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Elevation: 9,127'

RMI Guides Solveig Waterfall, Leon Davis and team reached the Mount Shuksan summit! The summit was a nice reward after weathering a storm that dumped 4" of rain on them at the beginning of their climb. Today, no precipitation as they made their way to the top. The team is currently on the descent back to camp and will hike the rest of the way out tomorrow morning. Congratulations!

Mt. Rainier: Four Day Summit Climb Teams Reach the Summit!

August 25, 2014

Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Leon Davis

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climb teams led by RMI Guides Elias de Andres Martos and Leon Davis reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning around 7 am. Elias reported clear skies and very light wind on the summit. The from Camp Muir to the summit was covered with 6 - 12 inches of new snow. The teams will enjoy some time on the summit before beginning their descent. We look forward to seeing everyone at Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon. Congratulations to today's Summit Climb teams!

Mt. Rainier: August 16th Summit!

August 16, 2014

Posted by: Ben Liken, Brent Okita, Leon Davis

Elevation: 14,410'

With the freezing level at 13,500', the Mount Rainier summit climb teams reached the top just after 6:00 a.m. RMI Guide Ben Liken reported light winds and sunny with a cloud deck below Camp Muir. They spent over an hour on the summit taking in the views and crossing through the crater to Columbia Crest, the highest point in Washington. By 7:45 a.m. both teams had crested back over the crater rim and began their descent to Camp Muir. Congratulations to today's summit climbers!

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That was the strongest experience of my life. I was overflown by emotions of so many kinds. Special and the hugest THANK YOU go to Brent, Ben, and Pepper - our guides who kept planting confidence and motivation in the team along all of these 4 days. It’s inspiring and uplifting to work with so passionate and professional people, I took quite a few learnings from you guys back to my normal life. Another thank you goes to the whole team – it’s amazing to experience how completely strangers become a tag team and overcome difficulties with the right leadership.

Posted by: Alik Levin on 8/17/2014 at 9:38 am

Just a note to express a heartfelt “THANK YOU!” to our awesome guides: Ben, Brent and Pepper. What an amazing climb! Ben, Brent, Pepper, you were so dedicated, patient and professional throughout our experience, I have no words to express how much I learned and how much I admire you.

Thank you so much!
Christian.

Posted by: Christian Molnar on 8/16/2014 at 9:40 pm

Mt. Rainier: Four & Five Day Summit Climbs Reach the Summit!

August 6, 2014

Posted by: JJ Justman, Leon Davis

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climb team led by RMI Guide JJ Justman and the Five Day Summit Climb team led by RMI Guide Leon Davis reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The teams reported clear skies with 15-20 mph winds. The teams will descend to Camp Muir and take a short break before continuing their descent to Paradise. We look forward to seeing the teams back at Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon. Congratulations to today's Summit Climb teams!

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OMG! Great job Ron I didn’t doubt even a sec you were gonna make it. Congratulations. Now you can check this item of your bucket list. Diego says you are unbelievable! Lol:)

Posted by: Edda Zabala on 8/7/2014 at 12:38 am

Way to go guys! An amazing accomplishment to add to your lists!

Posted by: Heidi on 8/6/2014 at 6:35 pm

Mt. Rainier: Teams on the Summit!

August 1, 2014

Posted by: Leon Davis, Mike Walter

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climb led by RMI Guide Mike Walter reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning around 6:30 am. The Expedition Skills Seminar - Paradise led by Leon Davis also made a successful climb to the summit today after several days of training on the mountain. Both teams began their descent around 7:30 after enjoying the sunrise and views from the crater for almost an hour. The teams will return to Camp Muir for a short break and to re-pack their gear before continuing the descent to Paradise. We look forward to seeing both teams in Ashford later today. Congratulations to today's climbers!

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Awesome job bro! im so proud! I bet it was amazing! GO JARYD U

Posted by: Parys Michelle Unangst on 8/1/2014 at 8:50 pm

Congratulations Jaryd & team on this tremendous achievement!! So happy you had the opportunity for this wonderful adventure Rad! Grampy wants to know what peak is next? Can’t wait to see you to hear all about it and see pictures. Be safe and love you! G’Pa and G’Ma

Posted by: C & C Mills on 8/1/2014 at 7:26 pm

Mt. Rainier: July 25th SUMMIT!

July 25, 2014

Posted by: Billy Nugent, Leon Davis, Bridget Belliveau, Caleb Ladue, Billy Haas

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climb Team led by RMI Guides Billy Nugent and Leon Davis reached the Summit of Camp Muir today. The teams reported great climbing conditions and clear skies. Congratulations to Today's Teams!

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Congrats Steve and Danny. Hope it was as great as you thought it would be.

Posted by: Don on 7/25/2014 at 3:16 pm

YEAH STEVE!!!! Congrats man!!!!

Posted by: David D on 7/25/2014 at 2:08 pm

Forbidden Peak: Davis and Team Summit

July 13, 2014

Posted by: Leon Davis

Elevation: 8,630'

Good morning everybody. This is Leon and team calling from our way out of Boston Basin in this morning. Another beautiful day today, just like yesterday, and we climbed up the West Ridge of Forbidden. We had a successful trip, starting out at 2:30 in the morning under a full moon. It was beautiful, a perfect day. And yeah, we're all doing well heading out to the cars hopefully in time to watch the World Cup Finals. Talk to you guys later. Thank you. Bye. RMI Guide Leon Davis

RMI Guide Leon Davis checks in from the North Cascades.

North Cascades: Davis and Team Check in from Boston Basin

July 12, 2014

Posted by: Leon Davis

Elevation: 6,200'

July 11, 2014 - 8:15 pm PT Hi Everybody this is Leon and Bryan in the Boston Basin, we climbed Sharkfin Tower today. It was a beautiful day. Everyone did great, everyone is feeling it but we got a lot of good training in. Tomorrow our plan is to wake up early and get an alpine start and head up to the west ridge of Forbidden and climb that thing. All is well, we will talk to you tomorrow. RMI Guide Leon Davis

RMI Guide Leon Davis checks in from Boston Basin.

North Cascades: Davis & Team Check In from Boston Basin

July 10, 2014

Posted by: Leon Davis

Elevation: 6,200'

Hi, this is Leon calling from Boston Basin Camp. We had a beautiful day getting here and just enjoying an evening after dinner. All is well. Tomorrow we are having a training day and planning to head up and climb Sharkfin Tower. Tomorrow's weather looks great so we are psyched. I'll talk to you guys tomorrow. Bye. RMI Guide Leon Davis

RMI Guide Leon Davis calls in from Boston Basin.

Mt. Rainier: June 29th Summit!

June 29, 2014

Posted by: Brent Okita, Leon Davis

Elevation: 14,410'

The Mt. Rainier Summit Climbs led by Brent Okita and Leon Davis crested the crater rim at 7:35 a.m. Brent reported 25 mph winds and the cloud deck was at 9,500’. The teams spent some time on the summit before beginning their descent at 8:40 a.m. Congratulations to today's summit climbers!

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Good jobs guys! That is so cool. Glad to
hear you had good conditions. Can’t wait
to see some pictures.

Posted by: Harvey Kruckenberg on 6/29/2014 at 11:52 am

Way to go guys! Can’t wait to hear about it!

Posted by: Dawn Kruckenberg on 6/29/2014 at 11:31 am