August 1, 2019 If you’re thinking about a Rainier climb in 2020 and want to dip your toes into the water first, we still have room on our August 21 Mountain Day School, August 22 Advanced Mountain Day School, & August 23-24 Crevasse Rescue Course! Come on out and learn some basic mountaineering skills with […]
July 4, 2019 It has been a week of celebrations for our Rainier climbs with summits on the DC, Fuhrer Finger, and Kautz routes. Additionally, our Glacier Skills Seminar and our Women’s Climb both topped out for an overall excellent transition from June to July! If you’re thinking about climbing Rainier or taking a training […]
May 18, 2018 The weather on Rainier has calmed a bit and the sun is shining today. IMG Lead Guide, Willie Webster, and his team are up at Muir training this morning and will head to the Ingraham Flats Camp this afternoon. A couple of the guides on the trip have ascended ahead of Willie […]
April 23, 2019 We still have availability on this summer’s mountaineering courses! Take one at a time or take them on consecutive days. Either way, you’ll be a better mountaineer and safer climbing partner when you’re done! MDS = Mountain Day School AMDS = Advanced Mountain Day School CRS = Crevasse Rescue School May 17 […]
April 18, 2019 Our 5th Denali Prep Seminar of 2019 made the trip up to Camp Muir yesterday after spending two days and nights working on their expedition camping skills at the 6,200′ Marmot Hill Camp. They had blue skies and sunshine for their sled hauling day out of Paradise, but the weather has since […]
March 26, 2019 Join IMG Lead Guide, Betsy Dain-Owens, on the last Denali Prep Seminar of the season April 27 – May 3 and find out how Rikki’s team rescued him during their training! Just two spots remain for an opportunity to spend almost a week on Rainier while the snowpack is in excellent training […]
March 19, 2019 Register now while there’s still room on the following IMG trips! Mt. Whitney Mountaineer’s Route April 6-9 Mt. Rainier Fuhrer Finger May 19-24 Mt. Baker Easton Glacier June 7-9 Mt. Shuksan Sulphide Glacier June 10-13 Cordillera Huayhuash Peru Trek July 6-21 Mt. Elbrus July 27 – August 10 Mt. Shuksan Women’s Climb […]
March 19, 2019 Tuesday was the second day of record-breaking temps in the PNW and it was all sunshine and blue skies for the Denali Prep Team. Today they climbed up to Muir Peak and focused on fixed line travel. Freezing levels are expected to drop slightly tonight, though nice weather will remain for a […]
March 18, 2019 Our third Denali Prep Seminar of the season, led by Rikki Dunn, awoke to sunshine and blue skies after spending a clear night camped just below Panorama Point. On Day One, sleds are used to haul loads to the first camp site. The team then sets up tents as they would on […]
March 7, 2019 IMG Guides, Rikki Dunn & Nicole Sims, set the bar high with how well they ran the second Denali Prep Seminar of the season. Their first couple of days on the mountain found them under sunny skies, but weather moved in as soon as they arrived at Camp Muir. This gave them […]
