August 5, 2011 Good weather on Mt. Rainier this week! This photo was taken by IMG guide Jason Edwards at high break on summit day just before 6:00 a.m. It is always cold on top, but the skies are clear and the views magnificent. George Dunn
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An Evening With Dee Molenaar
August 3, 2011 We were treated last night to a delightful slide show at Paradise Inn by 93 year old Rainier legend and mentor, Dee Molenaar. Dee showed slides from his first climb of Mt. Rainier back in 1939 with handmade ice axes, his early years of guiding in the 1940’s under the leadership of […]
Mt. Rainier Today
August 2, 2011 For all you Rainier climbers out there here are a few photos I snapped today. I’ll be the first to admit the quality is lacking, but the ipod is all I had so don’t judge too harshly. Enjoy! Tye Chapman
Enjoying The Steam Caves On Mt. Rainier
August 1, 2011 Wonder is a funny thing. Take a mountain for example – you can look at it a 1000 times and see one thing, but on that 1001st turn you notice something different. As mountain climbers & guides, we have the privilege of the constant renewal of wonder. And over a five day […]
New Book – The Ledge
July 29, 2011 IMG friend and climber Jim Davidson (Cho Oyu 2009) has a new book which is the story of his 1992 climb of Liberty Ridge on Rainier. Jim and his friend Mike made the summit, but their subsequent descent of the Emmons Glacier ended in a terrible accident. It’s quite a story, and […]
Rainier Teams Off & Running
July 20, 2011 Despite the rainy forecasts our Rainier teams have been having some success. Emmons These guys summited yesterday in good form. They’re en route to the trailhead now. Strong bunch of guys, well done! DC IMG Guide Emily Johnston reported in with good news; they summited yesterday evening after getting a jump on […]
Hot Enough For You?
July 18, 2011 While most of the folks in the US are sweltering hot these days, here at Mt Rainier we are having a nice cool July so far. Phil Ershler reports from Ingraham Flats that yesterday they had snow, rain, wind, sleet, and everything in between. It’s a little nicer today, but it sounds […]
IMG Teams Checking In
July 12, 2011 Radio transmissions and SAT phone calls are coming in from all over the place this morning… Phil Ershler chimed in from the summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning. Eben Reckord and our Glacier Skills Seminar radioed from 7000ft on the Paradise Glacier – all is well. They’ll move to their second […]
2011 Camp Patriot Climb
July 1, 2011 If you haven’t heard of Camp Patriot then it’s time you read up on what a great organization it is… Camp Patriot exists to take Disabled U.S. Veterans on outdoor adventures. The task is monumental. Today, there are over 2.3 million disabled veterans in the U.S. These brave veterans sacrificed much in […]
Rock Avalanche On Nisqually Glacier
June 30, 2011 We’ve been closely observing the rock/ice fall coming  down the Nisqually Glacier the past week. The word from the experts is that it is not volcanic or seismic in origin. The probable cause is the natural erosion of the volcano, at a spot that has weakened significantly in the exposed layers of […]