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The Four Day Summit Climb Teams led by RMI Guides Casey Grom and Caleb Ladue were forced to turn around today above the top of Disappointment Cleaver due to route conditions. The teams will descend from Camp Muir and return to Paradise this morning.
August 21, 2017
Posted by: Eric Frank, JM Gorum
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Summit Climb led by RMI Guides Eric Frank and JM Gorum reached the summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning. Eric reported clear skies all the way to the top! The team will spend some time enjoying the views
Congratulations to today’s team!
August 20, 2017
Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 9,127'
RMI Guide Elias deAndres Martos and team reached the summit of Mt. Shuksan today. This is the first of several climbing objectives for the team. They will be spending the next few days climbing in the North Cascades.
Congratulations to today’s team!
August 20, 2017
Posted by: Walter Hailes, Hannah McGowan
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Summit Climb teams led by RMI Guides Walter Hailes and Hannah McGowan reached the summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning. The team reported clear skies all the way to the top!
Congratulations to today’s teams!
Congratulations to Welles Wiley and Gi Lee on reaching the top! And to everyone else on the trip!!!
Posted by: Roxanne Wiley on 8/20/2017 at 12:07 pm
August 19, 2017
Posted by: Leon Davis
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Update at 7:00 a.m. - RMI Guide Leon Davis and his team are on the Mt. Rainier summit! The weather is sunny skies and winds about 20 mph with a cloud deck just below 10,000’. The team is currently on top and will check in with us when they begin their descent.
Congratulations to today’s summit climb team!
August 19, 2017
Posted by: Andy Bond
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Expedition Skills Seminar - Paradise, led by RMI Guide Andy Bond, was on the Mt. Rainier summit just before 7:00 a.m. They are enjoying the Cascades Mountain views above a sea of clouds. The team has been on the mountain since Monday learning many mountaineering skills to prepare for bigger mountain objectives, such as Denali in Alaska. We look forward to hearing about their week of adventure this afternoon.
The Kilimanjaro Climb & Safari August 5 - 19 has come to an end. The team enjoyed our final night in Africa at the Balloon Camp - Tarangire. Today we traveled back to Arusha and returned to the hotel where we first met two weeks ago. We enjoyed one last meal together as a team, repacked packed bags and headed to the airport. Everyone will be traveling to their respective homes over the next 24 hours. We had a grand adventure!
Until next time,
RMI Guide Mark Tucker
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Congratulations Team & a HUGE thank you to Mark Tucker for keeping us all so well informed. I really enjoyed knowing what was going on each day. Looking forward to seeing Jennifer & Geoff back in Seattle!
Posted by: Rhonda Bolton on 8/18/2017 at 11:14 am
August 18, 2017
Posted by: Brent Okita, Jess Matthews
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Guides Brent Okita and Jess Matthews led their Four Day Summit Climb August 15-18 to the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The teams enjoyed blue skies and cool temperatures.
Congratulations to today’s climbers!
This was an epic climb on an amazing and unusual route. Thank you so much to the guides for working so hard to create a viable route to the summit for our team, and special thanks to Jess for guiding us successfully to the summit! I can’t stress how grateful I am to RMI for the brilliant experience and excellence of the team.
Posted by: Andrew Norris on 8/22/2017 at 9:43 am
To Brent: I’m following you, son ! Take care, be safe, enjoy! Do send more photos.
Love, mom
ALSO, love to Julie
Posted by: Marjorie Okita Johnson on 8/19/2017 at 10:26 am
Jambo!
Life does not get much better that this. We are living in the moment, sitting around the fire watching an incredible African sunset. The accommodations and surrounding area are the very best, and we are having so much fun! We wish you all were here!
RMI Guide Mark Tucker & Team
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August 17, 2017
Posted by: Steve Gately
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Guide Steve Gately led the Expedition Skills Seminar - Emmons team to the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The team topped out at 8:15 a.m. and enjoyed breezy conditions on the summit. The Emmons Seminar descended to Camp Schurman where they will spend their last night on the mountain. We look forward to seeing them in Ashford tomorrow afternoon.
Congratulations climbers!
Way to go Franko!! So proud of you!! Love you! Tbone.
Posted by: TERESA HELMLY on 8/21/2017 at 9:40 am
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