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Today’s Four Day Summit Climb team, led by Casey Grom, made a swift ascent to the top of Mt. Rainier this morning. The favorable conditions and pleasant weather afforded them the opportunity to spend some time soaking in the views from the summit.
RMI Guide Casey Grom and the Four Day Summit Climb August 23 - 26 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier at 7 am today. It's a beautiful day with clear skies. The team enjoyed some time in the crater before starting their descent. After a brief stop at Camp Muir they will continue down to Paradise.
Congratulations to today's Summit Climb Team!
Posted by: Casey Grom, Caleb Ladue
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
The Four Day Summit Climb Teams led by RMI Guides Casey Grom and Caleb Ladue were forced to turn around today above the top of Disappointment Cleaver due to route conditions. The teams will descend from Camp Muir and return to Paradise this morning.
The Four Day Summit Climb August 14 - 17, 2017 led by RMI Guides Casey Grom & JM Gorum reached the summit of Mt. Rainier around 6:30 am today. The teams enjoyed a bit of time on the crater before starting their descent. They will return to Camp Muir for a short stop before continuing down to Paradise. We look forward to seeing them at Rainier BaseCamp later today.
Congratulations to today's Summit Climb team!
I was a part of the group from NY and I only made it to the Disappointment Cleaver (DC). However I had a great time and learn a lot. JM & Casey were both great leaders and lots of fan to be with. Thank you both .
Keyhan
Posted by: keyhan arjomand on 11/30/2017 at 11:49 am
What a great team and awesome accomplishment! Congrats!
Posted by: Nancy on 8/17/2017 at 6:35 pm
RMI Guides Casey Grom and JM Gorum led their teams to the Mt. Rainier summit this morning. It was clear on top with some smoky air, due to the British Columbia wildfires, on the lower flanks of the mountain. The team is making great progress on their descent back to Camp Muir.
SO AWESOME!!!
Posted by: LaDawna C on 8/10/2017 at 1:27 pm
Wow! Am anxious to hear lots more details when you get back
Mama P
Posted by: Betsy Mosser on 8/10/2017 at 11:47 am
Posted by: Casey Grom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Southside
Our last day in St. Petersburg!
The team had a great final day here in Russia. We visited the very famous Hermitage Museum, where we saw paintings and sculptures by many well-known artists including Rembrandt, Michelangelo and even Da Vinci, to name a few. It's one of Russia's great treasures and houses several million pieces of art collected over the last few hundred years. It consists of five buildings, each with three floors, and has hundreds of rooms. We did our best to take in the highlights in a little over two hours.
We took a quick lunch before stopping by the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, that's decorated almost entirely with mosaics and then wrapped up the day with a wonderful evening boat cruise to see this amazing city by water.
It's been a wonderful adventure here in Russia, but it's time to say our goodbyes and return to family and loved ones.
Thanks for following,
RMI Guide Casey Grom and crew
Well done!
Posted by: Brinkley Pound on 8/1/2017 at 12:20 pm
Posted by: Casey Grom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Southside
Plane, trains and Automobiles!
We traveled nearly all day and have finally arrived in one of the most beautiful cities of Europe, St. Petersburg.
Things went relatively smooth despite 2 van rides and 2 flights. We got checked into the hotel here and then ran out for a quick dinner followed by a short but scenic stroll to the top of St. Issac's Cathedral for a nice view of the city.
While enjoying the view, there happened to be a small fireworks display that was a welcome surprise.
Everyone is doing well and looking forward to seeing this city tomorrow.
RMI Guide Casey Grom
Posted by: Casey Grom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Southside
Hello all,
Thankfully everyone easily survived our celebration dinner and made it home at a decent hour. Today was a rest day for us in Cheget and most of us took it easy. We mostly relaxed, packed up gear, and did a little exploring around the valley. We also went out to a nearby restaurant that has a trout pond where we watched locals fish and enjoyed a nice lunch.
Tomorrow is our travel day from the mountain to St. Petersburg, so we are off to bed as we have a very early departure.
RMI Guide Casey Grom and crew
On The Map
Hello again everyone!
The team has finally made it off of the mountain and we are safely back in Cheget. We sadly had our last meal from Dasha this morning before saying our goodbyes and hitching a ride downhill. She and her amazing mountain food will certainly be missed.
Hot showers were had by all, and its safe to say we are smelling good again.
We mostly relaxed the rest of the day and are just heading out to our celebration dinner where our wonderful local guides will no doubt "introduce" us to a little Russian vodka.
That's all for today.
на здоровье!
RMI Guide Casey Grom
David, and team - what a fantastic accomplishment! Keep climbing safely.
Posted by: Jay McCampbell on 8/7/2017 at 7:42 am
We did it! 100% on top!!! The entire team stood on the highest point in Europe.
We were pretty lucky with the weather, as it was near perfect, so the decision to climb early and avoid the forecasted weather paid off. We started at 3:30am with a snowcat ride up to 15,000' then hit the trail in a decent breeze that thankfully mellowed out a few hours later. It was a beautiful and welcomed sunrise as the sun helped warm us up.
The team did a fantastic job of taking care of themselves and climbed strong. We summited in clear skies with a wonderful view of the entire Caucasus Mountain Range, which is something I haven't had often here on Elbrus.
After descending a short ways back to the saddle between the two summits that Elbrus has, a few of us decided to climb the second summit while the rest of the team descended safely back to camp. I've been pretty lucky the last few climbs and have pulled off the double summit a few times. It was a bonus for sure.
After everyone returned to camp, we had a quick lunch and are currently relaxing with smiles on our faces.
RMI Guide Casey Grom and a happy crew
On The Map
What an accomplishment! Congrats!!!
Posted by: Brinkley Pound on 7/28/2017 at 11:17 am
Kevin, we are so proud and excited for you! Can’t wait to hear the story and see pictures!
Posted by: Chapel Hill Joseph's on 8/26/2017 at 10:33 am
Assuming this is the group Kevin is on: Debra sez “You are so awesome for doing this.” Jason sez “Stay hydrated!”
Posted by: Debra and Jason on 8/26/2017 at 10:27 am
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