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Posted by: Mike Walter, Abby Westling, Emma Lyddan
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 7,200'
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June 1, 2023, 5:13 pm PDT
After a successful summit day we descended from high camp to 14k Camp for the night. After a hearty burrito breakfast we descended to base camp, a 10-hour trek. We had excellent weather and perfect snow conditions for our lengthy descent. Unfortunately, snow returned in the morning and we were unable to fly off the glacier. K2 Aviation has pilots and planes on standby to come pick us up when the weather breaks. Who knows when that will be, but until then our climbers are dreaming of hot showers, cold beers, real food, and flush toilets. Nothing is easy about climbing Denali, and this final hurdle is testing our climbers'mettle. Hopefully we'll see the skies soon and the dreams will come to fruition. Fingers crossed.
RMI Guide Mike Walter and team
Posted by: Avery Parrinello, Jack Delaney, Liam Weed
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 17,000'
Friday June 17, 2022 1:47 am PT
Hello everybody!
Sorry for the late post, here’s what happened yesterday! The short story, we moved to 17 camp and it was exhausting. Oh wait, huh? You want the long story. Alright fine….
So we pre-packed as best we could the night before because we were looking to get a early start. Nothing is more annoying than be stuck behind folks on the fixed lines. Lucky for us our plan worked out. We were the first ones out of 14 camp… actually we were one of only two teams moving that day. The weather forecast has been rather wishy washy so I think spooked some teams from moving. Thankfully we had the inside connection to several forecasts and forecasters so we were optimistic that this was the right move. Anyhoo the team styled the fixed lines again, though this time was a little less joyous due to heavy packs crunching down on our hips. At the top of lines we began to climb some of the best terrain of the trip, the West Ridge! It was an exciting mix of snow, rocks, big exposure, beautiful views, running belays and a little more ascending. The weather was perfect and the team had a blast. When we arrived at 17 camp the real work began, building camp! At 17,000 feet you gotta work slow otherwise you’ll exhaust yourself. The team put in a Herculean effort erecting tents, snow block walls and a bathroom. Then it was freeze dried food for dinner and time to get some well deserved sleep. Depending on the “nowcast” if we wake up to good weather we’ll make our summit push tomorrow!
Wish us luck and send sunshine and low winds our way!
RMI Guides Avery, Jack, Liam and the Team
Sending good vibes and hoping for a successful summit. Stay safe.
Posted by: Lorraine Sewick on 6/17/2022 at 11:54 am
RMI Guide JJ Justman checks in from Ixta's High Camp.
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Posted by: Brent Okita, JJ Justman, Solveig Waterfall, Zeb Blais
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Yay!! Congratulations to all! I am so delighted for you all! how awesome to have made it to the summit!!
Love,
sandy
Posted by: sandy on 9/27/2012 at 2:44 pm
Congratulations Steve and your whole team also. Looking forward to hearing all about your adventures.
Love, Dad & Pat
Posted by: Bob & Pat Bussolari on 9/27/2012 at 1:34 pm
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Solveig Waterfall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
Hoping your patience will be rewarded with good conditions soon and that you are not bored to tears :)
Posted by: Monica on 7/14/2012 at 2:54 pm
Mark: I am following you from muggy AZ. Now wouldn’t you prefer Kilimanjaro’s warm 14,000ft weather to yours? Ha, ha. You are trooper and I am proud of you. The Wilson name of adventurers continues in you!
Love, Jan
Posted by: Jan on 7/14/2012 at 8:02 am
FREAKIN’ SWEET!
David Jordan, you’re my hero!
Posted by: Kyle McHugh on 5/28/2011 at 9:19 am
I heard a rumor you were on the Mountain Kenny. Congratulations, well done! Safe travels home.
Posted by: Sandra Hebert on 5/27/2011 at 7:54 pm
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Sam Hoffman, Michael Murray, George Hedreen, Margo Kerr, Rosie Hust
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb led by RMI Guides Dave Hahn and Sam Hoffman reached the summit of Mt. Rainier very early this morning. The teams had clear skies, and great views of the surrounding Cascade Peaks like Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams as they climbed.
Congratulations Team!
Thank you so much to the RMI team. Every member was excellent at what they do. A special thank you to Guides Sam, Rosie and George. They got me through this tough and amazing experience. How special it was to complete this with my son. Thanks again!
Posted by: Jeff Hallum on 7/20/2024 at 1:00 pm
What a great trip! Thank you guides for a wonderful job on a difficult course for us novices
Posted by: Clint Seymour on 7/20/2024 at 6:37 am
Posted by: Casey Grom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Hello all,
Today the team enjoyed a rare extra day here in Tanzania. Normally we are off to the mountain pretty quickly, but new international flight dates gave us all one additional day here on the front end of our trip. The team ventured out to do some light and distant sightseeing not too far from the lodge. A little city tour that could be called an urban safari, with a brief stop at the local museum/culture center and a small art studio/gallery.
We’re all packed up and ready to hit the road early tomorrow and start our climb up Kilimanjaro.
Everyone is in good spirits and excited for a little exercise.
RMI Guide Casey Grom and crew
Excellent everyone! Hang in there!!
Posted by: Jamie on 6/3/2023 at 11:51 am
I’m so proud of you Scott! I can’t wait to hear all about it!
Posted by: Debbie Eldridge on 6/3/2023 at 4:13 am
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