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Everest Base Camp Trek & Island Peak Climb: At Island Peak Basecamp

April 7, 2011

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Everest BC Trek

Elevation: 16,685'

This is Linden checking in from the Basecamp of Island Peak. We are camped out at the base and had a nice walk in this morning with clear skies. Rolled into Basecamp about mid-afternoon and got settled right in as the weather blew in. Huffed and puffed for a couple of hours and now it’s clearing up. We actually have some clouds lower down in the valley that are snowing and the wind is bringing the snow up. It’s snowing right now but there are stars above us. Optimistic that it will clear out by morning. The team is doing well, definitely excited to be transitioning into the climb portion of the trek. Tomorrow we move to high camp and keeping our fingers crossed that the weather is going to hold so we can make a push for the summit the following day. We will check in tomorrow and let you know how everything goes. Take care. RMI Guide Linden Mallory

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Mexico: Preparing for Orizaba Summit

February 18, 2011

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico

Elevation: 14,000'

After a great rest day in scenic Puebla, our team traveled to Tlachichuca to get ready for our attempt of Pico de Orizaba. We exploded our gear in the 200-year old courtyard of our host and outfitter, Dr. Reyes. Once a soap factory, now climber's hostel, his lovely compound is now the launching pad for most climbers trying Orizaba. After repacking our climbing gear, we sat down to a great lunch, then boarded our truck with full bellies and drove to Piedra Grande. At Piedra Grande, we set up camp and had another big meal before turning in to catch a few zzz's. We'll wake up in a few hours and give this "mountain of stars" a shot under a full moon. If all goes well, we'll send a shout from the top. Buenas noches and cross your fingers for us! RMI Guide Jake Beren

Mt. McKinley: Haugen’s Team Moves to 9,600’ Camp

June 16, 2013

Posted by: Mike Haugen, Mike Uchal

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 9,600'

Sunday, June 16th, 2013 Happy Father's Day to all of our dads from Summit Team 6! We bit off another chunk of the mountain this morning ascending to 9,600 feet. Only 10,600 feet to go! We arrived at our new camp around mid morning. Our team is quickly becoming McKinley camp experts, so it did not take us very long to dig in camp. We had some extra daylight (oh yeah, it is always daylight), so we decided to dig a monster posh house. A posh house is our version of a cook tent. It is like a snow cave where the cooking and seating area is dug into the snow below ground level. The roof is a big top-like tent that is held up by a pole that goes from the apex to the floor of the snow pit. Now we have room for company. The weather forecast looks stellar so we should be able to move up to 11k Camp tomorrow. RMI Guide Mike Haugen and Summit Team 6 P.S. Lance says thank you to his wife and girls for the Father's Day card!

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Wow!I am speechless! What a great experience! I am so proud of my friend Cindee Teer! I hope all goes well, and everyone is safe! The Turner Family

Posted by: Ingrid on 6/17/2013 at 7:01 pm

It sounds like things are going so well! Steve, we are thinking of you constantly. Tania went home today and we miss her, but we had fun this weekend talking about how WE are not on a glacier, but enjoying summer in the mountains. Just so you know, Tania did awesome this weekend.

Posted by: Lisa Mackey on 6/17/2013 at 7:01 pm

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DHAULAGIRI: Team Returns to Base Camp and Wraps Up Expediton

May 6, 2014

Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Geoff Schellens, Jake Beren

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Guide News

Hello Everybody, This is the Dhaulagiri Climbing Team we are calling here from Base Camp. We have to let you know that unfortunately there was no summit for us. As we have said in recent blogs the weather has been pretty bad for us. We have had a lot of snow and we had to turn around at the very last day. We have a few member of the team at Camp 3 and had a decent chance at a summit push, but conditions were no good. We are currently at Base Camp and will start to hike down tomorrow, and we should be back in Kathmandu in four or five days and we will try to write down details to wrap up our expedition. We have worked very hard and have been the first the first team on the mountain and the one that got the highest. It will be neat to see everybody follow in our steps all the time going up and down the mountain. Like I said, we had a ton of snow breaking trail was very difficult and we made it as high as we could. Other than that everybody is doing pretty well, and we are very satisfied with our work. Again, we were a team going unsupported and did everything on our own. Getting to where we got with day in and out snowstorms dumping up to three to four feet of snow, the work wasn’t easy. We are pretty proud of what we have done. We want to thank everybody for their support given to us, and we hope everything is going well back home. We will touch base from Kathmandu in a few days. Thanks Everybody! Talk to you all soon! RMI Guide Elias deAndres Martos

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Must be close to wrapped up, safe and sound. looking forward to having our Aussie back. Congrats to all.

Posted by: hensleys on 5/11/2014 at 1:30 pm

jAKE!!!!

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Kilimanjaro: Seth & Team at Barranco Camp

August 4, 2012

Posted by: Seth Waterfall

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 15,200'

Hi there! This is the Kilimanjaro team checking in from our high point today at 15,200 ft. All is well on the trail. The altitude is kicking in but we're all adapting. This afternoon we are going to drop back down a few thousand feet to Barranco Camp. Tomorrow we will tackle the steepest portion of our trek; the Barranco Wall. RMI Guide Seth Waterfall

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Hi Tamara. Have a safe and wonderful climb. You look great!

Posted by: terry luaces on 8/6/2012 at 4:42 am

Chris!!!!! Congrats little bro…That looks like a blast…Be safe, we love you.

Posted by: Mick on 8/5/2012 at 8:26 am

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Mt. McKinley Expedition: Upper West Rib Team Summits via West Buttress

June 10, 2011

Posted by: Adam Knoff

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 20,320'

RMI Guide Adam Knoff called on June 10 at 5:50 pm (PST) to report the team was on the summit of Mt. McKinley! They made a great push starting at 9:00 am this morning and were celebrating at the top. The weather was warm and beautiful and it was the best day ever for their team. They were going to head down to 17,000' camp to spend the night. On Saturday they plan to head to 14,000' camp and spend another night. The whole crew made it to the top and were very excited that their second push paid off! Congratulations to the team!

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Congratulations on an amazing accomplishment! Peter, I am so proud of you for following your dream to the top of Denali!

Posted by: Esther Kim on 6/12/2011 at 11:17 pm

CONGRATS DR SCAIFE. MISSED YOU IN TALKEETNA BY A DAY. SEE YOU IN UTAH WHEN YOU GET HOME. BE SURE TO RING THE BELL AT THE FAIRVIEW.
KATIE & DAVE

Posted by: Katie russell on 6/11/2011 at 8:48 pm

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Alaska Seminar: Summit Mt. Francis!

May 19, 2011

Posted by: Eric Frank

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 7,300'

Hello. This is the RMI Alaska Mountaineering Seminar checking in from our camp at 7,300 feet on the Kahiltna Glacier. It's 11 PM here in Alaska and the team is in bed for the night. Just came back from a successful summit day on Mt. Francis. The team was 100% successful and cruised the route in just under 11 hours. We had beautiful weather, clear skies, and just a little bit of wind. Everyone climbed strong and we're looking forward to getting back to training tomorrow. Take care. RMI Guide Eric Frank

RMI Guide Eric Frank checks in after Mt. Francis summit

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Congratulations all. Where are the pictures? Have fun training tomorrow - hopefully weather will hold well.
Tell Jitendar we cant wait for him to get back home. Kids miss Dad!! Love,Mamta

Posted by: Rao Family on 5/19/2011 at 7:33 pm

Congratulations on the summit of Mt. Francis. I saw the 360 panorama on you tube, very cool!, Tell McKinley to enjoy her leisure time as I am putting her to work sailing as crew with Captain Bligh Max Lenker on a 44 ft. Island Packet sail boat on an exploratory trip to Culebra and Vieques in the Spanish Virgin Islands. I have another crew hired named Michael McDaniel. Sailing Virgin Islands 2 - 12 June. Good luck tomorrow. Post some pictures. Max

Posted by: Mc Lenker on 5/19/2011 at 1:00 pm

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Mt. Rainier: Kautz Seminar Turn Due to High Avy Conditions

May 24, 2022

Posted by: Dustin Wittmier, Bryan Mazaika, Tatum Whatford

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 11,000'

RMI Guide Dustin Wittmier and the Kautz seminar team called 11,000’ their high point. This morning, Dustin reported that high avalanche conditions would keep them from climbing. Despite the route conditions, the teams enjoyed beautiful weather on their ascent, great views of Mt. Rainier, and were able to use their time to train and learn glacier travel techniques, anchors, and more to prepare them for their next big adventure!

The team will conclude their program tomorrow with a celebration at Rainier Basecamp.

Mt. Rainier: Expeditions Skills Seminar - Moves into Camp Muir

August 1, 2013

Posted by: Adam Knoff

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 10,080'

Today team Expedition Skills Seminar - Paradise was relieved to crawl out of our tents to clear skies and warm temps. Last night, directly after arriving in camp after crevasse rescue training we were graced with a purifying rain burst but then rudely interrupted by a brief but intense lightning and thunder storm. It cleared in time for dinner and a peaceful sleep. After packing up camp this morning, a stimulating walk through a large crevasse field and icy section brought us to Camp Muir at 10,060 feet. Here we will rest and prepare for our summit climb tonight. Folks are happy to be moved into the bunk house here and even happier to hand off some group gear to a guide heading down hill. Yea for lighter packs! Wish us luck tonight on our climb. RMI Guide Adam Knoff

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GO Dusty, Rock-N-Roll brother. Many Blessings.

Posted by: Greg Smith on 8/2/2013 at 7:38 am

Good luck! Hope your climb goes well! Love you!

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Mt. McKinley: Walter & Team Staying Put at 14k Camp

June 27, 2012

Posted by: Mike Walter

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 14,000'

We went to bed with clear skies and a forecast for 12-18" of snow overnight. The clear skies persisted overnight and we didn't get any new snow. There is a lenticular cloud on top of Denali today, indicating strong winds. We're also seeing snow blowing off of the West Buttress between the top of the fixed ropes and high camp. The current winds and the increased avalanche hazard from yesterday's foot of snow are keeping us at 14k for another day. The sunny weather at camp today is welcome, and is helping to keep our spirits high. It looks like some better weather is approaching for the weekend, and we're hoping we'll be able to take a crack at the summit then. With any luck, we'll be able to move to high camp tomorrow and be in position for the arrival of the more favorable weather. We'll keep you posted! RMI Guide Mike Walter

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Stan - Hope you & Team have continued success today. Talked with your Mom yesterday. She is doing well.

Posted by: Jerry & Kay on 6/29/2012 at 7:11 am

Where at are you buttercup? Busch beer and mayonnaise sandwiches since you’ve been gone. My kids are starving!!

Posted by: Sunshine on 6/29/2012 at 5:06 am

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