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Hola equipo:
Les deseamos mucha suerte en su ascenso.
Juan, amor. Recuerda siempre que te amamos y estamos siempre contigo. Estamos muy orgullosos de ti y te extrañamos muchísimo.
Ve por la cima y vuelve pronto, que aquí te estamos esperando.
Besos
Tu familia
Posted by: Eva Glenn on 12/3/2013 at 6:46 pm
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Hi Chris and Jess,
Love following the climb and your progress ... I can only imagine how awesome it must be. Everything is looking up for you guys ): , haha. Enjoy, stay safe and I look forward to seeing the photos!
Love you guys,
Lorraine
Posted by: lorraine bocci on 8/22/2013 at 7:16 am
Chris - Jess sending extra energy your way—the next 9,000 feet is a breeze…enjoy… you two rock.
Posted by: Bocci clan on 8/21/2013 at 10:13 am
Posted by: Jake Beren, Eric Frank
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 6,200'
Jake Beren calls in from the Boston Basin Camp.
Posted by: Walter Hailes, Nicole De Petris
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Ecuador
Elevation: 9,350'
Although some of us were a bit worn out from the late-night flights, we rallied together for a whirlwind tour of Quito. Our first stop was the Equator, where we attempted (often unsuccessfully) to balance eggs and marveled at the Coriolis effect, which shifted just 10 feet from the equator.
Next, we ventured into the historic old city, filled with presidential mansions, grand city squares, ancient churches, and bustling crowds. It was a blast taking in the sights while chatting with our teammates. Exploring and challenging ourselves in the mountains is always a highlight, but the true magic of these trips lies in the people we meet and the friendships we forge along the way. We are off to a great start on that front.
After the tour, we headed back to the hotel for a quick gear check, followed by plenty of time to nap, explore the city further, and enjoy an early dinner. The goal was to rest up and catch up on sleep before the real challenges ahead.
RMI Guide Walter Hailes
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Posted by: Dustin Wittmier, Lauren Macklin
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico
Elevation: 10,000'
Today we are headed to Ixtaccihuatl via a several hour bus ride from the La Malintzi resort. It was a restful evening feasting on a parrillada and watching the Superbowl on a Spanish telecast. A well-deserved restful evening after successfully summitting La Malinche, which is hit or miss and dependent on how much argument (in Spanish) you’re willing to engage in with a heavily armed police officer. This time they left us alone, perhaps because it was such a nice day with no threat of lightning or rain.
Now we are in transit to Amecameca for some last-minute supplies. Today is mostly a travel and organization day, not quite a real rest day yet. We will update via InReach from the mountain so you can follow our progress!
perfect weather and summit dogs?! what a great start!! congrats Anne and Lauren (and the rest of the crew!) wishing you more successful summits both this trip AND alaska when we get there! :)
cheers, Corey
Posted by: Corey on 2/14/2023 at 6:09 am
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: Dave Hahn, Dominic Cifelli, Matt McEttrick
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 7,800'
Monday, June 21, 2021 - 6:23 pm PT
This time the weather forecasts were off, but in our favor. They predicted snow and showers overnight and we didn’t get them. We were up at 1 AM and although there was a good bit of cloud around, it wasn’t low on the glacier and it wasn’t trapping the heat. The snow at camp was still mushy, but we had high hopes that things would freeze to make for easier and safer travel conditions. It takes a bit of work to knock down tents and get packed and moving that first time. With a little breakfast on board, we were out of camp and walking by 3:40. Our climb began with a downhill stretch. We just got used to having snowshoes on and heavy sleds teathered to our packs as we trudged down the SE Fork to the main Kahiltna Glacier. By then the first sunshine had found Mt Foraker’s northeastern hanging glaciers making for some fabulous color. Once on the main glacier, the gentle uphill began -although very little of it felt gentle with our heavy loads. The freeze had taken place, right on schedule, and the walking was as easy as it could be. We moved around and across a few ugly crevasse bridges in our first hours, taking rest breaks every hour or so. It was nice to be able to bump fists with JT Schmitt’s successful RMI team as we passed on the glacier. There were great views of Denali and the West Buttress for most of our journey but then the clouds started to roll in for real. We pulled into our intended camp by about 9 AM and set to building tents, a kitchen/dining area and a latrine. In other words -we did some digging in the snow. The first snowflakes fell just as we were putting finishing touches on our new digs. The real showers didn’t begin until we were well into nap time. By the time we came out for dinner, the snow had quit but clouds were still obscuring our views. We sat in our dining tent for a bit, but then turned in early, anticipating another alpine start for tomorrow.
Best Regards,
Prayers & All the best to your team for a fun, safe trip w/ good weather & clear skies !!! & please give our love to Sanjeev Nagrath —-from Niki, Rohan, Courtney , Nora & Anjalika Nagrath
Posted by: Anjalika Nagrath on 6/24/2021 at 9:58 pm
You got this, praying for better weather and safety for all of you! Please give my love to Aaron Telford from his family.
Posted by: Joyce Telford on 6/24/2021 at 4:59 pm
Posted by: Geoff Schellens
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Mike Haugen
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Way to go Greg! Thinking of you. Love Marnie
Posted by: Gretchen Jennings on 7/31/2014 at 5:28 am
Good luck, Greg! Love, Jo & Neal
Posted by: Joanne Jennings West on 7/30/2014 at 7:40 am
Way to crush that mountain!! Great work team!
Posted by: Jamie K on 8/18/2019 at 1:21 pm
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