July 6, 2014 Right on schedule, summer has truly arrived on Mount Rainier. Â The weather forecast for the next few days is outstanding with freezing levels hovering around 16,000 feet. Â The weather synopsis states that: “…NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECTÂ THE PARK IN THE WEEK AHEAD.” It’s all smiles around the headquarters here […]
July 2, 2014 Disappointment Cleaver – Dustin Balderach and his team were 12-for-12 on the summit yesterday. Emily and her team are moving to the Flats today and will shoot for the summit early tomorrow morning. Kautz – Mike Haft and his crew were also 100% on the summit, literally. They camped on the […]
June 11, 2014 It’s not every day we summit three teams on Mt. Rainier via three different routes, but today we did. The DC team, led by Mark Allen tagged the top first at around 6:30am. Our Fuhrer Finger team, led by Justin Merle, was second to the top at around 8:30am. The Kautz team, […]
June 3, 2014 Things on the mountain are as normal as one can expect after the unfortunate event on Liberty Ridge last weekend. Climbs on the standard routes are coming and going, teams are summiting as conditions allow and the weather has been quite favorable. We’re happy to report that our Disappointment Cleaver team summited […]
June 1, 2014 Many of you have heard about the recent tragic accident on the Liberty Ridge route. We are deeply saddened by this event and our hearts go out to the families of the climbers and fellow guides. An accident like this attracts a lot of media attention. It is common for our customers […]
May 18, 2014 Well we couldn’t have asked for a better start to the 2014 Summer Rainier Season. We kicked things off last week with our first climb of the season and our first summits as well. Our second climb followed suit and I’m happy to report that our third climb tagged the top this […]
May 11, 2014 IMG Guide Training: Last week we had 25 IMG Guides here for our annual guide training. It’s always nice to catch up with folks you haven’t seen in a few months. We’re a family around here so while a lot of folks might not have seen each other in quite some time […]
May 1, 2014 Given the good forecast, our final Denali Prep course of the year started out with reasonable hopes of climbing Mt. Rainier this week, but even with a good forecast things are never a given in the mountains. They spent two days down low on the mountain but popped up to Camp Muir […]
Spring has sprung which means the Rainier climbing season is just around the corner! Come join us, and our good friends at Outdoor Research, for a chat about gear, routes, training and all things in-between. May 1st – 6-8pm Please RSVP to the Outdoor Research Retail Store by calling (206) 971-1496. Space is Limited. Directions: […]
April 17, 2014 Mt. Rainier National Park Geologist Scott Beason came across these breath-taking images the GeoEye-1 Satellite captured on September 19, 2013. The images speak for themselves. Enjoy! Tye Chapman
