Entries from Mount Rainier
Posted by: Joe Crawford, Nina Bridges, Matt Kelly, Sam Traylor
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Expedition Skills Seminar – Paradise, led by RMI Guide Joe Crawford, culminated its week of training with a successful summit of Mt. Rainier this morning at 6:30 a.m.
The team spent four nights and five days training on the lower slopes of Mt. Rainier, developing essential mountaineering skills including glacier travel, crevasse rescue, anchor and belay systems, and establishing and living in a mountain camp. Yesterday, they moved up to Camp Muir to prepare for their summit attempt.
They were rewarded with a beautiful day on the mountain and enjoyed some time in the summit crater before beginning their descent. The team is now making its way back to Camp Muir, where they will take a short break to repack and rest before continuing the final 4.5 miles to Paradise later this afternoon, concluding their program.
Congratulations to the entire team on a fantastic week of training and a successful summit of Mt. Rainier!
Posted by: Daniel May, Rosie Hust, Sean James, Oliver Kendall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
It's another beautiful day on Mt. Rainier and more teams are reaching the summit. RMI Guide Dan May and team reached the summit at 6:30 am today. The route is really nice and the weather is clear. The team enjoyed an hour in the summit crater before starting their descent to Camp Muir. Once back at Camp they will get a short break before continuing the final 4,000' to Paradise.
Nice work team!
Unreal! Fucking awesome.
Posted by: Bridgett Vadeboncoeur on 8/11/2026 at 8:32 am
Posted by: Mike King, Annie Chapman, Marissa Tremblay, Liam Moore, Nick Sinapius, Ben Thorneycroft, Brendan Oates, Sean James
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Four day teams reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning at 5:40 am. The teams reported good visibility to the north and south and 20 mph winds as forecasted.
They were leaving the high point and starting their decent to Camp Muir at 6:30 am.
We'll see them back in Ashford this evening to celebrate.
Nice work climbers!
Posted by: Eric Frank, Sam Hoffman, Jack Ritterson, Stella Johnson, David Rathbun, Ben Stimson, Dan Harper, Rylee Ericson
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day climb led by RMI guides Eric Frank and Sam Hoffman made it to the summit of Mt Rainier around 6:15am this morning. They were leaving the crater around 7am on their descent back to Camp Muir. They will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Great work up there!
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Mac Nolde, Seth Burns, Robert Whyte, Dylan Anderson, Simon Kearns, Gabriel Puhky, Edward Barrett
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day climb led by RMI guides Joe Hoch and Mac Nolde made it to the summit of Mt Rainier this morning. They reported nice weather and a busy route. They were leaving the crater starting their descent back to Camp Muir around 7am. They will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Great work up there!
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Mike Bennett, Ben Thorneycroft, Rosie Hust, Matt Tucker, Marissa Tremblay, Edward Barrett, Liam Moore
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day climb led by RMI guides Dave Hahn and Mike Bennett reached the summit of Mt Rainier this morning! They reported a beautiful morning, and were starting their descent from the crater at 7am on their way back to Camp Muir. They will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Great work up there, everyone!
Posted by: Daniel May, Stella Johnson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb, led by RMI Guides Dan May and Stella Johnson, reached the summit of Mt. Rainier at 5:45 a.m. today. Dan reported excellent weather and a great route, allowing the team to remain above the smoky conditions below. The climbers have begun their descent and are currently making their way to Camp Muir, where they will gather their overnight gear before continuing down to Paradise.
Congratulations to the entire team on a successful summit!
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Joe Crawford, Nina Bridges, Sam Traylor, Ben Stimson, Dan Harper, Oliver Kendall, Sean James
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb August 2 - 5 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today. They were descending from the crater rim just after 7 am. RMI Guide Dominic Cifelli reported a beautiful day with a little breeze and great route conditions. The team is descending to Camp Muir where they will take a short break, repack their gear and continue the final 4,500' descent to Paradise. Their program will conclude this afternoon with a short celebration at Rainier BaseCamp.
Nice work team!
Posted by: Mac Nolde, Seth Burns, Matt Tucker, Rylee Ericson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb led by RMI Guides Mac Nolde and Seth Burns reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning under calm and pleasant skies. The team was starting their descent from the crater rim just after 7 am. They will return to Camp Muir for a quick stop and then continue down to Paradise later this afternoon.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
PC: Seth Burns
Posted by: Eric Frank, Calvin Jiricko, Celeste Wilson, Gabriel Puhky
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The custom Four Day climb led by RMI guide Eric Frank made it to the summit this morning. They were leaving the crater around 7am on their descent back to Camp Muir. They will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Great work everyone!
Fucking awesome!
Posted by: Bridgett Vadeboncoeur on 8/11/2026 at 10:11 am
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