Entries By hannah smith
August 18, 2023
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Dominic Cifelli
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,200'
The Four Day Climb led by RMI Guides Hannah Smith and Dominic Cifelli reached Ingraham Flats today. The team had a good climb above Camp Muir to 11,200'. On going route conditions and a windy morning made that the high point for the team today. They enjoyed the sunrise over the Cascades and descended to Camp Muir. They will be back in Paradise in the early afternoon.
Strong work to all the climbers!
August 13, 2023
Posted by: Hannah Smith
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb August 10 - 13 led by RMI Guide Hannah Smith reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The team reported sunny skies with a light breeze and a very nice morning. The teams started their descent from the crater rim around 6:15 am. Once back at Camp Muir, they will repack and continue their descent to Paradise.
Nice work today team!
July 27, 2023
Posted by: Hannah Smith, George Hedreen, Bailey Servais, Dustin Wittmier, Nicole De Petris, Tom Skoog
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The July 24 - 27 Four Day Climb teams reached the summit of Mt. Rainier around 6:30 am today led by RMI Guides Hannah Smith and Dustin Wittmier. Hannah reported good route conditions and perfect weather. The team enjoyed some time on top, crossing the crater to Columbia Crest. They began their descent from the crater rim just before 8 am. The teams will return to Camp Muir for a quick stop before continuing down to Paradise later this afternoon.
Nice work team! Congratulations on reaching the summit!
July 19, 2023
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Michael Murray, Erika Birkeland
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 10,541'
8:09 am PDT - July 19, 2023
Team is at the summit of glacier. Beautiful day out here with great views!
RMI Guide Hannah Smith and Team
July 13, 2023
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Jack Delaney, Mike Bennett, Ellison Boord, Nicole De Petris, Robert Whyte
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb July 10 - 13 led by RMI Guides Hannah Smith and Jack Delaney reached the summit of Mt. Rainier at 6:45 am. Hannah reported a good route, light winds and a nice route. The team enjoyed some time on the crater before starting their descent. They will return to Camp Muir for a short break before continuning down to Paradise.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
Congratulations! Great pics! Is there a team photo?
Posted by: Susu Therrell on 7/14/2023 at 12:02 pm
Great news! Filll us in on your decent as soon as you can.
Posted by: Nancy French on 7/13/2023 at 7:35 pm
July 6, 2023
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Ben Luedtke, Roland Scott, Joey Manship, Will Nash, Ben Thorneycroft
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Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb July 3 - 6 led by RMI Guides Hannah Smith and Ben Luedtke enjoyed a beautiful morning on Mt. Rainier. The teams reached the summit at 6:15 am under clear skies and great route conditions. The team enjoyed an hour in the crater before starting their descent. Once back at Camp Muir the climbers will have a quick break and then continue the remaining 4,500' down to Paradise. We look forward to seeing them at Rainier BaseCamp later this afternoon.
Nice work team!
June 21, 2023
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Tatum Whatford, Evan Sather, Will Ambler
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 13,500'
The Expedition Skills Seminar - Emmons June 17 - 22 led by RMI Guide Hannah Smith made the difficult decision to turn around today at 13,500'. Hannah reported difficult snow conditions and a lack of established trail due to the new snow accumulations over the last few days. The climbers have returned to Camp Schurman where they will spend their final night on the mountain. Tomorrow the team will do some crevasse rescue training before descending to the trailhead and returning to Rainier BaseCamp later in the day.
June 15, 2023
Posted by: Brent Okita, Hannah Smith, Josh Geiser, Lacie Smith, Evan Sather, Mitch Valaitis
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Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb June 12 - 15 led by RMI Guides Brent Okita & Hannah Smith reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning just before 7 am PT. Brent reported gusty winds during their climb today. The teams didn't stay long on the summit and are descending to Camp Muir. After a short stop at Camp Muir the teams will continue down to Paradise and return to Rainier BaseCamp later this afternoon.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
June 5, 2023
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Devin Guffey, Erika Birkeland
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali
Elevation: 348'
Hello readers,
What a day, what a day. We woke again to snow and all you can see, white. The forecast didn't call for all this snow and white but it's what we got for 36 hours straight. Hope wasn't lost and the team enjoyed a group activity of stomping out the runway. It didn't look like we would fly but we would at least be ready for those planes. The hours went by and no change. Surely we would spend another night at basecamp...then all of a sudden the clouds started to lift. There was a bustle around camp...planes were coming. The team having done a few false alarm pack ups was dialed. In less than 30 minutes we were fully packed up waiting next to the airstrip for our plane. It is a whirlwind experience to be one second in your sleeping bag on the mountain and the next loading a plane to take you off. In no time we were back in civilization, stinky, tired, and a few shades darker from the sun. A long shower, a hot meal not cooked over the XKG stoves, and a mattress you don't have to blow up later, we are new people. It's been an amazing trip full of ups and downs and always lessons learned about ourselves. We are grateful to be back safe and already look forward to our next adventures.
Thanks for following along! Till next time,
RMI Guides Hannah, Devin, Erika, and Team
Sign Up For Women's Denali Expedition, May 16, 2023 Emails
Thank you for helping to keep molly and the rest of the team safe. She had nothing but glowing praise for all of you. Very much appreciated!!! It sounded like a great adventure.
Thanks again!!!!
Posted by: Todd Wardwell on 6/5/2023 at 2:51 pm
June 4, 2023
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Devin Guffey, Erika Birkeland
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali
Elevation: 7,300'
Saturday, June 3, 2023 - 9:14 pm PT
It's us again,
We woke to snow and it hasn't stopped since. Needless to say no planes came to pick us up. Morale is holding but we are getting a bit antsy as a team. There has been lots of laying down. Backs are sore, legs restless, minds are going stir crazy. It's only been a couple days but our exit is so close. Tomorrow may be better for weather, so fingers crossed its clear in Talkeetna and clear here so we can hop on that plane and get some much needed showers.
Till than we lay once again in our sleeping bags listening to the pitter patter of the snow.
Holding strong,
RMI Guides Hannah, Devin, Erika, and Team
Sign Up For Women's Denali Expedition, May 16, 2023 Emails
Hey Bethany. Know you are ready to roll… maybe call an Uber! Mom is good for it! I will venmo the money.
Love M❤M
Posted by: Jan L. Gray on 6/4/2023 at 12:26 pm
Great job Connor and Aleeza. Looking forward to hearing your stories.
Posted by: Steve Lewis on 8/14/2023 at 7:23 am
Good job team !!! Awesome job !
Posted by: Bill Lewis on 8/14/2023 at 12:53 am
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