This episode is part of a “Summit Series” where we focus on one mountain and invite experts to give advice and tell their story about a life in the outdoors. Mike Haugen is a full time chemistry teacher in Colorado throughout the school year and spends his summers with RMI Expeditions guiding on Rainier and some of the world’s most beautiful peaks. He joins this week’s episode to not only talk about his extensive climbing background and summiting all 50 state highpoints, but also to offer insight from a guide for anyone looking to summit Washington state’s highest peak, the gem of the Pacific Northwest, Mount Rainier! 

Please enjoy my conversation with Mike, and check out RMI Expeditions for your next guided summit attempt: https://www.rmiguides.com/

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