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Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Stella Johnson, Mac Nolde, Simon Kearns
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Five Day Private Climb led by RMI Guide Dominic Cifelli reached the summit of Mt. Raineir today with 100% of their team. It's a beauiful day on the mountain with clear skies and cool temperatures. The team will return to Camp Muir and spend another night on the mountain. They may do a little training or just enjoy the views. Tomorrow they will descend to Paradise and conclude their program.
Nice work team!

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: Mike Bennett, Stella Johnson, Dominic Cifelli, Hannah Billings, Tate Hughes, Dan Harper, Oliver Sperin, Lukas Bergsten
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
This morning at 6:30am, the Four Day climb led by RMI guide Mike Bennett and Stella Johnson reached the summit of Mt Rainier. They were leaving the crater around 7am and are currently on their way back to Camp Muir. They will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Great work everyone!
Congrats on making the summit to all!
Posted by: Nancy Bywater on 8/1/2026 at 10:03 am
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: Dominic Cifelli, Sam Traylor, Marissa Tremblay, Rylee Ericson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI's five-day climb led by guide Dominic Cifelli made it to the summit of Mt Rainier this morning around 6:30am! They reported high winds but blue skies. They left the crater around 7:15am and are currently on their descent back to Camp Muir. They will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Great work team!
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Rosie Hust, CJ Rogers, Megan Ochalek
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 12,300'
The four-day climb led by RMI guide Dominic Cifelli attempted their summit of Mt Rainier last night. They turned around at the top of the Disappointment Cleaver due to high winds.
Nice work up there!
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Josh Geiser, CJ Rogers, Marissa Tremblay
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb June 22–25 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today under the leadership of RMI Guide Dominic Cifelli. The team of climbers from Black Diamond arrived at the crater rim around 6:30 a.m. and enjoyed time at the summit before beginning their descent.
The climbers are on their descent and will take a short break at Camp Muir before continuing down to Paradise later today.
Congratulations to all of today's climbers on a successful summit of Mt. Rainier!
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Felipe Guarderas, Layne Peters, Dylan Anderson, Simon Kearns, Aidan Whitelaw, Rylee Ericson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 13,600'
The Four Day Climb June 15 - 18 led by RMI Guides Dominic Cifelli and Felipe Guarderas reached 13,600ft this morning before high winds and route conditions turned them around. The team had descended to the top of Disppointment Cleaver, 12,500', by 7 am and are continuing to make their way back to Camp Muir. After a short break, they will continue from Camp Muir to Paradise. We expect them to return to Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon.

Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Lael Butler, Jess Wedel, Dylan Anderson, Matt Kelly, CJ Rogers, Simon Kearns, Ben Stimson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,200'
The four-day climb turned around at Ingraham Flats on their summit attempt this morning due to avalanche conditions. They enjoyed a beautiful sunrise! They will be descending back to Paradise later this morning.
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Ben Luedtke
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14, 410'
The Four Day Climb led by RMI Guide Dominic Cifelli and Ben Luedtke reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today. The teams were in and out of the clouds as they climbed into a cap to reach 14,410'. It was cold with a steady breeze, but the team pushed through to reach the top.
Congratulations Team!


Way to go, team!! I was sending you my best wishes and spiritual vibrations… from my good eye!!
Posted by: Barb Lee on 8/12/2026 at 12:39 pm
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