July 18, 2015
It was beautiful morning, when IMG guide Craig John, reached the summit of Mt. Rainier for his 200th time. Craig, or C.J. (as he is known by friends), and his team reached the summit of Washington’s highest peak at 6:30 am on Friday, July 18, 2015. In doing so, he joined a very short list of people who have summited Mt. Rainier 200 times or more.
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- On the way to 200!
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- Craig’s 200th summit!
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- Post climb celebration!
C.J. has been guiding since 1987, and has led expeditions all over the world. Even though he lives in Maine and spends a large number of days guiding in other countries, he devotes a portion of every summer working on Mt. Rainier.
Reaching the summit 200 times, requires a lot of days… 600 days in fact! That does not include the nearly 75 climbs in which he did not reach the summit, due to bad weather, impassable glaciers, or needing to take a climber down early.
C.J. is a great guide, and a great friend. From everyone at IMG… Congratulations C.J.!!!
Josh McDowell