Entries from Mount Rainier

Mt. Rainier: June 15, 2013 Summit!

June 15, 2013

Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Geoff Schellens, Nick Hunt

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

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!

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Congrats to our nephew Ben and the team. We’ll enjoy the pics and the stories. Nancy and Sherman

Posted by: Sherman Kahn on 6/16/2013 at 7:42 am

Great job Ben! Can’t wait to see the pictures and hear about the climb.

Posted by: Barry on 6/16/2013 at 4:47 am

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Mt. Rainier: Emmons Expedition Skills Seminar Underway

June 14, 2013

Posted by: JJ Justman

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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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!

Posted by: Kate mach on 6/15/2013 at 6:19 am

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Mt. Rainier: June 14th Update

June 14, 2013

Posted by: Casey Grom, Eric Frank

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

Our Four Day Summit Climb teams led by Casey Grom and Andres Marin reached the top of Mt. Rainier early this morning. Casey reported beautiful clear skies above 7,500’, a light breeze and cold temperatures. The team will be crossing the crater to Columbia Crest, enjoy the views and then head back to Camp Muir. After a successful summit yesterday, Eric Frank and the Kautz Expedition team will be back at Basecamp in the early afternoon. JJ Justman and the Expeditions Skills Seminar - Emmons team will be spending the day at Basecamp training.

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Cannot wait to hear all about it and see you pictures! Congratulations Dave & John! Must be so amazing up there. :)

Posted by: Miina on 6/14/2013 at 1:30 pm

What a wonderful view from the top! Great climbing!! congrats to David and John and the rest of the group1

Posted by: Barbara on 6/14/2013 at 12:16 pm

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Mt. Rainier: June 13, 2013 Summit!

June 13, 2013

Posted by: Tyler Reid, Eric Frank

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

RMI Guides Jason Thompson and Tyler Reid and their Four Day Summit Climb Teams reached the Summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The teams reported great climbing conditions, with clear skies, calm winds. They spent some time on the summit and are now en route to Camp Muir. Eric Frank and the Expedition Skills Seminar - Kautz Team Reached the top of Mt. Rainier at 12:15pm PST today. The team enjoyed putting their newly acquired skills to the test on the route and have started their descent. This is the first summit via the Kautz route for an RMI team this season! Congratulations to today's teams!

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To JD and fellow Adventurers,

Whoot-rah for you! We wish you all happy trails and a safe climb. Send us more pictures.

From Your FAU Family
Go Owls!

Posted by: Jackie on 6/14/2013 at 8:10 am

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Mt. Rainier: June 12, 2013 - Summit!

June 12, 2013

Posted by: Billy Nugent

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climb led by RMI Guide Billy Nugent reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. Billy reported clear and beautiful skies, but cold temperatures with winds of about 10 - 15 mph form the northwest. The team has started their descent and are en route back to Camp Muir. Congratulations to today's team!

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What a great 4 days!!! Great climb and excellent guides.

Posted by: charles on 6/19/2013 at 10:04 pm

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Mt. Rainier: June 11, 2013 Summit!

June 11, 2013

Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Zeb Blais, Geoff Schellens

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climb Team led by RMI Guide Elias deAndres Martos and our Five Day Summit Climb Team Led by RMI Guide Zeb Blais reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The teams climbed above the 8000’ cloud deck and reported moderate winds. They will spend some time on the summit before descending back to Camp Muir. The Expedition Skills Semnar - Emmons Team led by Geoff Schellens reached the summit of Mt. Rainier via the Emmons Route this morning. The team had a great day of climbing and are the first RMI team to reach the summit of Mt.Rainier via the Emmons route this season. Congratulations to today's teams!

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Woohoo! Yey dad!

Posted by: Jennifer on 6/12/2013 at 6:19 pm

Awesome!!!!! I am so happy that you were able to make it to the top. Thank you to the entire team ... I am sure that it took lots of team work to accomplish your goal! I love you John!!!!

Posted by: Patty Stenderup on 6/11/2013 at 6:22 pm

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Mt.Rainier: Four Day Summit Climb Reaches Summit!

June 10, 2013

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climb led by RMI Guides Andres Marin and Shaun Sears reached the summit of Mt Rainier on this clear, sunny morning. They reported windy conditions with views all the way to Mt. Hood in Oregon. The teams spent about an hour on the summit before starting their descent to Camp Muir. After a short rest at Camp Muir, the teams will continue down to Paradise. We look forward to seeing everyone at Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon. Congratulations!

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I think my family might be in this group. Congratulations!!

Posted by: Diane Pinney on 6/10/2013 at 3:21 pm

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Mt. Rainier: June 9th - Summit!

June 9, 2013

Posted by: Casey Grom, Solveig Waterfall

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climb led by Casey Grom and the Five Day Summit Climb led by Solveig Waterfall reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The teams reported windy conditions up top. Both teams will descend to Camp Muir, pack up and then continue to Paradise. We look forwrd to seeing them at Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon. Congratulations to today's Summit Climb teams!

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Now that’s a different kind of expedition than Albert Pike. Congratulations Tim! Can’t wait to hear all about it.

Posted by: Erik on 6/10/2013 at 8:39 am

Way to go Dad!

Posted by: Madison on 6/10/2013 at 5:11 am

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Mt. Rainier: June 8, 2013 Summit!

June 8, 2013

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climb Team led by RMI Guide Jason Thompson reached the summit of Mt. Rainier at 6 a.m. this morning. The team climbed above the clouds and experienced great route conditions. Congratulations to today's Team! Photos by Jason Thompson, see more of Jason's photography here.

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the most amazing event i have ever experienced!

Posted by: eric u. on 6/24/2013 at 10:09 am

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Mt. Rainier: June 6, 2013 Summit!

June 6, 2013

Posted by: JJ Justman, Pete Van Deventer, Zeb Blais, Robby Young

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!