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Posted by: Tyler Reid, Eric Frank
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Guide Mark Tucker checks in from Karanga Valley.
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Hi Steve - Judy has her first two open water dives tomorrow. We’ll take lots of pictures:-). Pulling for you to have the best experience ever tomorrow. Enjoy! Love you! Shari, Connor, Judy, and Micro
Posted by: Shari Fox on 8/11/2012 at 5:05 pm
Hi Steve!
Glad all is well and trust the rest of the trip will be equally if not more so…
Happy Trails! Love, Dad and Cindy
Posted by: Carl and Cindy on 8/11/2012 at 9:30 am
Sunday, August 27, 2023 - 7:56 am PT
Big Day! And night. We were awake at 11 PM sharp last night. Thankfully, it was calm and not too cold at 15,200 ft at that hour. We geared up, ate a quick “breakfast” and got walking at 12:05 AM. Everybody else at Barafu Camp did so too. It was a great parade of headlights converging on the steep start to the route. Naiman led our team nice and steady through various teams that were stopping and starting to deal with difficulties. Once we were through the rocky start to the route, the walking got a little easier and one could pay a little attention to the stars and the lights of Moshi and other towns and cities. The moon was about half full and threw back some useful light for us. As expected, it got cold as we got a few hours into the climb. By the halfway point we pretty much had every scrap of clothing on. Water bottles within our packs were freezing up. Our main strategy for dealing with the cold was to keep moving. We hit Stella Point at the crater rim at 6AM. The walking got easier then… and absolutely beautiful as the light came up. Sunrise came as we were halfway to Uhuru -the highest point. We got to Uhuru at 7 AM. It was a little cold and breezy at 19,341 ft above sea level and so we didn’t stay long. Long enough for some victorious pics with the big sign board up there. The breeze/wind motivated us to move down the mountain at a pretty good clip, boot skiing in the scree. We were back to Barafu at 10:10 AM. Tosha presented us with a pizza brunch and we had some time for taking care of ourselves and packing up. Nobody was all that psyched at the prospect of four more hours on our feet to descend 5,000 ft but we got after it anyway. We made it down to a 10,000 ft camp in the woods by 3:35 PM. The team is safe and relieved to be back on flat ground (everything at high camp is tilted) and so happy to be breathing oxygen rich air with actual humidity again.
Best Regards,
RMI Guide Dave Hahn
Congratulations!! Now I know someone (Sarah) in real life that has climbed one of my bucket list mountains. Looking forward to celebrate in person when we all get together back in the US. Peace…..and Keep Climbing!!
Posted by: Dwight Fish on 8/29/2023 at 4:21 am
Congratulations!! Way to go!
Posted by: Karen Edwards on 8/29/2023 at 2:11 am
Posted by: Brent Okita, Zeb Blais, Ben Liken, Robby Young
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 10,060'
Thank you for the update. Great job, y’all! Just getting to Camp Muir is an accomplishment in and of itself, not to mention while carrying all that weight!! But every foot past Muir is farther than most will ever go, so go as far as you can and take photos!!! Post more photos! :)
Hey Drew!! Much love!
From down below,
JK
Posted by: JK on 4/15/2014 at 7:39 pm
JJ Justman calling in from High Camp
Congrats Kim and team!!! So excited for you. What an amazing way to close out 2013!
In awe,
fran, dan and sophie
Posted by: fran on 12/31/2013 at 9:01 am
Congrats JJ on another summit - I had a great time down there last year!!!!!!
Posted by: Jeff Hall on 12/31/2013 at 8:18 am
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Peter Whittaker checking in from 26900 ft. 12AM
Peter Whittaker from 27600 ft. 2AM
Jake Norton from the South Summit. 6AM
Posted by: Andy Bond, Henry Coppolillo
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Bolivia
Thursday, August 8, 2024
We had a chilly morning packing up camp and weighing out our loads for the donkeys, but were rewarded with ideal temperatures for the short hike from the trailhead to Condoriri basecamp. After setting up tents and a short rest we continued up the trail to the toe of the glacier where we spent a few hours reviewing the basics and practicing some more advanced skills for our attempt on Pequeño Alpamayo tomorrow. We're back in basecamp at 15,400' now, packing and resting up in anticipation of an early start. We'll be in touch tomorrow when we're back in base camp, and will be sure to share some photos when we're back to civilization on Saturday.
RMI Guide Henry Coppolillo
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Bolivia Expedition, August 3, 2024
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This will be a very memorable way to celebrate your birthday!
Posted by: Kate on 8/10/2024 at 6:10 am
Wishing you all well as you continue on.
Happy Birthday, Katie! This will be a very memorable way to celebrate birthday!
Posted by: Kate on 8/10/2024 at 6:08 am
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Jack Delaney, Jess Wedel
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Elevation: 13,800'
As the clouds dissipated and the grapple settled, we awoke in our tents and decided to hit snooze. We waited for the warm kiss of the sun to dry our tents and only then, did we creak our sore muscles and joints into working. Our walk down was a welcome change from the cold, damp weather of our night spent at Camp 3. The cool breeze, sunny skies, and grand vistas made our travel easy as we descended to Basecamp into open arms and champagne showers.
We’re settled into Basecamp after a delicious asado and will sleep soundly tonight. Tomorrow, we start the walk out of the Vacas valley. It will be our final full day on the mountain. As pretty and rewarding as it’s been out here, we’re excited for the creature comforts that Mendoza has to offer.
Tomorrow is a long day, but we’re excited to see the views and experience the valley without the nerves and trepidation that the beginning offers.
Thanks for following along!
RMI Guide Dominic Cifelli
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Jack Delaney, Jess Wedel
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Buenas from Camp 1 family and friends!
We have began our ascend up Aconcagua with the first familiar, yet challenging, climb to our new temporary home on the mountain. The day began with quick and strategic balance between gear packing and tent breakdown to allow for some overnight frost to melt. We devoured one of our last five star breakfasts for the next week, provided by our basecamp support team Ezikiel, Nadine and Laura! Truly the unsung heroes of expeditions. See you laters and thank you’s exchanged shortly after, the uphill climb started. Familiar zig zags and moraines appeared, quick breaks to refuel followed and meaningful conversations made the hike up enjoyable! Basecamp team had one more surprise for us upon arrival - tents already set up. With gear secured and camp established, we are all enjoying a new viewpoint of the Rallenchos valley below and a pristine snowfield above. Alternating between naps, reading, or podcast listening we are all replenishing energy. As we get ready for dinner and a restful night in this new rugged environment to my teammates I say ‘ Po paten vqtur’ / may the wind be with you/ , and those at home Obicham te/ We love you.
Camp 1 over and out.
To Pops and team, Amazing work everyone! You had a group of 10 yr old boys all very impressed. Xander was telling his friends how his grandpa is climbing the tallest mountain outside of the Himalayas. One friend said he imagined his grandpa climbing a mountain and there NO WAY he could that. He said he’d like to meet you when you return from your expedition. I think you’re starting a fan base. Keep up the good work.
Love, Noel
Posted by: Noel on 1/29/2023 at 9:59 am
Really appreciate the updates!! -Be careful - don’t slip - take lots of pictures!
Love my John, Jack R’s mom
Posted by: Elizabeth Roelofs on 1/28/2023 at 9:59 pm
To JD and fellow Adventurers,
Whoot-rah for you! We wish you all happy trails and a safe climb. Send us more pictures.
From Your FAU Family
Go Owls!
Posted by: Jackie on 6/14/2013 at 8:10 am
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