RMI Expeditions Blog
Posted by: Calvin Jiricko, Layne Peters, CJ Rogers, Megan Ochalek
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
At 5:15 am the Four Day Climb led by RMI Guide Calvin Jiricko were standing on the summit of Mt. Rainer 14,410'! Calvin reported a beautiful day and a great climb. The team is on their descent in route to Camp Muir.
Congratulations Team!
Posted by: Jess Wedel, Margo Kerr, Kat Porter, Rylee Ericson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The All Women's Four Day Climb led by RMI Guide Jess Wedel Reached the Summit at 5:15 am this Morning. The team reported beautiful views and great weather. They are on the descent and will be back at Camp Muir Shortly.
Congratulations Team!
Great news from the mountain!
The Expedition Skills Seminar Emmons Team, led by Sam Hoffman, successfully reached the summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning. The team enjoyed favorable climbing conditions with clear skies, some gusty winds, and an excellent day on the mountain.
The climbers are currently descending and have reached approximately 13,800 feet as they make their way back to Camp Schurman. They will spend one more night on the mountain continuing their training before beginning their final descent.
Congratulations Team!
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Joe Crawford
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,500'
The Four-Day Climbs led by RMI Guides Dave Hahn and Joe Crawford turned around at 11,500 feet this morning due to route conditions. The teams safely returned to Camp Muir and plan to begin their descent to Paradise at 9:00 a.m.
Nice work teams!
The Custom Four-Day Climb was unable to climb due to deteriorating route conditions. Instead, the enjoyed a beautiful sunrise at Ingraham Flats. They are currently at Camp Muir. They will descend back to Paradise later this morning and be back in Ashford this afternoon.
The Four-Day climb led by RMI guide Joe Hoch was unable to climb the route on their summit attempt due to deterioriating route conditions. They have returned to Camp Muir and will start their descent back to Paradise later this morning.
Nice work, team!
Posted by: Tom Skoog, Mac Nolde, Dan Harper, Gabriel Puhky
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,200'
The Five-Day climb led by RMI guide Tom Skoog was unable to climb the route due to deteriorating conditions. Instead, they enjoyed a beautiful sunrise at Ingraham Flats. They are back at Camp Muir and will start their descent back to Paradise this morning.
Nice work, everyone!
Despite not summiting, this was an awesome experience made even more special by the awesome RMI team!
Mack - thanks for scouting and keeping us safe. So happy you are safe too.
Posted by: Glen Moyers on 7/29/2026 at 2:43 pm
Posted by: Seth Burns, Felipe Guarderas, Matt Kelly
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Mon 7/27/2026 8:03 AM
We are out and off Shuksan. We left early due to lots of rain. No summit due to weather.
- RMI Guide Seth Burns
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Brendan Oates, David Rathbun, Oliver Kendall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 13,000'
The Four Day Climb July 24 - 27 led by RMI Guide Dominic Cifelli turned around 13,000' due to high winds and a cloud cap above them. The team is enroute to Camp Muir and after a short break will continue down to Paradise later today.
Posted by: Nikki Champion, Mike Bennett, Hannah Billings, CJ Rogers, Edward Barrett, Ben Thorneycroft, Celeste Wilson, Marissa Tremblay
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The four-day climbing teams, led by Nikki Champion and Mike Bennett, reached the crater rim just before 7:20 a.m. this morning. After a brief touch-and-go at the summit, the team reported clear skies and a windy ascent.
The teams are now descending to Camp Muir, where they will reset, pack their gear, and continue down to the trailhead. They are expected to return to Ashford later this afternoon, concluding a successful four-day climb.
Way to go, climbers!
Congrats team! An impressive feat!
Posted by: Craig Rohwer on 7/29/2026 at 1:39 pm
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