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Adam Knoff, Billy Nugent and the Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir made the summit of Mt. Rainier in the mid-morning on Thursday, September 15th. The team was 100% on top and Billy Nugent completed his 100th summit on Mt. Rainier! The Team also spent the week on the glaciers surrounding Camp Muir honing their mountaineering skills in ice axe use and cramponing techniques, anchor placements, various self and team crevasse rescue techniques, belays, rappelling, knots, route finding and fixed rope travel. The team will finish up their training today and descend to Paradise this afternoon.
Congratulations team, and congratulations Billy on your 100th summit!
Hi this is Seth, checking in from 15,000' on Kilimanjaro.
We have enjoyed another great day on the mountain. As we left our Shira Plateau Camp we ascended to 15,000' and everyone on the team reached a new high altitude record today. This is a great mountain to push your personal altitude records as our packs are light and we are ascending without crampons, ice axes and other alpine climbing gear. We're about to drop back down about 2,500' to our camp for tonight. Tonight's camp is set at the base of the great Barranco Wall, a steep canyon emerging from Kilimanjaro's southern side.
We will check in again tomorrow.
RMI Guide Seth Waterfall
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Hello from Seth and the Kilimanjaro crew.
We are on the trail heading to the Shira Plateau. Today we got our first view of the mountain since we've been in Africa. The 'Snows of Kilimanjaro' are are fully in view. Everyone is enjoying meeting folks from all over the world while we're hiking. We'll check in tomorrow when we are on the way to Barranco Camp.
RMI Guide Seth Waterfall
On The Map
Jambo! This is the Kilimanjaro team checking in from 9,800' on Kilimanjaro. Today we completed our first day on the mountain and arrived at the Machame Camp in good style. It was a great day for walking with overcast skies which kept the temperature very comfortable. The trail was a bit muddy for a bit today but our camp is nice and dry. We're hanging out in our kitchen tent now having popcorn and tea. After that we'll have dinner and then it will be time to crawl into our tents for our first night on the mountain.
RMI Guide Seth Waterfall
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Hi, this is Seth with a quick check-in from Arusha, Tanzania. All is well here at the Dik Dik Hotel. Everyone is getting ready to embark on our journey tomorrow. Today we had a great breakfast under mostly cloudy skies. Everyone had a great time getting to know each other and the group is meshing nicely. After reviewing the trip itinerary we moved on to a gear check and a talk about how to pack for the mountain. Those activities took up most of the morning. After lunch we took a ride into downtown Arusha where we visited the local market as well as the 'Cultural Heritage Center' curio shop. The clouds cleared off in the afternoon and the temps warmed up considerably. We are all psyched up to start the trek tomorrow and are looking forward to a great climb on Kilimanjaro.
RMI Guide Seth Waterfall
Jambo!
Thought you might like to know that the Canucks have just nailed Tonga 25-20 in the rugby world cup competition. Cool aye?!
Hope you’re all well..
From the Kiwi
Posted by: Kristine on 9/14/2011 at 2:02 am
Sending Craig and team all the best from family and friends! Hope you are all enjoying the climb, can’t wait to hear more on the next blog.
Posted by: Glenn on 9/13/2011 at 7:51 pm
Hello, this is the Shishapangma team calling from 17,000’ in the middle of the Tibetan Plateau on the way to Advanced Base Camp (ABC). We have spent three days at Chinese Base Camp at 16,000’. The team is doing really well. We actually went for a nice, leisurely one-hour run, which was a record for everybody, yesterday. And we are really excited and having a good time. We hope to call in the next few days after we have set up camp at Advanced Base Camp. That is all for now.
Hello everyone from Tibet.
RMI Guide Elias de Andres Martos
RMI Guide Elias de Andres Martos checks in from 17,000' in Tibet.
RMI Guide Casey Grom radioed at 7:23 a.m. from the summit of Mt. Rainier today, Columbia Crest. The Four Day Summit Climb September 9 - 12 led by Casey and RMI Guide J.J. Justman enjoyed a beautiful climb today. They reported temperatures in the mid twenties with a 10 - 15 mph wind. The sun is shining and starting to warm the climbers. The teams will begin descend to Camp Muir and continue down to Paradise later this afternoon.
Congratulations to today's Summit Climb team!
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Hello from Tanzania! This is Seth along with the Kilimanjaro Team. Everyone has arrived on schedule and we have just enjoyed our first evening at the Dik Dik Hotel. The hotel staff is really great and the food they serve here is top notch, which was very welcoming after our long travels.
Tomorrow we will take the first step towards the mountain by prepping our gear and packing. After that we all plan to head into the city of Arusha to experience the market there. We'll check in again tomorrow.
RMI Guide Seth Waterfall
good luck guys, we will be thinking of you all week
Posted by: catherine on 9/12/2011 at 4:51 am
The Four Day Summit Climb September 8 - 11 led by RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today! The teams reported clear skies with a light breeze on the summit. They began their descent from the crater rim at 7:50 a.m. en route for Camp Muir. The teams will continue their descent to Paradise later this afternoon.
Congratulations to today's summit climbers and Paul!
The stellar September weather continues as our Four Day Summit Climb Teams led by Brent Okita and Tyler Reid reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today at 7:05am PST. The teams were greeted with clear skies, no wind, and amazing views. After spending some time on the summit the teams have started their decent back to Camp Muir.
Temperatures at Ashford Basecamp are clear and warm. The Rainier Mountain Festival is in full swing this weekend. If you are in the area come join us.
Congratulations to today's teams!
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looking good guys!! Have fun and be safe!
Posted by: Tanya on 9/14/2011 at 5:38 pm
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