{"id":29347,"date":"2025-02-12T13:13:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=29347"},"modified":"2025-02-12T13:14:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:14:45","slug":"mt-rainier-the-perfect-classroom-for-aiare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2025\/02\/12\/img-news\/mt-rainier-the-perfect-classroom-for-aiare\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Rainier, the perfect classroom for AIARE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February 12, 2025<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-29347 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Max sharing weather resources. (P Painter)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-940x940.png 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-620x620.png 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-195x195.png 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-130x130.png 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-29337'>\n\t\t\t\tMax sharing weather resources. (P Painter)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Class discussion (P Painter)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10-940x940.png 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10-620x620.png 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10-195x195.png 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10-130x130.png 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-29338'>\n\t\t\t\tClass discussion (P Painter)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2025\/02\/12\/img-news\/mt-rainier-the-perfect-classroom-for-aiare\/attachment\/8-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Warm classroom at HQ (P Painter)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-1-940x940.png 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-1-620x620.png 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-1-195x195.png 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-1-130x130.png 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-1-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-1-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-29348'>\n\t\t\t\tWarm classroom at HQ (P Painter)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-29347 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Eagle Peak Trail (M Bond)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-29342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-940x940.png 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-620x620.png 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-195x195.png 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-130x130.png 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-29342'>\n\t\t\t\tEagle Peak Trail (M Bond)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2025\/06\/23\/img-news\/a-wet-weekend-in-washington\/attachment\/4-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Climbers on Rainier after a recent snow\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-29343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-940x940.png 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-620x620.png 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-195x195.png 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-130x130.png 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-29343'>\n\t\t\t\tClimbers on Rainier after a recent snow. Photo Max Bond\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/3-9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Trail of powder. (M Bond)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-29340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-940x940.png 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-620x620.png 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-195x195.png 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-130x130.png 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-29340'>\n\t\t\t\tTrail of powder. (M Bond)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/6-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Classroom Probing (M Bond)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-29345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-940x940.png 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-620x620.png 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-195x195.png 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-130x130.png 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-29345'>\n\t\t\t\tClassroom Probing (M Bond)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"How deep is the ping? (M Bond)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-29346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-940x940.png 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-620x620.png 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-195x195.png 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-130x130.png 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-29346'>\n\t\t\t\tHow deep is the ping? (M Bond)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/1-11\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Done for the day. (M Bond)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-29341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-940x940.png 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-620x620.png 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-195x195.png 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-130x130.png 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-29341'>\n\t\t\t\tDone for the day. (M Bond)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the pictures from this weekend February 8<sup>th<\/sup> and 9<sup>th<\/sup> as Mt. Rainier showed what a perfect classroom it can be!<\/p>\n<p>There are few things like experiencing the mountains during the winter. The beauty, the majesty, the solitude, the vastness. IMG was proud to offer AIARE Avalanche level1 courses this winter on Mt. Rainier. Max Bond IMG\u2019s Veteran guide and certified avalanche educator was happy to present avalanche education curriculum from the American Institute of Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE). This year 15 participants were certified in level 1 and are ready to move on to AIARE Avalanche Rescue, and in AIARE Rec 2, or AIARE Pro 1. More classes to come next year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 12, 2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; Enjoy the pictures from this weekend February 8th and 9th as Mt. Rainier showed what a perfect classroom it can be! There are few things like experiencing the mountains during the winter. The beauty, the majesty, the solitude, the vastness. 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