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Mt. Elbrus: Justman & Team Set to Explore St. Petersburg

August 3, 2015

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Southside

Well..., I know...I know...you've heard enough from me! So for today's blog from Russia, I'd like to hand it over to one of my favorite...(sorry guys!) team members from Team 2!... RMI Guide JJ Justman Greetings from St. Petersburg! Our team left the mountains of Cheget this morning after one last feast of porridge and eggs, and drove up to the airport in Mineralnye Vody early this morning. The changing scenery was quite breathtaking, especially some of the great rock formations just outside of Cheget. After arriving to our new destination in due time, we were greeted by the welcome sight of a Starbucks cafe, where several of us enthusiastically loaded up on caffeine. The streets and architecture we passed on the way to the hotel gave us a great preview of what to expect tomorrow, where we will be touring this 'Venice of the North,' including the Hermitage, the canals, and the Church of the Savior on Spillled Blood. Until then, the team will be enjoying some well-deserved downtime, and possibly attempting to see Finland from our hotel. Cheers! Lindsay

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Kevin, thank God for Starbucks! Drink up.

Posted by: Lori on 8/4/2015 at 8:17 am

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Mt. Rainier: Four Day Summit Climb Teams Reach the Summit!

August 3, 2015

Posted by: Billy Nugent, Leon Davis, Lindsay Mann

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four day Summit Climb led by RMI Guide Billy Nugent reached the summit of Mt. Rainier along with climbing teams led by RMI Guides Leon Davis and Lindsay Mann. All teams were descending from the crater rim as of 7:50 am PST this morning. The teams will return to Camp Muir for a short time and then continue down to Paradise. Congratulations to today's Summit Climb Teams!

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♠️J♠️ Mt Rainer another of your accomplishment…. See you soon

Posted by: Karmen on 8/8/2015 at 9:31 am

Congratulations to Frank Harris and the entire team on your successful climb today!! All your hard work has paid off!!

Posted by: A. Harris on 8/4/2015 at 8:07 am

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Alpamayo Expedition: Schellens and Team Return to Huaraz

August 2, 2015

Posted by: Geoff Schellens

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 10,000'

This morning we woke up early had breakfast, packed and then waited. We experienced some logistical snafus in communications with our donkey drivers and horse handlers, but only a minor hiccup. We started hiking down valley and in a couple hours came across our animals. While the donkeys continued on to base camp to collect our duffle bags we mounted our horses and began riding down valley. It turns out our team of expert climbers are also amazing rodeo cowboys. We all laughed and hollered riding our horses we named Mr Ed, Alpa- caballo, EFrank, Stumbles, and Chuck. We arrived to Cashapampa, the trail head, a couple hours before our donkeys and found a beautiful shady porch to rest on and enjoyed a couple cervezas. A three hour van ride had us back to our hotel in Huaraz where we quickly showered and are currently enjoying a delicious dinner. Thanks for following along on our incredible trip. We'll see you all soon, RMI Guide Geoff Schellens

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Glad to hear that you have your heads back out of the clouds and that you found your “asses”!!!! Enjoy your last hours celebrating your success and good times in Peru , before your journey back to reality!
Thank you Geoff, for another successful climb!!!
I love you John!!!!!

Posted by: Patty Stenderup on 8/2/2015 at 10:24 pm

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Mt. Rainier: Four Day Summit Climbs Teams Reach the Summit

August 2, 2015

Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Win Whittaker

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climb teams led by RMI Guides Win Whittaker and Elias de Andres Martos reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. Win reported hazy skies and a light wind. The teams are on their descent from the summit en route to Camp Muir. Once at Camp Muir the climbers will repack their gear and continue their descent to Paradise. Today's climbers have spent the last several months raising money for The American Lung Association in Washington's Climb for Clean Air. Congratulations to the climbers for their efforts of fundraising, training and climbing!

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No matter where your highpoint was this morning, congratulations on your great effort and teamwork!!!

Posted by: Frank Yandrasits on 8/2/2015 at 9:09 am

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Kilimanjaro: Grom & Team Stand On Uhuru Peak - Africa’s Highest Point

August 2, 2015

Posted by: Casey Grom

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 19,340'

RMI Guide Casey Grom and the July 25th Kilimanjaro Climb Team reached the summit of Kilimanjaro today. Congratulations to the team!

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CONGRATULATIONS Giulia!!!! So very happy for you!!! : )

Posted by: Katie K on 8/3/2015 at 6:19 am

Casey, Sarah and Team - How thrilling! Congratulations to all on this opportunity; well-done!
M&D

Posted by: Janet on 8/2/2015 at 9:11 am

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Alpamayo Expedition: Schellens and Team Descent to Base Camp

August 1, 2015

Posted by: Geoff Schellens

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 14,270'

We all slept very well after our successful summit climb yesterday and didn't get up until 8:30 this morning. After casual breakfast and coffee we slowly packed camp all the while looking up at the astounding route we had just climbed. It was impossible to ignore to smiles and feeling of accomplishment throughout the group. Eventually, by about 11:30 we hoisted heavy packs again and began our descent to Base Camp. Late in the afternoon we arrived to popcorn, chips and guacamole, and black corn juice (very tasty). We shuffled gear around a bit and then sat down for dinner and Peruvian wine! Truly a celebration. Tomorrow we will finish packing duffel bags for the mules and choose our horses for our ride back to Cashapampa and then on to Huaraz. Though our trip here is almost over everyone is already talking about the next adventure. Thanks for staying with us throughout this incredible trip. RMI Guide Geoff Schellens and the Alpamayo Team

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Everyone, congratulations and enjoy the trip down. Please take pics of the farmboy on the horse. John, I hope your horse is nicer than your dad’s pony Tony. Love Tante

Posted by: Lisa Stenderup on 8/2/2015 at 2:37 pm

Glad to hear you all are safe and enjoyed your expedition. We cant wait to see you home!!! Love Angela, Liana, Avery, Bella and Buster Brown.

Posted by: Liana & Avery on 8/2/2015 at 12:41 pm

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Mt. Elbrus: Justman Recaps Summit Day

August 1, 2015

Posted by: JJ Justman

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Southside

RMI Guide JJ Justman sent the following video as a Mt. Elbrus summit day recap. Enjoy!

Mt. Shuksan: Frank & Team Summit via Fisher Chimneys

August 1, 2015

Posted by: Eric Frank, Steve Gately

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Elevation: 9,127'

Good morning. This is RMI Guide Eric Frank calling from the top of Mount Shuksan. Our team climbed up this morning from the Fisher Chimneys route, had a beautiful day. Now we're just hanging out on top. We're going to be up here for 20 or 25 minutes, enjoy the view, get some photos, then we'll work our way back down. Hope everyone's doing well, take care.

RMI Guide Eric Frank calls from the summit of Mt. Shuksan in the North Cascades, WA.

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Well done Jeff! Hope you’re having a fabulous vacation! Talk to you soon!

Posted by: Meredith on 8/1/2015 at 4:12 pm

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Kilimanjaro: Grom & Team at High Camp Ready for Summit Bid

August 1, 2015

Posted by: Casey Grom

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 15,200'

Hello again everyone! It started as a beautiful day here on Kilimanjaro but once again the clouds enveloped us as we left Karanga Camp and made our way uphill to our high camp, Barafu Camp. This camp sits on a ridge line around 15,000 ft which eventually leads to the summit of Kilimanjaro. It's a relatively large camp spread up and down the ridge and we are sharing it with all the other climbers using this route; I'd guess that there are ~100 other climbers here with us. Everyone is doing very well and we are excited to start our climb early in the morning. The team will have a early dinner and if all goes according to plan we hope to have breakfast and be hitting the trail shortly after midnight. We'll have a nice slow pace that should take us around 8 hours to reach the summit. So keep your phones handy as I said, one lucky climber will get to call home from the "Roof of Africa." That will be around midnight for those of you on the east coast. Fingers crossed! RMI Guide Casey Grom and crew

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Hi Giulia - so you´ve reached the top of Africa - well done - hope you get a wonderful view up there & a good celebration & rest before the descent. Great to get your PC- Look forward to seeing a Photo of you all up there. Take care - love Tessa

Posted by: Tessa on 8/2/2015 at 6:06 am

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Mt. Rainier: August 1st Summit

August 1, 2015

Posted by: Dave Hahn, Solveig Waterfall

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

RMI Guides Dave Hahn and Solveig Waterfall led their Four Day Summit Climb teams to the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. Dave reported perfect weather on the summit - clear, calm, and sunny. The teams began their descent to Camp Muir just after 7:30 am. They will continue their descent to Paradise this afternoon. Congratulations climbers!

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Peter….Wow! Congrats to you for such an accomplishment! We are proud of you…hope to toast to you sometime soon.

Posted by: zoppetti - fischbachs on 8/1/2015 at 1:48 pm

Jeff, we are sure the sights make all the training worthwhile. Hayden was sure she saw you on the mountain last night when we viewed it from the Wallmart Parking Lot and Indi recognized your green eyes in the photo.

LOL

Posted by: Jacquie on 8/1/2015 at 12:06 pm

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