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 […]
February 23, 2015 Our first Winter Seminar of 2015 kicked off on Saturday with the team meet ‘n’ greet & gear check here at our headquarters in Ashford. Sunday morning the team shuttled to the trail head at Paradise and spent the day making their way up the Muir snowfield in beautiful weather without wasting […]
January 29, 2015 On Sunday my wife got a call from Chris, a videographer friend of hers. He was doing a promo piece for ESPN and the Seattle Seahawks. Since the mountain (Rainier) was out, he wanted to track down a guide (who was a Seahawks fan) to stand in front of Rainier to talk […]
January 21, 2015 Like most Washington based mountain enthusiasts I appreciate the Cascades long winters and propensity for enormous amounts of snow. This season however, while storms keep rolling through, the snow just hasn’t piled up. That is except on the slopes of Mt Rainier. As one of the snowiest places on earth, Paradise, on […]
November 25, 2014 Winter has arrived! A few IMG guides kicked off the skiing/riding season with two days of powder skiing in the Crystal Mountain Backcountry. Guides Peter Dale, Mike Haft, and Justin Merle reported 2-3ft of new snow this past weekend, lending to great storm skiing on Sunday with plenty of leftovers on […]
October 24, 2014 Joining us in the office this week & covering for the globetrotting Tye Chapman is the awesome IMG Guide Dallas Glass. What’s on your mind Dallas? It’s official. The first real snow of the season has hit Paradise Meadows on Rainier. And while some Seattleites may by whining about the recent rains, […]
October 1, 2014 Well that’s a wrap on the 2014 Rainier season! It was another great year on the mountain.  The weather was great, the route held up nicely and most importantly everybody made it down safely. What all goes into a Rainier season you ask? … here’s a glimpse: 5000 slices of bacon 3000 […]
