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Monday, August 12, 2024 - 3:57 AM PT
We are on the summit of Huayna Potosi, it's a calm, beautiful, sunny day. Summited right at sunrise. We’ll send a longer dispatch tonight or tomorrow when we are back in La Paz when we have internet and can load photos. Everyone is doing well.
RMI Guide Andy Bond
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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: Andy Bond, Jack Delaney, Joey Manship
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,000'
A new chapter in the adventures of the newly named RMI Denali team - The Bond Girls - The flapping sound of our tent walls in the winds acted as our alarm clock this morning. We awoke to a freshly snowy and wind drifted camp. Egads! After shoveling off / out our various camp structures including the kitchen, living room, bedrooms and bathroom, we set about to enjoy a slow morning. Hot drinks were casually sipped and topics with no answer were discussed. Is Texas just a terrible place or just an awful place? Whatever happened to David Hasselhoff? Or Oprah for that matter? At some point smoked salmon and cream cheese bagels were devoured. It became clear as morning went on that we would not be granted a break in the weather to head uphill to cache supplies. So with the plans for the day settled the team got ready for another weather day. Snacks were devoured and stories were told, all while the wind and snow raged on. We dug trenches through the snow that would have made a French WW1 general proud. Hopefully in the night the storm will break and the wind will cease. I know I would love myself some sunshine right now. Or perhaps a beer in a Bavarian town. If the weather persists, you’ll find us here again, same place, same time. Doing battle with The Great One.
Signing out from,
Camp 2 (11,000 feet) - Denali, Alaska
RMI Guide Jack Delaney and the Team
Praying the weather breaks. In the meantime the Bond team will eat snacks and Bond.
Posted by: Michelle on 6/12/2023 at 5:46 pm
Posted by: Avery Parrinello, Jack Delaney, Liam Weed
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
Today was a true rest day. We had a casual morning of hot drinks and breakfast. After that we did about an hour review/ practice of fixed line travel and running belays. Then we did nothing. It was glorious. Here’s a list of the various snacks the team ate on our rest day. Cookie dough, Double Stuff Oreos, beef jerky, parmesan cheese, wasabi and soy almonds, watermelon Sour Patch Kids, chorizo, Beecher’s Flagship Cheese, Ritz Crackers, peanut butter, white cheddar, black licorice, Walkie Talkie Chocolate, dried cherries, Knotsberry Farm cookies, sour gummy worms, original Pringles, fireball, Nutter Butters, dried apricots, dill pickle almonds, Goldfish, ranch corn nuts, melkesjokolade, chocolate chip lovers cookie dough, rattlesnake cheddar, ginger chews, salami, Famous Amos Cookies, Keebler Elf M&M cookies.
Tomorrow’s plan will depend on the “nowcast” for what the weather is doing.
After a while crocodiles,
RMI Guides Avery, Jack, Liam and the Team
I don’t see Heather sharing her Girl Scout Cookies!!!!! Those are some serious snacks!!
Posted by: April Litwiller on 6/14/2022 at 9:20 am
Wow you guys definitely had some good snacks. I am so proud of you Heather Hart. You and your team are ROCKSTARS. I love reading this blog. Miss you girl. #yougotthis
Posted by: Fatima Casiano on 6/12/2022 at 5:38 am
Posted by: Brent Okita, Avery Parrinello
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Congrats Edd!! I’m so excited for you, albeit a bit jealous that I didn’t get to see what you did! I hope it was an amazing experience! I can’t wait to hear all about it. Thinking I need to try again & hope the weather will cooperate.
Posted by: Julie Frisbey on 8/14/2019 at 8:51 am
Hey guys you all look pumped! We are extremely proud of your achievement’s thus far! Stay strong for your summit and we look forward to your safe arrival home. Dan you really are a “Mountain Man”. :-)
Posted by: Ann, Jerry & Michelle on 5/15/2013 at 3:54 pm
Hey Dan, nice beard. Brenda & I hope your feeling strong. Sounds like your getting close. All the luck brah. Paul and I are going to open your pool on Saturday so when you get home you can fall right in.
Posted by: Rick Sanderson on 5/14/2013 at 5:18 pm
Its only been a week and two days and I can’t even explain how long it seems! I miss you sooo bad! I cannot wait to hear more about it! Congratulations on making it to your highest point! I hope u can carry your sunblock! I love u mawah! What an experience! The pictures are unreal!!!!!!! It’s sooo massive! You are punkswole!so this thing and come home to your three babies with a lot of pics!
Posted by: Wiyanna on 1/14/2012 at 9:27 pm
Bryan, Dude wear that mountain out like we wore my Jeep Cherokee out!!! You got this brother! I’m proud of you! Love Adam Stroupe
Posted by: Adam Stroupe on 1/13/2012 at 6:38 pm
I cant wait to climb with you guys!
Posted by: Brooks Muchenberger on 9/6/2018 at 6:49 pm
Posted by: Jake Beren, Steve Gately, Megan Budge
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
On The Map
Hope the weather cooperates for the safe completion of your climb. for poet William Blake"Great things are done when men (/women) and mountains meet.” Continued safety for the Team! from Darren D
Posted by: Darren D on 6/12/2017 at 1:27 pm
keep up the great work, kenny. i have faith that your team will make it. we are all rooting for you back at home. love, anne
Posted by: anne lawler on 6/11/2017 at 5:48 pm
Congratulations to the team! Can’t wait to see the photos!
Posted by: Kate on 8/13/2024 at 4:35 am
Way to go Rhonda, and Team…you’re a stud-ette
Posted by: Sue on 8/12/2024 at 4:33 pm
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