IMG partner Eric Simonson was recently elected to the Board of the American Alpine Club. IMG has been an AAC Industry Partner since 2005. We support the mission of the American Alpine Club, which has been the voice for American climbers for over 100 years. If you are a climber, you should consider joining the […]
This is good and very popular question! We start guiding the “summer season” in May and guide Rainier through the end of September. That said, the conditions on the mountain change throughout the season. Below is a quick look at how it shakes out… Remember there are pros and cons to climbing at any time […]
Soft-shell pants are made of high-performance synthetic fabrics that are resistant to abrasions & tears. They hold up extremely well to mountain abuse. They are typically water-resistant (not water proof) which means they are breathable and shed light rain and snow and dry quickly when they get wet. The question:Â Are they required or will […]
International Mountain Guides Partners George Dunn and Phil Ershler will be speaking at a couple different REI’s this week. The talks will be geared towards climbing Mt. Rainier…which as you might know George and Phil know a little bit about. George has more summits of Mt. Rainier than anybody in the world having reached the […]
What a beautiful day on the mountain! Our 6-day Winter Seminar wrapped up their trip with an excellent walk down to Paradise today. It was such a nice day that IMG Partner Eric Simonson and I set out early this morning to meet them on the Muir Snowfield. We bumped into them above Panarama Point, […]
Thursday, Feb. 19 Lead Guide Greg Vernovage radioed in this morning from Camp Muir. The Winter Seminar group has had some great weather above the clouds and it looks like that continues today… Greg and fellow guide Aaron Mainer didn’t feel comfortable crossing the Cowlitz Glacier this morning due to avalanche concerns so the team […]
Wednesday, Feb. 18 Everyone is back in Mendoza. Flights are being changed, the group is celebrating and even trying to squeeze in a wine tour before leaving. The two days following IMG’s summit day were bad. Looks like the mountain gods let us squeeze one in. The team did a great job of putting themselves […]
Tuesday, Feb. 17 IMG Senior Guide Craig John notched his 18th and 19th summits of Kilimanjaro over the last few weeks, with successful climbs to the Roof of Africa as the leader of our January and February teams. Our January group put 11 of 12 on Uhuru and the February group put 10 of 10 […]
February 4, 2009 Welcome to our new blog! As you may know International Mountain Guides directors Phil Ershler, George Dunn, Eric Simonson and Paul Baugher organize and lead climbing, trekking and mountaineering expeditions around the world, from the classic climbs of the Alps and Andes to the 8,000m peaks of the Himalayas. IMG continues to […]
