Entries By joe hoch
August 7, 2024
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Pete Van Deventer, Raymond Holt, Jack Ritterson, Nicole De Petris, Tom Skoog
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb led by RMI Guides Joe Hoch and Pete Van Deventer reached the summit of Mt. Rainier Early this morning. The team enjoyed the views and spent about an hour on the 14,410' summit before starting their descent. The team will be back in Ashford this afternoon to celebrate their success at Rainier Basecamp.
Congratulations Team!
August 1, 2024
Posted by: Joe Hoch, George Hedreen, Dylan Anderson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb July 29 - 1 August led by RMI Guides Joe Hoch, George Hedreen and Dylan Anderson reached the summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning. The weather is beautiful and the team climbed well. They are currently on the descent to Camp Muir. They will continue down to Paradise later today and conclude their adventure.
Nice work team!
July 24, 2024
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Leif Bergstrom, Jackson Breen, Mitch Valaitis, Tom Skoog, Evan Redman
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,200'
The Four Day Climb led by RMI Guides Joe Hoch and Leif Bergstrom were turned on their summit attempt of Mt. Rainier due to route conditions and high winds. The team is back at Camp Muir and will descend later this morning.
July 16, 2024
Posted by: Casey Grom, Tom Skoog, Jack Ritterson, Joe Hoch, Lacie Smith, Celeste Wilson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Five Day Climb led by RMI Guides Casey Grom and Joe Hoch reached the summit of Mt. Rainier at 9 am this morning. The team climbed in beautiful calm weather. They are on the descent to Camp Muir where they will spend one more night before returning to Ashford Basecamp.
Congratulations Team!
July 12, 2024
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Joe Hoch, Mike Bennett, Sam Marjerison, Michael Murray, Layne Peters
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,200'
The Mt. Rainier Four Day Climb led by RMI Guide Dave Hahn and Joe Hoch enjoyed a beautiful morning from Ingraham Flats this morning. While route conditions prevented the team from climbing higher, they spent time at 11,200' watching the sunrise. Nice work team!
Hey Andy! Hope you’re on Top of The World! Don’t fall!
Posted by: Bob Ashburn on 7/13/2024 at 6:30 am
July 3, 2024
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Tatum Whatford, Mitch Valaitis, George Hedreen, Arianna Drechsler, Stella Johnson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,200'
The Four Day Climb June 30 - 3 July was unable to reach the summit today due to high winds. RMI Guides Joe Hoch and Tatum Whatford left Camp Muir with an alpine start but were turned back at Ingraham Flats due to extremely high winds. The teams returned safely to Camp Muir where they spent the rest of the morning. They plan to start their descent from Camp Muir to Paradise around 9 am.
June 29, 2024
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Jackson Breen, Evan Redman, Walter Hailes, Avery Stolte, Celeste Wilson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four-Day teams led by RMI Guides Joe Hoch and Jackson Breen summited this morning in good weather. They reached the top at 6:00 am taking 6 1/2 hours due to many climbers on the route. The team spend time on the summit before starting their descent, they return to Paradise this afternoon.
Congratulations Team!
Wow! You did it OLIVIA!!!
Posted by: wendy sobol on 6/29/2024 at 6:43 pm
Congratulations to all! Great job Olivia!! Another check off your list.
Posted by: Grandma Seaver on 6/29/2024 at 2:03 pm
June 22, 2024
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Drew O’Brien, Felipe Guarderas, Calvin Jiricko, Stella Johnson, Mac Nolde
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 13,200'
The Four Day Climb led by RMI Guides Joe Hoch and Drew O'Brien reached 13,200' before route conditions forced the team to turn. The team is back at Camp Muir and will be returning to Rainier Basecamp in Ashford, WA this afternoon.
Congratulations Team!
Appreciate you looking after the public climbers’ safety as well.
Thank you!
Posted by: Bob Lindskov on 6/24/2024 at 7:59 am
Thank you Joe, Felipe, Stella, and Calvin, for the amazing experience on Rainier. The mountain was beautiful, the guides, were inspiring, and the group was full of wonderful people. The experience with rope teams and glacier travel was cool, and watching the guides and route setters make decisions on weather and carve out routes was eye opening. Hope to see everyone in the mountains again.
Posted by: Ajay Perumbeti on 6/23/2024 at 7:13 pm
June 15, 2024
Posted by: Joe Hoch, Ben Ammon, Lacie Smith, George Hedreen, Mitch Valaitis, Arianna Drechsler
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 10,600'
The Four Day Climb with RMI Guides Joe Hoch and Ben Ammon spent the night at Camp Muir in a blizzard. The weather broke a bit before dawn, so the team was able to walk to Cathedral Gap before heading back to Muir. They plan on departing Camp Muir at 9 am.
Congratulations Team!
June 7, 2024
Posted by: Brent Okita, Joe Hoch
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,200'
The Four Day Climb led by RMI Guides Brent Okita, and Joe Hoch climbed to Ingraham Flats, but were unable to go further due to high avalanche risk. The team enjoyed a beautiful sunrise, and will be back to Rainier Basecamp in Ashford this afternoon.
Congratulations Team!
Wow! That pic is stunning!
Bummer you weren’t able to summit, but good to be safe!
Cheers to everyone!
Posted by: Katie Hernandez on 6/7/2024 at 11:34 am
Beautiful Pic! Sorry the climb had to turn back but clearly Safety First !
Posted by: Doug Thompson on 6/7/2024 at 10:39 am
Congratulations to you all!
I’m so happy for you!
Great work Dave M!
Posted by: Wendy on 8/1/2024 at 11:00 am
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