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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!
Posted by: Will Ambler, Jack Ritterson, Calvin Jiricko, Simon Kearns, Lukas Bergsten, Liam Moore
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four-Day climb enjoyed summit success this morning, with 100% of the teams making it to the top! RMI guides Will Ambler and Jack Ritterson led them to the summit around 7am. They are currently on their descent back to Camp Muir and will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Great work everyone!

Posted by: Nikki Champion, Ben Thorneycroft, Sam Traylor, Lukas Bergsten
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four-Day climb led by RMI guide Nikki Champion enjoyed the summit of Mt Rainier this morning. They reported clear conditions and decreasing winds. They were leaving the crater at 7:22am and are on their descent back to Camp Muir. They will return to Ashford later this afternoon.
Great work up there!
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: Nikki Champion, Stella Johnson, Matt Tucker, Lukas Bergsten, Ben Luedtke, Rosie Hust, Megan Ochalek, CJ Rogers
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI's four-day climb, led by guides Nikki Champion and Ben Luedtke, reached the summit of Mount Rainier this morning at 6:30 a.m. The team reported high winds on the mountain, so they tagged the summit and promptly began their descent toward Camp Muir at 7:00 a.m.
After regrouping at camp, they'll continue their descent to Paradise and return to Ashford later today.
Congratulations to all the climbers and guides on a successful summit!
Posted by: Henry Coppolillo, Sam Hoffman, Simon Kearns, Julian Kral, Sam Traylor, Ben Stimson, Lukas Bergsten, Aidan Whitelaw
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI's four-day climb led by guides Henry Coppolillo and Sam Hoffman reached this summit of Mt Rainier this morning around 5:15am. They reported cold temperatures and moderate winds. They are currently on their descent back to Camp Muir and will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Posted by: Ben Thorneycroft, Tom Skoog, Seth Burns, Dylan Anderson, Nina Bridges, Simon Kearns, Lukas Bergsten, Ben Stimson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
After several days of poor weather and high winds, the Four Day Climb June 27 -30 led by RMI Guides Seth Burns, Ben Thorneycroft and Tom Skoog reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today. They reported a beautiful day on the mountain with the cloud deck below them around 7,500'. The teams were walking into the crater shortly after 7 am. Once they spend a little time there, they will begin their descent to Camp Muir and then continue down to Paradise later today.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
Posted by: Tom Skoog, Felipe Guarderas, Jackson Breen, Celeste Wilson, Robert Whyte, Kat Porter, Lukas Bergsten, Gabriel Puhky
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Climbers were greeted with clear skies and calm winds as they made a successful ascent of Mt. Rainier this morning. The teams reached the summit under beautiful conditions, led by RMI Guides Tom Skoog and Felipe Guarderas.
After spending time on the summit, the teams have begun their descent and will return to Camp Muir before continuing down to Paradise later today.
Congratulations to all of today's climbers and guides on a successful summit day!
Posted by: Dustin Wittmier, Tom Skoog, Calvin Jiricko, David Rathbun, Sam Traylor, Ben Stimson, Lukas Bergsten, Marissa Tremblay
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Teams led by guides Dustin Wittmier and Tom Skoog made it to the top of Mt Rainier this morning around 6:15am. After several days of extremely high winds, they reported light winds and nice temperatures. They will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Great work, team!


Congrats on making the summit to all!
Posted by: Nancy Bywater on 8/1/2026 at 10:03 am
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