July 30, 2010 We got word from The Flats and the teams are doing just fine! It was a busy day on the mountain but a nice hot drink, dinner along with an extended nap will get them through summit day! Back at Muir are George’s Partners Eric Simonson and Phil Ershler along with Phil’s […]
July 30, 2010 Jason Edwards is up at Camp Muir with one of our annual Washington National Parks Fund climbs is able to sneak out the occasional email and photo. Below is his dispatch from this morning. — Good Morning! Breakfast time in the Weatherport. Hotcakes, hash browns and bacon, and of course hot coffee! […]
July 29, 2010 Longtime guide and friend of George Dunn reports in from Camp Muir… All is well! He relayed a classic George Dunn ‘moment’ as the group enjoyed dinner in the Weatherport: Said George: “I have a great life…it has it’s ups and downs.” to which fellow guide Tyler Gimenez responded, “yeah, like 500 […]
July 29, 2010 George Dunn left here this morning with his wife Nancy and 16yr. old son Jeremy en route to what could be summit #500 for George! Follow along as George climbs into Mt. Rainier history!
July 28, 2010 We were saddened to hear of a death on the Emmons Glacier route yesterday with a private rope team of 4 climbers. The party was descending from the upper mountain when a slip occurred and the other members on the rope were unable to arrest the fall. Our group was low on […]
July 27, 2010 IMG Guide Greg Vernovage reported in from the Inter Glacier this afternoon reporting all is well with the team. They’ll wake up in the morning and head up to Camp Schurman and if all goes as planned they’ll make their way up the Emmons Glacier on Thursday. Over on the Kautz, Peter […]
July 26, 2010 Craig Hill of the Tacoma News Tribune captured George’s upcoming 500th summit of Mt. Rainier pretty darn well… ________________________________________________ CRAIG HILL Published: July 26, 2010 One morning this week George Dunn, his crampons crunching through the snow atop Mount Rainier, likely will make history and it won’t even be the highlight of […]
July 23, 2010 Just heard from IMG Partner George Dunn who stepped off the crater rim of Mt. Rainier this morning for the 499th time! Way to go George! He wasn’t alone – he and some friends from Outdoor Research along with his partner Phil Ershler were with him on the climb. It was a […]
July 22, 2010 George Dunn is en route for 499. He and his team of Outdoor Research staff left Paradise yesterday morning and arrived at Camp Muir at roughly 3pm in good form. After a good nights sleep & a hearty breakfast this morning they’ll hit the slopes outside of Camp Muir for some training […]
July 20, 2010 IMG Guide Greg Vernovage snapped a quick photo (iPhone) from the Inter Glacier on Mt. Rainier last night and it looks like the crew is having a good time! They were on the Inter Glacier (7800ft) in this photo. They’ll move on up to Camp Schurman this afternoon and go for the […]
