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Entries from Mount Rainier

Mt. Rainier: Expedition Skills Seminar Reaches Summit

September 1, 2020

Posted by: Brent Okita, Hannah Smith, Avery Parrinello, Dominic Cifelli, Nikki Champion, Camille Leininger

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir led by RMI Guides Brent Okita, Hannah Smith and Avery Parrinello reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today.  Brent reported a beautiful day with windy conditions and challenges.  The group has spent the last several days training at Camp Muir.  Tonight will be their final night at the 10,000' camp and they will descend to Paradise tomorrow.  We hope the team enjoyed their time on the mountain.  Congratulations on reaching the summit!

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Mt. Rainier: Muir Seminar Teams Reach Summit

August 1, 2020

Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Dustin Wittmier, Hannah Smith, Kiira Antenucci

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir teams led by RMI Guides Pete Van Deventer, Dustin Wittmier, Hannah Smith and Kiira Antenucci reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today under clear skies and moderate winds.  The teams were descending from the crater rim around 7:30 am PT.

The group gathered at Rainier BaseCamp on Monday for a full day orientation to prepare for their program.  On Tuesday morning the group left for Paradise where they donned packs and made the ascent to Camp Muir.  The teams spent the next few days training near Camp Muir, honing their mountaineering skills and preparing to make their summit today.  Today is their final day on the mountain and once they return to Camp Muir, they will repack their gear and continue their descent to Paradise.

Congratulations to today's teams on capping off a great week of training by standing on the summit of Mt. Rainier!

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Mt. Rainier: Bond, Gately & Teams Enjoy Sunrise at Ingraham Flats

September 30, 2019

Posted by: Andy Bond, Steve Gately

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 11,200'

The Four Day Climb, September 27 - 30, enjoyed a beautiful sunrise this morning on Mt. Rainier. Weather conditions and new snow on the route prevented them from reaching the summit today, however, they did ascend to Ingraham Flats to check out the views. The group has descended from Camp Muir and will return to Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon. This is our final program for the 2019 Mt. Rainier season. Thank you for following along with our climbs!
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Hey Steve - sorry to hear you didn’t quite summit!  How many did you end up with this year?  Looking forward to climbing with you next season!

/john

Posted by: John Murray on 9/30/2019 at 2:28 pm

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Mt. Rainier: September 29th Update

September 29, 2019

Posted by: Mike King, Josh McDowell

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 11,000'

The Mt. Rainier Summit Climb team, led by RMI Guides Mike King and Josh McDowell, called in from Camp Muir. There are six inches of new snow and winds that drifted the snow to knee deep at Camp Muir. The team is doing fine and will ascend up to Ingraham Flats before they begin their descent back to Paradise.
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Thanks for posting.  Thinking of y’all.

Posted by: Matzen Shelley on 9/29/2019 at 9:31 am

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Mt. Rainier: Four Day Team Turned at Disappointment Cleaver

September 28, 2019

Posted by: Mike Walter, JT Schmitt

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 11,500'

Our Four Day Climb Teams led by Mike Walter and JT Schmitt were turned just before Disappointment Cleaver on their summit attempt. Mike Walter reported single digit temperatures, and deteriorating weather. The team is back at Camp Muir and will be back at Rainier Basecamp early this afternoon. Congratulations to today's team!
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Mt. Rainier: Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir Reaches Summit!

September 25, 2019

Posted by: Brent Okita, Dustin Wittmier

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

So far we've had a tremendous trip. Our first day started cold and rainy, which posed no problem for us given that our training that day was largely spent indoors or at least under the cover of a roof overhead. That day was spent doing some technical training, going through equipment needed for the week, and getting to know one another. Day 2, Monday, we moved to Camp Muir on what ended up being a fairly nice day. The group was impressive moving uphill, with nobody having difficulty with the 4,500' hike up the snowfield. Tuesday was a very full day as we covered all the skills we needed to climb the mountain. Following our skills session we ventured out onto the Cowlitz Glacier to practice what we learned and better understand just how glaciers behaved.Following this it was back to Muir to prepare for our climb. A summit talk, early dinner and early bedtime set us up for our climb. Waking up at 1:00am and walking at 2:00, we were immediately challenged by high winds. Unfortunately, the winds haunted us all day, making for a difficult climb. But we persevered and got lucky, summiting just after 8:00am. The team did great and we're all enjoying some well deserved rest. Talk again tomorrow, RMI Guide Brent Okita & Team
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We are super proud of Matthew Roth & Team!!
Love,
Leah, Haddox & Bailey

Posted by: Leah Roth on 9/25/2019 at 2:04 pm

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Mt. Rainier: Bond, Schmitt, & Team Get Turned Around Due to Weather

September 22, 2019

Posted by: Andy Bond, JT Schmitt

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 7,300'

The Four Day Climb teams led by Andy Bond and JT Schmitt heading up to Camp Muir for their climb tomorrow, September 23rd, decided to turn around in the face of bad weather. The team made it to just before the Muir Snowfield where they took a cold and wet break and discussed the realities of their situation. The weather above them was the same but with freezing temperatures and higher winds, making an ascent to Camp Muir too dangerous to continue. The team celebrated their high point and returned to Paradise where they were shuttled back to dry clothes and hot beverages.
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Mt. Rainier: Four Day Climb Teams Turn at 13,300’

September 22, 2019

Posted by: Mike Walter, Ben Liken

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 13,300'

The Four Day Climb September 19 - 22 led by RMI Guides Mike Walter and Ben Liken were forced to turn back at 13,300' this morning due to high winds and deteriorating weather. The groups will return to Camp Muir and then continue down to Paradise later this morning.
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Mt. Rainier: Okita, McDowell & Teams Reach the Summit!

September 21, 2019

Posted by: Brent Okita, Josh McDowell

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

Summit! Mt. Rainier received some new snow over the last week filling in the route but today's climb was able to persevere and make tracks to the top. We have had some teams as well as route workers chip away at it when weather and conditions warranted, which helped tremendously. Thank you to all of them and congratulations to today's summit climbers! RMI Guides Brent Okita & Josh McDowell
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Thankful to have been a part of this Team and can’t thank the amazing RMI guides like Brent and Josh enough!!  The entire RMI Team is top notch!!

Posted by: Brian Hodges on 9/22/2019 at 9:18 pm

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Mt. Rainier: Bond, Scott, & Team Retreat in Blizzard-like Conditions

September 15, 2019

Posted by: Andy Bond, Nick Scott

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 7,300'

The Four Day Climb teams led by Andy Bond and Nick Scott heading up to Camp Muir for their climb tomorrow, September 16th, decided to retreat in the face of blizzard conditions. The team made it just past Pebble Creek and onto the Muir Snowfield despite heavy rains. However, at about 7,300' the heavy rains quickly turned into blowing sideways ice and snow which forced them to make the collective safety decision to turn around and head back to Paradise. The team made their descent and are back in town wearing dry layers and sipping warm drinks.
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