Summer in the 206

Summer...round 2. The July high pressure system has settled in once again and we are being hit with a nice bout of warm and sunny weather. Last night found our team from Alpine Ascents on the summit of Mt. Rainier around 7:30 pm. I brought up the rear of the team with a couple struggling climbers, but we successfully got 5 climbers and 3 guides to the summit. That made summit #6 for me. A small number compared to the dozens of ascents other guides have, but I suppose it's fairly good for my first season with Alpine Ascents and guiding on Rainier. Everybody has to start somewhere.