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Posted by: Billy Nugent, Kel Rossiter
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 7,600'
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It looks amazing. Good luck. Go!
Posted by: Mike Hagan on 5/20/2013 at 4:54 pm
I have walked several pigs in my life but never thru snow. Hope it is as fun as expected. Looks very beautiful. Work hard and have fun!
Posted by: Kristen on 5/20/2013 at 7:57 am
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Your love, liftin’ me higher
Than I’ve ever been lifted before
So keep it up, quench my desire
And I’ll be at your side forevermore
Sounds like things are going great! Everyone back home is rooting for you all! Keep it up!
Sarah Hammond
Posted by: Sarah Hammond on 2/13/2013 at 8:32 am
RMI Guide Jake Beren checks in from the hut on Cotopaxi.
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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
Posted by: Jess Wedel
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Everest BC Trek and Lobuche
Elevation: 11,300'
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - 5:59 pm PT
We woke up in Pangboche and headed back on the trail. Descending hills, crossing bridges, ascending hills and descending more until we made it to Namche Bazaar.
We passed our final yak trains (only mules and zopke below Namche) and many teams looking fresh as they headed in the valley.
We got an early start so we had the afternoon in Namche to shop for final gifts - yak bells, yak wool scarves, customized hoodies and more.
Tomorrow we have one final big day of trekking until we reach Lukla.
RMI Guide Jess Wedel and the team
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Everest Base Camp Trek & Lobuche, March 15, 2025
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Jack Delaney, Jess Wedel
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Elevation: 13,800'
January 26, 2023
The wind is a feral creature, lamenting into the void. Our nearly constant companion, shifting mercurial between head and tailwind the moment we accept whatever circumstances fate most recently dealt us.
We sojourned beyond the impossible luxuries of basecamp, making our way up serpentine paths through scree and scramble, to deposit material ever higher in preparation for climbs to come.
While the sun shown splendid, the wind conspired with the very rock to threaten barrages of stones upon our heads. Luckily, our benevolent overlords: Don Dom, Toothpick, and Gator, ensured protective gear emplacement, forestalling calamity and facilitating a timely return to basecamp, amid jubilation for our first successful climb of the trip and empanadas without equal, from our generous Grajales hosts.
Climber Jack R
Posted by: Tyler Reid, Pete Van Deventer, Sean Collon, Christina Dale, Andrew Kiefer
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 12,600'
Will and Tim it was an honor to have attempted the summit of Rainier with you. Pete, I would follow your lead up any mountain my friend. You kept it cool and calm under all conditions, including me tugging at your rope at 12,000ft.
Posted by: charles on 6/18/2014 at 7:57 am
Good try Ted and friends. Weather can be the decider up on Rainier. The Top of the Cleaver is still high, and it is the crux of the route you were on. The mountain will always be there and I know you will go back. Hopefully, I can go with you again! Still a great adventure and a big accomplishment.
Dad
Posted by: Jim Daverman on 6/13/2014 at 4:28 pm
Posted by: Jake Beren, Eric Frank, Seth Waterfall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Yeah Josh! KILLIN IT! There are some TALL people in your climbing group. Way to represent the midgets.
Posted by: Catalina Troche on 7/5/2013 at 10:43 pm
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Mike King
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Vinson Massif
Twenty four hours of flying high and fast brought our team of 12 to the end of the conventional planet. We’re now assembled in Punta Arenas, Chile... ready to go the final leg of our journey to the unconventional planet. Things look good for firing up the Gulfstream tomorrow morning to jump on down to Union Glacier in Antarctica. With luck, we’ll then make the hop out to Vinson Basecamp in ski-equipped Twin Otters.
We landed in Punta near mid-day today and got settled at the venerable old Cabo De Hornos hotel on the town’s central plaza. We walked the streets for a bit, finding lunch and making our way to the headquarters of Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions for a briefing. ALE is our partner and outfitter for the expedition and they got us up to speed on environmental safeguarding procedures and current weather predictions. We then went back to exploring town. There was the obligatory stop for pisco sours in the Shackleton Bar of one of the old, stately hotels on the plaza. Then we found the perfect grill -a Parrilla-for a hearty patagonian dinner. Finally, we watched the sunset light up clouds over Magellan’s Strait as we walked home. Early start tomorrow. Perhaps we’ll finish the day on Mount Vinson.
Best regards,
Keep it safe up down there! Wings level and blue sky-up…...so look up at that view. Slick, we will have a few Old Fashions wait’in for ya at the Valley. Capture those memories! MORE PIC’s
Posted by: Michael on 12/30/2019 at 6:06 pm
Slay the beast! Looking forward to all the stories and pics. Best of luck, guys!
Posted by: Kram on 12/30/2019 at 11:30 am
Great work Justin aka Jason. can’t wait to see your pictures. Clubbie
Posted by: Kathy on 6/11/2013 at 9:29 am
Nice going! And congratulations, Justin—I think the Kensington Fire Department lightweights have nothing on you now.
Posted by: Peter on 6/11/2013 at 8:31 am
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