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- Katrina Bloemsma
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- Cody Doolan
- Paul Edgren
- Mark Falender
- Leah Fisher
- Eric Frank
- Steve Gately
- Josh Gautreau
- Thomas Greene
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- Dave Hahn
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- Mike Haugen
- Bryan Hendrick
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Entries By brent okita
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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Mt. Rainier: August 25th Summit!
Posted by: Brent Okita, Zeb Blais | August 25, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Teams reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning at 7 a.m. RMI Guides Brent Okita and Zeb Blais and their Four Day Summit Climb teams reported clear skies and calm winds for their climb today. They will spend some time on top before beginning their descent to Camp Muir and continuing down to Paradise. We look forward to seeing them at Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon.
Congratulations to today’s summit climbers!
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Mt. Rainier: August 20th Summit!
Posted by: Brent Okita, Pete Van Deventer | August 20, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
This morning the RMI summit climbs reached Washington’s highest point, Columbia Crest on Mt. Rainier! The weather was great with some winds around 25 mph, a little chilly but really nice. The Four Day Summit Climb left the crater rim to start their descent back to Camp Muir at 7:50 a.m.
Congratulations to today’s summit climbs!
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Mt Rainier: August 14th Summit!
Posted by: Andres Marin, Tim Hardin, Brent Okita | August 14, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Summit Climbs August 11 - 14, 2012 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The teams reported a beautiful day with 25-30 mph winds and clear skies. RMI Guides Brent Okita, Tim Hardin and Andres Marin started down from the crater rim with their teams around 7:30 a.m. They will return to Camp Muir and then continue their descent to Paradise later this afternoon.
The Expedition Skills Seminar - Paradise crew moved to 9,000’ on Monday and set up camp where they will remain until Wednesday morning. They watched a beautiful sunset last night. Today the team practiced fixed line travel on a 60 degree slope and are currently hanging out in crevasses.
Congratulations to today’s Summit Climb teams!
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Mt. Rainier: August 10th Summit!
Posted by: Brent Okita, Andres Marin, J.J. Justman | August 10, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Summit Climb August 7 - 10, 2012 led by RMI Guides Brent Okita and Andres Marin radioed from the Columbia Crest at 7:02 a.m. The teams were enjoying clear skies, cool temperatures and a very light breeze on the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. They began their descent from the crater rim just before 8 am. The teams will return to Camp Muir for a bit before continuing to Paradise this afternoon. We look forward to seeing them at Rainier BaseCamp later today.
Congratulations to today’s teams!
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Mt. Rainier: August 1st Summit!
Posted by: Brent Okita, Eric Frank, Mike Haugen | August 01, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
“By far the best of the year” was RMI Guide Brent Okita’s description of today’s weather on the summit of Mt. Rainier. Brent led the Four Day Summit Climb July 29 - 1 August to the top this morning. RMI Guide Eric Frank led the Five Day Summit Climb July 28 - 1 August to Rainier’s summit with 100% of his team. Both teams reported warm temperatures with just a whisper of wind. They began their descent from the crater rim just before 8 am. The teams will return to Camp Muir and then continue their descent to Paradise.
RMI Guide Mike Haugen led the Expedition Skills Seminar on the Kautz Glacier. The team spent the week training at Rainier BaseCamp and on the mountain. This morning they packed up their camp at 13,000’ atop Wapowty Cleaver and reached the summit of Mt. Rainier. The team will descend via the Disappointment Cleaver Route. This marks the 100th summit of Mt. Rainier for RMI Guide Mike Haugen. Congratulations Mike!
RMI Guide Jake Beren called to check-in from Mt. Shuksan. The team is back at camp after being 100% on top today. Jake reported that the route is “near perfect” with an amazing sunrise, views of Mt. Baker and the surrounding Cascades. They ascended the central gulleys of the summit pyramid and stood on top with windless, sunny conditions. The team had a great descent, rolling in to camp at the same time as the fog. They are back at camp hydrating and resting before hiking out tomorrow.
We look forward to seeing all the groups at Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon. Congratulations to today’s teams!
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Mt. Rainier: July 27th Summit!
Posted by: Brent Okita, Mike Walter | July 27, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Summit Climb led by RMI Guide Mike Walter reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. RMI Guide Brent Okita also led his team on the Expedition Skills Seminar - Paradise to the summit. The teams reported clear skies and a beautiful day.
Both teams will descend to Camp Muir and then continue down to Paradise later this afternoon.
Congratulations to today’s teams!
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Mt. Rainier: July 19th Summits!
Posted by: Billy Nugent, Brent Okita, Gabriel Barral, Eric Frank | July 19, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier *North Cascades
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Summit Climbs for July 16 - 19 reached the summit today. RMI Guides Brent Okita and Gabriel Barral reported clear skies and moderate winds on the summit this morning.
RMI Guide Billy Nugent led the Expedition Skills Seminar - Kautz to the summit also. The team will descend back to their high camp for a final night on the mountain.
In the North Cascades, RMI Guide Eric Frank and team reached the summit of Forbidden Peak yesterday. The team is making their final descending today and returning to the trail head. Near by, RMI Guide Jake Beren and team reached the summit of Mt. Shuksan via the SE Ridge.
Congratulations to today’s summit teams!
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Mt. Rainier: July 12th Summit!
Posted by: Brent Okita, Peter Whittaker, Jake Beren | July 12, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Our teams on the Four Day Summit Climb reached the summit of Mt. Rainier via the Disappointment Cleaver Route early this morning. With this bluebird weather we have on the mountain, the teams were on their descent by 7:20 a.m. They will be back at Camp Muir by approximately 11:30 a.m. and will celebrate their feat on Rainier Basecamp later this afternoon.
Jake Beren and the Expedition Skills Seminar - Emmons was on top via the Emmons Glacier Route at 8:00 a.m. His team will stay another night at Camp Schurman and descend off Mt. Rainier tomorrow.
Congratulations to today’s teams summitting on both routes!
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Mt. Rainier: July 8th Summit!
Posted by: Brent Okita, Andres Marin | July 08, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Summit Climb teams led by Brent Okita and Andres Marin reached the summit this morning in beautiful skies… and strong winds. Brent said, “It’s windy but best day of the year so far.” Clouds started to form on the summit as the teams began their descent to Camp Muir.
Check out the Mt. Rainier live webcams on our website.
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