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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
June 29, 2011 Busy week on Mt. Rainier Fuhrer Finger Mark Allen & Co. summitted a couple days ago and are off the mountain safely. Our next Finger trip started today. For those of you with some climbing experience you should check this climb out! Small team (6 total) and on a non-standard route – […]
June 24th, 2011 Congrats go out the the JanSport Disappointment Cleaver team who tagged the top of Mt. Rainier a day after the Emmons team! George Dunn led the group to the top (his second summit this week by the way) late this morning in cold and windy condition. “Gore-tex pants and puffy jackets from […]
June 23, 2011 IMG Guide Eben Reckord called in from Camp Schurman to report that the entire team made the top this morning via the Emmons route! Nice work everybody. Cold, clear and windy but all are safely back at camp and ready to celebrate tomorrow! On this side of the mountain, George Dunn reports […]
June 21, 2011 IMG Guide Jeff Ward sent us some great photos from our successful Lib. Ridge climb last week. 100% on top – strong work team! If you’d like to take a look at the photos, give us the “thumbs up” on facebook and enjoy! Tye Chapman
June 16, 2011 Busy day on The Mountain for IMG. Kautz Erica Engle called in from the summit after her and her team made their way up the ice chute on the Kautz. They’re safely back at their high camp sacked out after a quick dinner. Liberty Ridge Jeff Ward called in from the summit […]
June 9, 2011 Despite the lack cell reception on the mountain, IMG Guide Mike Haft was able to sneak out a couple photos from their High Camp. If the weather holds and snow conditions permit they’ll climb tonight. Tye Chapman
June 8, 2011 With 18 guides and 36 climbers on 4 different routes it’s safe to say we’ve got the mountain covered right now. Greg and his Emmons crew summitted via the Emmons yesterday and are making their way out today, Andy and his team on the Kautz are heading up to High Camp, Erica […]
