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Four Day Summit Climb led by RMI Guides
Billy Nugent and
Paul Rachele reached the summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning. Billy reported beautiful skies above the marine layer that has been hanging around the lower elevations. The teams have started their descent and will be back here at Rainier Basecamp this afternoon.
Congratulations to today's teams!
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
Four Day Summit Climb led by RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer Reached the Summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning. Pete reported a clear skies and light winds. The team has started their descent and are en route to Camp Muir.
Congratulations to today's team!
Our
Four Day Summit Climb teams led by
RMI Guides Tyler Jones & Paul Rachele reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The teams enjoyed clear skies and beautiful views from the top today. As of 7:30 am the teams were back to the top of Disappointment Cleaver on their descent. They will return to Camp Muir and then continue down to Paradise.
Congratulations to today's Summit Climb teams!
RMI Guide Casey Grom and the Four Day Summit Climb July 1-4, 2016 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The cloud deck was at 8,800' and the windy conditions from last night had subsided enough for the team to make their attempt. They reported breezy conditions on the summit and everyone was doing well. They started their descent from the crater rim at 7:30 am PT.
Congratulations to today's
Summit Climb team and Happy Independence Day!
The
Four Day Summit Climb led by RMI Guides Pete Van Deventer and Christina Dale reached the top of Disappointment Cleaver at 12,300'. The team turned due to unstable snow conditions. Pete reported mostly clear skies with a thin cap over the summit, and winds of about 20 mph from the north. The team has started their descent and are en route to Camp Muir.
Congratulations to today's team!
The
Four Day Summit Climb led by RMI Guide
Brent Okita reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. Brent and team were above the clouds with clear skies. The started their descent at 7:45 am and are on their way back to Camp Muir.
Congratulations to today's team!
Good afternoon from Camp 1, aka Moraine Camp. Rain this morning gave way to high clouds, and patches of sun encouraged us to not delay our move up. Even with heavier loads, we beat our time from our carry two days ago, and now we're finding ourselves relaxing in our tents, with the vestibules pointing to the most astonishing views one can hope;
Artesonraju, Paron, Paria,
Alpamayo, Quitaraju,,, are only a few of the jagged peaks we have in near horizons. We're excited and ready for our move to High Camp tomorrow.
Best regards,
RMI Guide Elías de Andres Martos and team.
A very nice cup of dark roast Tanzania coffee fresh out of my French press sits next to me as I write this blog. Big climbs like this,when given the option to have a few creature comforts, do wonders for the mental and physical. It has been another perfect weather day with a little breeze here at high camp, Barafu at 15000'. The team had yet another restful and healthy night making the challenge of 2,000 feet of elevation gain no problem, or as we hear about a hundred times a day "Hakuna matata". If you can envision the 8 man varsity Harvard crew boat rowing for yet another crushing victory, that is pretty much what our team looks like. Perfect rest step in unison just like team strokes, a thing of beauty to watch. Only thing a bit funny is our coxswain (me) not weighing in at that perfect 119 to 123 lbs. The incredible meals that continue coming out of the kitchen tent assures me that the loss of any pounds is impossible. Resting, sorting, packing summit lunches are the duties for the day. Our wake up call at 11:30 pm is going to arrive soon and then the start of our summit push. The entire team is in great shape to safely give it a shot. We hope the next time we check in we will be on the
summit of Kilimanjaro.
RMI Guide Mark Tucker
On The Map
Hi all,
Checking in after a great day of anchor and crevasse rescue training out here on the
Sulphide Glacier. Our team enjoyed gorgeous views and perfect warm, sunny weather as we continued moving through our
Expedition Seminar curriculum. We knocked off around 5:00 this evening and sat for a quick summit briefing in preparation for tomorrow's summit climb... If all goes well we'll be checking in tomorrow from
Shuksan's beautiful summit.
Hasta mañana!
RMI Guide Billy Nugent
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
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