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
March 31, 2011 With the Rainier season just around the corner we’re getting “the boot question” more and more frequently so here’s a snapshot of our thinking… When to use plastic boots: * Early season (May and June) and winter * If you are a First time climber, you should rent them * If you […]
March 30, 2011 Aaron Mainer called in from +/- 6500ft on Mt. Rainier, where he and our Denali Prep Seminar team are camped, to report exactly what the forecast called (and is calling) for: bad weather. Yesterday’s anticipated weather window closed quicker than expected forcing the team to hang down low, instead of heading up […]
March 19, 2011 Greg radioed in this morning to report that they had another excellent training day yesterday and that they are wrapping things up at Camp Muir. Today is Day 6 on the mountain for these guys yet Day 1 of sun! They’ve been hammered with high winds and heavy snowfall throughout the week, […]
March 17, 2011 Greg called in from Camp Muir this afternoon to report that it’s pretty darn cold and windy at Camp Muir these days…but that didn’t stop these guys from having a great day! 7:30am – Pancakes, bacon and hashbrowns! Wait, what? Yeah, the good stuff! 8:00am– Out the door for a Mountain Day […]
