May 18, 2011 Our first Rainier climb of the season is doing just fine. They’ve established the camp at The Flats, no small accomplishment, and are enjoying a beautiful evening in the sun. They’re eating dinner and sipping on some hot drinks now and will hit the sack here soon before getting an early start […]
May 17, 2011 Mt. Rainier is officially open. Our first 3.5 day summit climb left for Paradise this morning and after a warm day on the snowfield they are pulling into Camp Muir right now (~4pm). It’s a beautiful day here in the Pacific Northwest – a perfect start to the season. We plan on […]
May 13, 2011 May 2-6          Work Week/Spring Cleaning (Check – Thanks to Austin, Josh & Dustin!) May 7 & 8      Guide training & BBQ (Check – Cold & Rainy as usual!) May 9-11        New Guide training (Welcome aboard – John, Charlotte, Nick, Sara & Peter) May 12 & 13  Muir Set-up (Check – Thanks: JR, […]
May 10, 2011 Guide Training Day 1 Over the weekend close to 30 of our guides came together here in Ashford for one of our annual guide training weekends. The guides spent day in the classroom (lectures by IFMGA Guides John Race and Jeff Ward) and one day in the field. These training days give […]
May 4, 2011 Let the games begin! May 2-6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Work Week/Spring Cleaning May 7 & 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Guide training & BBQ May 9-11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â New Guide training May 12 & 13Â Â Muir Set-up May 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Guide/NPS Evening Training May 14 & 15Â Â WFR Refresher Course May 16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â First climb of the season Tye Chapman
April 28, 2011 IMG Guide Austin Shannon called from Camp Muir this morning to report that all is well – albeit cold and windy! The wind speeds overnight were a consistent 50mph with gusts up to 85mph! Needless to say they were happy to have the hut to sleep in. The current forecast has the […]
April 27th, 2011 Yesterday our final Denali Prep Seminar of the season made their way to Camp Muir from Camp 1 (pictured above) through a perfectly timed weather window. Not a perfect day but as they say… a bad day in the mountains beats a great day in the office. After enjoying a late breakfast […]
April 22, 2011 We have to take advantage of any sunny day in the spring around here…and unfortunately we’re not talking about spring skiing! There’s work to be done before the 2011 Rainier season officially gets underway and Steven and Larry are checking a couple items off the to do list today. 3 weeks until […]
April 18, 2011 Mt. Rainier, at 14,410Â feet, is one of the largest and most challenging endurance climbs in the United States. It is the most imposing glaciated peak in the lower 48 States and has long been a premier training ground for climbs such as Denali, Aconcagua and the Himalayas. An attempt of Mt. Rainier […]
April 6, 2011 Another Rainier season approaches… We received our 2011 Rainier ropes today. Bluewater 9.4 Dominators to be exact. Let the climbing begin! Tye Chapman
