Entries from Mount Rainier
The
Expedition Skills Seminar - Emmons team, led by
Pete Van Deventer, is currently on the Mt. Rainier summit! After a 5-1/2 hour ascent from Camp Schurman to the top, the team is basking in the sun and enjoying their time taking in the views. They will begin their descent back to Camp Schurman shortly. We look forward to congratulating them tomorrow when the team will descend off the mountain and make their way back to Rainier Basecamp.
RMI Guide Walter Hailes led his team to the
Mt. Rainier summit this morning. Topping out at 7:30 a.m., the team enjoyed an hour taking in the views with light winds, sunshine and warm temperatures.
The team began their descent at 8:45 a.m.
The
Five Day Summit Climb July 6 - 10, 2017 enjoyed beautiful weather during their time on Mt. Rainier. Their five day program concludes today with them reaching the summit of Mt. Rainier. They will return to Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon for a bit of celebration.
Congratulations to the Five Day Summit Climb team!
RMI Guide Geoff Schellens and the Four Day Summit Climb July 7 - 10 team reached the summit of
Mt. Rainier today. The team enjoyed clear skies and moderate winds.
They will return to Paradise later this afternoon.
Congratulations to today's Summit Climb team!
Our Summit Climb team, led by
RMI Guides Caleb Ladue and Mike Walter, reached the top of
Mt. Rainier this morning. With sunny skies and moderate winds, the team is making their way back to Camp Muir.
Congratulations to today's summit climbers!
The all Women's
Four Day Summit Climb team led by RMI Guide Solveig Waterfall reached the summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning. The team reported clear skies, warm temperatures, and light winds. The team enjoyed the sunrise from the summit before starting their descent.
Congratulations to today's teams!
After a week on honing their alpine mountaineering and expedition skills on the Paradise Glacier, RMI Guide Christina Dale and the
Expedition Skills Seminar - Paradise team successfully reached the summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning. Christina reported clear skies, warm temperatures, and light winds on the summit. The team started their descent and will be back at Ashford Basecamp later today.
Congratulations to today's team!
RMI Guides Tyler Jones and Mike Uchal lead their
Four Day Summit Climb July 4 - 7, 2017 teams to the summit of Mt. Rainier today. They began their descent from the crater rim around 7 am PT. Tyler reported strong winds on the summit but decreasing winds as they were descending. The sky is mostly clear with a few high clouds. The team will descend to Paradise today and return to Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon.
Congratulations to today's Summit Climb teams!
The
Expedition Skills Seminar - Emmons, led by
Mike King, is back at camp after their summit day. The team walked into a cloud cap as they began their ascent. Winds sustained at 40 mph with gusts of 50 mph. Now back at Camp Schurman, the winds are dying down and the cap is slowly diminishing. Other than that, not a cloud in the sky.
Tomorrow they will descend from Camp Schurman and drive back to Ashford where they will celebrate their week on Mt. Rainier!
The Four Day Summit Climb team led by RMI Guides Paul Rachele and Chase Nelson reached the summit of Mt. Rainier at 6:40am. Paul reported strong winds of about 50 mph and a cloud cap covering the crater rim. The team started their descent at 7:00am and are en-route to Camp Muir.
Congratulations to today's team!
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Josh hope your staying warm and enjoying your summit climb . Love you and thinking of you. Hope you didn’t get any altitude issues! Dad Mom and Caleb and Bailey.
Posted by: Sandy Calcanis on 7/12/2017 at 5:18 pm
Happy to hear the weather permitted the team to summit safely! Thinking about and missing my husband Kyle who is climbing with his buddy Pete. So proud of you guys and thankful for the awareness it drives to Summit4Angelman. Can’t wait to reunite the family on Thursday in Phoenix! Love, Shawna, Madden, Declan & Conrad
Posted by: Shawna Rooney on 7/12/2017 at 2:39 am
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