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Posted by: Ben Luedtke, Nick Sinapius, Celeste Wilson, Erika Barrett
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The first RMI team of the 2026 Mt. Rainier season has reached the summit!
RMI Guide Ben Luedtke led the first Five Day Climb April 29 - 3 May. The group met Wednesday for their Orientation and Gear check, completed their Mountaineering School on Thursday and asended to Camp Muir on Friday. Yesterday the team trained near Camp Muir and this morning launched their alpine start. Ben and a small group of climbers reached the summit around 7 am. Ben reported sunny conditions with a light breeze and a beautiful day. The climbers will return to Camp Muir and then continue to Paradise this afternoon. We look forward to celebrating with them at Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon.
Congratulations team!
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Goooooood afternoon ladies and gentlemen, from the flight deck we would like to welcome you aboard Aconcagua 2025.
We are finishing up our final preparation before we push back from the gate. Ben and Hannah are two of RMI's finest guides and they are here primarily for your safety so please listen to their briefings even if you're a frequent climber. The climb will take approximately 10 days and hopefully reach an altitude of 22800 ft. Otherwise sit back and enjoy the trip as best as you can and we will get back to the weather and arrival information closer to our destination.
This morning's departure time was delayed for about 30 minutes due to unexpected issues but after a discussion with Maintenance, we are cleared for departure. This then began our 7hr round trip to Mountain Camp 1 to drop a large load of supplies for our climb. After 5hrs on the Mountain Stair master we started our return trip to rest and recharge at Basecamp. We had some unfortunate news today when we were told that Jim E. would not be able to continue with us due to a medical issue. We all hope for the best for him. He will be missed by our other Jim and all of us of course.
Enjoy.
RMI Climber Nick Hanson
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Posted by: Brent Okita, Solveig Waterfall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Posted by: Billy Nugent, Paul Rachele
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Congratulations Paul and Susan. So amazed by you two!
Juli
Posted by: Julianne Echols on 6/30/2016 at 1:26 pm
Congratulations on summiting!! From the picture it looks absolutely beautiful up there. Safe travels.
Barbie
Posted by: Barbie Matthews on 6/30/2016 at 12:27 pm
You keep setting the goals and knocking them down! SO SO proud of you!
Posted by: McGaughey Fam on 7/31/2016 at 2:08 pm
Way to go Jimmy and tom, congrats. Go redskins, we love you guys
Posted by: Darlene nixon on 7/31/2016 at 8:51 am
Posted by: JJ Justman, JM Gorum
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Gregory & Greg Waltz, we are tracking you guys. Good luck, now is when the sacrifices pay off.
Posted by: Eduardo de Aragon on 1/31/2016 at 9:18 am
Signing in from Waynesville Dispatch. How’s my man Vigneau doing. Has he stayed in shape over the winter????
Posted by: Eric morrison on 1/30/2016 at 8:05 pm
Posted by: Seth Waterfall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Slow down Eileen… :-) I hope you are having an amazing adventure! Whoop, whoop!!!!
Posted by: Mark on 1/14/2016 at 5:58 am
To the brave and the bold, have a safe and happy adventure that many will dream of but few will undertake. Safe and happy travels to all! Tell Bobby – Love you from Mom
Posted by: JoAnne Hemphill on 1/12/2016 at 9:58 am
Congratulations to Mark, Luke and John Macy! A great accomplishment!
Love, Mom/Grandma!
Posted by: Alice Hartley on 8/15/2018 at 8:18 am
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