November 2, 2012 Mount Rainier National Park geologist Scott Beason reports that a small glacial outburst flood occurred at Mount Rainier National Park on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at approximately 9:00 PM. This event, while significant, was localized in scale, caused no damage to park facilities, and was not volcanic in origin. It likely originated […]
October 26, 2012 The weather for Thursday was looking promising, so I called up my friend Scott to see if he was game to check out what the recent storm had deposited up on the Mountain (Rainier). After my trip up to Muir last week – and having to carry my skis to/from Pebble Creek […]
October 11, 2012 September 30 marked the final end to the summer guiding season on Mt. Rainier. We had a great last three months, no rain and mostly sunny clear days through to the very last climb. We went over 80 days in the Northwest with no measurable rain this summer. The route remained very […]
October 1, 2012 On Sunday, our last Rainier climb of 2012 came off the mountain in good form after summitting earlier that morning! IMG Guides Justin Merle, Max Bunce, Eben Reckord and Dallas Glass led the way. The team had the mountain completely to themselves, a special and not so common, occurrence. Their team’s summit […]
September 28, 2012 Last week we put together an Intro To Mountaineering Course for a few Outdoor Research product managers and designers. They spent day 1 leaning the basics (ice axe arrest, cramponing, etc.). The second day they went out onto the Nisqually Glacier for an up close encounter with a crevasse. Below is a […]
It’s official, our 2013 dates have been released and with just 8 climbers and 4 guides on each climb, the spots go fast! Let’s cut to the chase: Winter & Denali Prep Seminars: Literally a prerequisite for Denali. 4 experienced guides, 8 climbers, 6.5 days of learning/training/climbing and generally getting your butt kicked by the […]
September 9, 2012 From: Joseph Manning Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 11:35 AM To: Tye Chapman Subject: Thank you! Hey IMG, I am sitting in Seattle now, with clean clothes, and am a couple of showers post my incredible week on Rainier with IMG and the Glacier Skills Seminar. I am beginning to reflect on […]
August 12, 2012 Last night after work Erika Bjornson and I jumped in the car and headed up to Paradise. Our mission: enjoy an evening hike up to Camp Muir & to check out the Perseid Meteor Shower. Enjoy the hike we did. We hit the trail at 6:45pm and made good time up to […]
August 1, 2012 IMG Guide Eben Reckord called in from the Whitman Glacier near Little Tahoma. He and Dustin Balderach are leading our 6.5 day Little Tahoma Seminar. Today they moved camp a little closer to Little Tahoma proper. Tomorrow they’ll continue training and if all goes as planned they’ll climb on Friday. In the […]
July 5, 2012 Our latest climb of the Kautz route on Mt. Rainier tagged the top a few days ago. Below is a trip report by IMG Guide Nick Laws. ——- While crossing the Nisqually Glacier on the first day we found the perfect spot to bring everyone up to speed on climbing techniques for […]
