 Things looked promising for our first two climbs of the Rainier season, but as she always does, Mt. Rainier had the final say, which meant no summits for our teams. High winds and low visibility being two of the deciding factors. The good news is that both teams got a good dose […]
2018 PNW Summer Women’s Programs
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May 10, 2018 By IMG Guide Anna Hicks I’ve personally experienced the constraints a person can face on their journey to becoming a mountaineer. Now that I’m a mountain guide, I’m passionate about helping other people achieve their goals in the mountains. Currently women are very underrepresented in mountaineering, and being the only woman on […]
Mt. Rainier Climbing Season Is Here
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May 7, 2018 Over the weekend several IMG Guides made their way up to Camp Muir to put the final piece of the preseason puzzle together…the weatherport. The weatherport is a temporary 12ft. x 15ft. structure that we use for team meals, guide sleeping and the storage of some of the needed climbing equipment […]
New Guides Learning The Ropes On Mt. Rainier
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May 2, 2018 The first IMG climb of the Mt. Rainier season is just a few days away and we’re not letting those days go to waste. This morning our newly hired guides gathered at IMG for our annual new guide training. The goal for these three days is to get them up to […]