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 […]
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 […]
