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: Erica Engle & Eric Gullickson)
May 10 & 11 – Avy Refresher Course for guides
May 12 – NPS Mt. Rainier Natural History Course for guides & staff
May 13 & 14 – IMG Guide Training
Week of May 18 – NPS heli-lift (propane and supplies) to Camp Muir (subject to weather)
May 19 & May 20 – Carry to Camp Muir & Set-up of Camp Muir
May 20 – 3-Day Summit Climbs Begin!
May 23 & 24 – Wilderness First Responder Refresher Course
May 31 – Liberty Ridge Climb #2
So as you can see it’ll be a busy place around HQ but it’s nice to get everybody together before the season starts to take care of some business and have some fun.
See you on the mountain!
Back row (left to right): Phil Ershler, Tyler Gimenez, Aaron Mainer, Max Bunce, Andy Polloczek, Jeff Ward, Dan Otter, Adam Angel, Liam O’Sullivan, Ben Kurdt. Middle: Erica Engle, Brenda Walsh, Paul Baugher. Front row: Chris Meder, Brian Warren, Eric Gullickson, Kelly Ryan, Greg Vernovage, Eric Simonson, George Dunn
Many of you know that the mid-summer months (July & August) on Mt. Rainier sell out pretty quickly, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get outside and climb a mountain as challenging (or more) as Mt. Rainier!
There aren’t many people who get excited about researching insurance so I thought I’d take a minute and explain some Travel Insurance thoughts and options and try to answer a few common questions.
People ask me – “Why go to Bhutan?”
Additionally, treks like the one we do in Bhutan give us an opportunity to share the experience with a spouse, friend, son or daughter who may not have the mountaineering skills required for many more involved trips. Add to all this the fact that a country like Bhutan sees a much smaller number of tourists than many other locations. And talk about exotic, I can’t think of many locals higher on the ‘exotic’ scale than Bhutan. Add it all up and you’ve got the makings for a great adventure (
I drove the team to the Paradise Parking Lot in Mt. Rainier National Park yesterday in very winter like conditions… Not the Spring Easter we were hoping for. Some fresh snow was covering the freshly plowed parking lot as the team loaded the packs and rigged up the sleds… Into the snow they went.