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Posted by: Jackson Breen, Hannah Billings, Ben Stimson, Edward Barrett, Will Ambler, Ben Thorneycroft, Megan Ochalek, Marissa Tremblay
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Five-Day climbs led by Jackson Breen and Will Ambler summitted Mt. Rainier around 7:10 am this morning. They reported clear skies above with clouds building around them, so they opted for a touch and go on top to keep the team moving. They'll return to Camp Muir and stay one more night before returning to Ashford.
Way to go team!
Posted by: Eric Frank, Sam Hoffman, Jack Ritterson, Stella Johnson, David Rathbun, Ben Stimson, Dan Harper, Rylee Ericson
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day climb led by RMI guides Eric Frank and Sam Hoffman made it to the summit of Mt Rainier around 6:15am this morning. They were leaving the crater around 7am on their descent back to Camp Muir. They will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Great work up there!
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Joe Crawford, Nina Bridges, Sam Traylor, Ben Stimson, Dan Harper, Oliver Kendall, Sean James
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb August 2 - 5 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today. They were descending from the crater rim just after 7 am. RMI Guide Dominic Cifelli reported a beautiful day with a little breeze and great route conditions. The team is descending to Camp Muir where they will take a short break, repack their gear and continue the final 4,500' descent to Paradise. Their program will conclude this afternoon with a short celebration at Rainier BaseCamp.
Nice work team!
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Lacie Smith, Rosie Hust, Miles Watson, Erika Barrett, Kat Porter, Ben Stimson, Lukas Bergsten
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 13,400'
The five-day climb led by RMI guides Joe Hoch and Lacie Smith made a sunset summit attempt. Unfortunately, due to high winds, the team was unable to summit and they turned around at 13,400'. They are currently on their descent from Camp Muir and will be back in Ashford this afternoon.
Great work team!
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Jackson Breen, Felipe Guarderas, Sam Traylor, Hannah Billings, Julian Kral, Dan Harper, Ben Stimson
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The four-day climb led by RMI guides Joe Hoch and Jackson Breen reached the summit of Mt Rainier this morning around 6:30am. They reported cold temperatures and moderate winds. They are currently on their descent back to Camp Muir and will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Great work everyone!

Congratulations Corey!!! I am so proud of you ❤️ so special to see all your hard work pay off!
Posted by: Isabelle Inthisone on 7/10/2026 at 5:46 pm
Congratulations to all! These pictures are fabulous. Meeting you all 1.5 miles up the trail on your way down so our girls could congratulate their dad on his summit meant the world to all of us!!
Posted by: Jen Thomas on 7/9/2026 at 7:35 pm
Posted by: Henry Coppolillo, Sam Hoffman, Simon Kearns, Julian Kral, Sam Traylor, Ben Stimson, Lukas Bergsten, Aidan Whitelaw
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI's four-day climb led by guides Henry Coppolillo and Sam Hoffman reached this summit of Mt Rainier this morning around 5:15am. They reported cold temperatures and moderate winds. They are currently on their descent back to Camp Muir and will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Posted by: Jess Wedel, Joe Crawford, Daniel May, Layne Peters, Julian Kral, Robert Whyte, Liam Moore, Ben Stimson
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Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Guides Jess Wedel and Joe Crawford led their teams to the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning, reaching the crater rim just after 7 am. Jess said it was a perfect day on the mountain with a slight breeze. Once they enjoy a bit of time on the summit, they will descend to Camp Muir, take a short break and then continue down to Paradise. Their program will conclude this afternoon at Rainier BaseCamp.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
Posted by: Ben Thorneycroft, Tom Skoog, Seth Burns, Dylan Anderson, Nina Bridges, Simon Kearns, Lukas Bergsten, Ben Stimson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
After several days of poor weather and high winds, the Four Day Climb June 27 -30 led by RMI Guides Seth Burns, Ben Thorneycroft and Tom Skoog reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today. They reported a beautiful day on the mountain with the cloud deck below them around 7,500'. The teams were walking into the crater shortly after 7 am. Once they spend a little time there, they will begin their descent to Camp Muir and then continue down to Paradise later today.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
Posted by: Mike King, George Hedreen, Nick Sinapius, Matt Kelly, Ben Stimson, Sam Traylor, Rylee Ericson, Megan Ochalek
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 10,080'
The four-day climb stayed at Camp Muir today and were unable to climb due to heavy snow and wind. Gusts were nearly 60 miles per hour overnight.
Way to stay strong up there team!
Posted by: Dustin Wittmier, Tom Skoog, Calvin Jiricko, David Rathbun, Sam Traylor, Ben Stimson, Lukas Bergsten, Marissa Tremblay
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Teams led by guides Dustin Wittmier and Tom Skoog made it to the top of Mt Rainier this morning around 6:15am. After several days of extremely high winds, they reported light winds and nice temperatures. They will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Great work, team!
Congratulations! Impressive accomplishment. Can’t wait to see some photos and hear about the trip. Well done.
Posted by: Gene Saab on 8/14/2026 at 7:09 pm
Well done team! I am so excited to hear about your climb and see pictures!
A big shout out to my son TJ Hunt!
I am so proud of you all!!
Heidi Hunt
Posted by: Heidi Hunt on 8/14/2026 at 10:26 am
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