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Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Zeb Blais
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Posted by: Seth Waterfall, Solveig Waterfall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico
Go Brandon!
Posted by: Sue Duncan on 2/10/2013 at 8:53 pm
Good job Branden Grooms. Enjoy Enjoy I’ll take a kilo of carne asada (sp) and some fried cheese.
Posted by: Herb Duncan on 2/10/2013 at 8:47 pm
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MOM! (Lucy)
Congrats on summiting yet again! Phil and I were talking last night about how cool our mom’s are and how proud we are of you!
love you and miss you so much!
- Elise -
Posted by: Elise on 4/1/2012 at 7:29 am
REI - keep up your good health, and climb high. Stay strong, focused, and keep climbing!
Posted by: Todd Collard on 3/31/2012 at 5:34 pm
Posted by: Tyler Reid
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Chile Ski
Good luck and be safe. We are thinking about you always.
Posted by: Bill Mackey on 6/13/2013 at 8:32 pm
Posted by: Casey Grom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Friday, October 10, 2024 - 7:43 am PT
First light revealed that we were surrounded by stunning mountains… it had been cloudy when we entered Namche and turned in for the night, so this discovery was a surprise for some. Today was our acclimatization/rest day and we made good use of it. Shortly after breakfast we climbed the steep paths to the top of Namche Bazaar and headed for a spot from which the bigger mountains might be seen. Sure enough, Everest was out, along with Lhotse, Ama Dablam and Thamserku. It was a magnificent view. We took it all in for a time and then got on with a short, steep hike up to Syangboche where we sat sipping tea in the glorious high altitude sun, looking in disbelief at impossibly big, steep and beautiful mountains in every direction. By midday we were back down in Namche, eating lunch and planning out an easy afternoon of shopping, reading, napping and eating. Tomorrow we’ll go higher.
Best Regards
RMI Guide Dave Hahn
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Gokyo Trek September 28, 2024
Hi! Hello!
After early (too early, some may say) alarms, we loaded our bags on the van and left the comforts of Cusco behind. We drove on winding mountain roads as the sun came up behind us and after nearly four hours, we made it to Sorayampampa. We met our Peruvian guides - Carlos & Elbin, as well as our chef, cooks and the mule wranglers. The team that makes it possible for us to have this experience!
After getting everything packed up, we officially started on the Salkantay trail. Up the valley we went, with the 20,000+ foot Salkantay peak towering above us.It feels so good to finally be on the trail - we just finished a delicious dinner and even though it’s 7:30pm, we’re all tucked in our tents and sleeping bags.
It’s the highest and coldest place we’ll sleep on this whole trip but everyone is doing great.
RMI Guide Jess Wedel and the Salkantay team
PC: Jess Wedel
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Machu Picchu August 15, 2024
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Henry Coppolillo, Seth Burns
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 9,131'
The Mt. Shuksan - Sulphide Glacier August 2 - 5 team reached the summit of Mt. Shuksan today led by RMI Guides Hannah Smith, Henry Coppolillo and Seth Burns.
Hannah reported that the team was having a great day on the mountain with very few climbers on the route and fairly clear skies. The team will return to camp for their final night on the mountain and walk out to the trailhead tomorrow to conclude their programs.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
Posted by: Billy Nugent, Mike King
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Great article Billy! We trekked to to the Base Camp of Aconcagua around the same time in February 2013 and stayed in the Andes for 7 days, it was truthfully fantastic the whole way around. The views, the place.. one of a kind experience.
I must agree on the asado as a good lunch option while we enjoyed the fresh mountain air, although having a veggie trekking partner she wasnt so into the meat-based lunch, although they did BBQed some veggies..for her, awesome. We hired a Mendoza-based company Acomara, which provided us with english speaking guides so that was a plus for us. I dont know how you guys dealt with the language barrier but for us having these guys that spoke good English sure made the whole experience smoother.
Once again great article, regards!
Posted by: Dave Cowell on 8/22/2013 at 8:05 pm
Hopefully this is my son CJ group. Congrats to you all.
Posted by: Maureen Walsh on 8/20/2013 at 5:55 am
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