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Posted by: Billy Haas, Blake Votilla, Mike Walter
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,000'
On The Map
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Robby Young, Jess Matthews
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Homey…! so beautiful photos coming out of there. Hope you are kickin butt up there.!!!
Posted by: greg on 5/16/2016 at 11:58 am
God speed and all good blessings and energy, kick some ass Faulky!
Posted by: Ben Lav on 5/13/2016 at 2:14 pm
Posted by: Blake Votilla, Mike Walter, Billy Haas
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,000'
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Davis, don’t fret about that maintenance free pond, you just focus on that dern summit. We’ll worry about the pond. All the best young man.
Posted by: Patrick Gillis on 5/12/2016 at 8:51 pm
Dave G. Awesome! Great stuff ahead. Fun following your journey.
Good luck to you and the team.
Posted by: Al on 5/12/2016 at 7:51 pm
Posted by: Mike Walter, Billy Haas, Blake Votilla
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,000'
On The Map
Looks like you are doing well. Hope the wind and snow didn’t hinder the climb. Alls well here. Stay warm.
Love from all your family.
Lori.
Posted by: Lori pesta on 5/11/2016 at 1:39 pm
Great to hear everyone is doing well. Hoping the wind doesn’t effect your carries and you keep on schedule.
Stay safe, hydrate lots and eat plenty.
Good luck everyone especially the Saffers a long way from home, Adelle and Rogan.
Posted by: Mark on 5/11/2016 at 1:01 pm
Posted by: Mike Walter, Billy Haas, Blake Votilla
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,000'
On The Map
Adelle,
Thinking of you and can’t wait to hear all the stories when you return!!!
Posted by: Dada Bredell on 5/11/2016 at 2:47 am
Hi Adelle!!
Hope you are well and keeping strong.
Thinking of you and cheering for you all the way.
Lots of love
Anelise
xxx
Posted by: Anelise on 5/11/2016 at 2:05 am
On The Map
Posted by: Mike Walter, Billy Haas, Blake Votilla
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,000'
On The Map
Thanks for the Mothers Day wishes. Good luck with the weather and collecting your cache, I hope you can find it! Well done on the progress you have made so far dearest Rogan and the rest of the team. Wonderful photo posted on this blog. Lots of love, Mom xx
Posted by: Daphne Carew on 5/10/2016 at 2:01 pm
Hey congratulations on your climbing so far. Keep up the good work and I look forward to climbing this mountain my self sometime in the future.
Posted by: Kevin on 5/10/2016 at 7:56 am
Aagh shame, Rogan, but you might as well experience the good as well as the bad. Pity you missed the unicorns . At least you have team leaders who can make the best of the weather to teach you other things in the classroom sessions. Just keep happy and warm.
Lots of love and hugs, mom xx
Posted by: Daphne Carew on 5/10/2016 at 2:09 am
Hi Dave - Hope all is well and the white out is over. Keep staying safe!
Love Cathy and Nick
Posted by: Cathy Grotjahn on 5/9/2016 at 2:25 pm
Posted by: Mike Walter, Billy Haas, Blake Votilla
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,000'
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On The Map
Great to hear of your progress. Keep up the good work all. David, the birds and fish are fed, pond pump is working, plants are watered, lawn is mowed, storm windows are not down…missing you molto!
Posted by: Nancy Hines on 5/9/2016 at 7:23 pm
Hi Rogan and rest of the team.
I saw this quote some time ago, and it reminds me how much respect I have for you all.
“I suggest going out to the nearest pub and getting completely, and utterly, wasted. Make sure you smoke at least 1 pack of unfiltered Camel’s. Get the full ashtray, pour a drink in it and then pour the mixture into a water bottle.
When you get home (ideally around 3:30am) stick the vile mixture into your freezer. Put on your best goretex and thermal layer. Climb in. At 5:30am, get out, drink (chew?) the mixture and go run the biggest flight of stairs you can find. Run until your heart threatens to explode.
Your dehydration caused by the alcohol should adequately simulate what you may experience at higher altitudes. Your lung capacity should be sufficiently impaired by the smokes to simulate a oxygen poor environment. The freezer episode should adequately replicate a bivy. Drinking the booze/butt mixture should simulate your lack of appetite…..
Oh — once your finished your workout, go to work (to replicate the long walk out).”
- Greg Hamilton suggesting an altitude training methodology.
To be honest, I am more than a little bit jealous. Enjoy every step and every moment, even when it’s tough.
Pieter and the Nel family from Cape Town, South Africa
Posted by: Pieter Nel on 5/9/2016 at 2:42 am
Hey Kevin,
We are following you. Looking for photos. It really looks beautiful on the mountain. Way to cold for me. It’s 83 here in GA.
Stay safe. Keep warm. Can’t wait to hear about your trip.
Love ya.
Lori and Chuck.
Posted by: Lori Pesta on 5/8/2016 at 3:38 pm
Adelle van zyl..hi there. Happy mothers day..may you have at least another one. Have a piece of cake and coffee up there. Everything us cool here but not as cool as Dinali. Looking for “selfies” of you and your old mountain friend or at least a spare Eskimo that you might run into on the mountain. Live you lots. Love from the Mornay family and Jaco family who are with Rina at the momeny.
Posted by: Mornay on 5/8/2016 at 1:18 am
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hey my love - Rogan - its your better half - all is good at home and rather cold. Hosting a boy from Westville and his name is Dean he is double the size of Robin and Andrew - big boy and yet he is U14C like Andrew - had a good supper and all relaxed and ready for bed - early start to the morning as the boys have to be at Pretoria before 8h00 - only going to get home around 16h30 Saturday… I have made arrangments for Jenna to say with Daphne for the day tomorrow as I do not see her wanting to stay at the rugby all day. Will hopefully get a call from you sometime Saturday - Robin will be with Shan so you will only be able to chat to Andrew and Jenna - I hope you guys are all doing well and heading up that mountain. Hopefully the weather is good for your guys—Keep going and be strong. Love you xxxx
Posted by: melanie on 5/13/2016 at 10:53 am
Hey Rogz, all is well at home and rather cool this side of the world but nothing compares to what you are all experiencing. Going to fetch the boys this afternoon - Friday and then we have rugby the whole day Saturday - yippee for me and you know how I love RUGBY xxx Off to hospital Monday morning before 6 - wish me luck - all will be fine and I have sorted everything out for lifts too school and home again. Maybe I will get a chance to actually do some reading whilst I rest and get my knee sorted… Thinking of you. Love you and miss you lots - Take it easy and be careful please xxxx Wishing for blue skies for the rest of the trip so you guys can keep climbing xxx
Posted by: melanie on 5/13/2016 at 2:31 am
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