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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!
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Seth Burns, Felipe Guarderas, Dylan Anderson, Celeste Wilson, David Rathbun, Marissa Tremblay, Gabriel Puhky
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI's four-day climb led by guides Joe Hoch and Felipe Guarderas reached the summit of Mt Rainier this morning around 6:20am. They reported sunshine with a light breeze and a trace of new snow. They are currently on their descent back to Camp Muir and will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Great work everyone!
Way to go! Congrats on summiting!
-MGS
Posted by: Sam S on 7/3/2026 at 10:44 am
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Robert Whyte, Sam Traylor, Marissa Tremblay
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,200'
The four-day climb led by RMI Guide Joe Hoch turned around at Ingraham Flats this morning due to unfit route conditions. They have returned to Camp Muir and will descend to Paradise later this morning. While they didn't make it to the summit, they enjoyed a classic Little Tahoma sunrise!
Great work up there team!
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Kat Porter, Dan Harper, Edward Barrett
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Around 6:45am this morning, RMI's four-day climb led by guide Joe Hoch made it to the summit of Mt. Rainier. The team reported good conditions and are on their descent back to Camp Muir. They will be back in Ashford this afternoon.
Great work up there!
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Jess Wedel, Henry Coppolillo, Matt Tucker, Kat Porter, Oliver Sperin, Oliver Kendall, Edward Barrett
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 10,300'
The Four Day Climb June 14 - 17 led by RMI Guides Joe Hoch and Jess Wedel were turned around by high winds at 10,300'. The telemetry at Camp Muir is showing wind gusts up to 48 mph. The teams returned to Camp Muir and enjoyed a bit of rest and perhaps a nice sunrise. They plan to descend from Camp Muir around 9:30 am. We look forward to seeing them at Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon.
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Felipe Guarderas, Rosie Hust, Nina Bridges
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,300'
We weren't able to summit this morning after multiple days and multiple feet of new snow. But we took advantage of the perfect weather for a classic stunning sunrise at Ingraham Flats!
- RMI Guide Joe Hoch
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Ben Ammon, Josh McDowell, Dylan Anderson, Miles Watson, Kat Porter, Sean James
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 10,640'
The Four Day Climb (June 2-5) led by Joe Hoch and Ben Ammon turned at the top Cathedral Gap (10,640’) early this morning due to strong winds that were making climbing and continuing uphill very difficult. They are back at Camp Muir and plan to descend from Paradise later this morning. They will be back in Ashford this afternoon.
Way to hang in there team!
RMI Guides Joe Hoch and Ben Ammon and the Four Day Climb Team reached High Break (13,200’) and were still ascending as of 7:11 a.m. Joe reported a beautiful morning, with light winds and cold temperatures.By 8:33 a.m., the team had summited all smiles, and was beginning their descent toward Camp Muir.
Congratulaitons Team!
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Avery Stolte, Miles Watson, Julian Kral
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 10,800'
The Four Day Climb led by RMI Guide Joe Hoch turned at 10,800' at Cathedral Gap due to snow instability and potential avalanche danger. The team returned to Camp Muir and plans to start their descent to Paradise around 9:30 am. They will be back at Rainier BaseCamp in the early afternoon.
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
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