August 27, 2014 It’s a pretty good day at work when you can drop what you’re doing, hop in a plane and fly around Mt. Rainier (and St. Helens), and still call it work. This is exactly what Greg Vernovage and I were able to do yesterday. A friend called up and offered up a […]
August 15, 2014 IMG Lead Guide Dustin Balderach snuck out some photos from the Ingraham Flats on Mt. Rainier this afternoon. Looks like the Glacier Skills Seminar is having a good climb despite the rain earlier in the week. Tye Chapman
August 7, 2014 When I first climbed Mt Rainier back in 1970, I was 15 years old. Since then I have done it every year, close to 300 times now. Last week I went to the top again, making it 45 years in a row, but this climb marked a different kind of milestone, as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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!
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 […]
