September 7, 2016 It’s official, our 2017 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 kicked […]
July 18, 2016 IMG Lead Guide Justin Merle hit a mile marker on the Kautz Glacier of Mt. Rainier last week, July 14. Justin, a world traveled guide for IMG, now has seven summits of Mt. Everest to his name. But last week was all about Mt. Rainier. Justin completed his 150th successful ascent. […]
July 12, 2016 It’s not every day that we get last-minute cancellations on Rainier trips, as spots usually sell out quickly and trips stay solidly booked throughout the season. Our next Emmons Glacier trip, however, from July 17 to July 21, has four open spaces for anyone interested. Although the Emmons route is more physically demanding than […]
July 1, 2016 The JanSport climb wrapped up yesterday with the DC team summiting in style! Both the Emmons & DC Teams converged on IMG around 4pm. From there it was straight to the Wellspring for some R & R! Two great teams became one sharing their stories around a campfire sipping on a few […]
June 29, 2016 Day three is in the books for the 2016 JanSport Climb. The Emmons Team crushed it this morning summiting, in as Lead Guide Luke Reilly said, “damn near perfect conditionsâ€. They’ve since made it back to Camp Schurman where they’ll rest, relax, eat, sleep, etc. until tomorrow morning. And just 1.5 […]
June 28, 2016 The annual JanSport climb of Mt. Rainier is in full swing! On Sunday 16 of JanSport’s finest showed up for their gear check. This year, JanSport’s finest consists of some sales reps, distributors & some employees from their corporate headquarters and features climbers from as far away as Israel & Brazil. […]
June 23, 2016 Our ultimate goal at IMG is to ensure that our clients have the best (and safest) experience possible, regardless of who they are, how long they’ve been climbing, or whether or not they reach the summit. So, we were thrilled to receive an email on Tuesday from one of our clients, Dawn Tanner, to […]
June 20, 2016 It isn’t the typical climb that two clients get engaged, but apparently last Thursday’s DC trip wasn’t typical at all. Yup, two of our clients, Kathryn Hardcastle and John Carter, are getting married! Upon hearing the news, we at the office were pretty excited and decided to buy a gift for them. We couldn’t find […]
June 13, 2016 With all the posting we do about Rainier climbs, we don’t always provide a blow-by-blow for every trip. Luckily, I got the chance to jump on a trip myself last weekend. We ended up with beautiful (read: warm) weather, way more photos than anyone should take in a three-day period, and now a […]
June 10, 2016 Mt. Rainier is the iconic peak of the Pacific Northwest with Liberty Ridge being the most classic alpine route on the mountain. It’s a route that’s on the bucket list of any true alpine climber. To climb this route requires all the stars to align. The weather must be stable and the […]
