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Posted by: Will Ambler, Avery Stolte, Stella Johnson, Jack Ritterson, Tate Hughes, Margo Kerr, Kat Porter, Lukas Bergsten
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Five Day Climb led by Will Ambler and Avery Stolte reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning and enjoyed a bit of time in the summit crater. They started their descent from the crater rim shortly after 7 am. The teams will have a short break at Camp Muir and then continue to Paradise later this afternoon.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Stella Johnson, Mac Nolde, Simon Kearns
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Five Day Private Climb led by RMI Guide Dominic Cifelli reached the summit of Mt. Raineir today with 100% of their team. It's a beauiful day on the mountain with clear skies and cool temperatures. The team will return to Camp Muir and spend another night on the mountain. They may do a little training or just enjoy the views. Tomorrow they will descend to Paradise and conclude their program.
Nice work team!

Posted by: Eric Frank, Sam Hoffman, Jack Ritterson, Stella Johnson, David Rathbun, Ben Stimson, Dan Harper, Rylee Ericson
Categories: Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day climb led by RMI guides Eric Frank and Sam Hoffman made it to the summit of Mt Rainier around 6:15am this morning. They were leaving the crater around 7am on their descent back to Camp Muir. They will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Great work up there!
Posted by: Daniel May, Stella Johnson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb, led by RMI Guides Dan May and Stella Johnson, reached the summit of Mt. Rainier at 5:45 a.m. today. Dan reported excellent weather and a great route, allowing the team to remain above the smoky conditions below. The climbers have begun their descent and are currently making their way to Camp Muir, where they will gather their overnight gear before continuing down to Paradise.
Congratulations to the entire team on a successful summit!
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!
Congrats on making the summit to all!
Posted by: Nancy Bywater on 8/1/2026 at 10:03 am
The Custom Four-Day Climb was unable to climb due to deteriorating route conditions. Instead, the enjoyed a beautiful sunrise at Ingraham Flats. They are currently at Camp Muir. They will descend back to Paradise later this morning and be back in Ashford this afternoon.
Posted by: Jess Wedel, Dylan Anderson, Stella Johnson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 10,541'
RMI Guides Jess Wedel, Dylan Anderson, and Stella Johnson led their team to an early morning summit of Glacier Peak today. After descending back to high camp, the team took some time to rest before packing up and continuing down to their lower camp, where they will spend the night. Tomorrow morning, they'll complete the final leg of their journey with the descent to the trailhead.
Congratulations to the entire team on a successful summit!
Posted by: Mike Bennett, Raymond Holt, Dustin Wittmier, Stella Johnson, Celeste Wilson, David Rathbun, Oliver Sperin, Megan Ochalek
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day climb led by RMI guide Mike Bennet and Ray Holt reached the summit this morning. They reported strong winds at the summit, depsite low wind speeds throughout the climb. They were leaving the crater around 7:55am and are currently on their descent back to Camp Muir. They will return to Ashford this afternoon.
Great work up there!
Yay for the cousin team! Strong work everyone!
Posted by: Janice Golding on 7/17/2026 at 9:36 am
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: Nick Sinapius, Sam Marjerison, Stella Johnson, Megan Ochalek
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The five-day clmib decided to climb their first night at Camp Muir, with much success! The team, led by RMI guide Nick Sinapius, reached the summit around 7am this morning. They are on their descent back to Camp Muir. They have one more night at Camp Muir and will descend back to Ashford tomorrow.
Great job everyone!


Way to go, team!! I was sending you my best wishes and spiritual vibrations… from my good eye!!
Posted by: Barb Lee on 8/12/2026 at 12:39 pm
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