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Kilimanjaro: The Kilimanjaro Family Climb Begins Their Safari

October 15, 2013

Posted by: Peter Whittaker, Seth Waterfall

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Jambo from Lake Manyara! We've just finished a great afternoon game drive. The elephants were out in full force today. We got extremely close to several of the amazon creatures. Another highlight of the day was seeing several baboon and monkey babies. All in all it was a great first day on safari. RMI Guides Peter Whittaker and Seth Waterfall

Kilimanjaro: The Kilimanjaro Family Climb Returns From The Mountain

October 14, 2013

Posted by: Peter Whittaker, Seth Waterfall

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Hello from the Dik Dik. This is Seth with a quick check in letting you know this we are all off the mountain safe and sound. We had a nice walk down from our last camp this morning and we're back at the hotel before 1pm. After some well deserved showers we had a great celebratory dinner. Now were all psyched up for our safari. That's starts tomorrow with a visit to Lake Manyara. We'll check in after our game drive. - RMI Guide Seth Waterfall

Kilimanjaro: The Kilimanjaro Family Climb Reaches The Summit!

October 13, 2013

Posted by: Peter Whittaker, Seth Waterfall

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 19,348'

The Kilimanjaro Family Climb reached Uhuru Peak this morning, the summit of Kilimanjaro and the highest point in Africa! Watch their video dispatch from today's climb:

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Congratulations team Kilimanjaro Family Climb!!! It was very fun watching your progress on facebook. I especially enjoyed the caption contest and winning the trekking poles-thank you! My new poles will be going along on my hiking and climbing adventures!!! Wonderful memories for both dads and daughters, as I have when I hiked and climbed with my father many years ago!!!

Posted by: Lynette Alber on 11/4/2013 at 2:30 pm

You’ve conquered Kilimanjaro!!! Everest next??? Congratulations to the team especially the Golden ones!

Posted by: Lori Derr on 10/14/2013 at 7:59 am

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Kilimanjaro: The Kilimanjaro Family Climb Reaches High Camp

October 13, 2013

Posted by: Peter Whittaker, Seth Waterfall

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 15,000'

The Kilimanjaro Family climb reaches their high camp at Barafu Camp on Kilimanjaro today. Watch their video dispatch from today's climb.

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Kilimanjaro: The Kilimanjaro Family Climb Ascends The Barranco Wall

October 11, 2013

Posted by: Peter Whittaker, Seth Waterfall

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 13,000'

The Kilimanjaro Family Climb climbed the Barranco Wall today, traversing beneath the southern side of Kilimanjaro to reach their camp at Karanga Valley. Climber John Dorn describes today's climb in the video dispatch:

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Kilimanjaro: Peter Whittaker and the Kilimanjaro Family Climb Set New Altitude Records

October 10, 2013

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 12,800'

The Kilimanjaro Family Climb departed Shira Plateau today, passing Lava Tower - and setting a few new personal altitude records along the way - before reaching Barranco Camp beneath Kilimanjaro's Southern Breach Wall. Watch the video dispatch of today's climb:

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You all look great
We miss you !
Almost there! Thanks for the notes and flowers!

Posted by: Tracey golden on 10/11/2013 at 12:17 pm

Team is going Stong. Almost there! Once on top Sam you slide all the way down. Lol

Posted by: Terrianne's Riga on 10/11/2013 at 7:49 am

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Kilimanjaro: Peter Whittaker and the Kilimanjaro Family Climb Ascend To The Shira Plateau

October 9, 2013

Posted by: Peter Whittaker, Seth Waterfall

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 12,300'

The Kilimanjaro Family Climb reached Shira Camp at 12,300' on the Shira Plateau today. The team checks in with an update on the ascent in today's video dispatch: RMI Guides Peter Whittaker and Seth Waterfall

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WAY TO GO SAM! You are all doing sooooooooooo AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! I can’t wait to see you again!!!!!!! Miss You! ❤️

Posted by: Taylor Riga on 10/9/2013 at 3:30 pm

So excited for you and your Dad. I love watching these videos! What a wonderful memory you are creating with him!

Posted by: Noreen on 10/9/2013 at 2:30 pm

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Kilimanjaro: Peter Whittaker and the Kilimanjaro Family Climb Reach Machame Camp

October 8, 2013

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Elevation: 9,800'

The Kilimanjaro Family Climb began the ascent today, climbing through the rainforest on Kilimanjaro's lower slopes to reach Machame Camp at 9,800'. Check out their video dispatch below. RMI Guides Peter Whittaker & Seth Waterfall

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Another great day for the Team. keep smiling :-)

Posted by: Terrianne Riga on 10/9/2013 at 2:47 pm

Best Wishes on a SAFE and super climb! You will never forget this adventure & it brings back wonderful memories of January 2007, when my son & I made the climb. Soak up the sights, smells and sounds!!!

Posted by: simeon hain on 10/9/2013 at 12:36 pm

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Kilimanjaro: Peter Whittaker and the Kilimanjaro Family Climb Ready in Africa

October 7, 2013

Posted by: Peter Whittaker, Seth Waterfall

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

The Kilimanjaro Family Climb arrived in Tanzania and spent the day making final preparations and packing their gear for their departure on to the mountain tomorrow morning. Check out their video dispatch below. RMI Guides Peter Whittaker & Seth Waterfall

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What an amazing journey Samantha! Best of luck! Zoe and I will be checking the blog daily! Mac & Zoe Pappas

Posted by: Mac Pappas on 10/8/2013 at 2:50 pm

What an experience for you Sam! Bring back lots of pictures ... I can’t wait to see them!

Love, Mrs. Tyndall

Posted by: Mrs. Tyndall on 10/8/2013 at 10:37 am

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Mountaineering Training | Training Suggestions for Aconcagua

October 2, 2013

Posted by: JJ Justman

Categories: Aconcagua Mountaineering Fitness & Training

After climbing Mt. Rainier, as our teams are sitting in Ashford at the Bar & Grill, I am often asked, “What is a next best climb?” While that is a great question with many possibilities, my go to answer is typically Aconcagua. Aconcagua is the highest mountain in South America and one of the world's highest mountains. It is a great introduction to expedition style climbing, it is relatively safe, and it is a ton of fun! Climbing a mountain like Aconcagua is a huge endeavor. It is a mountain that requires an athlete to be in top physical condition. Overall aerobic endurance training is very important and it is important that most climbers come to the mountain fully prepared. In regards to endurance training, I have always been a firm believer that you must do something aerobically that you really enjoy doing...because you must do a lot of it! For me, that activity is road cycling. I can get on the bike and ride for hours upon hours. For others, it may be running or hiking. I have an additional workout that I incorporate into my training once a week, two months prior to my expedition, in order to prepare. The workout is “crossfit” style, but first I want to explain why I benefit from it. High altitude climbing demands three things. One, you must have a high aerobic threshold. Without getting into too scientific, your body’s aerobic threshold simply means your body is still running on oxygen. Anaerobic system is when you are not getting enough oxygen and lactic acid builds up. This is when you are going so hard you begin to feel that “burn” in your legs and you simply feel you cannot maintain that effort. So your body slows down, you return to your aerobic state and your body begins to flush the lactic acid out. If you do interval training, going all out for a short time followed by a longer period of rest, you in a sense are building a higher aerobic threshold. Two, you must have good overall strength for climbing at high altitudes. On Aconcagua you will carry a heavy pack to move between the three camps we have. So you must have strong shoulders, back, chest, core and legs. Lastly, you must have a great deal of mental strength. We would all love it if climbing high mountains would be easy, but it is not! Climbing to high altitudes requires a little bit of suffering. How hard are you mentally willing to push it? You must break mental barriers to succeed at high altitude. With all that I personally do a routine that has me crying at the end. Why? Because it requires all three things mentioned above. And here is the workout…but first, always consult a profession trainier before attempting a new workout. 1. Man Makers 2. 500 meter row 3. 30 – 50 full sit ups 4. Jump rope one minute 5. Kettle bell dead lift 6. Lying Leg raises I perform these exercises in succession with as little time resting in between. A complete cycle of these exercises is one set. I perform a total of three sets. This workout is torture…but in a good way. It keeps my heart rate elevated very high, especially during the rowing and jump roping. It also incorporates overall muscle strength. And I have to push through a mental barrier because I guarantee you will either want to rest or quit. _____ JJ Justman is a senior guide with RMI Expeditions. He has led 18 expeditions to Aconcagua, and guided and climbed around the world, including three expeditions to Mt. Everest. In addition to climbing and cycling, JJ is a talented Tango dancer. JJ will be leading several Aconcagua expeditions for RMI this coming winter. Questions? Comments? Share your thoughts here on the RMI Blog!

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Roy, I shoot for 15 manmakers (not to heavy dumb bells). 15 deadlifts, again not too heavy but find something that challenges you to barely get to 15 safely. And I go to exhaustion on the lying leg lifts. Hooe that helps. Keep the discussions going climbers. Lets stay motivated to climb higher!

Posted by: JJ on 10/7/2013 at 11:40 am

JJ,

This looks like a killer workout. For the suggested exercises you enumerated the number of sit ups and the time of jumping rope…how long and/or how many on the others?

Thanks!

Posted by: Roy on 10/7/2013 at 6:30 am

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