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Aconcagua: Hailes & Team Back to a Windy Camp 1

December 30, 2014

Posted by: Walter Hailes, Ben Liken

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 16,200'

Hello again! We are contacting you from a very windy Camp 1 today after we moved supplies up hill to 18,000ft. The team did well with the weight and altitude as we got our first grand views of the Andes range. We could see many glaciated peaks to the north and the intimidating Polish Glacier on Aconcagua proper. Soon after our descent back to camp another cloud cap formed on the upper mountain which made for a chilly evening. But now we are bundled up in the tents for a solid 13 hours rest before breakfast. Hope these winds calm down so we can sleep for some of that time! Oye! RMI Guide Walter Hailes

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Happy New Year to the team. What an exciting way to end 2014 and bring in the new year with a summit ahead of you. Dan, the kids and I love you and are very proud of you. (The B-day boy, Boris) wishes you a successful summit! - cheers!

Posted by: Wendy kolosar on 12/31/2014 at 3:10 pm

Happy New Year Walter! Be safe and enjoy your journey. Hope to run into you again. Thanks for helping me get up Aconcagua…I couldn’t have done it without you!

Posted by: Andy Rodenhiser on 12/31/2014 at 3:09 pm

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Aconcagua: Blais & Team Arrive at Pampas de Las Lenas

December 30, 2014

Posted by: Zeb Blais, Mike King

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 9,000'

Hey, this is Zeb, Mike and Alex checking in with our Aconcagua trip. We are at Pampas de Las Lenas. We have had a great day. Our team is looking really strong. Everybody's in good spirits. We set up our tents and we're about to enjoy a steak asado with the herreros. We're doing well and we are headed up the valley. We'll check back in soon. RMI Guide Zeb Blais

RMI Guide Zeb Blais calls in from Pampas de Las Lenas.

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Aconcagua: Hailes & Team Move Up to Camp 1

December 29, 2014

Posted by: Walter Hailes, Ben Liken

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 16,200'

Well after nearly four days spent at the luxurious Aconcagua Basecamp, it came time to move up high onto the mountain to about 16,200'. The team traveled efficiently and we made it to camp by 1 pm, even if the scree at the end had us "one step up, half a step back." The weather is sunny and breezy with a cloud cap high on the mountain, maybe around 22,000'. We will spend the rest of the day relaxing so we can be prepared to carry gear to Camp 2 tomorrow, providing the weather continues in our favor. Thanks for following, RMI Guide Ben Liken

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Colin, haven’t heard anything about you in a long time. I’m excited about your climb. I think it’s great that you are doing this.

Posted by: mike samples on 12/31/2014 at 4:10 pm

So proud of you, Colin (and all of you)! Hope you continue to have a great climb and the weather stays good.

Posted by: Sandy Evans on 12/30/2014 at 3:41 pm

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Aconcagua: Justman & Team Safe and Sound at Basecamp

December 29, 2014

Posted by: JJ Justman, Steve Gately

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 13,800'

We are at Aconcagua Basecamp safe and sound. I just wrote an elaborate blog and as our team was telling stories I got involved and wouldn't you know it, my entire blog was erased! The team is safe, sound and having fun. The weather now is horrible up high. I don't mean to brag but we made the summit on the best day. Now the mountain is angry. But we are happy here in Basecamp. We are hiking out tomorrow and will be in Mendoza for New Year's Eve. This is officially our last blog post. Thank you so much for following along. RMI Guide JJ Justman

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My fellow climbers…I am so proud of each of you. Outstanding…Happy New Year…Please have a glass of Malbec for me!

Happy New Year. Deb

Posted by: Debbi on 12/31/2014 at 10:57 am

Good job, See you soon JJ! Sue

Posted by: Sue Mamer on 12/30/2014 at 3:22 pm

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Zeb Blais & Team Prepped and Ready for Aconcagua

December 29, 2014

Posted by: Zeb Blais, Mike King

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Our first day went off without a hitch. Our logistics and prep was capped off by dinner at the always impressive La Marchigiana. The team is doing well and we're set to head off to Penitentes soon. We'll check in when we can! RMI Guides Zeb Blais, Mike King and Alex Barber

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Tell Cheryl I’m tracking her on the Spot and that Danny says “Yay Danny!” Love the blog/progress report!!

Posted by: Erin Alexander on 12/30/2014 at 2:44 pm

No bettah than Blaise.

Posted by: KIPPLES on 12/29/2014 at 11:11 pm

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Aconcagua: Hailes & Team Rest Day

December 28, 2014

Posted by: Walter Hailes, Ben Liken

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 13,800'

Our last rest day at Plaza Argentina brought blue skies and gentle winds. The crew spent a fair bit of time chatting idly over hot drinks, covering topics like: The Seattle Seahawks And are Americans actually hated or loved around the globe? Tomorrow we move to Camp 1. The crew is less than excited for the steep scree we have to ascend, but looking strong and optimistic. We look forward to congratulating the successful descending climb. RMI Guide Walter Hailes

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Aconcagua: Justman & Team Back Safely to High Camp

December 28, 2014

Posted by: JJ Justman, Steve Gately

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 19,600'

After a successful summit of Aconcagua the team is safely back at high camp. Everyone did a wonderful job today. Aside from some sore knees and tired feet the day couldn't have gone better. The team is now enjoying some hot soups and a warm meal to recover from today's effort as tomorrow has us packing up and heading back down to basecamp for a fantastic home cooked meal by our lovely basecamp staff! RMI Guide Steve Gately

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Aconcagua: Justman & Team Call from the Summit!

December 28, 2014

Posted by: JJ Justman, Steve Gately

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 22,841'

Hey Everyone – This is JJ and Steve with Team #1. Guess where we are? No, we are not sitting by the pool in Mendoza. We are on the summit of Aconcagua. The entire team is up here right now. They did a really great job. This is my 19th summit of Aconcagua and I have to tell you this, is the most beautiful day I have ever seen up here. But hey, you have heard enough from me. I am going to pass the phone around, so hopefully this will work. Some folks want to hi and etc to some people back at home. So here we go. [Listen to audio] Alright, so hopefully that work and we didn’t get cut out. This is Team #1 on the summit of Aconcagua. A beautiful day up here. We have a little more work to do. But I can’t tell you how great of team this was. What do you say team [Cheers]. We are tired. But we are going down hill, so that is the good news. Chao from the summit, RMI Guide JJ Justman

RMI Guide JJ Justman and the team call in from the summit of Aconcagua.

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Congrats Matt! Sounded a bit winded though, need to train harder. Jimmy, Ross and I really appreciated the shout out ;).

Posted by: Michael Beck on 12/29/2014 at 9:17 am

There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you are interested in doing something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you are committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results.

Happy Summit day!!! Congrats!!!

Posted by: Chris on 12/28/2014 at 10:12 pm

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Aconcagua: Hailes & Team Make Carry to Camp 1

December 27, 2014

Posted by: Walter Hailes, Ben Liken

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 13,800'

We have successfully finished one of the harder days on Aconcagua! The first trip to Camp 1 is always a surprisingly hard day. It is the first time on the trip that we carry heavy loads in our packs, until now the mules have done all the hard work. It is the first time some people have been above 15,000 ft, and definitely the first time in a long time for the rest us. Most importantly, the terrain on the way to Camp 1 is extremely challenging. The slopes we climb are very loose small rocks and sand. So every step we take up we slide back half way. You can imagine how physically and mentally taxing this can be, happily everyone did great. And we are excited for our second rest day tomorrow. RMI Guide Walter Hailes

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Seahawks win it 20 to 6 against Rams! Just thought some of you might want to know. Happy climbing!

Posted by: Katie Dunn on 12/28/2014 at 5:09 pm

Nice work, Colin and team! Enjoy some rest before your next leg of the climb!! Great picture.

Posted by: Sandy Evans on 12/28/2014 at 8:26 am

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Aconcagua: Justman & Team at High Camp

December 27, 2014

Posted by: JJ Justman, Steve Gately

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 19,600'

The Guiding Life!! It's not so glamorous. Steve, and I are sitting at high camp 19,600' feet on Aconcagua with the team. They are all doing great. The guides however are pulling their hair out (ok, ok, I'm not)! But Steve is because our stoves are being very temperamental. We are working hard to make water, hot drinks and dinner. All is well and we are excited for a great summit day tomorrow. Stay tuned!! RMI Guide JJ Justman

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OMG…I am so proud of all of you!!! You guys ROCK!
Debbi

Posted by: Debbi on 12/28/2014 at 7:57 am

Don’t stop when you are tired…stop when you are done.

Posted by: Chris on 12/28/2014 at 1:17 am

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