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We Reached the Summit But Had No Business Being There

Name: We Reached the Summit But Had No Business Being There
Uploaded: 2025-05-02T22:34:08+00:00
Duration: 1 min
Channel: Will Humphreys
Description: Will Humphreys recounts a 2015 climb of Mount Rainier where his team reached the summit despite making serious safety mistakes. He reflects on how…

2 May 2025 · 1 min

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Will Humphreys recounts a 2015 climb of Mount Rainier where his team reached the summit despite making serious safety mistakes. He reflects on how unprepared and reckless they were, and how easily things could have gone wrong.

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About 2015, I had an opportunity to go climb Mount Rainier. Oh, nice. And through just some decisions we made, it was a group of friends that were going up, and the lead person who was going to be our guide had to take somebody back to camp. And the decision we made as a group, and I have to own this, because we said, okay, we're going to keep pushing forward. You go back, you catch up to us. And. And so I was lead. I was lead on one of the ropes at three other people on it, and we're going up there. Perfect conditions, beautiful weather. We made it all the way to the top. Wow. And. And. But we had a guide behind us saying, you guys have no business being up here. And we're like, what are you talking about? So we're coming back down, and I'm watching these guides, and I'm realizing I made a thousand safety mistakes. Oh, come. Going up. Because I didn't understand everything. I didn't see it right.