Entries from Mount Rainier
Posted by: Nick Sinapius, Sam Marjerison, Stella Johnson, Megan Ochalek
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The five-day clmib decided to climb their first night at Camp Muir, with much success! The team, led by RMI guide Nick Sinapius, reached the summit around 7am this morning. They are on their descent back to Camp Muir. They have one more night at Camp Muir and will descend back to Ashford tomorrow.
Great job everyone!
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Kat Porter, Dan Harper, Edward Barrett
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Around 6:45am this morning, RMI's four-day climb led by guide Joe Hoch made it to the summit of Mt. Rainier. The team reported good conditions and are on their descent back to Camp Muir. They will be back in Ashford this afternoon.
Great work up there!
Posted by: Mike King, Ben Ammon, Rosie Hust, Nina Bridges, Annie Chapman, CJ Rogers, Oliver Kendall, Liam Moore
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The RMI four day climb led by guides Mike King and Ben Ammon made it to the summit of Mt Rainier this morning around 6:50am PST. They reported nice weather. They are on their descent and will be back in Ashford this afternoon.
Great work up there!
Posted by: Dustin Wittmier, Tom Skoog, Calvin Jiricko, David Rathbun, Sam Traylor, Ben Stimson, Lukas Bergsten, Marissa Tremblay
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Teams led by guides Dustin Wittmier and Tom Skoog made it to the top of Mt Rainier this morning around 6:15am. After several days of extremely high winds, they reported light winds and nice temperatures. They will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Great work, team!
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Felipe Guarderas, Layne Peters, Dylan Anderson, Simon Kearns, Aidan Whitelaw, Rylee Ericson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 13,600'
The Four Day Climb June 15 - 18 led by RMI Guides Dominic Cifelli and Felipe Guarderas reached 13,600ft this morning before high winds and route conditions turned them around. The team had descended to the top of Disppointment Cleaver, 12,500', by 7 am and are continuing to make their way back to Camp Muir. After a short break, they will continue from Camp Muir to Paradise. We expect them to return to Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon.
Posted by: George Hedreen, Ben Thorneycroft, Robert Whyte, Nina Bridges
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 9,440'
The Expedition Skills Seminar - Emmons, June 13–18, led by RMI Guide George Hedreen, had planned to make their summit attempt from Camp Schurman last night. However, high winds prevented the team from proceeding as scheduled. The group remained at Camp Schurman as the forecasted winds did indeed materialize.
Today, the team may spend additional time training on the mountain before spending one more night in camp. They will begin their descent to the trailhead tomorrow and are expected to return to Ashford tomorrow afternoon.
We look forward to welcoming them back and hearing about their experience on the mountain.
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Jess Wedel, Henry Coppolillo, Matt Tucker, Kat Porter, Oliver Sperin, Oliver Kendall, Edward Barrett
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 10,300'
The Four Day Climb June 14 - 17 led by RMI Guides Joe Hoch and Jess Wedel were turned around by high winds at 10,300'. The telemetry at Camp Muir is showing wind gusts up to 48 mph. The teams returned to Camp Muir and enjoyed a bit of rest and perhaps a nice sunrise. They plan to descend from Camp Muir around 9:30 am. We look forward to seeing them at Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon.
Posted by: Ben Luedtke, Mike Bennett, Avery Stolte
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,000'
Received Monday, June 15, 2026, - 9:10 pm PT
Denali Team #7 Dispatch for Sun, June 14:
The team slept in after a productive three days and despite a few inches of snow over "night" got suited up and excited for a quick back-carry day. And then the winds picked up.
As visibility tanked and the winds and snow became more sustained, we went into a holding pattern.
The hours slipped by and weather continued unabated. We slowly transitioned into a rest day, passing the time wíth books, movies, conversation and rather competitive games of Monopoly Deal; Ben did eventually win one.
Blowing snow turned to sunny skies as we devoured burritos and got excited over a favorable forecast for the next few days.
Back to work!
RMI Climber Matt Gates
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Posted by: Sam Marjerison, Stella Johnson, David Rathbun, Dan Harper
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 12,200'
The Four Day Climb June 13 - 16 led by RMI Guide Sam Marjerison turned around at 12,200' today due to high winds. The teams returned to Camp Muir around 6:30, they enjoyed a bit of a rest and then started their descend from Camp Muir to Paradise around 8:45 am. They will return to Rainier Base Camp around noon today and complete their program.
Posted by: Mike King, Calvin Jiricko, Celeste Wilson, CJ Rogers
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The five-day climb led my RMI Guide Mike King summitted Mt Rainier this morning around 6am PST. They reported a warm night of climbing and light winds. They are currently on their descent back to Camp Muir and will be back in Ashford tomorrow.
Great work team!
