klar404 Posted December 29, 2002 Posted December 29, 2002 Or why RMI is gonna be losing out! Read it here http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134604785_rainierguides29m.html or in your Sunday times.Favorite quote by Pete Whittikar "I think RMI was maybe a little slow in adapting to change as things changed around them," and you gotta love the pictures of big Lou! Quote
priapism Posted December 30, 2002 Posted December 30, 2002 Maybe it is time for someone else to lead the cattle. But who could argue about the experience of the RMI guides, as the P.I. states about ten times.... "From Ed Viesturs, the only American to climb the six highest peaks in the world without oxygen, to Eric Simonson, who led the 1999 Everest expedition that found British climber George Mallory's body, some of the world's most experienced mountaineers have led RMI climbs " What routes were those again? Oh, that's right, they were the lines of the first ascents, done back in the sixties by guys in knickers with 85cm axes. Not to take anything away from Ed, as he's surely qualified to lead trips up Rainier, but it's kinda funny the papers call guys like that "the best climbers in the world." I know I'm preaching to the choir, just thought it was amusing. (And maybe trolling a little for RMI guides out there....) Quote
Greg_W Posted December 30, 2002 Posted December 30, 2002 That article mentioned that RMI had their own hut. Quote
Highlander Posted December 30, 2002 Posted December 30, 2002 Rumor is their planning on building Condos over the next five years to offer that Euro feel to their guiding business. Quote
Pencil_Pusher Posted December 30, 2002 Posted December 30, 2002 Maybe this shift in guiding services is why the NPS is doubling the climbing fee, perhaps guesstimating the number of climbers will increase significantly in the coming years. $$ Quote
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