August 7, 2010
Ted Fairhurst, a long time friend of IMG, shot this video in the Khumbu Ice Fall last year. Pretty cool stuff! IMG Guide Eben Reckord leading the way.
August 7, 2010
Ted Fairhurst, a long time friend of IMG, shot this video in the Khumbu Ice Fall last year. Pretty cool stuff! IMG Guide Eben Reckord leading the way.
Aug. 3, 2010
IMG Guide Mike Haft called in via SAT phone from Shuksan… all is well but they’re in between lightning storms at the moment. They’ve managed to stay dry but will hunker down in the tent tonight and see what the weather brings tomorrow…
Tye Chapman
August 2, 2010
July 31, 2010
George Dunn on top of Little Tahoma early in his guiding career
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 snow and the occasional lightning strike – but not enough to stop the Dunn and IMG family.
SPOT Track their progress here.
They’re walking downhill now.
More later…
Tye Chapman
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 wife Sue. They’ll wake up a touch earlier than George to catch up with him en route to #500.
Stay Tuned – or follow along via the SPOT Tracker.
Tye Chapman
July 30, 2010
On the stoves: Tyler Gimenez and Dan Zokaites. Enjoying their hard work is George Dunn and a couple WNPF Climbers.
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.
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Good Morning!
Breakfast time in the Weatherport. Hotcakes, hash browns and bacon, and of
course hot coffee!
Next on our agenda, some snow-school training.
Great weather up here at Camp Muir today! More later…
Jason
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On the same schedule as Jason’s team is George’s crew (his wife Nancy and son Jeremy). They’ll head up to the Flats later today, but be joined by Eric Simonson, and Phil & Sue Ershler early in the morning who will be climbing from Muir. Getting closer to 500! Go Geo!
Follow along via the SPOT GPS Messenger George is carrying.
Tye Chapman
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 of them!” All eight of us in the Weatherport busted out laughing!
Life is good at Muir!
-Jason
Follow their progress via the SPOT GPS Messenger George is carrying.
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 the mountain at the time and not involved in the accident in any way. Trip leader Greg Vernovage had already planned to take a new variation of the route, on a more gentle traversing line that will avoid the site of the accident. The guides are committed to making the Emmons as safe and successful as they possibly can and the entire team is looking forward to an enjoyable climb on Thursday.
George Dunn