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Mt. Rainier: June 18, 2013 Summit!

Posted by: Seth Waterfall, Zeb Blais, J.J. Justman | June 18, 2013
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'

RMI Guides Seth Waterfall and Zeb Blais reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today with their Four Day Summit Climb Teams.  The team had clear skies, light winds and climbed above the clouds that lingered around 8,000’.  The spent some time enjoying the views on top and making their way back to Camp Muir.

The Expedition Skills Seminar - Emmons team led by JJ Justman also reached the summit via the Emmons Route this morning.  The team will make their way back to Camp Schurmann and finish out their the week training in various mountaineering techniques with hopes of reaching the summits of many more mountains.

Congratulations to today’s teams!

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Mt. Rainier: Emmons Skills Seminar at Schurman and Ready for Summit Bid

Posted by: J.J. Justman, Levi Kepsel, Alex Barber, Bryan Hendrick | June 17, 2013
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 9,440'

The Expedition Skills Seminar – Emmons has reached Camp Schurman.  JJ reports that the team is doing well.  The weather is currently sunny with some clouds above and below.  The team is planning on making their summit attempt tonight.  Wish them well!

RMI Guide JJ Justman

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Mt. Rainier: Emmons Skills Seminar at Glacier Basin

Posted by: J.J. Justman, Levi Kepsel, Alex Barber, Bryan Hendrick | June 16, 2013
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier

The Expedition Skills Seminar – Emmons is soaking up the sun and setting up camp in Glacier Basin.  The team is doing really well and everyone is excited to be on the mountain.  There are clouds building so taking advantage of the sun is the number one priority for training this afternoon.

RMI Guide JJ Justman

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Mt. Rainier: Emmons Skills Seminar at School Today

Posted by: J.J. Justman, Levi Kepsel | June 15, 2013
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 5400'

RMI Guides JJ Justman and Levi Kepsel led their Emmons Seminar team through a mountaineering school at Paradise today.  It was a beautiful day as shown in JJ’s video of photos.

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Mt. Rainier: Emmons Expedition Skills Seminar Underway

Posted by: J.J. Justman | June 14, 2013
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 1,762'

Hello RMI Family! Our Emmons Expedition Skills Seminar started today at our Basecamp in Ashford. The team got to know one another, we did clothing and equipment checks and now we have moved on to the fun stuff!

It’s a beautiful sunny day down here while practicing some vertical moves on the ice wall. We are going to play around this afternoon before we venture onto the mountain to acclimatize and practice some on-mountain skills.

RMI Guide JJ Justman

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Mt. Rainier: June 6, 2013 Summit!

Posted by: J.J. Justman, Pete Van Deventer, Zeb Blais, Robby Young, Katie Bono | June 06, 2013
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'

The Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir led by JJ Justman and Pete Van Deventer reached the top of Mt. Rainier this morning.  The team reported excellent climbing conditions with clear skies and no wind.  The team spent time on Columbia Crest celebrating and snapping photos.  They have started their descent back to Camp Muir.

Congratulations Team!

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Mt. Rainier: Expedition Skills Seminar Camp Muir Update

Posted by: J.J. Justman, Pete Van Deventer, Zeb Blais, Robby Young, Katie Bono | June 05, 2013
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 10,200'

The RMI Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir Team led by JJ Justman and Pete Van Deventer are spending the week on Mt. Rainier doing some Denali Prep Training.  The team is doing well and having a great time learning some advanced mountaineering techniques. The team plans to make an attempt at the summit early tomorrow.

Best of Luck Team!

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RMI Guide JJ Justman Notches his 200th Summit of Mt. Rainier!

Posted by: J.J. Justman | June 04, 2013
Categories: *Guide News *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'

RMI Guide JJ Justman reached the summit of Mt. Rainier on Wednesday, June 4th, 2013, marking his 200th summit of the mountain. JJ has been a mountain guide for eighteen years, leading climbers on climbs and expeditions around the world, from Mt. Rainier to Alaska to the Andes to the Himalaya, including Mt. Everest.

“People often ask me how I can climb Rainier day in and day out year after year, if it ever gets old? And my answer is always the same. No,” said Justman. “I climb Rainier to share the experience with first time climbers. I see the emotion on people’s faces as they come down from the mountain as they say, “I can’t believe I did that”! And now with 200 summits I have seen and heard that a lot from hundreds of people. And it never gets old. I look forward to sharing the unforgettable experience with many others as I climb towards 300!”

Below is a compilation of photos from JJ’s climbs over the years. We wish JJ a big congratulations and many more safe climbs to come!

- The RMI Team

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Mt. Rainier: Expedition Skills Seminar Begins

Posted by: J.J. Justman, Pete Van Deventer | June 02, 2013
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 1,800'

Our team met this morning for our six day Mt. Rainier program.  It was the first day of orientation for our Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir. We spent the day ensuring we had all the right equipment and could pack efficiently.  In the afternoon we grabbed our harnesses, boots, ice tools and crampons and spent time on the climbing walls at Rainier BaseCamp.
Just because we are not on the mountain doesn’t mean we can’t have fun.

Stay tuned as our team ventures on the mountain starting tomorrow!

RMI Guide JJ Justman

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Mt. Rainier: Muir Seminar Completes Their Training on the Mountain

Posted by: J.J. Justman, Casey Grom | May 31, 2013
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 10,600'

The Expedition Skills Seminar – Muir led by Casey Grom and JJ Justman were able to safely climb to the top of Cathedral Gap this morning.  They had clear weather, sunshine and no wind.  The team had experienced winter-like conditions this week at Camp Muir but had a lot of fun training at 10,000 feet.

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