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Hey everyone, hope your still killing it up there and telling some good jokes (hopefully not canadian related). You guys are the best and I can’t wait to hear about the trip, I miss you all alot!
O, before I forget… lee here is an intro to the north-dakota jokes i’ve come across.. many more to come.
Q: Why did North Dakota raise the minimum drinking age to 25?
A: They wanted to keep alcohol out of the high schools!
Q: How do you know the toothbrush was invented in North Dakota?
A: If it was invented anywhere else, it would have been called a teethbrush.
Take tons of pictures for me on the summit!
Lots of love from Calgary,
Sasha
Posted by: sasha selby on 6/23/2012 at 11:57 pm
Great post and update! Good job everyone….Guides included. We would not get very far without our awesome mountain guides! I am not paid to say that by the way. :)
Posted by: Mark on 6/23/2012 at 10:15 pm
RMI Guide Mike Haugen checks in from the summit of Mt. McKinley.
Congratulations! Great job!
Posted by: Ruth Cook on 7/5/2011 at 7:00 pm
Raju, I saw this blog on facebook (thanks to M & Y for posting the link). Congrats on summmiting! Hope you have a safe return.
- Sopan
Posted by: sopan on 7/5/2011 at 5:08 pm
Posted by: Dustin Wittmier, Avery Parrinello
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Ecuador
Elevation: 15,300'
Following a rainy day on Fuya Fuya yesterday, we were able to dry out and take hot showers at La Casa Sol. We had the place to ourselves and enjoyed a quiet stay. Today we spent a couple hours at the Otavalo Market, the largest outdoor craft market in South America. It was a fun and slow way to start our day which included a bus ride and long 4x4 ride to the Cayambe climber’s hut. The team is settled in for the night and we will train on the glacier tomorrow, reviewing basic climbing skills and learning how to build snow anchors. Thanks for staying tuned and cross your fingers for good weather the next two days!
Best wishes for Sunshine!!! :)
Posted by: Dave Kestel on 1/16/2022 at 2:59 am
Posted by: Win Whittaker, Solveig Waterfall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Tyler Reid
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Congratulations, Ted, Mike and Sean what an accomplishment! Can’t wait to hear all about it.
Posted by: Inez & John on 7/9/2012 at 2:30 pm
Hope it was amazing!! Sean, Ted and Mike… congrats!! Now relax and have a few beers and some banana pancakes. See you soon. Xoxo
Posted by: jessica on 7/9/2012 at 2:03 pm
Posted by: Brent Okita, Leon Davis, Lindsay Mann
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 17,200'
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Any day in the mountains builds wisdom and respect for the mountaineering experience. You guys are sure getting your share! Everything is crossed: fingers, toes, skis, ice axes, crampons,... Safe travels.
Posted by: Nate Ayer and family on 6/9/2012 at 5:35 pm
277 highpointers here at Timberline Lodge are sending you the patience and will power to hang tough.
Posted by: John Mitchler on 6/9/2012 at 1:43 pm
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Absolutely Awesome!! Good luck William, you’re getting close. Hope you all reach the summit and will have a moment to take it all in.
xoxo J,C & J
Posted by: judy on 2/13/2012 at 10:32 pm
Go Duncan’s!!! A big ole howdy from Central Oregon!!!
Posted by: Pete Slert on 2/13/2012 at 8:52 pm
Posted by: Mike Walter, Abby Westling, Emma Lyddan
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 20,310'
The RMI May 7th Denali Expedition led by RMI Guide Mike Walter, reached the summit of Denali Monday May 29th. The team has safely returned to their 17,000' and will continue their descent to the airstrip over the next few days.
Congratulations to all the climbers!
Hey Mike, Just wanted to say Hello from your old friend The Leprechaun. I made life long friends on that trip. Hope your still laughing.
Posted by: DAVID E WOODS on 3/26/2024 at 10:58 am
Mike Walter: How many consecutive summits is this for you on Denali?! Congratulations!
Posted by: Lee Hoedl on 6/22/2023 at 10:08 am
Posted by: Mike King
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Torres del Paine
The Torres del Paine trek team arrived over the last two days in Punta Arenas. Flying this far south requires a lot of plane, airport & layover time. We got an early start for our boat trip to Magdalena Island where a colony of magallenic penguins live.One and a half hours out the Straights of Magellan (if you haven't figured out that he's kind of a big deal down here) where the currents of the Atlantic & Pacific oceans collide resides a lot of penquinos. An hour loop got everyone a full dose of penguins, gulls & skuas. The baby penguins that hatched in November are big and still have trace amounts of their fuzzy down.
We'll transfer to Puerto Natales this afternoon and get our gear check done. A quick meeting with our Chilean partners will get everyone ready to begin our trek of the "O" & "W" circuit of Torres del Paine National Park.
So far the weather has been nice, seas calm and winds low. We are eager to start walking towards Seron camp in the morning.
Be safe + Enjoy.
Walter from.IN.
Thereabouts 2019.
Posted by: Waltero on 2/10/2023 at 6:01 am
Hi Paul,
Did you learn any mountain climbing in the military?
Mike
Posted by: Mike on 9/13/2012 at 8:45 am
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! NICE JOB. YOU MUST HAVE HAD AMAZING VIEWS.. SHOUT OUT TO DR. RIESTER!.. RON AND BETTY JANE WOLK
Posted by: BETTY JANE WOLK on 7/5/2012 at 9:38 am
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