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Posted by: Mike King, Dominic Cifelli, Jack Delaney
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Elevation: 18,000'
Our Camp 2 staycation continues with a weather day. The winds are blowing above with lots of snow transport. We went for a walk and are enjoying warm tents with some Pink Floyd playing in the background. The appetites are still strong and team is getting restless. The 14th looks like the best summit day when considering wind speed and trail breaking.
Thanks for following along.
Posted by: Avery Parrinello, Jack Delaney
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Seminar
Elevation: 348'
We spent the day on the airstrip with high hopes of flying out in the afternoon. While waiting we took advantage of the free time to start practicing technical skills. After brushing up on knots and anchors we learned how to ascend a rope with the anticipation of ascending out of a crevasse on the Ruth Glacier. Unfortunately the weather never broke today. However, with the pilots optimistic about tomorrow morning, we loaded up all our gear on a plane hoping to fly out first thing tomorrow!
RMI Guide Avery Parrinello
On The Map
On The Map
Thinking of you both. Good luck Maria & Pete - have fun!
Posted by: Kate W on 2/14/2013 at 9:42 am
Larry and Crew
It sounds like things are going great! I hope you have a safe and memorable climb.
Fred K
Posted by: Fred Klingbeil on 2/13/2013 at 8:13 am
On The Map
sending well wishes and weather your way.
Posted by: Kym on 5/24/2012 at 8:04 am
Miss talking to you Nick! Can’t wait to hear about your adventures.
Pam
Posted by: Pam on 5/23/2012 at 6:57 pm
Sweet Sucess!! You have acomplished your goal. congratulations to all!!!
Posted by: mary doyle on 2/16/2011 at 8:26 pm
Hopefully you took tons of pictures of the sunrise. Glad to hear all made it up with ease. Be safe on the next adventure.
Posted by: Teresa on 2/16/2011 at 2:35 pm
Leif Whittaker at Camp 2
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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
We came down from the highlands of Karatu. Down from the rich farmland surrounding the Plantation Lodge and out South and West into drier and hotter terrain. But on the way we stopped at a great tourist shop and found a few things to remind us of our journey. We then set out for Tarangire. We entered the park at about midday and immediately started seeing animals. We also saw about a thousand giant baobab trees. Tarangire is an interesting contrast to our last two “parks” because both of those are confined in geographical terms by mountains or water. There is no sense of confinement at Tarangire. It is a huge expanse, and one eventually looks out at zebras and elephants and giraffes as far as the eye can see. We were lucky enough to see two big lions passed out over tree branches. We saw hundreds of elephants, mostly in family groups with little duffel bag sized babies stumbling along next to their moms. We saw Eland and water bucks and impala and wildebeest. We saw dry riverbeds and acacia trees and palms and grasslands. As the afternoon went on, we got farther and farther away from other visitors and deeper into the wilderness. In the early evening we pulled into a tent camp with no fences… zebra and giraffes were wandering a few hundred feet from the lodging- but with extremely friendly and helpful staff who made us feel at home. We sat around an outdoor fire pit and watched the sun go down and the trees sway and the clouds flow… they call it “bush television”. Then we ate an incredible dinner and shared mountain stories for one last evening.
We’ll still be looking for animals tomorrow… but at the end of the day the team will be boarding jetliners. Tonight though, that can all wait. We’ll sleep to the sounds of wilderness tonight with perhaps a lion’s roar or an elephant’s trumpet to “disturb” us.
Best Regards,
RMI Guide Dave Hahn & Team
Posted by: Mike Walter, Abby Westling, Henry Coppolillo
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 7,600'
May 12, 2022 - 10:08 am PT
We had great weather yesterday and were able to fly in to Kahiltna Base Camp. We hit the ground running and took advantage of the weather to move to the base of Ski Hill. Light cloud cover kept temperatures perfect for climbing, and the Kahiltna Glacier was in remarkably good condition, which made for a pleasant day in the mountains. Our packs and sleds were heavy, but our team did great getting to camp and establishing camp. This morning the good weather is continuing, and we're getting ready to head off on a carry, establishing a cache up above Ski Hill. We'll be in touch and let you know how it goes.
Best of luck to the entire team! I play Pickleball in southern Florida with John Corona. I just returned from Seattle with beautiful views of the mountainous area in Washington. Can’t imagine your strength and courage to climb! Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers that the weather continues good and you have a magnificient climb! Peace to all! Mary
Posted by: Mary Cormier on 5/15/2022 at 6:01 am
Hey !!!! Best of luck on the climb Mike! This grey-bearded old man is headed to Rainier this week and will be ready for you to lead me to 20,310’ in May ‘23! Be safe. Godspeed & Good Weather. If you have any questions about the weather, ask your rock.
Posted by: Tim Morris on 5/12/2022 at 3:50 pm
We’re sorry to hear about the summit delay, but are very happy you are with guides that care so much about safety!
Hoping you packed in enough food so that you aren’t sizing up your teammates for BBQ options, haha!
Bitter cold here this am, folks had -4. We’re expecting 10 inches of snow, followed by rain, so I guess the weather people don’t know.
You’ll love this: ALL of the US airlines were shut down for hours this morning because the centralized air traffic control program went haywire!
Yesterday I saw two owls! They were huge, one on the way home from work and the other at the peak of our lone Maple tree on the road in front of our yard.
Sending you all hugs. Keep your spirits up, this is a once in a lifetime climb! XOXOXO Momma & Dad
Posted by: Momma & Dad on 1/11/2023 at 11:56 am
I can only imagine how hard it is to wait. Sending all of our positive vibes and love.
Posted by: Emily on 1/11/2023 at 11:09 am
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