Day two on safari is going great! We are down in Ngorongoro Crater and the wildlife viewing is as good as ever. The team is taking to the safari life like a fish to water. Everyone is also psyched that we didn't have to pack our back and move locations for the first time in over a week. That's about all for now.
RMI Guide Seth Waterfall
...now that’s what’s called, getting away from it all. What a beautiful view. With any luck, I’ll be seeing this one day too, in person. Thanks for the view from your location. Be safe.
Safari has started! This morning we met for breakfast and then headed out through the edge of Maasai country to Lake Manyara National Park. We have just finished with lunch and are about to head through the forested region next to the lake. This is the home of the tree climbing lions so hopefully we'll be lucky enough to see some.
RMI Guide Seth Waterfall
The Mount Rainier Summit Climbs teams, led by RMI Guides JJ Justman and Zeb Blais, reached the crater rim at at 7:00 a.m. JJ reported strong winds with 40-50 mph gusts and cold temperatures. Both teams began their descent to Camp Muir at 8:00 a.m.
The Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir is currently ascending to Camp Muir to spend the week training and topping their week off with a summit bid.
Hello from the Dik Dik! We made it down and out of Kilimanjaro National Park today. It's nice to be back inside a place where they have cold drinks.
The group moved off the mountain in good spirits and our lunch at the park gate was excellent as always. Our legs were tired from the long climb when we awoke but the pull of getting back to comfortable living got us up and moving by 8:00. The crew has been wonderful all week and today was no different. They made a great breakfast that sent us downhill in style.
Now we are shifting gears; getting ready for safari. I just checked in with the drivers and everything is all set for the morning. That's it for now.
RMI Guide Seth Waterfall
Hey, this is Seth checking in from Mweka, it's our last camp on Kilimanjaro. We came off the summit after my last call in and had a nice hike down to our high camp at Barafu. Then had a nice breakfast and rolled down here to our last camp. It was quite the hike, the last few miles are always tough on tired legs. Everybody is safe and sound down here. We are looking forward to a little dinner and then a long nights sleep, well deserved. Tomorrow we head back to our hotel and then we are off on safari. We will check in again from the Dik Dik Hotel. All is well here on Kilimanjaro.
RMI Guide Seth Waterfall
RMI Guide Seth Waterfall checks in from Mweka Camp after descending from the summit of Kilimanjaro.
The Four Day Summit Climb teams led by RMI Guides Mike Walter and Tyler Reid reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today. The teams enjoyed some time on the summit on what Tyler Reid described as a "beautiful day". They began their descent from the crater rim just before 8 am and will return to Camp Muir for a short break and then continue down to Paradise this afternoon.
Congratulations to today's Summit Climbers!
Hey this is Seth calling from the summit of Kilimanjaro. We have every single last member of the team up at Uhuru Peak. That's 100% of us 11 plus 5 great African guides. It's a nice day, clear skies all night long. The rain we had before, the last two days, just disappeared. There is a cloud deck down below us. We just had the nicest summit day. Everybody is doing great and we're gonna head back down. We have a long drop, it's about 9,000 feet down to our last camp. And then we are on safari. We will check in when we get to our last camp. Ciao.
RMI Guide Seth Watefall
RMI Guide Seth Waterfall calls from the summit of Kilimanjaro.
Hi! This is Solveig checking in after a successful summit day on Mt. Shuksan. We left camp just before 5 AM this morning and enjoyed perfect weather all the way to the summit. The team climbed strong and we made it round trip in a little over eight hours, with a nice rest on the summit. Our plan is to relax in the sun here in camp and begin our descent early tomorrow morning.
Thanks for following along!
RMI Guide Solveig Waterfall
Well, we have made it to Kilimanjaro High Camp and it has stopped raining. Those are two really good things. The upper mountain has a fresh dusting of snow and some clouds are still swirling around but all-in-all it's a pleasant day.
We had lunch here in camp after a short day on the trail. Now everyone is resting and organizing gear. We are planning an early dinner and bed and then we'll be off to the summit!
RMI Guide Seth Waterfall
September 5th, 2014 - 4:10 pm PT
Hi Everyone!
This is Solveig checking in from our camp here on Mt. Shuksan. We arrived in camp yesterday evening and enjoyed the sunset over dinner and hot drinks before crawling into the tents for a well-deserved rest. It took us the majority of the day to climb the 3,700' to camp and everyone did great carrying big packs and working hard in the heat.
We awoke this morning to warm temperatures and clear skies, and even clearer views of the surrounding Cascade Range. After we reached sufficient levels of nutrition and caffeination, we set off up the Sulphide Glacier to begin our day of technical training. Our morning was spent revisiting basic mountaineering techniques and by early afternoon, we transitioned to practicing moment skills on rock and and belayed climbing and rappelling.
Back in camp our team is relaxing and rehydrating in preparation for our summit bid early tomorrow morning. Wish us luck and we'll check in again after we return to camp tomorrow!
RMI Guides Solveig Waterfall, Leon Davis, Garrett Stevens, and team
...now that’s what’s called, getting away from it all. What a beautiful view. With any luck, I’ll be seeing this one day too, in person. Thanks for the view from your location. Be safe.
Posted by: D on 9/10/2014 at 8:52 pm
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