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Posted by: Casey Grom, Joe Crawford
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
This morning at 7:30 AM, the Four Day Climb team led by Casey Grom and Joe Crawford successfully descended from the crater rim of Mount Rainier after a successful summit push. The team was greeted with clear skies, light winds, and ideal climbing conditions.
From the summit, climbers enjoyed expansive views above a lingering marine layer that hovered around 7,600 feet. The contrast between the crystal-clear skies above and the thick cloud cover below created a surreal and breathtaking scene—one of those rare moments that make all the effort worthwhile.
Congratulations to all the climbers on a successful ascent!
Posted by: Casey Grom, Lael Butler, Mitch Valaitis, Brooks Ordway-Smith, Julian Kral, Felipe Guarderas, CJ Rogers, Simon Kearns
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climbs led by RMI Guides Casey Grom and Lael Butler reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning! The teams were on the summit around 7:45 am and enjoying the beautiful weather. We look forward to seeing them back in Ashford later this afternoon.
Congratulations climbers!
Posted by: Tom Skoog, Casey Grom, George Hedreen, Joe Crawford, Nicole De Petris, Arianna Drechsler, CJ Rogers, Brendan Oates
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb teams for June 8 - 12 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier. RMI Guide Tom Skoog reported good conditions, clear skies and colder temperatures. The teams enjoyed some time in the summit crater before starting their descent from the crater rim around 7:15 am. Once back at Camp Muir, the teams will re-pack and continue down to Paradise. They will conclude their program this afternoon at Rainier BaseCamp.
Nice work team!
Posted by: Casey Grom, Lael Butler, Sam Hoffman, Layne Peters
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Guide Casey Grom led the Four-Day Climb from May 30 to June 2, reaching the summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning.
Casey reported breezy and cold conditions, but the team was rewarded with a rare and stunning view of the northern lights. The group climbed well, with six of the eight climbers successfully reaching the summit.
At approximately 7:15 a.m., the team began their descent from the crater rim, and is making their way back to Camp Muir. After a brief rest and repack, they’ll continue the final 4.5 miles down to Paradise. The team is expected to return to Rainier BaseCamp later this afternoon.
Great job, team!
PC: Layne Peters
Posted by: Casey Grom, Tatum Whatford, Brooks Ordway-Smith
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Five-Day Climb led by RMI Guides Casey Grom, Tatum Whatford, and Brooks Ordway-Smith reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today at 12:50 p.m. Taking advantage of calm winds and clear skies, the team successfully ascended to Columbia Crest at 14,410 feet. They spent about an hour on the summit soaking in the views before beginning their descent.
The team is now safely back at Camp Muir, where they will spend one more night before continuing their descent to Paradise in the morning. Congratulations to all climbers on a fantastic summit day!
What an amazing journey to the summit of Mt. Rainier, a majestic treasure of the lower 48.
Posted by: Lyn on 5/28/2025 at 3:46 pm
Posted by: Casey Grom, Joe Hoch, Mitch Valaitis, Joey Manship, Miles Watson, Hannah Billings, Celeste Wilson, Nina Bridges
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,200'
May 16–19 Four-Day Climb Update:
The climbing teams, led by RMI Guides Casey Grom and Joe Hoch, departed Camp Muir at 3:00 a.m. for their summit attempt. They reached Ingraham Flats; however, deteriorating weather conditions forced them to turn back. The teams have returned safely to Camp Muir and plan to begin their descent around 10:00 a.m., when a break in the weather is expected.
PC: Nina Bridges, Joey Manship, Joe Hoch
Posted by: Casey Grom, Sam Hoffman, Ben Luedtke, Will Ambler, Rosie Hust, Mitch Valaitis, Layne Peters
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 12,200'
The Four Day Climb, led by RMI Guides Casey Grom and Sam Hoffman, reached the top of Disappointment Cleaver early this morning. After a strong alpine start and steady progress through the night, the team made excellent time ascending from Camp Muir.
As they approached the upper slopes of Mt. Rainier, the team encountered increasingly strong winds with gusts above 60 mph. Despite the group’s strength and determination, the guides made the prudent decision to turn the climb at the top of the Cleaver.
Reaching Disappointment Cleaver is a significant accomplishment, especially in challenging weather. The team demonstrated strong climbing skills, sound judgment, and excellent teamwork throughout the expedition.
Congratulations to all the climbers for their effort and perseverance. Well done!
Posted by: Casey Grom, Calvin Jiricko
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Five Day Climb May 1 - 5 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today led by RMI Guides Casey Grom and Calvin Jiricko. Casey reported strong winds but otherwise clear and sunny.
This is the first RMI team of the season to reach the summit. What a great start!
Congratulations to the today's climbers!
Namaste one last time!
What an incredible journey it has been! And the team is finally out of the mountains safe and sound in Kathmandu.
Words will never fully sum up the experience we have had here in Nepal. The eight of us have shared something incredibly special while spending the last few weeks together every day. Experiencing all the highs and lows taught us the importance of both, and allowed us to learn lessons of how one truly allows you to see the importance of the other. Enduring those difficult and joyous moment together is what has forever bonded us as a team.
We are all grateful for the experience and thankful to have the physical ability and support from loved ones back home to undertake such a journey.
I asked the team for one single word that could best sum up their experience. And here is what we came up with.
Chapter
Gratitude
Humility
Breathless
Awakening
Blessed
Humbled
Sublime
In the words of Bob Seger
“ I think I'm goin' to Katmandu,
That's really really where I'm going to
If I ever get out of here
That's what I'm gonna do
Kkkkkk, Katmandu
I think it's really where I'm going to
If I ever get out of here
I'm goin to Katmandu
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RMI Guide Casey and the Best Crew!
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Everest Base Camp Trek, March 9, 2025
Hello again everyone.
Yesterday the team made an executive decision and took advantage of the helicopters flying gear into base camp and hopped a ride from Gorak Shep to Namche. This short but scenic ride provided a spectacular view of the route and surrounding mountains as well as saved our legs from 20+ miles of hard hiking.
You would not believe how amazing 11,000 ft could feel after spending eight days above. But wow, it was delightful and the warmth was easily welcomed. We stayed the night and once again awoke to beautiful clear skies in Namche.
So today we finished the trek out to Lukla, where we started this journey after a nine hour hike. It was surreal to descend into the trees and see all of the flowers and rhododendrons that seemed to have come to life in just two weeks.
Everyone is doing great and refreshed after all the thick and humid air, and the super hot showers didn’t hurt either. We wrapped up the evening with dinner and handed out our tips to our amazing porters, and guides who worked incredibly hard to help us on this adventure. Without them it would be nearly impossible.
We are hoping for good weather tomorrow morning so we can catch our heli’s back to Kathmandu.
RMI Guide Casey Grom and the BC crew!
Super cool. (Didn’t even realize the northern lights were even visible over here at this point in time.)
Posted by: Some guy from Puyallup on 6/3/2025 at 11:39 am
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