In 2016, Monique Richard experienced a major incident on Mount Rainier. On March 26, 2016, she and her best friend and mountain partner, Norwegian mountaineer Arvid Lahti, were surprised by an unexpected storm at 3,300 m and remained stuck all night in the cold, in a blizzard and no visibility. Temperatures dropped to -17 C and gusts over 100 km/h swept the mountain.