Entries By mike king

Four day teams reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning at 5:40 am. The teams reported good visibility to the north and south and 20 mph winds as forecasted.

They were leaving the high point and starting their decent to Camp Muir at 6:30 am.

We'll see them back in Ashford this evening to celebrate.

Nice work climbers!

The Five Day climb led by RMI guide Mike King made their summit attempt on their second night at Camp Muir, and found summit success! They were leaving the crater rim around 6:50am starting their decent back to Camp Muir. They will briefly break at Camp Muir before starting their descent back to Paradise.They will return to Ashford this afternoon. 

Great work up there!

The Four Day Climb led by RMI Guides Mike King and George Hedreen turned around shortly after departing Camp Muir early this morning due to high winds. According to RMI Guide Mike King, wind gusts reached up to 70 mph.

The team has begun its descent and is expected to return to Rainier Basecamp in Ashford, Washington, early this afternoon.

The Four Day Climb teams led by Mike King and Mike Bennett reached the summit of Mt. Rainier at around 7:15 am this morning.

The teams endured high winds up top, so they touched the top and started their descent back downhill after a quick break.

They'll make the journey back to Camp Muir, down to Paradise, and hop on a quick shuttle ride back to Ashford by the evening.  

Great job climbers!

RMI's Four Day Climb summited Mt. Rainier this morning and were descending from the crater at 6:45am. They reported a warm morning with some light breeze on the top of the Disappointment Cleaver. The group celebrated RMI Guide Mike King's 100th summit of Mt. Rainier!

They're currently on their way back to Camp Muir and will return to Ashford this afternoon. Congrats, team!

The four-day climb stayed at Camp Muir today and were unable to climb due to heavy snow and wind. Gusts were nearly 60 miles per hour overnight. 

Way to stay strong up there team!

The RMI four day climb led by guides Mike King and Ben Ammon made it to the summit of Mt Rainier this morning around 6:50am PST. They reported nice weather. They are on their descent and will be back in Ashford this afternoon. 

Great work up there! 

The five-day climb led my RMI Guide Mike King summitted Mt Rainier this morning around 6am PST. They reported a warm night of climbing and light winds. They are currently on their descent back to Camp Muir and will be back in Ashford tomorrow. 

Great work team!

RMI Guides Mike King and Avery Stolte and the Five Day Climb Teams reached the summit of Mt. Rainier at 7:50am this morning. Mike reported a chilly morning with light winds. Both teams are on their descent back to Camp Muir and will head back to Paradise tomorrow. 

Congratulations!

The Four Day Climb May 24 - 27 led by RMI Guide Mike King reached the summit of Mt. Rainier via the the Ingraham Direct route this morning just before 8 am.  Mike reported windy conditions and a lot of hard work by the team.  They are currently on their descent to Camp Muir. Once back at Muir, they will take a short break before continuing to Paradise. Their program will conclude later this afternoon at Rainier BaseCamp.

Nice work team!