The Four Day Summit Climb teams led by RMI Guides Elias de Andres Martos and Walter Hailes reached the summit of Mt. Rainier around 7 a.m. PT. The teams reported really good weather and climbing conditions. Mostly blue skies above them with a thick cloud layer down around 9,500'. They will enjoy some time on the summit before starting their descent to Camp Muir and continue down to Paradise this afternoon.
The Liberty Ridge climb led by RMI Guides Casey Grom and Andres Marin will be returning to Ashford today. The team was unable to climb due to poor weather and route conditions.
We look forward to seeing the teams this afternoon at Rainier BaseCamp.
Congratulations to today's summit climb teams!
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!
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
The Five Day Summit Climb led by Robert Montague and the Four Day Summit Climb led by Jason Thompson reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. Conditions on the summit were windy (40mph) and clear. The teams are currently resting at Camp Muir before beginning their descent to Paradise; they will be back in Ashford this afternoon.
Congratulations to today's summit climbers!
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
The Four Day Summit Climb led by Dan Windham reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning! The team took advantage of the firm snow conditions offered by climbing in the wee morning hours and are making their way back through the clouds to sunny Camp Muir. The team will descend to Paradise and return to Ashford later today.
We have a Five Day Summit Climb at Camp Muir, an Expedition Skills Seminar – Emmons beginning their time on the mountain.
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.
RMI Guides Pete Van Deventer and Geoff Schellens and the Four Day Summit Climb team reached the summit of Mt. Rainier at 7:28am this morning. The team reported clear beautiful skies, steady winds of 10 mph, and cool temperatures. The group spent some time on the summit enjoying the views and are now en route back to Camp Muir.
Congrautations to today's teams!
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
The summit group for today June 15 th; so happy for you! You have been on my thoughts and prayers! Sounds like a blessing from The Lord with the great weather and success! Yeah! I am excited for you! Way to go Papa, Kevin, Aaron and SB!
Congratulations to the guys from Troop 444! And Sam Glass from Troop 895 of course.
Awesome job!
Posted by: Mello Elout on 6/19/2013 at 9:59 am
Attawaytogo Troop 444, Jay and Jerome! Thanks to the guides for a safe trek. Have a safe trip down.
Posted by: Suzy Arnold on 6/18/2013 at 4:39 pm
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