Entries from Mount Rainier
Posted by: Mike Walter, Drew O’Brien, Michael Murray, Avery Stolte
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
After several days of training and climbing, the Expedition Skills Seminar - Emmons team reached the summit of Mt. Rainier yesterday via the Emmons Glacier. The team reported high winds overnight and delayed their departure from Camp Schurman. Winds abated and they had a nice climb to the summit. The team returned to Camp Schurman for their final night on the mountain. This morning they will break camp, descend to the trail head and return to Ashford.
Congratulations to the team!
PC: Drew O'Brien
The Four Day Climb June 10 - 13 led by RMI Guides Brent Okita and Mike Haugen has reached the summit of Mt. Rainier. The teams were walking into the crater rim at 7 am. They plan to spend an hour in the crater and then will begin their descent to Camp Muir. The teams will continue down to Paradise later today and return to Rainier BaseCamp to conclude their adventure.
Congratulations climbers!
Posted by: Casey Grom, Mike Bennett, Walter Hailes, George Hedreen, Tom Skoog, Margo Kerr
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb June 9 - 12 led by RMI Guides Mike Bennett and Walter Hailes reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The weather was fairly calm and winds were decreasing. The climbers enjoyed some time in the summit crater before starting their descent from the crater rim around 8:40 am. They are now heading back to Camp Muir. Once packed up they will continue down to Paradise.
Congratulations to today's climbing teams!
Posted by: James Bealer, Jess Wedel, Ben Thorneycroft, George Hedreen, Hannah Billings, Claire Pennell
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb June 6 - 9 led by RMI Guides James Bealer & Jess Wedel reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. At 7 am, they were starting their descent from the crater rim.
Congratulations climbers!
Congratulations Team and a shout out to Cary idler! Have a safe trip coming down!
Posted by: Tammi idler on 6/25/2024 at 8:46 pm
Congratulations! It’s an amazing accomplishment and team work!
Posted by: Tammi Idler on 6/20/2024 at 7:49 am
Posted by: Casey Grom, Drew O’Brien, Mike Bennett, Charlie Harrison, Jackson Breen, Roland Scott
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,200'
The Four Day Climb led by RMI Guides Casey Grom and Drew O’Brien reached Ingraham Flats on Mt. Rainier this morning. New snow from recent storms, avalanches, and route concerns kept the team from continuing up hill.
The team enjoyed a beautiful sunrise and started their descent from Camp Muir.
Posted by: Andy Bond
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
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The Expedition Skills Seminar - Kautz team trained all week to hone the mountaineering skills needed to qualify for a Denali, Aconcagua, and other big mountain expeditions. The team learned crevasse rescue, fixed line travel, route finding, and avalanche forecasting. Poor weather and high avalanche danger prevented the team from making a summit attempt via the Katuz Glacier, but the time spend training and learning the advanced mountain skills will benefit all team members on their next mountain adventure.
Congratulations Team!
The Four Day Climb led by RMI Guides Brent Okita, and Joe Hoch climbed to Ingraham Flats, but were unable to go further due to high avalanche risk. The team enjoyed a beautiful sunrise, and will be back to Rainier Basecamp in Ashford this afternoon.
Congratulations Team!
Wow! That pic is stunning!
Bummer you weren’t able to summit, but good to be safe!
Cheers to everyone!
Posted by: Katie Hernandez on 6/7/2024 at 11:34 am
Beautiful Pic! Sorry the climb had to turn back but clearly Safety First !
Posted by: Doug Thompson on 6/7/2024 at 10:39 am
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Nicole De Petris, Bailey Servais, Arianna Drechsler
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 5,400'
The Expedition Skill Seminar - Emmons team May 31 - 5 June led by RMI Guide Dominic Cifelli endured some epic wet weather during their six day training and climbing program. After two days of technical training and climbing school the team headed to the White River Entrance of Mt. Rainier donned their packs and climbed to the lower Emmons Glacier. The team spent two days in rainy and snow weather before descending to the trailhead and returning to Ashford. On Wednesday the team spent another day training to complete their program.
Here's hoping for better weather next time!
Posted by: Seth Burns, Sam Hoffman, Jackson Breen, George Hedreen, Will Ambler, Raymond Holt
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,200'
The Four Day Climb teams led by RMI Guides Seth Burns and Sam Hoffman reached Ingraham Flats, 11,200', this morning on their summit attempt. Due to unstable snow conditions the teams decided to call this their high point today and returned safely to Camp Muir. Climbers are packing up their gear and enjoying a bit more time on the mountain before starting their descent to Paradise. They will return to Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon.
I was in Sam’s, George’s and Ray’s group and I am extremely impressed and grateful for their service, professionalism and courtesy. I received more than I could have hoped for in my need for great and safe guidance in this adventure!
Posted by: John McGrath on 6/6/2024 at 2:55 pm
Posted by: Brent Okita, Leif Bergstrom, Margo Kerr, Drew O’Brien, Sam Marjerison, Claire Pennell
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 13,400'
The Four Day Climb Led by RMI Guides Brent Okita and Drew O'Brien reached 13,400' on Mt. Rainier before poor weather forced them to abort and head back towards the shelter of Camp Muir. The team is currently at Camp Muir and will start their descent to Paradise soon.
Congratulations Team!
Congratulations to the team!! Its so exciting to see summits happening with more frequency! As a fellow team member (in a few weeks), I’d love to know what this year’s route looks like. Would anyone be willing to share your Garmin/GPS tracks? Thank you!
Posted by: Lance on 6/13/2024 at 9:11 am
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