February 18, 2011 Aaron Mainer called in from Camp Muir this morning to report that all is well. The team had a great day of skills training yesterday (cramponing, fixed line, ice axe arrest, etc.) and took a walk up to AAA Gully to check out the conditions – WINDY! Later in the afternoon, back […]
February 17, 2011 Yesterday our Rainier Winter Seminar made their way to Camp Muir, which as you might know, is not a given in the winter. They left their first camp near Panarama Point yesterday morning, and at times waded through some deep snow in sustained 30mph winds before pulling into Camp Muir in the […]
February 8, 2011 Join Phil Ershler at the Outdoor Research retail store on Feb. 24th at 7pm for a chat about what it takes to climb Mt. Rainier. Space is limited. RSVP is requested. Outdoor Research 2203 1st Avenue South Seattle, WA 98134 (206) 971-1496
October 7, 2010 Congratulations to John Karakis from Wisconsin for winning the grand prize in the Climb a Northwest Icon Sweepstakes. John will be climbing Mt. Rainier with us next summer sporting some new gear from Outdoor Research! John hails from Milwaukee, WI where he is a police officer. He loves all things outdoors and […]
September 13, 2010 Earlier this season we had a blast taking several of our friends over at Outdoor Research up Mt. Rainier. Below is a peak into their experience. Enjoy! —————————————————————————- Confessions of a Glutton By Teresa Bruffey of Outdoor Research “Do you have any extra room in your pack?,†my roommate asked in a […]
September 7, 2010 We’re happy to announce that our 2011 Rainier dates are now released and reservations for next year can be made. Dates fill up fast so book your climb and tell your friends ASAP! When is the best time to climb Mt. Rainier you ask? Find the answer here. New trips for 2011: […]
August, 26, 2010 Guest Blogger Rick Saez from JanSport dropped us a line this morning with a sweet photo taken inside Mt. Rainier National Park earlier this week so we asked him to crank out a blog post for us… Mt. Rainier moonset and spectacular wildflowers (Photo by Rick Saez- JanSport) Derrick and I had […]
August 16, 2010 Craig Hill over at the Tacoma News Tribune sat down with Jason awhile ago to chat about his climbing career as well as a 1 day climb of one of Mt. Rainier’s toughest and most technical routes – Liberty Ridge. ———————————— 1 mountain, 1 day, 2 fast climbers on Liberty Ridge Craig […]
August 2, 2010
July 31, 2010 I just spoke with Phil via SAT phone… At 6:10am this morning George Dunn, alongside his wife Nancy, his son Jeremy and his partners Eric Simonson and Phil Ershler (and Phil’s wife Sue), summited Mt. Rainier for the 500th time. Sounds like it was a tough climb with some decent winds, blowing […]
