May 28, 2009 Well it was just too windy on the upper mountain for our last Rainier climb. The group got up to about 12,500ft and conditions were not improving so the guides made the safe decision and turned around. They all returned safely to Camp Muir in good spirits and cruised on down to […]
With 10 of 12 on top yesterday Lead Guide Eben Reckord & Co. logged our first “Summer” summit of the season. Nice work everybody! Climbs will continue all summer long with 3-day climbs coming through IMG HQ every other day! Weather has been uncharacteristically warm on Mt. Rainier these past few days which made for […]
May 21, 2009 Each year Mt. Rainier National Park coordinates a helicopter lift to the various camps on Mt. Rainier each year… We work with them to get a couple loads lifted to Camp Muir. This year we sent up several hundred pounds of propane which is used to cook meals and melt water at […]
May 18, 2009 So the guides wrapped up their second day of training on Mt. Rainier last week by practicing some Kautz systems. They enjoyed the training (in less than ideal conditions) on some route specific tools and techniques and learned a few different, and possibly more efficient, ways of doing things. Some time was […]
May 13, 2009 The busy weeks continues today with Day 1 of IMG Guide Training. This year the training is being lead by IFMGA guides Jeff Ward, Olivia Cussen and John Race. Over 20 of our guides are here today to learn and participate in some weather analysis, route planning & gps work as well […]
Here’s a snapshot of what’s on tap for the month of May as we get ready for the Rainier Climbing Season… May 4-8 – ‘Work Week’ at HQ. May 9 – May 14 – Liberty Ridge Climb #1 (Guides: Aaron Mainer & Brian Warren) May 9 -May 15 – Mt. Rainier ‘Denali’ Seminar #4 (Guides: […]
April 30, 2009 Lead Guide John Race called in from the the summit of Mt. Rainier at about noon today!The group set out on a 6-day seminar starting last Sunday. After a night down low (near Panorama Point) the group cut loose and headed up to Muir on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday were scheduled training […]
April 16, 2009 As planned the team awoke at 4am, had a quick breakfast and started out in the early morning… The route they were heading up was ‘Gib Ledges’; a popular early season & winter route. As the team approached Gib Chute they stopped to evaluate the snow conditions. Guides Mark Allen and Ben […]
April 15, 2009 I spoke with Lead Guide Mark Allen today and the sun at Camp Muir continues to shine! Blueberry pancakes and fried bacon woke the team up and fueled them for another solid training day, but an early dinner and a 4am wake-up call will put the team in their sleeping bags a […]
Lead Guide Mark Allen called in on the sat phone from Camp Muir a few minutes ago… The Team had a great day hiking up to Muir. The trail-breaking wasn’t too bad after the last couple days of snow. It’s sunny and warm with minimal wind up there now! The plan is to do some […]
