July 16, 2018
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- The 2018 JanSport Climbers
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- Emmons team members having some fun! (Luke Reilly)
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- The DC Team having some fun as well! (Emily Johnston)
The 46th annual JanSport Climb of Mt. Rainier is officially underway. Sixteen climbers from all over the world, representing JanSport in a variety of ways, converged on IMG on Saturday for the start of their climb. We kicked things off with a gear check and a BBQ. On Sunday the group of 16 separated into their respective teams – the Emmons Team and the DC Team, named after the respective routes they’ll be climbing.
On Sunday the Emmons Team, led by Luke Reilly, Rikki Dunn, Willie Webster and Nicole Sims, hit the trail and made their way to the Inter Glacier, while the DC Team, led by Emily Johnston, Justin Merle, Harry Hamlin and Kevin Kayl, went up to Paradise for a Mountain Day School.
Today the Emmons team moved up to Camp Schurman (9500ft) in advance of their summit attempt, while the DC Team hit the trail at Paradise, and made their way up to Camp Muir (10,000ft).
While the teams won’t attempt the summit on the same day (Emmons Tuesday / DC Wednesday) they’ll come off the mountain on the same day and will reconvene to celebrate and swap stories from their climbs.
Go Team JanSport!
Tye Chapman