{"id":18,"date":"2009-02-04T11:53:55","date_gmt":"2009-02-04T19:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=18"},"modified":"2009-02-19T12:23:16","modified_gmt":"2009-02-19T20:23:16","slug":"our-new-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2009\/02\/04\/img-news\/our-new-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Our New Blog&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" \/><meta name=\"ProgId\" content=\"Word.Document\" \/><meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 11\" \/><meta name=\"Originator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 11\" \/>\n<link rel=\"File-List\" \/><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:WordDocument>   <w:View>Normal<\/w:View>   <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>   <w:PunctuationKerning\/>   <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas\/>   <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>   <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent>   <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>   <w:Compatibility>    <w:BreakWrappedTables\/>    <w:SnapToGridInCell\/>    <w:WrapTextWithPunct\/>    <w:UseAsianBreakRules\/>    <w:DontGrowAutofit\/>   <\/w:Compatibility>   <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>  <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\">  <\/w:LatentStyles> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object  classid=\"clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D\" id=ieooui><\/object> \n\n<style> st1\\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <\/style>\n\n <![endif]--><\/p>\n<style> <!--  \/* Style Definitions *\/  p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal \t{mso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmargin:0in; \tmargin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:12.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";} p \t{mso-margin-top-alt:auto; \tmargin-right:0in; \tmso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; \tmargin-left:0in; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:12.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";} span.EmailStyle15 \t{mso-style-type:personal; \tmso-style-noshow:yes; \tmso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; \tmso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; \tfont-family:Arial; \tmso-ascii-font-family:Arial; \tmso-hansi-font-family:Arial; \tmso-bidi-font-family:Arial; \tcolor:windowtext;} @page Section1 \t{size:8.5in 11.0in; \tmargin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; \tmso-header-margin:.5in; \tmso-footer-margin:.5in; \tmso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 \t{page:Section1;} --> <\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">February 4, 2009 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Welcome to our new blog! 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IMG continues to be one of the most respected and active guiding companies in the world.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">We wanted to put this blog together to share what is going on in our world with all or our friends. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\" \/><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Some fun things you&#8217;ll find on our blog:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\" \/><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\" \/><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\" \/><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\" \/><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Dispatches from all around the world. From right here at Mt.  Rainier to the Himalayas of Nepal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Photos and videos of our climbs as they become available.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Notes from IMG owners: Phil Ershler, Eric  Simonson, George Dunn and Paul Baugher<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Trip reports from our worldwide expeditions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">A couple of things you won&#8217;t find on our blog:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Out of respect for our climbers we will not post the names of individuals on our climbs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">We will not post any rescue\/emergency information or updates of any kind.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Enjoy!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">IMG Team<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"202\" width=\"311\" title=\"Our Office.\" alt=\"Our Office.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/photos\/office\/img-hq-sm.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 4, 2009 Welcome to our new blog! 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