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Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, David Price, Ben Luedtke
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
At 7:50 a.m. RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer radioed from the highest point in Washington, Columbia Crest on Mt. Rainier! It’s a clear day, light winds and a good route. After the the team walked back across the crater, they began their descent at 8:30 a.m.
Congratulations to today's summit climbers!
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Dominic Cifelli, Matt McEttrick
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,000'
Monday, July 5, 2021 - 9:50 pm PT
Score one for the weathermen. They weren’t kidding about this storm. It is real. Came in during the night and by morning it was snowing and blowing and we couldn’t see much. There wasn’t any question of moving camp up to 17,000 ft. In fact, we retreated somewhat. Just after breakfast, RMI Guides Dominic and Matt geared up for the toughest of missions. They trudged out into the teeth of the storm to climb up to retrieve our food cache on the West Buttress. Yes, we were proud to have just placed it there two days ago, but now we can’t afford to be separated from those supplies should avalanche conditions set up in the coming days… which seems likely. The guys had hard going, breaking trail in rapidly accumulating snow. At the 16,000 ft ridge crest they were dealing with winds easily in the 50 mph range, the kind that sound like jet engines even from way down here at 14k. We had plenty strong winds in camp, but of course we were in shelter and comfy, warm and dry. Dom and Matt grabbed the cache and bolted safely back to camp in a total of four very difficult hours. But their work significantly eased our ability to meet our new primary goal: riding out the storm.
Best Regards,
RMI Guide Dave Hahn
On the edge of my seat awaiting your next update. Stay safe, all!
Posted by: Susie Lambert on 7/7/2021 at 3:59 am
Kudos to Dom and Matt for their sprint to recover the cache on the West Buttress!
Hope that the storm abates and progress continues toward 17K.
Joe McEttrick
Posted by: Joseph P McEttrick on 7/6/2021 at 9:44 am
Posted by: Billy Nugent, Kel Rossiter
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 346'
On The Map
Pete will kill you all in Ping Pong! ;)
Posted by: Bennie on 5/17/2013 at 11:16 am
Posted by: Casey Grom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
WISHING YOU PLEASANT AND SAFE HOLIDAY IN TANZANIA - AFRICA
Posted by: ELIAZA MMBAGA (ELLY) on 2/3/2013 at 1:26 am
Casey and Team-
Very interested in following you guys up and down the mountain as preparation for my own journey there in a couple of weeks.
Casey - I’ll contact my team memebers and make sure they know about this blog so they can follow along.
-Larry Seaton
Posted by: Larry Seaton on 1/28/2013 at 5:22 pm
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Solveig Waterfall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Much thanks and a huge appreciation for guides Peter Van Deventer, Mike King & Andres Marin for leading the team on July 27th030th! Mike Robison was on that summit and wishes for you to know that you all made this experience a thrill of a lifetime! Keep up the great work, stay safe and to all RMI is a first class operation from start to finish.
Posted by: Jennifer Robison (Mike Robison) on 8/2/2012 at 10:13 am
Great Job everyone! Geoff i’m excited to have you back home tomorrow and see your photos…
Erin
Posted by: Erin Berger on 7/30/2012 at 9:46 pm
On The Map
To William - we’re all rooting for the “old man” with the heart of a lion and the perseverance of a mule. Can’t wait to see you and, hopefully, lots of photos. Hope all goes well and that you’re enjoying (?) the challenge.
Much love from J, C & J.
Posted by: Judy on 2/11/2012 at 8:48 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL. Stay safe. We all love you and will celebrate when you come home. Love Mom
Posted by: Joyce on 2/11/2012 at 7:04 am
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