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Posted by: Pete Van Deventer
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Posted by: Casey Grom, Tatum Whatford, Nicole De Petris, Drew O’Brien, Charlie Harrison, Avery Stolte
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 12,000'
The Four Day Climb May 17 - 20 led by RMI Guides Casey Grom and Tatum Whatford reached 12,000ft today before route conditions required that they turn around. The team enjoyed a beautiful sunrise with a cloud deck below. They returned safely to Camp Muir, packed up their gear and continued their descent to Paradise. The team will conclude their adventure this afternoon at Rainier BaseCamp.
PC: Tatum Whatford
Early season is tough on Rainier. It’s more miss than hit until July 4th.
Posted by: Constantine on 6/1/2024 at 5:58 pm
We’re scheduled for a 5 day in mid-june… In looking through the blog I don’t see any successful summits this season… is there a summary we can see that provides some insight into how things are going in order to judge our chances (weather permitting) of success ?
Posted by: Doug Thompson on 5/24/2024 at 10:43 am
Posted by: Mike Walter, Nikki Champion, Ben Luedtke
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,200'
Thursday, June 24, 2021 - 12:48 pm PT
It's been windy and snowy today at the 11,200' Denali Camp, although we caught glimpses of blue sky above us occasionally this morning. We're all cozied up in our tents after a big breakfast. We're content to rest and relax, enjoying some reading and some napping. We're at a great altitude for acclimatization, so we're (hopefully) getting stronger for our next mission, which will be to move up to Genet Basin at 14,200'. That will happen on the next good weather day, perhaps tomorrow but more likely Saturday or Sunday. We'll keep you apprised of our status. But for now we're happy, hydrated, and comfortable in our current camp.
Beautiful team, magestic scenery…keep up the great work Daryl.
Posted by: Pat on 6/24/2021 at 10:39 pm
Posted by: Peter Whittaker, Mike Uchal, Mike King
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
My son Ira & I summited with Mike Uchal & Steve on the 23rd! It was a great day, great experience and we had 9 great members of our team along with Mike & Steve.
James was in our training class, all 3, true professionals! First attempt & made it at 60 years young!
Posted by: John Ford on 7/24/2015 at 8:25 pm
Awesome. Cant wait to hear from Lily!
love
Dad
Posted by: john on 7/24/2015 at 8:42 am
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Ben Liken, Sean Collon
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 348'
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An amazing 21 days for the team and for those of us who climbed vicariously with you all the way up and back down! We do not regret missing the summit, since the climb is a great success in itself, proving who you all are, and allowing us “lowlanders” to share in your successes!
Dennis and Georgia
Posted by: Dennis and Georgia on 7/18/2014 at 10:30 am
Congrats on your safe return. It is always a good day when you live to climb another day. Now you can plan your next climb!! :o)
Safe travels.
Posted by: Mary on 7/18/2014 at 3:47 am
Aconcagua dispatch 2.10.25
After a night of witnessing a spectacular Andean thunderstorm, we awoke this morning to a beautiful cloak of snow on the ground, ~5cm of white magic. We rustled out of our sleeping bags to a warm breakfast, then prepared our packs to carry a load of supplies to Camp 2. Up up and away, we reached our destination at 18,000', in the early afternoon. We didn't spend long up high -just long enough to cache our supplies - before we flew back downhill to the warmth and comfort of Camp 1. We had a lazy afternoon in the sun filled with eating, sleeping, & hydrating.
Dinner rolled around just in time to fill our empty bellies, then off to bed we went. Serenaded by the roar of the nearby river, we drifted off to sleep. Much needed rest for the big days ahead.
RMI Guide Hannah Blum & Team
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Aconcagua Expedition January 31, 2025
Sounds like you’re having a great time! Be safe.
Posted by: Jim Esrey on 2/11/2025 at 8:11 am
Posted by: JJ Justman, Geoff Schellens
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Elevation: 16,500'
Justman and Team check in after Carry to Camp 2
I enjoy the posts and am glad everyone is doing well.
Wish I was there. Next one?
I will keep Ballard in check for you Mike, until you get back!
Climb on buddy,
Mike
Posted by: Mike on 12/13/2012 at 2:59 pm
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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Machu Picchu
Hola!
Everyone has arrived in Cusco with all our duffels. We’ll take that as a win and a good way to start off this incredible adventure.
We met together as a team this evening, sharing about all the different ways we found ourselves in Peru - one group celebrating a big birthday, an anniversary and others because this has always been on their bucket list.
No matter what — we all left families, friends and big, full lives to spend nearly two weeks stepping out of our comfort zones. Trekking through revered mountains and learning the rich history of the Incas from Cusco to the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu.
It’s going to be a challenging and epic experience but first, first we need sleep!
RMI Guide Jess Wedel and the Machu Picchu Crew
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Machu Picchu August 15, 2024
It looks beautiful! What an incredible adventure!
Posted by: Vally Pratt on 8/19/2024 at 8:30 am
Nice work team. Was nice to follow your journey. Safe travels back to your homes.
Posted by: Erin Snowden on 2/17/2011 at 7:29 pm
Yo Billy, wish I was there with ya! Say hi to all the folks at the Hotel Nutibara.
Posted by: JJ Justman on 2/17/2011 at 6:41 pm
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