Entries By pete van deventer

After learning cramponing, rope travel, ice axe arrest and crevasse rescue skills, to name a few, the Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir made their summit attempt today.  The teams have been training at Camp Muir since their arrival on Monday. 
RMI Guides Pete Van Deventer and Adam Knoff lead their teams to the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning on a beautiful, clear and windless day. They will enjoy the views, give hugs and high fives and take a few photos before beginning their descent from the crater rim.  They will return to Camp Muir for their final night on the mountain.  Tomorrow they will descend to Paradise and return to Rainier BaseCamp for a celebration and wrap up of their week together on the mountain.

Congratulations to today’s teams!

The Mt. Rainier Summit Climb teams were unable to summit due to winds and a high level of precipitation.  They will leave Camp Muir at 10:00 am and return to Rainier Basecamp early this afternoon.

The Four Day Summit Climb September 7 - 10, 2018 led by RMI Guides Pete Van Deventer and JM Gorum were unable to make a summit attempt.  High winds and precipitation kept the groups from making their summit attempt. They will be descending from Camp Muir to Paradise this morning and will return to Rainier BaseCamp in the early afternoon.

The Mt. Rainier Summit Climb, led by RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer, turned at the top of the Nisqually Cleaver.  The team encountered some gusty winds and were turned at 13,400 feet.

Around 7:20 AM PT the Four Day Summit Climb August 22 - 25 led by RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer rolled into the crater of Mt. Rainier.  Pete reported a light breeze with some high clouds above and a low marine layer near Paradise.  There was a beautiful sunrise this morning as they were making their ascent and the temperature was not too cold.  The team will enjoy some time in the summit crater before starting their descent.  Once back to Camp Muir they will pack up and continue down to Paradise.  A celebration at Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon will conclude their program.

Congratulations to today’s Summit Climb team!

The Four Day Summit Climb teams reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning led by RMI Guides Pete Van Deventer and Jess Matthews.  The teams spent time in the crater before starting their descent.  Once back at Camp Muir they will repack and continue to Paradise.  We look forward to seeing them at Rainier BaseCamp later today.

Congratulations to today’s climbers.

The Four Day Summit Climb August 9 - 12 led by RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning with clear skies, light winds and cool temps.  The team enjoyed some time on the crater before beginning their descent just before 9 AM.  There is a marine layer around 6,500’ with clear skies above.  We will see if that dissipates before the team descends to Paradise.

Congratulations to today’s climbers!

RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer and the Mt. Baker Easton Glacier August 1 - 3 team reached the summit this morning around 6:30 AM PT with 100% of their team members.
The team will make a complete descent today and conclude their program this afternoon.

Congratulations to the team!

Thursday, August 2 - 5:36 PM PT

We had a great day of training on the lower slopes of the Easton Glacier today. Some clouds moved over at times, shading us from the sun, which was a blessing. We used our type travel segment to move up the glacier and get a view of the whole route. Things look great and we are set for our summit push tonight!

RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer

We had a gorgeous walk into the Easton on Mt. Baker today. Perfect weather, incredible views, wildflowers, and great company. We’re at camp at 6400’ at the toe of the Easton glacier, getting ready to enjoy dinner. After a good size day and heavy packs, we are looking forward to our sleeping bags!

RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer