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Posts from 09/2012

Mt. Rainier: September 7th Summit!

Posted by: Tyler Jones, Tyler Reid | September 07, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: Summit

Our Four Day Summit Climb Teams led by Tyler Jones & Tyler Reid reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today.  Tyler Jones radioed in from Columbia Crest reporting beautiful calm weather and very warm temperatures.  The teams enjoyed some time on the summit and are now en route to Camp Muir.

Congratulations to today’s teams!

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Mt. Rainier: September 6th Summit!

Posted by: Dave Hahn, Solveig Waterfall | September 06, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: Summit

Our Four Day Summit Climb teams led by Dave Hahn and Solveig Waterfall reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today.  Dave reported clear and sunny skies with winds at about 10mph.  The teams were going to spend some time enjoying the great views before starting their descent back to Camp Muir.

Congratulations to today’s teams!

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Mt. Elbrus: Team Exploring in Kislovodsk

Posted by: J.J. Justman, Seth Waterfall | September 05, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Elbrus Northside

Hello everyone.
We are checking in from Kislovodsk, Russia. The team has had a tough time re-acclimatizing back into the civilized world. We re-learned what nozzle turns on the hot water and what fork to use first with our salads. Tomorrow the team flies to St. Petersburg for our final “descent” off the mountain! In the meantime, I’m going to bury my face in this cheesecake!

RMI Guide J.J. Justman

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Mt. Rainier: September 5th Summit!

Posted by: Brent Okita, Leon Davis | September 05, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climb September 2 - 5 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning.  RMI Guides Brent Okita and Leon Davis and their teams were approaching the crater rim just after 7:00 a.m.  The teams reported a beautiful day with warm temperatures, clear skies and no winds.  They will spend some time on top enjoying the views before starting their descent to Camp Muir.  After a short stop at Muir they will continue down to Paradise.  We look forward to seeing them at Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon.

Congratulations to today’s teams!

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Mt. Rainier: September 4th Summit!

Posted by: Casey Grom, Billy Nugent | September 04, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'

RMI Guides Casey Grom & Billy Nugent led the Four Day Summit Climb teams to the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning.  The teams were approaching the crater rim just after 7 a.m.  They reported clear skies, warm temperatures and very light winds.  Once they begin their descent they will return to Camp Muir and then continue down to Paradise.  We look forward to seeing them at Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon.

Congratulations to today’s summit climber teams!

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Mt. Elbrus: The Northside Team Back to Basecamp

Posted by: J.J. Justman, Seth Waterfall | September 03, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Elbrus Northside

Hello from Elbrus Northside Basecamp!  Our good luck with the weather has continued.  Our hike down from Camp 1 was rather pleasant, other than our huge packs.  We took our time and now we’re relaxing and waiting for our ride back to Kislovodsk.

RMI Guides JJ Justman and Seth Waterfall

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Mt. Rainier: September 3rd Update

Posted by: Tyler Jones, Geoff Schellens | September 03, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'

Summit!  Both Mt. Rainier teams reached the summit by the light of the moon and then the rise of the sun.  What a beautiful day on top!  RMI Guides Tyler Jones and Geoff Schellens radioed in with a bluebird report- light winds, blue skies and a bit chilly. The route is in excellent shape and both teams left the crater rim by 8:15 a.m.

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Mt. Rainier: September 2nd Update

Posted by: Jake Beren, Tyler Reid | September 02, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'

RMI Guides Jake Beren and Ty Reid and their summit climb teams tagged the Mt. Rainier summit this morning!  The summit was enveloped by a cloud cap, which created only moderate winds and saturated (not precipitating) air.  Both teams had began their descent from the crater rim at 7:30 a.m.

Congratulations to today’s summit climbers!

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Mt. Elbrus: The Northside Team Reaches the Summit!

Posted by: J.J. Justman, Seth Waterfall | September 02, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Elbrus Northside
Elevation: 18,510'

Hey everyone it is JJ Justman and Seth Waterfall and the ENTIRE Northside Elbrus team on the summit of the highest peak in Europe, Mt. Elbrus at 18,510’.  We have a beautiful day- sun is shining, birds are chirping, butterflies are flying.  And the team just did fantastic, 100% success. We’re very proud of the team.  We got a little bit of work to get down hill but tell you what, the team’s just doing great and we’re gonna get down to camp, have a little water and go from there. Thanks for following along. And thanks for all your wishes. We will touch base one more time, just letting you know that we got down safe and sound, but everything is great on the highest mountain in Europe. Ciao for now.

Update 7:55 a.m. PST:  JJ called to report the team is back at Camp 1, which is off the glacier.  The team is doing great and they have a lot of packing to do before the continue their descent.  The team will check in again from Kislovodsk.

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Mt. Rainier: September 1st Update

Posted by: Brent Okita, Elias de Andres Martos | September 01, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'

Our Four Day Summit Climb teams reached the top of Mt. Rainier early today, by the light of the blue moon. The guides reported good weather, the winds were decreasing, and it was cold! 

This summit climb marked RMI Guide Brent Okita’s 450th summit of Mt. Rainier!  Congratulations on your remarkable milestone!

We would also like to congratulate RMI clients Alex and Julie.  News from the summit this morning that Alex proposed to Julie and she accepted!  A special day on Mt. Rainier!

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