May 7, 2010 After several days of some pretty miserable weather here in Ashford the clouds finally parted long enough for guides Tyler Gimenez and Austin Shannon along with myself and apprentice guide Dan Zokaites to grab some skis and head into Mt. Rainier National Park for a quick “after work ski tour”. At Paradise […]
May 4, 2010 It’s Work Week around IMG Headquarters this week… IMG Guides Austin Shannon and Tyler Gimenez are here helping us get this place in summer shape. The problem:Â some of the items on the “To Do List” are going to be a little tough with the 2 straight days of snow, sleet, hail […]
May 3, 2010 Denali Prep Seminar – The team wrapped up the 6.5 day seminar on Saturday by walking down the Muir Snowfield in near white out conditions. Winds gusting to 60mph knocked them around a bit but nothing they couldn’t handle. They pulled into the parking lot at Paradise around 11am… An hour down […]
April 30, 2010 Jeff Ward called in today from above the Beehive on Rainier to report good conditions early but as the team climbed higher on the mountain the snow conditions were less and less favorable. Safety first; summit second. They opted to return to Camp Muir where they’ll focus on crevasse rescue and navigation […]
April 29, 2010 IMG Guide Eric Gullickson reports from Camp Muir that the team spent the day training with a focus on fixed line ascent and descent. While the team trained, IMG Guides Jeff Ward and Austin Shannon scouted the standard route up the Ingraham Glacier. Their report: snow conditions not favorable for climbing. Plan […]
April 28, 2010 The Denali Seminar spent their first night at camp near Pan. Point but not without some excitement…Monday evening our team was notified by Mt. Rainier National Park of an accident near Camp Muir. Two independent climbers, attempting to get to Camp Muir on Monday, in near white out conditions, walked off a […]
April 26th, 2010 Just off the radio with IMG Guide Eric Gullickson who reports that the team has pulled into their first camp below Pan. Point. The freezing level is dropping and snow is starting to fall. They’re dug in and ready for the weather if it comes tonight/tom,orrow… if not they’ll pull the trigger […]
April 14, 2010 IMG Guide Erica Engle called in this afternoon to report that the team had a good day training today. They pulled into Camp Muir earlier this week and will base out of there for the rest of the week. Today they took advantage of the nice weather by taking a walk up […]
April 12, 2010 Climbs and expeditions have rest days but they don’t take weekends off… Here’s a snapshot into a few expeditions over the weekend. Everest IMG’s Ang Jangbu and Mike Hamill report from Base Camp that the Hybrid team and remainder of the Sherpas all arrived yesterday and they are doing well. We have […]
April 2, 2010 With just a few spots still available this year on Rainier (May 17 and May 19) a lot of climbers are already looking at 2011… And while we can’t sell our 2011 spots just yet we’ve hooked up with our friends at Outdoor Research and are giving one away! Click below to […]
