July 22, 2014 Each year Washington’s National Park Fund (WNPF) partners up with Microsoft and IMG to do a fundraiser climb of Mt. Rainier. This year they’re doing two! The first climb wrapped up late last week and was a great success. The entire team climbed under the super moon and summited during a beautiful […]
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The JanSport Climb Is In Full Swing

July 15, 2014 For over 40 years now JanSport has had a presence on Mt. Rainier, and this year is no different! The annual JanSport climb is in full swing right now with one team over on the Emmons Route and the other on the DC route. Austin Shannon is at the helm of the […]
Is Mt. Rainier On Your Bucket List?

July 9, 2014 Likely, especially if you live in Washington. Summer is officially in full swing and as luck would have it, we have a few spaces available on prime dates in July! Have a look at our website for a complete listing of all available dates throughout the 2014 season!
Things Are Warming Up…

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 […]
Another Big Week On Mt. Rainier
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 […]
Kautz, Fuhrer Finger & DC Summits On Mt. Rainier

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, […]
Rainier DC Team Summits; Emmons Team On The Move
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 […]
Recent Accident on Liberty Ridge Mt. Rainier
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 […]
Rainier Season Off To A Great Start

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 […]
Ready. Set. Go!

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 […]