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 […]
June 9, 2016 I completed my 500th successful climb of Mt. Rainier in 2010. Since that time I have been the sole member of the “500 clubâ€. That status changed on Tuesday when good friend, and RMI guide, Brent Okita completed his 500th ascent. I remember very well when Brent first started at RMI in […]
May 31, 2016 The Rainier summits keep on coming! This morning’s team lead by Erica Engle had 10 on top at around 7 am. Reports are that the weather is beautiful with a cloudless sky. Happy climbing! Angie
May 26, 2016 The Rainier season is certainly off to a great start! Yesterday’s team led by guide Dallas Glass returned from the mountain with smiles on their faces, with 10 people on top. Report is that the weather above 8,000 feet is sunny and gorgeous, so if you’re in Seattle right now, don’t let […]
