Entries from Mount Rainier
The Expedition Skills Seminar - Emmons August 10 - 15, 2019 led by RMI Guide JT Schmitt made their summit attempt today after several days of training on and off the mountain. Firm and steep conditions on the route today prevented the team from reaching the summit. The climbers enjoyed testing their climbing skills on challenging terrain. They are now back at Camp Schurman and will continue training. Tomorrow they will break camp and return to the trailhead and back to Rainier BaseCamp.
August 13, 2019
Posted by: Robby Young
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Summit! The Four Day Team enjoyed beautiful weather and some time in the crater this morning. They began their descent from the crater rim a little before 8 AM. The guides reported very little wind and a beautiful day on the mountain. Once back at Camp Muir the teams will take a short break before continuing down to Paradise and eventually to Rainier BaseCamp.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
August 13, 2019
Posted by: Joe Hoch
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Five Day Climb August 9 - 13 led by RMI Guide Joe Hoch reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The team enjoyed a spectacular morning on the mountain with very little wind and clear skies. After soaking in the views from the summit the team will return to Camp Muir and then continue their descent to Paradise. They will conclude their program this afternoon at Rainier BaseCamp.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
The Mt. Rainier
Four Day Climb August 9 - 12 led by
RMI Guide Casey Grom reached the summit this morning around 7:15 AM. The guides reported a beautiful day with light winds. They will enjoy some time in the crater before starting their descent. Once back at Camp Muir the climbers will have a short rest to refuel and re-pack. The hike down from Camp Muir will take the team around 2 and 1/2 hours and the shuttle will then return them to Rainier BaseCamp where they will enjoy a bit of celebration.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
August 11, 2019
Posted by: Steve Gately, Josh McDowell
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The
Four Day Climb led by
RMI Guides Steve Gately and Josh McDowell reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning! The teams were stepped inside Mt. Rainier's summit crater around 7:00 AM. Steve reported nice weather with light winds and a cloud deck at 9,000'. We look forward to seeing the teams in Ashford later today.
Congratulations climbers!
August 10, 2019
Posted by: Brent Okita, Alex Halliday
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,000'
The Four Day Climb led by RMI guides Brent Okita and Alex Halliday attempted to climb Mt. Rainier today, but turned at Cathedral Gap due to pouring rain. The teams got a late start out of Muir this morning due to the rain and lightning overnight. They plan to leave Muir shortly after 9 am for their descent to Paradise.
August 9, 2019
Posted by: Robby Young, Alan Davis
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The
Four Day Climb August 6 -9 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning led by
RMI Guides Robby Young and Alan Davis. Robby reported a beautiful day with no winds and a great route. The team enjoyed some time on the summit before descending from the crater rim en route to Camp Muir. The teams will continue their descent to Paradise and return to Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
August 8, 2019
Posted by: Andy Bond
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Guide Andy Bond and the Expedition Skills Seminar - Kautz team reached to summit of Mt. Rainier today. After two days of Technical Training, the team ascended the Kautz Route learning technical skills they moved up to their high camp on the mountain. Today the team put the skills to work and successfully climbed the challenging Kautz Ice Chute en route to the Summit. The team has started their descent and will spend another night on the mountain before returning to Rainier Basecamp.
Congratulations team!
August 8, 2019
Posted by: Mike King, JT Schmitt
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The
Four Day Climb August 5 - 8 reached the summit around 5:30 AM today.
RMI Guides Mike King and JT Schmitt reported a cloud cap near the summit and moderate sustained winds. The teams are returning to Camp Muir and will continue their descent to Paradise later today.
Congratulations to today's Summit Climb teams!
August 7, 2019
Posted by: Jess Matthews
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
After two days spent on the mountain the Five Day Climb reached to summit of Mt. Rainier early today. RMI Guide Jess Matthews called in as the team was on the descent. The team has had great weather while on the mountain, and everyone has climbed strong. They will return to Paradise this afternoon.
Congratulations team!
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Always smarter to stay safe. Now just wasn’t the time. Mountain will always be there.
Ya may not have reached the summit but you all had an experience many will never get a chance to have.
Not to mention the knowledge to pursue future endeavors.
Hi 5 folks.
Its still a damn solid accomplishment. Some folks cant even get off of the couch so I tip my hat to all of ya
All about the journey not the trip.
Posted by: Loco Raindrops on 8/15/2019 at 5:12 am
Sorry to hear this. I know they worked really hard and must be extremely disappointed.
Posted by: Jenni on 8/14/2019 at 7:53 pm
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