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 […]
March 30, 2010 A big weather system settled in the Pacific Northwest these past few days and has dumped several feet of snow in the Cascades! Great for the skiers but not so great for the first day of our Denali Prep Seminar which was scheduled to get started yesterday. With the roads inside Mt. […]
March 19, 2010 It’s a beautiful day here in the Northwest so what do two legends of Mt. Rainier do – like horses to a barn they went to Camp Muir! IMG Partners George Dunn and Phil Ershler along with Sue Ershler left HQ about 8:30 and were walking uphill by 10:00am. They pulled in […]
March 16, 2010 After a beautiful day yesterday our Denali Prep Seminar broke camp early this morning and made short work of the Muir Snowfield given the conditions – arriving at roughly 1:30 this afternoon. The GPS’s came in handy today as the forecasted winds & snow came in right on time – as Greg […]
March 15, 2010 After a busy day of sorting gear and some on-site training here at HQ yesterday our Denali Prep Seminar loaded up the van this morning and headed up to Paradise to officially start their 6 days on Mt. Rainier. Lead Guide Greg Vernovage just called in from their first camp (~7000ft) to report […]
March 12, 2010 Busy weekend here at IMG with our next Denali Prep Seminar coming through headquarters! I just spoke with the lead guide Greg Vernovage who’s fresh off an Aconcagua trip and a short vacation in Argentina and he’s fired up to get back on Rainier! He’ll be joined by fellow guides Jenni Fogle […]
March 8, 2010 Question of the day: How should I train for Mt. Rainier? Climbing Mt. Rainier is tough for even the fittest of climbers, so doing your physical homework is extremely important. Have a look at the Training Suggestions for Mt. Rainier webpage for a detailed look at what it takes to climb Mt. […]
