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Posted by: JJ Justman, Geoff Schellens
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Elevation: 22,841'
RMI Guide JJ Justman from the Aconcagua Summit!
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Posted by: Brent Okita, Elias de Andres Martos
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Greetings from Upstate NY. Dixon and Kevin, glad you reached the summit in one piece and hope you enjoyed.
Posted by: Dave Miller on 9/4/2012 at 11:10 am
Hi to all of you,
Congrats to all of you on a great climb to the top. A special congrats to Alex and Julie; how romantic to have a proposal at the summit during the Blue Moon. Have a safe climb down the mountain.
Love & hugs,
Lee and Ilona
Posted by: LEE & ILONA on 9/1/2012 at 4:56 pm
We got out of the tents at 6:30 this morning to find the clouds had returned. It was still calm though and not terribly cold at our 10,000 ft camp. We ate breakfast and hit the trail shortly after 8 AM. The trail was a good deal more rugged than yesterday’s with about a million rocky steps to negotiate as we steadily gained altitude through the giant heather forest. The morning rush hour was something to see, with porters from a half dozen expeditions charging up the path all at once. “Traffic” normalized after a few hours and the angle eased as we reached a ridge crest.
We found ourselves above the clouds once more as we moved along the ridge toward Kibo -which was not only visible again, but a good deal closer than it had been at our last glimpse. We made a big left turn to the North and began the traverse out toward Shira. The terrain got more interesting as we needed our hands on rock to pass a number of ledges. The vegetation changed as we closed in on 12,800 ft -our high point for the day- we saw more giant senecios and lobelias as things got higher and drier.
Finally, we turned the corner onto the Shira Plateau and began walking downhill toward camp. We pulled in at about 2 PM… just in time for lunch and an afternoon nap. By dinner at 12,500 ft, things had cooled considerably and many of us had several warm clothing layers on for stargazing before bed.
Best Regards,
RMI Guide Dave Hahn & Team
You’re getting there! Ella says “keep climbing Daddy (and Aunt Lynn and Uncle Peter)”!
Posted by: Sarah on 8/4/2022 at 3:10 am
Wishing you all a wonderful trip. So happy to be able to follow along. Enjoy! Charlotte-friend of Peter, Lynn and Steven’s
Posted by: Charlotte Multer on 8/3/2022 at 8:21 pm
Posted by: Brent Okita, Walter Hailes, JJ Justman, Win Whittaker
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
What an awesome journey you have just completed. Walking by the full moon in the wee hours of the day to stand on top of the world must have been exhilarating and inspiring. Your hard work was admirable as you put your energy into reaching your goals. I bow gently in respect for all of you. Now…What’s next?
Posted by: Jan Alexander on 6/22/2013 at 5:45 pm
Outstanding pic! Can’t wait to se the videos.
Posted by: Tom Buser on 6/22/2013 at 1:25 pm
Posted by: Brent Okita, Leah Fisher
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 17,200'
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Hey Jo congrats again my friend , well done . What do you think , Harriman Sunday ?
Mike
Posted by: mike weber on 6/7/2013 at 3:08 pm
Great news…congratulations all! Monica is a stud-ess!!! Make the descent epic with your snowboards (tobaggans). Yeehaw!
Posted by: Aaron Knox on 6/7/2013 at 8:04 am
Yay! Jennifer so proud of you!!!! What a feat! You are amazing!!
Posted by: Mariah Moody on 8/22/2019 at 4:08 pm
JJ, GOLD STAR!!!!!!!
Posted by: Brand Strategy Team on 8/22/2019 at 4:04 pm
Posted by: Tyler Reid, JJ Justman, Jake Beren
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 10,000'
Posted by: Jeff Martin
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Posted by: Dave Hahn
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Jambo from Safari Day One. We left the Rivertrees Inn just past 7:30 this morning with our safari guides (and drivers) Simon and Nixon. It took nearly an hour to break free of the big city of Arusha and to get traveling through the arid countryside to the west. Before long we were seeing herds of cattle tended by Maasai in their distinctive tartan blankets. We peppered our guides with questions about Tanzanian history, society and life in general. By the time we reached Lake Manyara at 11 AM we were considerably smarter. We entered the forest and the National Park all at once and began looking for wildlife. Monkeys and Baboons were first up. We began to see some great birds as well. There weren’t great numbers of animals but eventually we were finding elephants, giraffes and Cape buffalo. Simon and Nixon were clearly on a mission following our picnic lunch. They were chasing clues that took us farther and farther into the park, basically a strip of forest between the gigantic lake and a steep escarpment of the Great Rift Valley. Finally, we hit a small jackpot. There were a family of elephants on one side of the dirt road we sat on -and three lions lounging amid trees on the other side. About a hundred feet separated these two factions of the “big five” (and we were directly between them). The lions (a big male and two females) were napping, but it was the kind of napping where they put their heads up to watch every move the elephants made. Eventually we bid them goodbye as it was getting a little late and we had some distance to go to reach the town of Karatu and The Plantation Lodge hidden away back in the farmland. We pulled in just before 7PM and quickly made ourselves at home. Tomorrow we’ll get an early start on our journey into Ngorongoro Crater.
Best Regards
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Leif Bergstrom, Erika Birkeland
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 7,800'
Monday, May 16, 2022 - 9:37 pm PT
At 4 am this morning the wolf tried his first huff. He then continued to huff and puff and try to blow down our house but we had built it strong. While we hunkered in our tents it was clear that it wasn't a day to try to walk anywhere. It blew for the morning but by early afternoon began to abate and have us a chance to get out of the tents and stretch our legs. This evening turned gorgeous as the wind went calm and the skies cleared. We should have smooth sailing for a move to 11,000' Camp tomorrow. We'll touch base.
RMI Guides Pete, Erika, Leif, and team
Albert!!!
Imagino que podràs rebre el nostre missatge. Pel que veig, de moment dies amb bones vistes i només un dia de fort vent. Espero que estiguis bé i en forma i que l’expedició estigui anant bé. Les fotos del blog es veuen espectaculars. Molts ànims des de Catalunya!!! Endavant amb l’expedició!!
Posted by: Marc on 5/22/2022 at 11:08 pm
My wife and I are in Alaska and have a flight planned on Sat, 5/21 at 13:30 to view Denali and land on a glacier - with K2. Stu - I hope to see ya somewhere around the 14K camp - from the air. Good luck Stu - and the entire team. Kyle
Posted by: Kyle Martin on 5/20/2022 at 11:54 pm
Congratulations Todd & Big Jim. Can’t wait to hear about the trip and see the pictures! Be safe.
Posted by: Aaron on 1/18/2013 at 8:29 am
YEAH for Jim and Todd. You guys are awesome. Good job. Jana/mOm and Scott/Dad
Posted by: Jana on 1/17/2013 at 5:25 pm
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