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Mt. Elbrus: Team Exploring in Kislovodsk

Posted by: J.J. Justman, Seth Waterfall | September 05, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Elbrus Northside

Hello everyone.
We are checking in from Kislovodsk, Russia. The team has had a tough time re-acclimatizing back into the civilized world. We re-learned what nozzle turns on the hot water and what fork to use first with our salads. Tomorrow the team flies to St. Petersburg for our final “descent” off the mountain! In the meantime, I’m going to bury my face in this cheesecake!

RMI Guide J.J. Justman

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Mt. Elbrus: The Northside Team Back to Basecamp

Posted by: J.J. Justman, Seth Waterfall | September 03, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Elbrus Northside

Hello from Elbrus Northside Basecamp!  Our good luck with the weather has continued.  Our hike down from Camp 1 was rather pleasant, other than our huge packs.  We took our time and now we’re relaxing and waiting for our ride back to Kislovodsk.

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Mt. Elbrus: The Northside Team Reaches the Summit!

Posted by: J.J. Justman, Seth Waterfall | September 02, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Elbrus Northside
Elevation: 18,510'

Hey everyone it is JJ Justman and Seth Waterfall and the ENTIRE Northside Elbrus team on the summit of the highest peak in Europe, Mt. Elbrus at 18,510’.  We have a beautiful day- sun is shining, birds are chirping, butterflies are flying.  And the team just did fantastic, 100% success. We’re very proud of the team.  We got a little bit of work to get down hill but tell you what, the team’s just doing great and we’re gonna get down to camp, have a little water and go from there. Thanks for following along. And thanks for all your wishes. We will touch base one more time, just letting you know that we got down safe and sound, but everything is great on the highest mountain in Europe. Ciao for now.

Update 7:55 a.m. PST:  JJ called to report the team is back at Camp 1, which is off the glacier.  The team is doing great and they have a lot of packing to do before the continue their descent.  The team will check in again from Kislovodsk.

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Mt. Elbrus: The Northside Team Preparing for Summit Bid

Posted by: J.J. Justman, Seth Waterfall | September 01, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Elbrus Northside
Elevation: 15,300'

Hello everyone, this is J.J. Justman with the Mt. Elbrus Northside team.  We are happily at high camp, getting our tents up. Seth and I have our kitchen set up and we’re making water and hots for the team. It is is a beautiful day!  Again, guides are a little superstitious bunch so I’m gonna knock on wood, and cross my fingers and toes, but we just have a marvelous day moving up here to high camp at 15,300’. We’re just gonna settle in, relax, make a bunch of hots, some soup, a little bit of dinner, drink a little more water and then we’re gonna get ready for a summit attempt tomorrow. So wish us luck, wish us good weather here on Mount Elbrus for tomorrow and hopefully will be calling you from the top with some good news. Thanks for following along and we will talk with you again soon, bye.

RMI Guide JJ Justman

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