Entries from Mount Rainier

The Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir September 16 - 21 met in Ashford on a very rainy Sunday for their Technical Training day. With a gear check completed and their backpacks full they left Paradise on Monday with clear skies and sunshine.  The team has been at Camp Muir practicing mountaineering skills and enjoying this great weather.  Today they got an early alpine start and made their summit attempt.  RMI Guide Brent Okita reported a beautiful morning with no wind as they reached the crater rim of Mt. Rainier around 8:30 AM PT.  The team will enjoy some time soaking in the views from the summit before starting their descent to Camp Muir.  On mountain training will continue for the group until Friday when they will descend to Paradise and return to Rainier BaseCamp.

Congratulations to today’s climbers!

Today’s Mt. Rainier Summit Climb teams, which were headed to Camp Muir for their summit attempt tomorrow morning, aborted their climb at 7,700’.  As they were ascending, the weather continued to deteriorate. After climbing several hours in the storm, the guides made the call to turn the climb and descend back to Paradise.  This afternoon the teams returned safely back to Rainier Basecamp in Ashford.

The Four Day Summit Climb September 13 - 16 led by RMI Guides Christina Dale and Chris Ebeling were unable to reach the summit today.  The teams left Camp Muir around 1 AM but poor visibility along with increasing winds and precipitation forced them to turn around at 10,800’.  They returned safely to Camp Muir and will begin their descent to Paradise this morning.  Their climb with conclude this after once they return to Rainier BaseCamp.

The Four Day Summit Climb teams led by RMI Guides Brent Okita and JM Gorum reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today. Brent reported a cold morning, and the team climbed into the a cap, so their time on the summit was brief.  The are on the descent and en route to Camp Muir.

Congratulations to today’s teams!

The Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir September 9 - 14 made their summit attempt today.  The teams led by RMI Guides Robby Young and Andy Bond reached the summit around 9:30 AM PT.
The teams spent almost an hour in the crater and enjoying the views.  Andy reported cold temperatures and new snow on the route.  The team arrived at Camp Muir on Monday and has been training and preparing for the climb.  Tonight will be their final night on the mountain.  Tomorrow they will return to Paradise and continue to Rainier BaseCamp.

Congratulations to today’s climbers!

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 Four Day Summit Climb September 6 - 9 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today.  RMI Guide Steve Gately and team were 100% to the summit.  Steve reported clouds and winds to the top of Disappointment Cleaver with winds 10-20 mph.  The climbers left the crater rim just before 8 AM en route to Camp Muir.  Once back at camp they will repack and continue down to Paradise.  We look forward to seeing them at Rainier BaseCamp later this afternoon.

Congratulations to today’s climbers!

Jambo Everyone back home.

Well we’ve finally arrived at our high camp, after a good nights rest and a short hike up to 15’000 ft. It has been mostly sunny all day with great views of Kilimanjaro and our route for tomorrow. Everyone is doing well and feeling good at this new altitude which is a good sign for things ahead.

The team just wrapped up lunch and discussed in great detail the plan for tomorrow’s climb. Everyone knows what what we’ll be wearing and what will be in the pack as well as the schedule. Our game plan will be to wake at 11 pm and have a quick breakfast at 11:30, then hopefully hit the trail right at midnight. Normally we try to leave a touch later, but there are quite a few climbers here tonight so we’re going to try and get a jump-start on most of them.

I’m expecting the team to reach the summit in 7 to 8 hours if things go according to plan. There have been several rounds of trivia with the winner getting a chance to make a satellite phone call from the summit. So everyone back home please keep your phones handy and if you receive a call from a strange number please answer.

That’s all for now. And keep your fingers crossed for us!

RMI Guide Casey Grom and the Kili Crew

The Four Day Summit Climb team led by RMI Guides Mike King and Chase Nelson reached Ingraham Flats today.  High winds and a cloud cap kept the team from the summit, but they were able to get a bit of climbing in as they made their to the flats. The team will be starting their descent and be back at Rainier Basecamp in the early afternoon.

Congratulations Team!

The Four Day Summit Climb led by RMI Guides Robby Young and Zeb Blais reached the summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning. The team climbed into a cloud cap with cold and blustery skies.  The team spend a short amount of time on the summit before starting their descent.

Today also marks the 100th successful climb of Mt. Rainier for RMI Guide Zeb Blais!

Congratulations Zeb and Team!