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Posted by: Mark Tucker
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Posted by: Seth Waterfall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Best of luck on your ascent!!!
Posted by: Judy Brangan on 8/3/2012 at 9:18 am
Christopher,
Wishing you and your team well!
Stay safe and make wonderful friends and memories!
Love and Prayers,
Mom and Dad
Posted by: Eileen Veres on 8/1/2012 at 9:13 pm
Fun to hear from all the climbers! Wishing you a safe push to the summit! Hi, Michael! XXOO :)
Posted by: Judy H. on 1/22/2011 at 7:22 am
Go Sid!
Great that the whole team is strong. Have a fabulous summit day. Don’t forget to take the time to soak it all in. You are a great inspiration to al of us back home. We want pictures.
Kevin & Patty
Posted by: Kevin Callaghan on 1/21/2011 at 10:01 am
Posted by: Ben Luedtke, Jess Wedel, Joey Manship, George Hedreen, Bailey Servais, Rosie Hust
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Five Day Climb June 20 - 24 led by RMI Guides Ben Luedtke and Jess Wedel reached the summit of Mt. Rainier at 6:45 am. The team enjoyed clear, sunny skies but a good bit of wind. There were able to spend an hour on the summit and started their descent from the crater rim around 8 am. Once back at Camp Muir the teams will take a short break, pack up their gear and descend the remaining 4.5 miles Paradise.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
Guys sorry I was too sick to go with you, but boy am I proud of all of you! So nice to have met you all! Best of luck on your new adventures! God Bless until next time! Jamie
Posted by: Jamie Frampton on 6/26/2024 at 10:05 am
Congratulations!!! I’m hoping for the same fortunes in 2 weeks with my son!
Posted by: Scott Redfern on 6/25/2024 at 1:34 pm
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Leif Bergstrom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 12,300'
The Four Day Climb led by RMI Guides Pete Van Deventer and Leif Bergstrom made it to the top of Disappointment Cleaver today. Route conditions and warm weather made it unsafe for our larger team to continue onto the upper mountain. The Team is back at Camp Muir and will be descending to Paradise soon.
Congratulations Team!
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Devin Guffey, Erika Birkeland
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,000'
Saturday, May 21, 2023 - 10:30 pm PT
Good evening readers,
Today we woke to a wet rain falling on our tents. The plan was for an early start but we postponed our departure by a few hours watching the clouds. After yummy breakfast burritos we began breaking down camp and hit the trail. The team made their way back up Ski Hill on our way to our new home at 11,000' Camp. After walking for a few hours of descent weather we hit a hot pocket that made everyone go into a heat panic. But we persevered and made it to some cooler temps. At our last break the snow flakes got bigger and a chill hit the team but this was short lived and we were back to being hot as we rolled into camp. It was a tough long day with heavy packs but it sure feels good to be here. We made camp, ate dinner and it's off to bed to let the bodies recover. Tomorrow we will back carry down to our cache to be reunited with all our gear and then rest for the majority of the day. Snow falls as we get snuggled in. Frequent taps on tent walls make the snow slide down. We will see how much snow falls through the night.
Good night all,
RMI Guides Hannah, Devin, Erika, and Team
Wow impressive to read and how encountered. Hard to believe hot pockets up in the snowy mountain. Keep up the good work.
Go Bethany Go!! Love Mom and Dad
Posted by: Jan L. Gray on 5/21/2023 at 7:29 pm
Rest up well tomorrow, Anna. Veggies will be waiting for you when you get back!
Go team, Tatas!! Keeping all of you in our prayers.
Love you, Anna!
Mom & Dad
Posted by: Kathy on 5/21/2023 at 7:14 pm
Posted by: Casey Grom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Hello everyone,
Today, we are headed to Tarangire National Park; known for its abundant animals and plentiful elephants, and it did not disappoint.
Not sure how many elephants we saw, probably several hundred at the least. It wouldn’t seem like we could get tired of seeing elephants, but there were so many that eventually we had to keep driving so we could see other animals. There were lots of giraffes, impalas, monkeys, ostriches, and many others. The highlight today was seeing 11 lions shortly after entering the park.
We are spending our last night here in Africa at Lolkisale Camp, which has beautiful tented rooms with screen windows to allow the sounds of the African night in.
Everyone is doing great and hoping to see a few more big cats on our way out tomorrow! Then it will be back to our main lodge near Arusha for a quick shower before catching our evening flights home.
Come join us for an adventure sometime!
Casey and the safari crew
Posted by: Steve Gately, Ben Ammon, James Bealer
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
On The Map
Cheering for all of you guys and crossing fingers for a great summit weather over the next few days!
Posted by: Anna on 5/28/2019 at 3:49 am
Posted by: Geoff Schellens, JJ Justman
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Elevation: 16,200'
On The Map
YEAH Jeff!!!!!!!! Enjoy and stay safe. Looks awesome.
Dick and Kookie
Posted by: Pat Simmons on 1/13/2013 at 8:04 pm
Jeffrey, followed you back up to C1. Glad to see you back in the hunt for the summit with the rest of team. BEST TO ALL.
Posted by: Paula Hall on 1/13/2013 at 9:03 am
HOOOOOOORAH! Can’t wait to see the Summit picture! and very happy to get the phone call. Congratulations! Rest now and eat…soon you will return to reality with a super accomplishment and memory. Love, Mom
Posted by: Pat Gray on 1/12/2013 at 9:20 am
Glad to hear the weather is cooperating finally. Hope you were able to summit and if not, I’m sure you are having a blast! I am jealous and next time you can take me along just to be your interpreter!
Love you,
Tia Ginni
Posted by: Ginni Fennema on 1/11/2013 at 8:52 pm
What an inspirational photograph. Thank you, Clint, for your many years of service to our country and for sharing this flag with all! - Shari Fox
Posted by: Shari Fox on 8/14/2012 at 6:57 am
Way to go team! Enjoy the safari !
Posted by: Audrey on 8/14/2012 at 5:45 am
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