Entries By mitch valaitis
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 7, 2023
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Sam Hoffman, Nicole De Petris, Ellison Boord, Cal Seeley, Mitch Valaitis
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Five Day Climb June 3 - 7 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today. After training and climbing the last few days the teams put their training to work. The climbing teams enjoyed some time in the crater before starting their descent around 8:30 am. From the crater rim, RMI Guide Dave Hahn reported a perfect day with no wind and beautiful conditions. The teams will return to Camp Muir and then continue their descent to Paradise later today.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
May 30, 2023
Posted by: Dustin Wittmier, Ben Luedtke, Sam Marjerison, Charlie Harrison, Bailey Servais, Mitch Valaitis
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Guides Dustin Wittmier & Ben Luedtke led their Five Day Climb teams to the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. Dustin reported broken clouds and light to moderate winds as the teams were ascending the Ingraham Direct early this morning. The teams enjoyed some time in the crater before beginning their descent. The climbers will return to Camp Muir for a short rest and to pack their gear before descending the remaining 4.5 miles to Paradise later today.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
Congratulations all! Excited to follow in your footsteps this weekend!
Posted by: Keith on 5/30/2023 at 4:27 pm
Congratulations to Devin and the team. Can’t wait to hear about the adventure!
Posted by: Karm on 5/30/2023 at 9:53 am
Happy to hear y’all had a perfect day for the summit! Can’t wait to hear how it was Travis!
Posted by: Ryan on 6/9/2023 at 6:37 am
Glad to hear everyone made the summit on a good weather day. Congrats to Travis! Looking forward to hearing stories and seeing some cool photos.
Godspeed on a safe return to all!
Posted by: Scott S on 6/8/2023 at 6:35 am
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