July 29, 2013 I had a chance to catch up with Greg Vernovage after his last Rainier climb.  Yes, Greg managed to get a Mount Rainier climb in between his Denali and Bolivia climbs.  It was a busy weekend on the mountain so I thought I’d pick his brain a little. Tye: Sounded pretty busy […]
July 22, 2013 I was never particularly convinced that climbing a mountain was a good idea, nor was it something I felt compelled to do. When I told my boss I was leaving for a week to climb a mountain, he looked at me, puzzled, and said “I always imagined you as more of a […]
July 17, 2013 Lightning and thunder rattled Mt. Rainier last night…but not before all of our climbs were treated with some pretty awesome rainbows! Tye Chapman
July 3, 2013 I’m sure that everyone has the intention to get married only once and therefore, we only have one opportunity to plan a honeymoon. I surprised my wife on the day of our wedding in early October with the information that we would be climbing Rainier with IMG in June. Needless to say, […]
June 28, 2013 I was honored to be given my 5th opportunity to guide Liberty Ridge for International Mountain Guides (IMG). We delayed our intended departure date of June 24th by one day given the poor weather forecast in hopes that the weather would improve enough for a climb on the 25th through the 28th. […]
June 25, 2013 41 years is quite a history with one mountain, but JanSport is once again back on Rainier for their 41st Annual JanSport Climb. Climbers from as far away as Brazil have come together this year to tackle Mt. Rainier via the DC and Emmons Routes. (Side note: one of the Brazilians had […]
June 3, 2013 IMG Guide Ty Gimenez snapped this shot at Camp Schurman this afternoon. Tye Chapman
May 28, 2013 IMG guides Dallas Glass and Cedric Gamble had a rewarding day of ski guiding on the flanks of Mt Rainier over the holiday weekend. While most folks have hung up their skis for the season, the ample snowfalls and mountainous terrain of the northwest, allows for superb ski conditions well into the […]
May 7, 2013 Every spring all the guides who are not on expeditions around the world gather in the booming metropolis of Ashford, WA for our annual Guide Training weekend. We shake out the cobwebs and refocus our energies on Mt. Rainier. Day 1 usually consists of some updates on procedures, protocols, etc. and culminates […]
May 2, 2013 Austin called in yesterday afternoon with a no-go report on the snow conditions on the upper mountain. They poked around but given the conditions and the warming trend in the weather they opted to hang tight last night and not climb. Tough call but when the mountain tells you no, it’s best […]
