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The Expedition Skill Seminar - Muir has had a great week of training at Camp Muir thus far. They have experienced every kind of weather Mt. Rainier has to offer from blizzard conditions to warm and sunny. They have done a lot of training and have climbed above Ingraham Flats twice this week. They made a summit attempt this morning but were turned back at 11,200' due to high avalanche conditions. The climbers are doing great and they will continue their training this afternoon. The team is considering making another summit attempt tonight weather permitting. They will descend to Paradise tomorrow afternoon and complete their program.
The Four Day Summit Climbs lead by JJ Justman and Gabriel Barral reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning with 100% of their teams. It is a beautiful day on Mt. Rainier.
Congratulations to the team members!
Today the Four Day Summit Climb June 2 -5 and the Five Day Summit Climb June 1 - 5 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier. The teams reported great climbing conditions and a beautiful day. Congratulations!
RMI Guides Kel Rossiter & Seth Waterfall checked in as their teams were about to begin thier descent from the crater rim. They had a great summit day, clear weather, light easterly wind and a great view of Mt. Jefferson. They will make their way back to Camp Muir and spend a little time there packing and re-hydrating before departing for Paradise.
Congratulations on reaching the summit of Mt. Rainier! .
Casey Grom and the Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir team have had a great week of training on the mountain, but unfortunately were unable to make a summit attempt. We expect the group to be leaving Camp Muir around 10:00 a.m. today.
The Four Day Summit Climb May 27 - 30, 2011 made their summit bid this morning but were forced to turn around at 13,800' due to poor visibility. The team is descending to Camp Muir and will be making their way back to Paradise by early afternoon.
The Summit Teams departed Camp Muir for an early alpine start today but were forced to turn around at approximately 11,400' due to high winds, poor visibility and reportedly high avalanche conditions. The Five Day Summit Climb May 25 - 29 and the Four Day Summit Climb May 26 - 29 teams returned safely to Camp Muir and rested for a few hours before starting their decent to Paradise.
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The Summit Team was forced to turn around today at 12,100' due to high avalanche danger. They will be starting their descent to Paradise.
The Expedition Skill Seminar - Muir checked in this morning from Camp Muir. The team started their summit attempt today but were forced to turn around at Ingraham Flats due to high winds and blowing snow.
Everyone was resting at Camp Muir and they will spend the afternoon practicing some knot training, fixed line travel and crevasse rescue scenarios.
The Four Day Summit Climb May 20 - 23, 2011 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning under clear skies. The team experienced light winds and cold temperatures on their climb from Camp Muir to the summit. They spent some time on the summit before starting their descent.
Congratulations to the teams!
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