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Posted by: Mike King, Dominic Cifelli, Jack Delaney
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Elevation: 13,800'
Monday, January 2, 2023
Aside from the to be expected issues from sleepy at 14,000' feet for the first night of the trip we are all enjoying a rest day at Plaza Argentina.
Lots of packing and sorting on the guides end and the climbers too.
The meals continue to impress here at Grajales’ basecamp. The remainder of the day will have to team taking a short hike and enjoying the hours of sun on camp. Apologies for some of the delays in these, had a mistyped email address for yesterday’s post. Thanks for following along.
Posted by: Mike King, Henry Coppolillo
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico
We enjoyed a fun and relaxing day in Puebla’s historic colonial area. We are headed for Piedra Grande hut on Orizaba this afternoon. Our first stop is at Sr. Reyes’ historic soap factory turned climber’s hostel. We will get our gear sorted and have a meal before jumping in the trucks for a bumpy, slow and often dusty ride to the alpine zone where we’ll camp for the night.
Tonight we’ll get started for this trip’s main event, the 18,491’ third tallest peak in North America. The group is rested and eager to get going.
Thanks for following along.
RMI Guides Mike King, Henry Coppolillo, and Team
Posted by: Tyler Reid, Bridget Belliveau
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Posted by: Eric Frank, Solveig Waterfall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Way to go Herb!! We are so proud of you. Love, mom
Posted by: Jean Yu on 7/8/2013 at 12:13 pm
Congrats to the team and especially to Ed! I am so proud of you.
Posted by: Gayle hutton on 7/8/2013 at 11:39 am
RMI Guide Jake Beren checks in from the hut on Cotopaxi.
On The Map
More pics!
Posted by: Duane Zavadil on 2/6/2013 at 2:10 pm
Wishing you guys the best, looking forward to summit report B-Safe.
Posted by: Jay Rocha on 2/6/2013 at 7:13 am
On The Map
Ahh - a day of leisure in the rarified air. Well deserved after yesterday and a chance for the team to recharge.
Chris - continued best on the adventure and trust you remembered every last lyric on the Thriller album.
Pops
Posted by: Pops on 6/26/2012 at 4:53 pm
This is incredibly great! The team is working together and enjoying the experience. Hope the weather cooperates all the way up and back. Love Ya Tim. So proud of you!!
Posted by: Bob McLaughlin on 6/26/2012 at 3:20 pm
RMI Guide Billy Nugent checks in from 18,000' on Aconcagua
Wow!! Watching your progress is inspiring. I almost wish I could be there too.
Posted by: mary doyle on 2/13/2011 at 4:04 pm
Bulls, Bulls, Bulls, Bears, Bears…
Ditka…
Polish Sausage…
Posted by: Dan on 2/13/2011 at 1:11 am
Peter describes the team's first day of skiing
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Joe Hoch, Celeste Wilson, Calvin Jiricko, Bailey Servais, Tom Skoog, Fitz Elder, Miles Watson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb led by Dave Hahn and Joe Hoch reached the summit of Mt. Rainier at 7:30 AM today!
It’s a beautiful, sunny day with light winds, allowing the team to spend about an hour on the summit soaking in the views and celebrating their accomplishment.
Congratulations to all!
WOOHOO!!!!!
Posted by: T Northrup on 5/24/2025 at 4:08 pm
Awesome job Zach!!!
Posted by: Dave Kestel on 5/24/2025 at 1:31 pm
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 - 1:55 am PT
Jambo from 10,000 ft on Mt Kilimanjaro. The start to our expedition went just as smoothly as it could possibly go. We were up and eating breakfast at Rivertrees by 7 AM and on the road by 8:15. Traffic on the main highway wasn’t too bad and we made fine progress, reaching the Machame gate to the National Park by 10 AM. There, at 6000 ft, we made final preparations for walking and we waited while the finishing touches were made on our climbing permit. By 11 AM, everything was set and we set out walking. We followed VV -one of our four local guides- into the rain forest. The weather was cloudy and humid but as we walked, there was enough clearing that we had occasional blue sky and sunshine through the big trees. Gradually the trail steepened and we began to make real progress. We stopped for snacks and rest breaks several times over the course of the five and a half hours it took to reach Machame Camp. Just out of the rainforest, we’ve graduated to the Giant Heather zone. Our support team established a fine camp and welcomed us in late afternoon. The blue skies were gone by then and the clouds had thickened up again. We got settled in for dinner in our dining tent at 6:30, just as it got dark. In the end it was a big day from start to finish and nobody lingered for very long following dinner. Between lingering jet lag and all of the hard work, the team was quite ready for a first night in the tents.
Best Regards
Sweet dreams to the brave and fabulous! Love you Allison!
Posted by: Liz DePasqua on 8/9/2023 at 6:57 pm
The climb begins. So excited for u & your team!!
Posted by: Rosie on 8/9/2023 at 5:28 pm
Michael & Steven Roy…safe climbing!!
Posted by: Gerald Roy on 1/4/2023 at 5:22 am
Hi Ali! Great to see you in person, wow technology is amazing! Nearly better reception than at our home in Woodland!
Sounds like you’re really get up high into elevation, so glad the weather has been holding pretty well. I’m sure a bit of snow won’t bother you, you’ve got the gear.
Wander & Gracie play every day, well Wander plays, Gracie lies on the floor and lets her!
We still have the tree up. I’m going to try to hold out taking it down until you are home, it’ll be good to have help, but that’s a long way out and we may have nothing but branches without needles if I stick to this plan, haha.
Sending our love and cheers to everyone in your camp! XOXOXO Momma & Dad
Posted by: Momma & Dad on 1/3/2023 at 12:10 pm
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