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Mt. Rainier: Four Day Summit Climb Teams Remain at Camp Muir

September 2, 2015

Posted by: Casey Grom, Leon Davis

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 10,060'

RMI Guides Casey Grom and Leon Davis along with their Four Day Summit Climbs remained at Camp Muir overnight due to high winds. The teams were unable to make a summit attempt and will start their descent from Camp Muir later this morning. We look forward to seeing the teams at BaseCamp later today. 9:00 am PST Guide Casey Grom checked in with the RMI office. With a bit of a break in the weather the team was going to take a walk on the upper mountain and plan to depart Camp Muir at around 11:30 am today.

Mt. Rainier: September 1st Teams Reach 12,600’

September 1, 2015

Posted by: Jake Beren, Mike King

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 12,600'

The Four Day Summit Climb teams led by RMI Guides Jake Beren and Mike King turned around at Camp Comfort on Mt. Rainier this morning. While climbing, the teams encountered moderate winds and knee to thigh deep snow. We look forward to greeting the climbers in Ashford this afternoon.

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Great team, poised to get to the top. Like we say in mountaneering: the mountain just didn’t want us up there, this time. We’ll try again another day. :-)
Thank you Mike, Bridget, Steve, Jake, Lance, all of the RMI guides - you guys really tried.
Cheers,
DanP

Posted by: Dan P on 9/8/2015 at 7:07 am

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Mt. Rainier: Four Day Summit Climbs Turned At Disappointment Cleaver

August 31, 2015

Posted by: Brent Okita, Zeb Blais

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 11,400'

RMI Guides Brent Okita and Zeb Blais lead their Four Day Summit Climb teams to approximately 11,400 on the Disappointment Cleaver route before turning around due to avalanche danger higher on the route. The teams returned to Camp Muir and will begin their descent to Paradise this morning. We look forward to seeing them at Rainier BaseCamp later today.

Mt. Rainier: August 30th Poor Weather Prevents Team From Reaching Summit

August 30, 2015

Posted by: Lindsay Mann

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 10,080'

Poor visibility, high winds and heavy precipitation forced the Five Day Summit Climb led by Lindsay Mann to stay at Camp Muir last night and they were unable to make a summit attempt. Camp Muir received about 6 – 8 inches of new snow. Lindsay and team will be packing up and starting their descent back to Paradise shortly. We expect the team to arrive back at Basecamp in the early afternoon.

Mt. Rainier: August 29th Teams Unable to Summit Due to High Winds

August 29, 2015

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 11,000'

The Four Day Summit Climb led by RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer reached the top of Cathedral Gap last night before having to turn back due to high winds of about 60 mph. The team is safely back at Camp Muir. They will wait for a bit of a break in the weather before starting their descent. We expect the team back at Rainier Basecamp in the early afternoon.

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Hey Dave Stults et Al, from what I can see seems weather prevented summit. Sorry for that but certainly seems more than wise and sometimes Nature just overwhelms. Take care- Love, Dad

Posted by: Van STULTS on 8/30/2015 at 10:18 am

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Mt. Rainier: Four Day Summit Climb Teams Unable to Summit

August 28, 2015

Posted by: Mike Walter, Mike King

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 10,060'

The Four Day Summit Climb teams led by RMI Guides Mike Walter and Mike King were unable to reach the summit of Mt. Rainier today. Last night the teams left from Camp Muir but decided to turn back at Cathedral Gap due to high winds. The teams returned to Camp Muir and will begin their descent to Paradise around 8:30 am

Mt. Rainier: August 27th Summit!

August 27, 2015

Posted by: Nick Hunt, Ben Liken

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

Our Four Day Summit Climbs led by Nick Hunt and Ben Liken reached the top of Mt. Rainier this morning at around 7:06 am. RMI Guide Ben Liken reported sunny skies and light to moderate winds. The team will spend some time on the summit before starting their descent. Congratulations to today's teams!

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That’s so great, awesome job team! What a beautiful day for a summit! Can’t wait to do the same some day! Any difficult sections or close calls?

Posted by: Eric Muñoz on 8/27/2015 at 11:15 pm

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Mt. Shuksan: Nugent & Team Summit!

August 26, 2015

Posted by: Billy Nugent

Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades

Elevation: 9,127'

Update - August 26th 5:35 pm Just checking in from camp! All our safe and sound after our successful summit of Mt. Shuksan earlier today. Original Dispatch Hey everybody! It is Billy checking in here from the summit of Mt. Shuksan with 100 percent of our crew. We all styled our way up the Central Gully. And yeah, we're enjoying a nice sunny day on top, a little bit of smoke in the air but not too bad, a little bit of breeze but again not too bad. We'll check in once more when we get back into camp safe and sound. So that's all for now. Whelp, see ya. RMI Guide Billy Nugent

Mt. Rainier: Four Day Summit Climbs on Top!

August 26, 2015

Posted by: Brent Okita, Leon Davis

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climbs led by RMI Guides Brent Okita & Leon Davis reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning at 6:35AM. They reported windy conditions upon approaching the crater rim and a chilly morning but overall good climbing conditions. After enjoying the views from the summit the teams will begin their descent to Camp Muir and then continue to Paradise. We look forward to seeing them in Ashford later today. Congratulations to today's Summit Climb Teams!

Mt. Shuksan: Nugent & Team Ready for Summit Bid

August 25, 2015

Posted by: Billy Nugent

Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades

Hi all, Checking in after a great day of anchor and crevasse rescue training out here on the Sulphide Glacier. Our team enjoyed gorgeous views and perfect warm, sunny weather as we continued moving through our Expedition Seminar curriculum. We knocked off around 5:00 this evening and sat for a quick summit briefing in preparation for tomorrow's summit climb... If all goes well we'll be checking in tomorrow from Shuksan's beautiful summit. Hasta mañana! RMI Guide Billy Nugent

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Good luck on your climb and training looking forward to climbing and training with RMI in the next year or two. Currently working on physical conditioning now.

Posted by: Kevin Stone on 8/26/2015 at 2:12 pm

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Mt. Rainier: Four Day Summit Climb Teams Remain at Camp Muir

Mt. Rainier: September 1st Teams Reach 12,600’

Mt. Rainier: Four Day Summit Climbs Turned At Disappointment Cleaver

Mt. Rainier: August 30th Poor Weather Prevents Team From Reaching Summit

Mt. Rainier: August 29th Teams Unable to Summit Due to High Winds

Mt. Rainier: Four Day Summit Climb Teams Unable to Summit

Mt. Rainier: August 27th Summit!

Mt. Shuksan: Nugent & Team Summit!

Mt. Rainier: Four Day Summit Climbs on Top!

Mt. Shuksan: Nugent & Team Ready for Summit Bid

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