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 […]
June 6, 2011 Every year the NPS flies some much needed supplies to various locations on the mountain as well as flying some of the waste that gets collected at the different camps off the mountain. This year, in conjunction with the NPS, we flew up some propane, some boards we attach to ladders for […]
June 5, 2011 After a tough stretch here on Mt. Rainier, we’re happy to report that our team tagged the top yesterday via the DC. On Friday, guides from both IMG and RMI put in a ton of hard work on the route, opening it up for their teams, and many to follow. A big […]
May 19, 2011 With signatures on the 2011 Summit Board, our first climb of the season is in officially in the books! The route is in great shape, the camp at The Flats is solid and the weather looks like it might hold out for a couple more days. All good things. Led by Austin […]
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 […]
