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May 28 7:43pm PT

The wind died today which meant that with the sun it felt very hot on the glacier today. We moved our camp south, closer to base camp and closer to some areas that have terrain features that are good for training and climbing. We spent the afternoon hiding from the sun in our new camp, We just finished an early dinner and are going do some evening ice climbing now that the temperatures have quelled.

RMI Guide Alex Halliday and Team

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Greetings from the bottom of Ski Hill. We’ve been keeping our trend of staying on east coast time (3am wake up Alaska time) in order to keep up with the stock market and take advantage of the cooler temps and firm snow. This morning we packed up all our excess supplies and gear and headed uphill to cache them. Conditions were ideal again as we were able to climb without the aid of crampons or snow shoes. Apparently, granola breakfast was the breakfast of champions because the team crushed it! They marched uphill without tiring and kept cheerful smiles while doing it. The sunrise was incredible and even saw what could be described as a non-traditional rainbow in the distant rains near Talkeetna! We soon climbed past the traditional cache spot around 9,500 and stopped just below the last hill to 11 camp. The only reason we didn’t go all the way was to save the experience of seeing what will be our new home for tomorrow.

The afternoon was spent back at ski hill, napping, relaxing, snacking and trading stories. Some of which seemed too good to be true.

The weather is beautiful and so is the team.

Yours Truly,

RMI Guides Avery, Jack, Liam and the Team

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We’re declaring victory right at the start of this Kilimanjaro expedition.  Each climber made each flight with each and every bag.  The gang assembled this evening at the Rivertrees Inn at Usa River, Tanzania.  Eight climbers and one climbing guide.  We introduced ourselves and explained how we’d each come to be on this quest.  For some it was years in the making, pushed back by the pandemic, for others the path to the mountain formed up spontaneously in the preceding months.  But we are all here now and ready to go… with a little inevitable jet lag.  We dined outside under the big trees, and without any interruptions from the monkeys in the neighborhood.  Tomorrow morning, we’ll meet and get down to the actual business of preparing for a Kilimanjaro climb. 

Best Regards

RMI Guide Dave Hahn

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