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Posted by: Dave Hahn
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
It wasn’t easy, but we got our Kilimanjaro climbing team together in Usariver, Tanzania. Today was meant to be an easy day of gear sorting and packing at the comfortable and quiet Rivertrees Inn—under the watchful eyes of curious monkeys. But with flight delays and reroutes, some of our team just barely made it into town in time for the climb—and predictably, the airlines lost their luggage. So it was a bit of a scramble—greatly aided by our Arusha-based outfitter, Barking Zebra—to come up with the required equipment on short notice. We think we’ve got it.
Dinner—our first face-to-face meeting for the complete team—was pleasant and relaxed despite the gear deficit. The hotel staff surprised Lisa, and all of us, by recognizing her birthday with a beautiful cake. Things are coming together, and we’re excited to get on the highest mountain in Africa tomorrow morning.
Best regards,
Dave
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Kilimanjaro Climb and Safari August 5, 2025
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Goooooood afternoon ladies and gentlemen, from the flight deck we would like to welcome you aboard Aconcagua 2025.
We are finishing up our final preparation before we push back from the gate. Ben and Hannah are two of RMI's finest guides and they are here primarily for your safety so please listen to their briefings even if you're a frequent climber. The climb will take approximately 10 days and hopefully reach an altitude of 22800 ft. Otherwise sit back and enjoy the trip as best as you can and we will get back to the weather and arrival information closer to our destination.
This morning's departure time was delayed for about 30 minutes due to unexpected issues but after a discussion with Maintenance, we are cleared for departure. This then began our 7hr round trip to Mountain Camp 1 to drop a large load of supplies for our climb. After 5hrs on the Mountain Stair master we started our return trip to rest and recharge at Basecamp. We had some unfortunate news today when we were told that Jim E. would not be able to continue with us due to a medical issue. We all hope for the best for him. He will be missed by our other Jim and all of us of course.
Enjoy.
RMI Climber Nick Hanson
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Aconcagua Expedition January 31, 2025
Posted by: Eric Frank, Robby Young
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar
Elevation: 14,400'
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Sam Hoffman, Calvin Jiricko, Bailey Servais
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska
Elevation: 11.000'
Saturday, June 21, 2025 - 10:26 pm PT
We woke to clouds and a little wind today, but still got in plenty of solstice sun. The poor weather in the morning actually worked to our advantage. We needed to drop back down to 10,000 feet on the Kahiltna to get our cached supplies and then return up the big hill below 11,000. That hill is in a glacial bowl that can become quite hot with straight out sunshine. We found it to be just right with breezes and cloud cover this morning. We were back up before noon.
We are done with snowshoes and on to crampons for the steeper terrain to come. In the afternoon we alternated between rest and review of climbing techniques for the path ahead. If weather allows we will try to put a cache just beyond Windy Corner at 13,500 ft.
RMI Guide Dave Hahn
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Mt. McKinley Expedition, June 14, 2025
Congratulations team! Thanks for the update, safe travels down the mountain!
Posted by: Liz McFarland on 7/18/2016 at 10:42 am
Fantastic! Congratulations to my AWESOME daughter, Schuyler, and to the entire team!!
Woohoo!!
Love,
Mom
Posted by: Betty Gilmore on 7/18/2016 at 9:33 am
Posted by: Dustin Wittmier, Lacie Smith, Will Ambler
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska
Elevation: 7,800'
Monday, June 3, 2025 - 7:22 am PT
We awoke to low visibility and fresh snowfall on our tent. We waited a few hrs in hopes that the clouds would rise and visibility would improve . We never left camp to start our carry and we are thankful we didn’t because the weather deteriorated more that afternoon and into the evening. While staying at camp we snacked, napped, read and organized camp. We then had some delicious, spicy burritos for dinner and talked about writing a guide book for hot sauces.
Shout out to all our friends and family back home!
Best,
RMI Guides Lacie, Dustin, Will and team
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Mt. McKinley Expedition May 29, 2025
Hoping you all woke up to better weather today. Thank you for the updates and photos! Sending you all good vibes :)
Posted by: Tanya on 6/4/2025 at 8:17 am
Hey Dustin! Sending best wishes for the weather to be perfect for the rest of your climb!!
Farmer Dave
Posted by: Dave Kestel on 6/3/2025 at 11:14 am
Pulling for you around the windy corner - go Tony + Team go.
Posted by: jen ostrich on 6/23/2025 at 6:33 am
Keep up the good work! We are routing for you.
Julie and Mike
Posted by: Julie Baron on 6/23/2025 at 5:39 am
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