September 7th, 2017 2018 Mt. Rainier Dates Released It’s official, our 2018 Mt. Rainer 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 […]
August 16, 2017 After a brief blip when a bridge high on the mountain collapsed on August 12, causing one IMG climb to miss the summit on August 13, a concerted effort by all three guide services resulted in the reestablishment of the route up Rainier. We are now back in action with the results […]
June 16, 2017 Liberty Ridge June 10 – 15, 2017 As most climbers know, Liberty Ridge is one of North America’s 50 classic climbs. It receives this honor because of its iconic location, alpine style of climbing, and over all commitment level. Liberty Ridge is a spectacular 5,300’ ridge that summits on Liberty Cap, the […]
May 27, 2017 On May 23 IMG guides Aaron Mainer and Peter Dale climbed Liberty Ridge and then skied the Thermogenesis route, located on the right side of Willis Wall, next to Liberty Ridge. This is an extreme ski descent of a route that has overhanging ice at the top of the route that […]
May 27, 2017 It was a big day for IMG on Rainier yesterday, in addition to putting 14 climbers and 7 guides on the summit via three routes, IMG Senior Guide Austin Shannon ticked off his 100th successful summit with a smooth climb of Liberty Ridge! Austin now joins the elite Century Club (100 […]
May 25, 2017 Today was a great day on Mt. Rainier! Three teams summited via three different routes in some tough weather conditions. First on top today was the Disappointment Cleaver team led by IMG Senior Guide Eric Remza. They’re the Disappointment Cleaver team in name only because they actually climbed the Ingraham Direct route, […]
May 24, 2017 IMG Senior Guide Justin Merle called in this afternoon from Thumb Rock (~11,000ft.) reporting all is well. He, along with fellow Senior Guide Austin Shannon, and their team, are now in position to climb Liberty Ridge. They’ll get a relatively early start tomorrow, and if all goes as planned, they’ll summit and […]
May 18, 2017 It was a rough week on Mt. Rainier. The recent storms here in the PNW dumped a lot of snow on the upper mountain requiring some extra work by IMG Guides to get our camp at the Ingraham Flats back in order. Today, IMG Guides Andy Polloczek and Austin Shannon went up […]
May 10, 2017 Our first climb of the Mt. Rainier summer season summited in good form yesterday. A great start to the 2017 season! They report that the route heads directly up the Ingraham Glacier this spring, a desirable option over the normal Disappointment Cleaver. The team returned to Ashford looking pretty fit after their […]
May 7, 2017 The first Disappointment Cleaver 3.5 day crew is out the door and headed up hill! It’s an exciting time here at IMG HQ, the leaves are coming out, the temperatures are starting to rise and we have officially stepped into the Mount Rainier climbing season for 2017! IMG guides Andy Polloczek, […]
