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Mexico’s Volcanoes: Westling & Team Explore City of Puebla

January 20, 2023

Posted by: Abby Westling

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico

Elevation: 7,000'

Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 7:24 pm PT

After a successful climb, the team enjoyed a well-deserved rest day in the colorful city of Puebla.

Taking to the streets for a walking tour, we explored the rich history of the city, learning about Cinco de Mayo and the folklore of the mountains we climb. We also discovered local markets full of art, produce and local specialty food like the Cemitas, a sandwich- these ones larger than your head, named after the sesame seeds on the bread.

It wouldn't have been a complete trip to Puebla without trying all different types of mole. Some of the team enjoyed a flight of five types of mole at dinner tonight! Each tasting much different than the last.

Overall, everyone took advantage of the day to rest and explore. Our sights are set on Pico de Orizaba as we leave Puebla tomorrow morning.

RMI Guide Abby Westling

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Peru Seminar: de Andres Martos & Team arrive at Base Camp

July 3, 2014

Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Robby Young

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 14,400'

Hello this is Elias, Robby & The Ishinca Valley team for the Peru Seminar, We are established at our Base Camp here in the Ishinca Valley at 14,400’. Everybody made it OK here to Base Camp. We had a nice day hiking through beautiful landscape that allowed us to see some our future objectives. Right now we are retiring to bed after great day of hard work. We will check in again soon!

Elias and The Peru Seminar Team checking in from the Ishinca Valley

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Hi Kim, Have a great 4th of July!!!...I just hiked the 2 ridges at Radnor Lake & missed having you,Lora & Michael with me. Sophia Rose loves seeing the deer in the yard. I am sending you a big hug! The updates & photos are excellent on the RMI web site. The mountains of Peru look amazing! Stay well & travel safe!! Love, Dad

Posted by: shel on 7/4/2014 at 8:05 am

Hey Kim! Have a great 4th of July! We are thinking of you - Sophia loves catching fireflies! Love, momma

Posted by: Jane lubow on 7/4/2014 at 5:00 am

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Vinson Massif: Starting slow… Tapering off

November 22, 2013

Posted by: Dave Hahn

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Vinson Massif

Our first Vinson climb of 2013 is not quite off the ground yet. The team successfully negotiated the airports of the world to assemble in Punta Arenas in the South end of Chile, and we've gone through several meetings, gear checks and briefings. We've shared a few great meals and some walks around town. We've packed our bags and weighed them and consigned them to our logistical partner in this endeavor, ALE, for loading onto the Ilyushin 76 jet transport. Normally, we'd be savoring a final night indoors before the journey to less comfortable regions of the Antarctic interior. But we've learned that stormy weather is hampering flight operations at Union Glacier. The needed supply flights are backed up a bit and we can't possibly get in within the next few days. We choose to greet this news in a positive light... It gives us the chance to be tourists in Patagonia for a few days. Stand by to see what we get up to. Best Regards, RMI Guide Dave Hahn

Everest Base Camp Trek: Team Arrives in Kathmandu

October 31, 2013

Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Everest BC Trek

Elevation: 4,383'

Greetings from Nepal. Today we officially started our fall 2013 Everest Base Camp Trek!!! Our team arrived filled with excitement to the small country of the big Himalayas. Great weather accompanied our arrival to a very much alive Kathmandu; the anticipation of the elections that will be celebrated in 2 weeks makes the capital city a unique place. Dodging the different political groups' parades through the city, we visited historical landmarks which made the day of such a photographer. We enjoyed a great dinner before heading to bed for an early start tomorrow, which with a 5 am wake up call, will take us to Lukla, (weather permitting) to start our journey through the Khumbu valley towards the higher grounds. More to come soon from the unpaved trails, the smoke free air and the inspiration filled mountains of the Land of the Sherpa! RMI Guide Elias de Andres Martos

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Mt. Rainier: August 16th Summit!

August 16, 2012

Posted by: Solveig Waterfall, Adam Knoff

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climb August 13 - 16, 2012, led by RMI Guide Solveig Waterfall reached the summit of Mt. Rainier at 6:30 a.m. this morning. They reported a beautiful day on the mountain with clear skies, light wind and warm temperatures. The team began their descent from the crater rim at 7:30 a.m. RMI Guide Adam Knoff and the Expedition Skills Seminar - Paradise completed their six day program with a summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The team began their descent from the top shortly after 8:00 a.m. They will return to Camp Muir and spend some time repacking their gear before continuing their descent to Paradise later this afternoon. Congratulations to today's teams!

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Hey Danielle! Heard you were doing this and thought I’d drop a note! You go girl! You make all of us ex-Cuylerites proud!

Posted by: Donnie Grimes on 8/16/2012 at 10:17 am

Congratulations Dani!! I’m so proud of you, I can’t wait to hear all about it.

Posted by: Kelley on 8/16/2012 at 8:40 am

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Kilimanjaro: Team Arrives in Arusha, Tanzania

August 8, 2011

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Greetings from Tanzania, The team has gathered at the Dik Dik Hotel in Tanzania. Sometimes the toughest part about starting a trip like this is getting out of town and sitting on a plane for such long time periods. Now that those things are behind us we can begin to focus on our adventure. We enjoyed a beautiful day at the Dik Dik Hotel mostly napping, resting and eating then had to do a little work to get ready for our climb of Kilimanjaro. We went through a thorough gear check and discussed how to pack our bag and packs for the mountain. A team meeting to discuss our plans for the next few days and coordinating with our mountain staff to assure all our gear is packed, weighed and ready to go. This is the first trip to Africa for all of our team members and they are fired up for the climb which begins tomorrow. We have planned for an early breakfast and then will make the 90 minute drive to the Machame Gate, our entrance to Kilimanjaro National Park. We start our climb with a 6 to 7 hour hike to our first mountain camp, Machame Camp. We will send updates throughout our climb and hope you will follow along. Everyone is excited to get started! Uusiku mwema (good night), RMI Guide Mark Tucker

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Cayambe Express: Team Acclimates on Fuya Fuya

November 1, 2022

Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Seth Burns

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Ecuador

Elevation: 13,986'

Today we left the comfort of Quito to start our travels toward the main objective of the trip, Cayambe.

While the trip is originally a Cotopaxi Express the team had to pivot to a new itinerary after Cotopaxi showed too many signs of activity for mountaineering. We're going to trust the scientists on this one and not go take a peek into the crater ourselves.

Today was another day of acclimatization. We climbed the hills outside of Otovalo to summit the second objective of the trip, Fuya Fuya. The weather treated us to cloudy, moody views that kept us the perfect temperature during our climb. While shorter in stature than Rucu Pinchincha it still serves as a great opportunity for acclimatization and sets us up well for Cayambe. Tonight, we enjoy our final night in town.

We ship off to the base of climb tomorrow. Wish us luck!

RMI Guides Dominic Cifelli, Seth Burns and Team

Mt. Rainier: Okita, Schmitt & Teams on Their Descent from Muir

September 15, 2019

Posted by: Brent Okita, JT Schmitt

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 10,060'

Today's Mt. Rainier summit climb, led by Brent Okita and JT Schmitt, was unable to go beyond Camp Muir due to blizzard conditions. High winds were reported through the night gusting 80 mph. The team is currently on their descent from Camp Muir and will be at Rainier Basecamp early this afternoon.

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Denali Expedition: Haugen & Team Sitting Pretty at 11K Camp

June 22, 2019

Posted by: Mike Haugen, Jenny Konway, Grayson Swingle

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 11,200'

Saturday, June 22, 2019 8:28 PM PT We had a very productive and somewhat relaxing day. Last night brought a bit of snow, but miraculously stopped right as our alarms went off this morning. We left camp and headed down hill to do a back-carry. This just means that we went down to pick up the gear we cached at 10K. The group did great as they have proven to do every day so far! After we returned to camp we cooked a great breakfast and worked on recovering by napping and sport eating. Weather permitting, our plan is to cache food and gear at 14K tomorrow. The climbing continues! RMI Guide Mike Haugen and Team Siete

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Happy Birthday to Zach & Ian.
Aunt Lyn & Uncle Mick

Posted by: Carolyn Mason on 6/24/2019 at 1:11 am

Happy Birthday to Ian and Zach on June 24th.

Love, Yuri and Yoko (mom and Copper too!)

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Mexico Volcanoes: Waterfall & Team Summit Ixta!

February 13, 2013

Posted by: Seth Waterfall, Solveig Waterfall

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico

Elevation: 17,340'

Hey guys this is Seth. We're all on top of Ixta! All seven climbers and three guides made it. Beautiful weather. Had a great day. Here's the big cheer. [Team cheers!] We'll give a shout when we're back down safe and sound at high camp. RMI Guide Seth Waterfall

Seth Waterfall calls from the Ixta summit!

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Wow you met your goal!!!you must be on top of the world. We are thrilled for you Ryan. You are truly amazing.
Praying for you and the team..
Love you,
Proud mom&dad;

Posted by: nancy mccalley on 2/13/2013 at 9:22 pm

Congratulations to the entire team and guides for your summiting. I’m especially proud of Brandon, and I know this has been an awesome experience for him.

Posted by: Brad Grooms on 2/13/2013 at 11:40 am

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