The Wonder Of Technology – Emmons Photos

July 27, 2009

Last night and early this morning IMG Guide Greg Vernovage emailed me some photos of their first camp… Not bad considering he’s on Mt. Rainier and taking these photos with his cell phone!

Camp 1 before some digging… Inter Glacier on Mt. Rainier at roughly 8000ft
Camp 1 (Before)

A look at Camp 1 after some digging of tent platforms.

Looking down at Camp 1 and up the Inter Glacier.

A view from Camp 1.

A happy group after breakfast at Camp 1.

Photos by Greg Vernovage (Cell Phone).

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Tye Chapman
Operations Manager

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A Big Crew Heading Up The Emmons Glacier…

July 26, 2009

IMG Guide Greg Vernovage emailed me this photo last night to illustrate the size of the team he’ll be leading up Mt. Rainier this week via the Emmons Glacier…Greg’s a big boy coming in at well over 6ft… (6ft. 3in I think) so as you can imagine he’s usually the tall guy in the picture… Not this time. He’s in the dark grey t-shirt right smack in the middle of the photo below…

This photo was taken outside the Alpine Inn over at Crystal Mountain. Our Emmons Teams meet there at 2pm on day 1 for their gear check, orientation and instruction before their group dinner at 6:30pm. Day 2 starts with breakfast and a shuttle to the trail head at the White River entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park… The day ends at around 8000ft on the Inter Glacier… On Day 3 they’ll make their way to Camp Schurman at 9500ft. The night of Day 3 or the early morning of Day 4 they’ll make their way to the summit (Rainier permitting of course) and back to camp. On Day 5 (or Day 4 of the climb) they’ll make their way back to the trailhead for a shuttle back to the Alpine Inn for a burger and a well deserved beer!

Greg’s going to try to email photos along the way so check back later this week to see how the climb’s going.

Tye Chapman
Operations Manager

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A Google Earth View

July 19, 2009

Mt. Rainier DC Route – Early July

IMG Guide Mike Haugen tracked his climb and overlayed it on google earth… Pretty cool!

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Tye Chapman
Operations Manager

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Another Beautiful Week On Mt. Rainier

July 17, 2009

The season of summits continues on Mt. Rainier this week with a solid forecast… however it might get a little windy on the upper mountain over the weekend so we’ll see how our teams do.

On the schedule these next few days will be a Kautz Climb, an Emmons Climb a Disappointment Cleaver Climb and a 6-day Himalayan Seminar..So once again we’ll have the mountain covered!

That means in addition to the group gear (ropes, tents, stoves, fuel, etc.) needed for each climb we’ll need to pack a combined 13 days worth of food for which amounts to roughly 150 breakfasts and 150 dinners or simply put A LOT OF FOOD!

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Tye Chapman
Operations Manager

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A Kilimanjaro Summary by IMG Guide Adam Angel

July 10. 2009

Absence does make the heart grow fonder.Â Three years after my last Kilimanjaro expedition I returned with a fantastic group of IMG climbers to go to the top once more.

The 3-year hiatus renewed my excitement in the mountains, wildlife, and people of Tanzania.Â The specialness of the region was more apparent than ever to me this time.Â My understanding of this place, fortified over previous expeditions, gave it a certain familiarity, the kind of familiarity that relaxes you.Â North Central Tanzania is a fertile, vibrant, organic place.Â Kilimanjaro sustains it’s rivers during the dry seasons.Â Our journey takes us from the mountain top glaciers to the heart of one of the most amazing ecosystems in the world, the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem.Â As a photographer, I returned with a new eye, as a climber I returned with a renewed desire to stand upon the ‘Roof of Africa’.

Our local staff of 45 porters, cooks, and guides worked hard for us on the mountain.Â We arrived in each camp to the smell of fresh coffee and popcorn, our tents already set, and washing water soon on the way.Â Our team made it to each camp in record time and were very proud of their effort.

We had great weather throughout the entire climb and the scenery was as good as it gets.Â All 12 of us made it to the top in good style.Â Congratulations to all – I will not forget it!

The safari was a blast as usual and a nice reward for the sweat left on the mountain during our climb.

-Adam Angel

**All Photos by Adam Angel.

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Guide Feature: Greg Vernovage

Read about IMG Guide Greg Vernovage in the August edition of Volleyball Magazine… yes that’s right Volleyball Magazine!

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Mt. Rainier: Kautz, Emmons and DC Summits!

July 2, 2009

The summit season continues here at IMG!

Lead Guide Justin Merle arrived here at HQ after having 100% of his team on top yesterday on the Kautz. The Ice Chute is in good shape and the team rolled back into camp at just over 13 hours on summit day – nice work everybody! Some nice pictures are in bound by the crew.

IMG Guide Ben Kurdt called via Sat Phone from the summit this morning with 100% on top at roughly 9am on via the Emmons. They’re pulled back into Camp Schurman this afternoon and are either asleep or telling stories of their day – either way they’re all happy!

And our DC climb should be here at HQ here soon after summiting this morning as well. They were on top before the Emmons crew so no high-fives there but they made the top and will enjoy a burger and a well deserved beer tonight!

Busy days continue here at IMG…

Have a great holiday weekend everybody… see you next week!
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Tye Chapman
Operations Manager

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Second Denali Team Summits!

July 1, 2009

Lead Guide Mike Hamill and his team reached the summit of Denali yesterday and are already back in Talkeetna! 20+ hours of daylight tends to give climbers a bit of extra motivation to get downhill!

I just spoke with IMG Guide Eben Reckord who summitted a few days ago with Phil – he’s enjoying things at the ‘West Rib’ in Talkeentna thinking about ordering some fish tacos. “An amazing trip and a wonderful experience,” he said.

Looks like they’ll all head for Anchorage today and get out of AK this afternoon or evening. Way to go everybody!

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Tye Chapman
Operations Manager

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Ershler’s Denali Team Summits

June 29, 2009

IMG Partner Phil Ershler called in from High Camp this morning after his team reached the summit! After a cruiser trip last year (right around 14 days) Phil and his team paid their dues while they waited out a barrage of storms. They spent over a week at 14,000ft as well as several days at High Camp (17,200ft)… but the waiting paid off! They’re hustling to get off the mountain while the flyin’s good… The sprint downhill has begun – luckily daylight in Alaska is in their favor!

Fellow IMG Guides Mike Hamill and Greg Vernovage who flew onto Denali well over a week after Phil and IMG Guide Eben Reckord caught up with Phil’s team at High Camp and are going for it now… Hope to know more tomorrow on their progress.

On a side note this was Phil’s 31st climb of Denali and is 26th summit! 26 for 31… pretty darn awesome!

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Tye Chapman
Operations Manager

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Ershler’s Denali Team at 17,200′ High Camp

June 27, 2009

Phil called from high camp at 17,000 feet. This is their second night at high camp. With him is guide Eben Reckord and 3 of the original group of 6 team members. The rest of the team descended with other guides due to time constraints. All is well with the group, and they are waiting for a summit opportunity. Phil sent the sat phone down with the descending members, so will not be able to call again until an opportunity arises to use another phone.

Hopefully the next message from Phil will be news that he is safely down with the team from a successful summit of the mountain.

George Dunn,
IMG Director

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