Posts Tagged ‘Mt. Rainier’

Or a big truck with a camper on the back.

The life of a dirt bag is incredibly difficult to describe to some folks.  I recently pulled into a local coffee shop, ordered my morning fix and the girl smiled and said, “oh are you going camping?” I replied, “haha, no this is my home.” An

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The time has finally come to congratulate the 16 participants that are confirmed to go on the 39th Annual JanSport® Rainier Climb, June 20 -June 25, 2011. 
For the second year running we are proud to partner with International Mountain Guides (IMG, www.mountainguides.com) world-renowned guiding service based out of Ashford, WA.

The JanSport 39th Annual Rainier

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Gear Junkie blog contributor T.C. Worley put JanSport’s  Tahoma backpack to the test on Mount Rainier.

“The Tahoma carried as well as any pack I’ve tried in this size,” said Worley. “Its suspension system was highly adjustable, letting me dial in a perfect fit. I was able to ‘tune’ the aluminum frame rails by gently bending

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My name is Ty and I am one of the lucky contributing bloggers with IMG.  Here are some details about me and want you all to know I am very much looking forward to being a contributor on BeOutdoors.

Name: Tyler Gimenez
Where you call home

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Throughout the season on Mt. Rainier guides are constantly working on the route to the summit.  We are constantly shoveling, scouting and making variations.  From Camp Muir to the Summit there is almost 4300 ft of vertical relief.  With all the changes in the snow

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