AAI Lead Guide Brien Sheedy just checked in from Camp Muir after a thwarted summit attempt. The team turned just around high break due to sustained high winds of 45 mph. They have it their best shot, but Rainier’s notoriously fickle weather won out in the end. Even though they didn’t reach the tippy top, the team had a grand adventure and left in high spirits. You don’t get knocked down by the wind every day!
Hello climbers, In what feels like no time, we’ve finished our first two weeks of climbing in the Cascades. Climbers have been making the most of high pressure in Washington and making ascents of peaks all across the state from Tahoma to Koma Kulshan and everything in between. Up north, our first Denali teams of […]
Hello Climbers, Over the weekend, our teams reported excellent climbing conditions on the route above Camp Muir. The current route ascends via the Ingraham Direct, with a traverse around 12,700 feet leading out to Camp Comfort. From there, climbers are enjoying a direct line to the summit on moderate-angle snow. With cooler temps holding steady, […]
Here we go! We’ve officially kicked off the summer climbing season with teams already in the field this week. Our first Rainier Muir climbing team made a summit attempt yesterday but was turned around at 12,800 feet due to weather. Mt Rainier currently sits at around 85% of its snowpack with approximately 123” of snow […]
