March 27, 2013 By Chris Meder Packing is one of those unsung skills of all successful climbers. Do it well and you will save time, energy, hassle… and be ready to go before everyone else. Here are a few things to help you improve your packing game. 1. Pack only what you need, leave the […]
Archive: March, 2013
Another Summit On Whitney
March 25, 2013 George’s Mt. Whitney team made it safely down the mountain after a successful summit, and they are now on their way home. Team #4 just checked in from the summit today with 100% on top! Everyone is looking forward to their celebration dinner tomorrow night after they descend.
Whitney Summit
March 23, 2013 George just called in from the summit of Mt. Whitney… “Pretty cold and windy, we almost turned at the notch. Probably blowing 40mph, but we kept on moving. We’re on top now and heading down in a few.” That’s all for now. Tye Chapman
Whitney Team At High Camp
March 22, 2013 All continues to go well on Mt. Whitney. George called in from High Camp to report more good weather and another good forecast for their summit day tomorrow. They’ll get up around 2:00am and get going shortly there after. I’ll get another quick call from George tomorrow – hopefully with a summit […]
Denali Prep Seminar Wraps It Up
March 22, 2013 After enduring 5 days (and nights) in the midst of several “Winter Weather Advisories” on Mt. Rainier, our latest Denali Prep Seminar came downhill yesterday afternoon. Not knowing what today was going to bring, coming down a day early was the safe decision. So, today they put the harnesses on and did […]
Whitney Climb Checks In
March 21, 2013 Another beautiful day on Mt. Whitney, George Dunn reports. The team has just pulled into their first camp near Lower Boy Scout Lake. They’ll set up camp and just relax and enjoy the beauty of their surroundings – and some pasta primavera for dinner of course. Tye Chapman
Another Whitney Team On Deck
March 20, 2013 George checked in from Lone Pine, CA today as he gears up for his next Whitney climb. So far so good this year – 2 teams on the mountain and both teams tagged the top! He’ll meet his next group in the morning for some bacon and eggs then they’ll hit the […]
Next Whitney Team Working Toward Summit
March 18, 2013 George Dunn, descending with the first Whitney trip after summiting on March 16, passed trip #2 led by Kurt Wedberg yesterday. The team all looked very fit and were heading up to their high camp at about 11,800’ on a beautiful day. Kurt’s team is summiting today, and will report down to […]
Whitney Summit!
March 16, 2013 Geo called in, after returning from High Camp, this afternoon to report another successful climb on Mt. Whitney. It was a cold and windy morning for sure – but it beats the heck out of a day in the office! They’re all safe and sound at High Camp enjoying a nap and […]
Whitney Team Moving To High Camp
March 15, 2012 IMG Partner George Dunn checked in last night around 7pm (PST) from Camp 1 (10,000ft.) near Lower Boy Scout Lake on Mt. Whitney. The guys put in a good hard day. post-holing at times up the steep terrain, and were rewarded with a nice ‘balmy’ evening in camp. Today they’ll pack up […]