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Posted by: Brent Okita, Solveig Waterfall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Posted by: Robby Young, Eric Frank
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar
Elevation: 18,143'
RMI Guide Robby Young calls from the Ishinca summit!
Anxious to hear about the climbs..my daughter, Ilene Carpenter, is in the group. Hope all is well and safe.
Posted by: joan locker on 7/17/2016 at 9:50 am
Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Robby Young
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar
Elevation: 17,800'
Posted by: Brent Okita, Bryan Mazaika
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Proud of the entire team for making it to the summit! One of the hardest physical and mental challenges but had a blast! Thanks, Bryan, for successfully leading us to the top!
Posted by: Matt Keller on 5/25/2018 at 12:05 pm
Way to climb , Justin, so glad you had this amazing experience! Can hardly wait to see your photos and see you on level ground. Love, grandpa and grandpa
Posted by: John and jeri simonson on 5/24/2018 at 10:39 am
Kevin, we are so proud and excited for you! Can’t wait to hear the story and see pictures!
Posted by: Chapel Hill Joseph's on 8/26/2017 at 10:33 am
Assuming this is the group Kevin is on: Debra sez “You are so awesome for doing this.” Jason sez “Stay hydrated!”
Posted by: Debra and Jason on 8/26/2017 at 10:27 am
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Ben Luedtke, Mike Bennett
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska
Elevation: 11,000'
Received June 15, 2025 - 12:04 pm PT
June 14, 2025
Today is day 6 since we first met at Anchorage airport.
After waking it at 2 AM and taking all my strength to get out of my sleeping bag in the cold night (the worst part of the day for me!), we climbed from camp 1 to camp 2 and made our biggest elevation gain yet, 1000m, with moderately heavy bags and sleds. It was quite the workout! | arrived with a small headache, hopefully not related to altitude because it's what scares me the most. When you arrive at camp, you do not just install your tent and call it a day, you have to shovel the hell out of that place to build your toilets and dining tent. We try to help the guides but they are doing a tremendous job.
Once again, I was impressed by the power of the elements, the sun is so strong at this latitude in summer and it reflects on the snow everywhere so you're literally cooking. That's why we have walked at "night" up until now (it's never really dark). We haven't experience the other hazards of nature yet, such as bad weather, extreme cold or high altitude. The mountain imposes respect. Despite that the harder is yet to come, I think the group has a good start!
Considérant le contexte géopolitique actuel, je suis également soulagé de bien m'intégrer en étant le seul Canadien dans un groupe 100% American (although one was born in Ireland and is very comedic). I don't feel that they want to invade my country, they are rather very friendly. Ceci dit, personne n'a encore osé mentionner celui-dont-on-ne-doit-pas-prononcer-le-nom lo!! Salutations à Samu, maman, papa et mes amis, hâte de vous revoir! On se croise les doigts que tout se passe bien!
RMI Climber Etienne
P.s. Joyeux anniversaire et bonne fête des pères papa!
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Tait & Sophia - the DSPE team is rooting you on! Stay strong, stay warm, and keep your focus. We can’t wait to hear about your adventure when you get back!
Lita, Nicole, Megan, Becky, Elizabeth, Sarah, Eli, Elle and Farrukh
Posted by: Lita M on 6/16/2025 at 6:01 am
Tait & Sophia - the DSPE team is rooting you on! Stay strong, stay warm, and keep your focus. We can’t wait to hear about your adventure when you get back!
Lita, Nicole, Megan, Becky, Elizabeth, Sarah, Eli, Elle & Farrukh
Posted by: Lita M on 6/16/2025 at 6:01 am
Posted by: Tyler Jones, Mike King
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,700'
Been thinking about y’all safety glad to hear everyone is safe so proud of you Hinan Ahmed for attempting such a amazing climb until next time MT. Rainier
See You Soon
Hinan
Love Carmen
Posted by: Carmen on 10/2/2017 at 9:11 am
Posted by: Seth Waterfall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Slow down Eileen… :-) I hope you are having an amazing adventure! Whoop, whoop!!!!
Posted by: Mark on 1/14/2016 at 5:58 am
To the brave and the bold, have a safe and happy adventure that many will dream of but few will undertake. Safe and happy travels to all! Tell Bobby – Love you from Mom
Posted by: JoAnne Hemphill on 1/12/2016 at 9:58 am
You keep setting the goals and knocking them down! SO SO proud of you!
Posted by: McGaughey Fam on 7/31/2016 at 2:08 pm
Way to go Jimmy and tom, congrats. Go redskins, we love you guys
Posted by: Darlene nixon on 7/31/2016 at 8:51 am
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