May 17, 2015 The 2015 Rainier season is underway! Our first climb of the season narrowly missed the summit on Thursday but we’re happy to report our second climb of the season summitted yesterday morning. Below are a few photos from the climb. If these photos aren’t motivation to workout then there’s not much we […]
May 8, 2015 On May 12 at 7:00 pm IMG Guide Craig John will be doing a multi-media presentation on Everest as a fundraiser for the Sherpa who we work with in Nepal whose homes were lost or damaged as a result of the earthquake. The event will take place at the Freeport Community Library […]
May 6, 2015 One thing I love about life is that we never stop learning. There is always more to learn, new to know, skills to refine. Last week eight IMG guides and two Alpine Ascents International guides got together at IMG’s headquarters in Ashford, WA for an American Institute of Avalanche Research and […]
May, 4 2015 IMG conducted its annual spring guide training over the May 2 and 3 weekend. 26 guides showed up for the weekend and it was a great event in part due to the excellent weather. This made for a pleasant barbecue on Saturday night and skills training up at Paradise on Sunday. […]
April 22, 2015 Our last Denali Prep Seminar of the season is having a blast up at Camp Muir. The team started out here at IMG on Saturday for a gear check then enjoyed a beaut of a day making their way to their first camp near McClure Rock. They utilized another great day on […]
April 10, 2015 Yesterday, the winter storm watch and the forecasted extreme winds, forced our latest Denali Prep Seminar off of Mt. Rainier a day early. The team had spent a few days down low training then made the move to Camp Muir on Wednesday in great conditions. They woke up on Thursday to blue […]
April 7, 2015 Whether you’re climbing Mt. Rainier with IMG, or some friends, why not swing by REI for a Prep For Rainier talk and learn a couple things from the experts. We’ll go over the main routes, discuss some training recommendations and of course go over a lot of the gear. Bring your questions […]
March 18, 2015 Who is up for an unforgettable ski mountaineering experience on Mt. Rainier. It is not an exaggeration to say that Mt. Rainier offers some of the world’s finest ski mountaineering terrain. You will be skiing over a varied landscape including glaciers, chutes, long ascents and descents. This program makes a south to north […]
March 5, 2015 Every year “the boot questions” come up and every year we write a blog article hoping to answer more questions than we create. Below is this year’s fun, but relevant, crack at some oft asked boot questions. Question #0: What are single boots and what are double plastic boots? Answers Single boots […]
February 24, 2015 The first Rainier program of the year, a Winter Ascent Seminar, is up at Camp Muir having a blast. They started out here at IMG with a gear check on Saturday. Then on Sunday they went straight to Camp Muir. It’s a long day to go all the way to Muir in […]
