September 25, 2011 The Challenge of Rainier – 40th Anniversary Edition by Dee Molenaar is set to be released in October. The 40th anniversary edition includes restored illustrations and historical photographs, and a new foreword by Ed Viesturs as well as updated route information, accident statistics, and more through 2010. To those viewing Mount Rainier […]
September 14, 2011
September 9, 2011 The annual Fall Flight went off without a hitch earlier this week on Mt. Rainier. We successfully flew up several cylinders of propane, a new floor to our Weatherport and a few other odds and ends. IMG Partners Phil Ershler and Eric Simonson, who combined have been to Muir over 1000 times, […]
September 7, 2011 A big thank you to Evann Strathern who put this video together on a recent climb of Mt. Rainier!
September 6, 2011 The long wait is over…our 2012 Rainier dates have been released! We’re not quite done this year on Mt. Rainer but we’re already looking forward to another great season on Mt. Rainier next year. We’ll have all the classic climbs like the 3.5 Day Disappointment Cleaver, 4.5 Day Emmons and 4 or […]
August 25, 2011 Here at IMG we like to have a little fun whenever we can and sometimes it comes at the cost of a little extra work by others. In this case it comes in the form of a little extra weight in the pack of IMG Guide Jess Culver. You see, she made […]
August 13, 2011 Working for a guide service is not without potential hazard to one’s health — especially when your job consists of sitting in front of a computer eight hours a day. I’ve worked in the IMG administrative office since the winter of 2007. Though given encouragement and opportunity to go on any number […]
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
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 […]
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
