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Katie and Adam,
This is so great to be able to track your progess!! Pictures are beautiful!! Hope you are having a great adventure!!! Enjoy it all!!!
Posted by: Carolyn Pugh on 12/21/2011 at 11:46 am
Katie and Adam, were still watching your progress. How very exciting. Hope it is more than you imagined! Enjoy, Dick and Brandie.
Posted by: Brandie on 12/20/2011 at 6:01 am
Posted by: Nikki Champion, Leif Bergstrom, Lauren Macklin
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,000'
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 9:05 pm PT
Another mellow day in the books. We woke up late to rest after our big carry yesterday. We made a big breakfast of bagels and smoked salmon before returning to our tents to rest, and prepare to move tomorrow. After spending the day reading, sleeping and preparing gear to leave we had another dinner of quesadillas and crawled into our sleeping bags for an early night.
We hope to check in from 14,000 Camp tomorrow!
Hey Kevin! Sending best wishes for Great rest followed up by Strong Climbing!!
Posted by: Dave Kestel on 5/25/2023 at 3:31 am
Reading blogs daily. Glad to know all going well, Matt !!
Posted by: Peter J George on 5/24/2023 at 6:01 pm
Posted by: Billy Nugent, Zeb Blais
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 12,300'
Glad you guys are safe. (Following Lissa and Joanna but glad for all of you.) You guys are a success for trying and going so far, and being willing and able to go the distance. Sorry the weather made it rough and you had to turn around at “Dissapointment Cleaver.” I’m guessing with that name, you guys weren’t the first to have to deal with having to turn around at that place. What an adventure!:)
Posted by: dawn n. on 9/23/2013 at 5:05 pm
Having made it to the top of the Cleaver with the team… It was awesome. Rainier made it pretty clear it was in no mood to let anyone summit on Sunday.
I can’t say enough about all the RMI guides. They are great. Thanks, guys.
Posted by: Wytold on 9/23/2013 at 7:56 am
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Posted by: Jake Beren
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico
Jake, Dan! Grillin bacon wrapped filet practicing for the Ashford season. Have fun you guys!
Posted by: JJ on 3/4/2012 at 5:40 pm
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Linden, there is a crew of us that you took up Rainier last summer that has been following your blog. We all wish we were with you now. Glad to hear that you are having fun and resting for the summit.
Posted by: Smith Cooley on 5/16/2011 at 4:31 pm
Bill, that’s a cool picture of you getting ready to throw the horseshoe. Watch out for the prayer flags and cooking pots. Thanks, Linden, for the description of the waiting game and life in Base Camp. So glad it’s all paying off. We’re praying for a good weather window for the team and a safe journey. Much love.
Posted by: Mom on 5/15/2011 at 11:47 am
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Bailey Servais, Sam Hoffman, Calvin Jiricko
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
It snowed continuously through the night and all day. Finally, at six in the evening, it stopped, and we could see a bit more than a hundred feet in any direction. There was never a possibility of climbing today, so we made the best of a storm/rest day by enjoying a slow, leisurely breakfast in our dining tent. Afterward, we dug out the camp, took naps, and read books.
We managed to squeeze in a little training for the “fixed ropes” we hope to climb next. We practiced as the last snow fell and the clouds began to clear. That put us in a good position to witness the event of the day—a big avalanche roaring out of the Messner Couloir on the South Peak. We knew we weren’t in any danger from that particular couloir, but it was still sobering to be engulfed by the powder cloud thrown up by the slide. We’d heard several avalanches over the past 24 hours, but it was thrilling to actually watch one.
As we ate dinner, the clouds continued to melt away, and it was wonderful to be in actual sunshine again. Many of us found it hard to take our eyes off the mountain and all the fresh scars from sliding snow. We hope to climb the West Buttress in the morning, but that will depend on whether the new snow has had enough time to settle.
— RMI Guide Dave Hahn & Team
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I can’t imagine how intense it must have been to witness something as powerful as an avalanche! Great to hear the trip has been so amazing!
Posted by: Lawrence Chan on 6/27/2025 at 3:27 pm
The majestic beauty of it all must be breathtaking. I have confidence that you’re in good hands and you’ll proceed only if it’s safe to do so. Sending positive vibes.
Posted by: Kari Servais on 6/27/2025 at 9:50 am
Posted by: Sam Marjerison, Nick Sinapius, Steve Gately, Hannah Blum, Ben Thorneycroft, Rosie Hust
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 13,100'
The Five Day Climb led by RMI Guides Same Marjerison and Nick Sinapius turned at 13,100' on their summit attempt of Mt. Rainier this morning. The team climbed into a cloud camp with low visibility and unstable weather. They are back at Camp Muir and will descend to Paradise soon.
Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Geoff Schellens, Jake Beren
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Guide News
Dhaulagiri Team Checking In.
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!!!!
Posted by: Mike PoutiTine on 5/7/2014 at 7:19 am
Brady…Greetings to you as you gather all of this valuable information..Hope you are having fun and learning how to extricate yourself from crevasses!!! Love you, miss you, look forward to your return!!!
love, Mom &Dad;
Posted by: Nancy O'Mara on 5/7/2012 at 8:14 pm
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