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Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Adam Knoff, Robby Young
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Shishapangma
Elevation: 18,500'
Posted by: Casey Grom, Eric Frank
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Cannot wait to hear all about it and see you pictures! Congratulations Dave & John! Must be so amazing up there. :)
Posted by: Miina on 6/14/2013 at 1:30 pm
What a wonderful view from the top! Great climbing!! congrats to David and John and the rest of the group1
Posted by: Barbara on 6/14/2013 at 12:16 pm
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Mike King, Dominic Cifelli
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Ecuador
Elevation: 19,348'
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 - 6:39 pm PT
This day won’t be forgotten soon by our team. It was longer than most, to begin with. We were drinking coffee at 10:30 PM and loading the buses at 11. The rough road took us plenty high, but then we were out and trudging uphill by headlight for hours. It was cold and a little breezy, but we were looking at stars… and Jupiter and Neptune. We stopped in a hut long enough to put on helmets and harnesses and then marched up to the snow, where we donned crampons and ropes. The walking got easier on the snow, except it was all getting to the kind of heights that are just plain hard to climb and breathe in. We transitioned onto a glacier, still in pitch darkness. By daybreak the team had reached above 18,000 ft. All of the magnificent volcanoes of Ecuador were lined up for our viewing pleasure. There were plenty of clouds at different levels but it was evident that we were going to get lucky. Things steepened for the final 800 ft to make the team dig down deep for energy. But by 8:40 the gang was on the summit of Cotopaxi at 19,347 ft. 13 of our 18 climbers made the top, along with 6 of our excellent Ecuadorian guiding staff. The team was back at the lodge by midday and packing for departure. By 2 PM we were in our buses and headed for the jets. Now -at 6:30 PM- we’re high over Cuba, pointed toward Miami and a celebration on the water. A big day indeed, much of our team shattered personal altitude records and found inner strength they hadn’t imagined.
Best Regards
Posted by: Ben Liken, Pepper Dee
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
On The Map
Posted by: Dave Hahn
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Always tough to leave the Plantation Lodge in Karatu. It is only made possible because we then get to move on over to Tarangire, home of the Elephants! It is hotter and drier once we left the Ngorongoro highlands, but we had a thin cloud cover for much of the day, so the sun wasn’t oppressive. Within minutes of entering the park today we were looking at a pair of lions. A big male sitting regally beneath a shade tree and a female who seemed to have the hunting job for the day. A few minutes later we began seeing the elephants. Tarangire has a million big baobob trees, every one of which has been scraped by elephant tusks in search of moisture. We saw family groups everywhere, with plenty of youngsters staying close to their moms. As we got deeper into the park we saw giraffes and Cape buffalo (zebras and wildebeest barely rate a mention anymore, but we saw thousands of them) we saw antelopes of all shapes and sizes, from Dik Diks to Elands. We just barely saw a leopard (a tail hanging down and a couple of paws as the cat lay sprawled over a branch within a thick canopy). And we just barely saw a cheetah -or cheetahs if you believe those that think there was another speckled thing behind that bush.
It was a great day in a great big park. And we look forward to one more morning of Safari. But we are still in the park tonight, experiencing a “tent camp” out in the bush. There is no fence separating us from the wild animals tonight. If there is no dispatch tomorrow, you’ll know what happened.
Best Regards,
RMI Guide Dave Hahn
PC: Dave Hahn
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Kilimanjaro Climb & Safari August 10, 2024
Posted by: Eric Frank, James Bealer, Jack Delaney
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,200'
Sunday, May 23, 2021 - 11:31 pm PT
Cold temps and wind greeted us as we began our move to 11,000' Camp, our Camp 2 this morning. The climb warmed up as the sun hit us and we enjoyed stellar views. The day remained windy with blowing snow but our team powered through it. Arriving at 11,000' Camp, we settled in and built our camp in fine alpine style. We were pleasantly surprised to run into the rest of our RMI teams here at 11,200'. Hopefully the reunion will be short as those teams progress up the mountain while good weather remains over the range.
Someone said there is no WiFi in the mountains, but you will make your own connections! Enjoy it all!
Posted by: Maxine Kay on 5/24/2021 at 7:09 pm
Posted by: JJ Justman
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Southside
CONGRATS Maurine Braddock (Mom)—you are officially a badass! Love, Keith/Lindsey/Linus/Elaine
Posted by: Lindsey & Keith on 7/31/2012 at 5:50 pm
Congratulations Elsie, Charlotte, and the whole team. We are so proud of you! Can’t wait to hear more about it.
Posted by: Corell and Lucy on 7/31/2012 at 1:44 pm
I cant wait to climb with you guys!
Posted by: Brooks Muchenberger on 9/6/2018 at 6:49 pm
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Dominic Cifelli, Matt McEttrick
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 9,500'
Friday, June 25, 2021 - 6:35 pm PT
This will be our third night hunkered down at 9,500' on the Kahiltna Glacier. It got snowing around midnight last night and just kept going. We checked the weather every hour or so to see if we could get a lull for climbing, but no. Thankfully the winds never got to more than about 20 mph, but they blew steadily throughout the day. We’d taken the precaution of pulling down the dining/cook tent at 1 AM so it was an easy enough thing to build it again at 8 AM to have a dry and calm space for breakfast. Bagels and salmon and a few laughs together before we climbed back in the tents to ride out the storm. By dinner time the snow was falling thick and fast and we were happy to be high enough to be avoiding rain. With dinner complete we did a round or two of chores to strengthen our camp and then crawled in for the night. According to the forecast, tomorrow should be partly sunny. Until then it will be anybody’s guess as to how many hours of noise we’ll endure as the wind and snow pummel the tent fabric.
Cheers,
Good luck guys, wish you all the best! Hope the weather breaks for you. Rest well and may peace be with you
Posted by: Gregory Hatt on 6/30/2021 at 9:44 pm
My son hectoris there with you. I would love to know about his knees and health, how is he doing please
Posted by: Laura fernandez on 6/27/2021 at 7:53 am
Hi Jarrett,
As I wait for the presidential debate to begin, I find myself kind of envying you, 18,500 feet up there, breathing like an emphysema patient and mostly cut off from the stupidity of the outside world. Despite my fear of heights, I may have to consider spending the next election in the Himalayas. 1/2 to 1/3 of the oxygen at sea level in exchange for a month with no Drumpf, Hillary, Kardashians or other oxygen thieves? I’d take that deal right about now.
Seriously, though, good luck on the summit push. Remember to wear your crampons on the midnight wee trip at the higher camps, observe your turnaround time and maybe by the time you get home, I’ll have taught Mom and Dad how to pronounce the name of the mountain you climbed. I tried it the other night with Dad after the anniversary party. Big mistake.
See you soon,
Jayme
Posted by: Jayme on 9/26/2016 at 5:34 pm
Always in my thoughts and prayers. Climb strong.
Posted by: Jane Knoff on 9/26/2016 at 12:59 pm
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