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Posted by: Brent Okita, Jenny Konway
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Posted by: JJ Justman, Casey Grom, Billy Nugent, Ben Liken
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 10,000'
On The Map
Hi mom & dad! I miss you guys but i am having a great time with Kara! She has shown me your pictures and they look amazing! Kara Has taken me on a lot of walks and I get to sleep on her bed with her!! I miss u guys but I’m hiking bull run with Kara this weekend so it’s pretty much the same thing hehe hope you are having a fantastic time :)
Love your darling dog jake!
Posted by: Jake Mountain on 9/19/2012 at 7:25 pm
On The Map
Kristina and Mike,
So glad the trip is going well. It is amazing to see all the snow and think of the cold while we hit 89 today and it is dry, dry , dry. Enjoy your rest day and thanks for the updates.
Missy
Posted by: missy prudden on 6/22/2012 at 8:46 pm
For someone that lives in snow country, you guys have a lot of snow
It sure seems incredible, hope every one is well and all continues to go well.
Matt, This has to be the high light of your life. All Take care, climb safely
Thanks so much for the updates. Don Pennington
Posted by: Don Pennington on 6/22/2012 at 5:44 pm
On The Map
Happy birthday to Michael! We hope you feel so loved and celebrated today! We are so proud of you and cannot wait to hear about your adventure and see your photos. Our thoughts are with you, Dr Bruce and the team!
Posted by: UDON, TURTLES & The Shortman on 2/11/2012 at 11:57 am
Happy Birthday Michael. I cant believe that 24 years have gone by. Stay safe and warm up there. Get in one of the photos so we can all see you. Love you. Mom
Posted by: Joyce on 2/11/2012 at 6:07 am
After so many days of preparation and travel and anticipation, what a thrill it was to finally be walking uphill. We left our comfortable hotel at 8 AM in a bus headed east. We’d reached the Kilimanjaro National Park entrance by 10 AM and after a further hour of getting organized and registered with the park, we were off. It was raining lightly when we left our hotel, but it was merely cloudy and damp when we got walking through the big trees at the start of the Machame route. Moss was thriving and hanging from every branch and tree trunk and the trail was a little greasy under foot. Before long, we were steadily gaining altitude. The bus had taken us to 6000 ft and our goal for the day, Machame Camp, sat at 10,000 ft, so it was always going to be a tough workout. It was certainly tougher for our staff as they raced uphill with far heavier loads than we were carrying. We took short breaks every 90 minutes or so in order to eat and drink and by a little after 4 PM, the trees were getting smaller, the clouds were thinning and magically, our camp appeared… right where we’d hoped to find it. The crew had built us a wonderful home and we simply needed to move in. We sat in our dining tent for an afternoon snack and then, just before dinner, the clouds cleared enough to give our first magical views of Kibo -Kilimanjaro’s central peak- shining in the last rays of the sun nine thousand feet above us. Dinner was excellent and by 8 PM we were crawling into our tents and heading for bed… pleasantly tired and ready for a night with perhaps a little less jet lag.
Best Regards
RMI Guide Dave Hahn & Team
Following… Sending love and encouragement from Coronado!
Posted by: Monica on 8/3/2022 at 8:18 am
Enjoying the climb back here in Michigan! 840 ft above sea level!
Posted by: Bruce Cumback on 8/3/2022 at 6:31 am
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Kiira Antenucci, Daniel May
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Mt. McKinley
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Hello everyone!
Welcome to the start of our Denali Expedition!
The team arrived in Alaska yesterday. After loading 24 duffels into the van, equaling far too many pounds to mention, we made our way to the launching point of our trip: Talkeetna. Talkeetna means where the rivers meet and it is also where many different groups of people meet. It is a dead end down bustling with energy and great food. Tourist from cruises, climbers sunburned and ravenous, fresh climbers with wide eyes and eager all gather at the various restaurants to enjoy a drink and soak in the scenery.
Today was our prep day to get ready to fly tomorrow. After a scrumptious breakfast and several cups of coffee we headed to the hanger and exploded our gear. Before committing to the glacier we need to make sure everyone has the appropriate gear. The team passed with fly colors. Once all our gear was back in our duffle and backpack we divided the team into two for the planes. First we weighed each climber followed by their backpack and their duffle. We are carrying a lot of weight but looking at this team I think they are going to handle it just fine. With everything weighed and sorted we are set to jet in the morning. As long as the weather holds and clouds stay away, tonight will be our last night in a bed, last time flushing a toilet, and last time with cell service. Here's to disconnecting and enjoying the wilderness of Denali for the next few weeks.
Climb on,
RMI Guide Hannah Smith and Team
You go Grand daughter!! So excited for you. Looking forward to seeing you when you come down.
Posted by: Nancy Chenay on 6/13/2022 at 11:48 am
Excited for this blog and all the updates! Go Nathan, Yvonne and Team!! So grateful you have amazing guides for this adventure! <3
Posted by: Ellen Lewis on 6/10/2022 at 10:04 pm
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Mike King, Dominic Cifelli
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Ecuador
Elevation: 15,500'
May 28 5:15pm PT
Checking in from Nuevos Hortizantes Refugio!
The entire team, 20 of us plus 5 local guides, are in place for a summit attempt on Iliniza Norte. This is an important part of our preparation for Cotopaxi. Today we climbed three hours and 2700 ft under cloudy skies to reach the hut. We'll set out at 6 AM to go toward the 16,818' summit. Hoping for clear skies and grand views. Perhaps we'll get some good exercise.
RMI Guide Dave Hahn and Team
The Mt. Rainier Five Day Climb, led by RMI Guides Mike King and Andy Bond, reached the summit today! They enjoyed calm winds and great conditions on their climb today. The teams will return to Camp Muir for their second night on the mountain. We look forward to congratulating them in Ashford tomorrow afternoon!
Congratulations, well done!
Posted by: Mark M on 4/27/2021 at 5:45 pm
Great job!!
Posted by: Christine Malatras on 4/27/2021 at 9:57 am
Posted by: Casey Grom, Elias de Andres Martos, Bridget Belliveau
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Very proud and excited for all of the members of the Team, but specially for my cousin Niño Frontera. Love you very much ❤ the kids are in wow!!!
Bucket list ✔.
Posted by: Celeste Gomez-Biamon on 5/24/2014 at 6:21 pm
congrats to nino & the team.!Enjoy the moment!
Posted by: herminio frontera on 5/24/2014 at 7:05 am
Yayyy! So happy they made it!!
Posted by: Leigh carson on 9/6/2019 at 2:58 pm
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