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Ecuador: Mike Walter Checks In From Chilcabamba

June 28, 2011

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Ecuador

Hi, this is Mike Walter calling from Chilcabamba. We awoke last night at 11 pm to check the weather for our summit attempt on Cayambe. I took a quick check out side and was greeted with a strong wind, some snow and poor visibility. We kept checking the weather to see if it would improve but by 3 am it became apparent that the storm wasn’t going to let up. It wasn’t going to be our day on Cayambe. Instead we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast in the warm and dry comforts of the Cayambe climber’s hut. After lots of coffee, hot chocolate, oatmeal and cinnamon rolls, we packed up, put on our Shell jackets and headed down to the trail head and our waiting vehicles. We headed to south to Chilcabamba where we will rest and prepare for our next climbing objective: Cotopaxi. Chilcabamba is located just outside of Cotopaxi National Park, on the flanks of Cotopaxi and has great views of the mountain and our climbing route. We are hoping for more cooperative weather down south and our climb of Cotopaxi. In the mean time We are all in good spirits and enjoying each other’s company and the wonderful culture of Ecuador. Right now I am standing outside of Chilcabamba on a cloudless morning looking at Cotopaxi. So all is well and we’ll check in later from the Cotopaxi hut. RMI Guide Mike Walter

Mt. Rainier: Expedition Skills Seminar - Emmons Reaches Summit

July 29, 2025

Posted by: Henry Coppolillo, Mitch Valaitis, Arianna Drechsler, Dylan Anderson

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

After several days of training including a Mountaineering Day School and Technical training day, the RMI Emmons Seminar July 25 - 30 team began their ascent of Mt. Rainier. Transferring to the White River Entrance the team set off from the trailhead with heavy packs to establish their first night's camp. With nice temperatures and blue skies they continued their training, establishing camp, practicing crevasse rescue, setting anchors and belays. The team ascended to Camp Schurman where they established their second camp. This morning, with an alpine start, the team made a successful ascent to the summit of Mt. Rainier. The nice weather continues for them as they descend back to Camp Schurman. They will spend another night at camp before continuing down to the trailhead tomorrow. We look forward to hearing more about their adventure tomorrow afternoon when they return to Rainier BaseCamp.

Nice work team!

PC: Arianna Drechsler

Gokyo Trek: Hahn and Team Descend to Namache

October 14, 2023

Posted by: Dave Hahn

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Gokyo Trek

Elevation: 11,300'

As hoped, we woke up a bit more refreshed and recharged at 13,200 ft Dhole. We were already under puffy clouds as we began walking, but they weren’t very threatening. Our trail took us further down yesterday’s steep sided valley. The river far below was positively boiling and churning in its gorge as we passed down into trees (for the first time in nearly a week). Finally, we had to climb out of the valley we’d been descending. We gained 1200 feet in a short distance… which we each realized would have been a tough thing at 13,000 ft earlier in our trek. This time we cruised, acclimated and conditioned to hiking every day. At the top of our climb, we reached Mong La and sat outside sipping tea to enjoy views of Ama Dablam, Thamserku, Tawoche and Kangtega. We moved on -with a few more ups and downs, to the beautiful village of Khumjung with its neat yak pens and potato fields. We enjoyed a leisurely lunch and then walked through the grounds of the Hillary School as we headed for one last mountain pass to Namche. It felt easy as anything to come back into the luxury of the 11,300 ft Camp De Base Hotel for an afternoon and evening. One more big day of walking remains.

Best Regards,
RMI Guide Dave Hahn & Team

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Mt. Everest: The Team Begins Their Summit Bid!

May 18, 2013

Posted by: Dave Hahn, Seth Waterfall, Mark Tucker

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Everest

Elevation: 17,575'

Update sent 4:59 a.m. PST Off we go! Seth the Sherpa man left Everest Basecamp early with Lam Babu to retrieve gear from Camp 2 and bring down to Camp 1. They met up with Dave and Dan then Lam Babu went back to Camp 2 for the night. The team decided to make use of Camp 1 on this rotation for ease of travel. A good number of climbers summited today under nice conditions most of the time. Three remaining Sherpa here at Basecamp will go up to Camp 1 tomorrow and bring all equipment down to Basecamp except rescue and medical. Getting a head start on clearing the mountain. Forecast is still looking good. Dave and crew report all is well at a very quiet Camp 1. RMI Everest Basecamp Manager Mark Tucker

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Gokyo Trek: Hahn & Team Reach Namache Bazaar

October 3, 2024

Posted by: Dave Hahn

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Gokyo Trek

Elevation: 11,200'

It rained for a good chunk of the night, but things were not too bad when we got underway at 8:20 am this morning. It is always tough to leave Phakding with all the flowers in bloom. But we had a mission: enter Sagarmatha National Park and get up to Namche. Before we reached the park entrance, it began to rain on us, but it never got too bad. Just a little soggy. We took a deluxe lunch break in the village of Monjo, and things dried up a little while we were inside. Then we got busy with the big Namche hill. We have already gone uphill plenty in these two days, but the Namche Hill is different. About 2.5 hours of steady climbing. The team crushed it though and we were pulling into the amphitheater-like town of Namche at about 4:15. Now we are getting used to life at 11,400 ft -a task made far easier by the comfort of Camp De Base, our “tea house” for the next two nights.
Best Regards,
RMI Guide Dave Hahn & Team

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Mt. Elbrus Expedition: Gorum & Team Explore the Mountain

July 9, 2019

Posted by: JM Gorum

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Southside

Elevation: 7,500'

Moscow is cool and all, but it’s nice to wake up in the mountains. Cheget is a quiet little place, and there isn’t much going on in the morning hours. We had a casual start to our day, with an 8 am breakfast being the first item on the agenda. Breakfast was pretty normal fare. Eggs, toast, oatmeal. I usually can’t stand oatmeal, but here it’s basically soaked in cream and butter, so I can’t really complain about that. The team did a great job fueling up for our late-morning chairlift ride. I believe that everyone left breakfast on the edge of being uncomfortably full, which is really the sweet spot. From the hotel it’s about a five minute walk to the bottom of our chairlift. We hopped on, and skimmed the tops of the trees for about fifteen minutes. It really was quite a stylish ascent. We had butterflies, wildflowers, and chirping birds below us, and nothing but blue skies above us. We unloaded at the midway station, and walked to the top of the next lift. At around 10,000 feet we hung out, took some photos, discussed the climb, and soaked up some sun. I think about 1/3 of the team have earned nicknames at this point. Some not suitable for print. After we were satisfied with our day’s exercise, we rode the chairlift back down, more or less onto the deck of our lunch cafe, ate again, and then spent the rest of the day exploring town or relaxing. Tomorrow we’ll head up onto the mountain and stay there through the weekend. I think we’re all looking forward to it. RMI Guide JM Gorum

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Tyler- Hope the weather provides safe travel & great climbing conditions to the summit & back for your team. Looking forward to next batch of pics ! Dadio

Posted by: Kim Shearburn on 7/12/2019 at 8:41 am

Everyone looks great! We can’t wait to hear what your nickname is! We love you and are hoping for a safe climb for all of you.

Posted by: Carolyn Rossi on 7/10/2019 at 3:08 pm

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Mt. Rainier: August 21st Summit!

August 21, 2014

Posted by: Casey Grom, Lindsay Mann

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Mount Rainier Summit Climbs led by Casey Grom and Lindsay Mann are on the summit! They reported clear skies above, cloud deck at 7,000’, and light winds. Since they just crested the crater rim at 7:00 a.m., they are enjoying the views and crossing over to the true summit, Columbia Crest, before beginning their descent.

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What an adventure! My post with pictures from the trip.

http://thedaytonupdate.blogspot.com/2014/08/what-happened-last-week-on-mt-rainier.html?m=1

Posted by: Adrian Dayton on 8/27/2014 at 8:14 pm

Congrats Chris and Stefan!! I knew you would make it!!! So great to meet you on Tuesday evening before you were about to embark on your amazing journey :) Enjoy the after glow of your incredible accomplishment.
Renee :)

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Kilimanjaro: Martin & Team Ready for Summit Bid

February 15, 2014

Posted by: Jeff Martin

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 15,000'

Hello from Barafu Camp, We are at our high camp and ready for our summit attempt tomorrow! The team did great again today and everybody is excited to be here at 15,000'. Today was a relatively short hiking day, climbing about 2,000' in just under three hours and reaching camp before noon. This is another great benefit to the Machame Route. Having a short day right before summit day allows us plenty of time to rest, hydrate, pack and get to bed early all in preparation of tomorrow. We'll have dinner at 5:00 and then hopefully be in bed by 6:30 at the latest. Most of us probably won't sleep much, but our bodies will get enough rest we need for the long day ahead. The alarm is set for 11:45 pm, and the plan is to be walking out of camp around 12:45. About seven hours later, we should be standing on top of Kilimanjaro. Wish us luck and we will try and give a call tomorrow from the summit. Best regards, RMI Guide Jeff Martin

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Sarah,. . . this is a totally wonderful and thrilling achievement! Congratulations!
We can’t wait to hear all about it. Love Dad & Susan

Posted by: Richard on 2/16/2014 at 10:28 pm

Way to go! Good work, Sarah and team! Thank-you for the blog, comments, etc. Sarah, you have the genes!

Love,
R&C

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Aconcagua: Justman & Team Wait Out the Winds

December 29, 2013

Posted by: JJ Justman, Leah Fisher

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 19,600'

Update: 5:56 am PT It's a little bit of the high camp blues up here at 19,600 feet on a Sunday afternoon. Will someone please magically tell us what's going on in the nfl?! The winds are still strong but we are having more lulls which is a good sign. Now it's a waiting game. We need the winds to be reasonable to make a safe summit attempt. And if there is one thing Aconcagua is known for...it's wind. We are hoping for the best! Voicemail: 2:59 am PT: Hey Everyone - This is Team 2 up at High Camp on Aconcagua at 19,600’, I am trying not to yell right now, but if you hear that noise, that is the wind. As I speak the tent walls are slapping me in the face. We did not go the summit today, it definitely was way too windy. But the word on the street, is the winds are supposed to die down later this evening and through tomorrow so keep your fingers crossed. Everyone here is doing really well. We are making the best out of a windy day . Keeping some hot drinks going for the gang and making some breakfast. We will be hanging out and making sure these tents don’t go any where. Thanks for following along. Everyone is safe and sound, we will check in later, hopefully with some good news tomorrow. RMI Guide JJ Justman

RMI Guide JJ Justman checks in from 19,600 ft on Aconcagua.

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Dec 30 - Results from the NFL games on Sunday (home team in CAPS)

INDIANAPOLIS 30 Jacksonville 10

NY Jets 20 MIAMI 7

MINNESOTA 14 Detroit 13

TENNESSEE 16 Houston 10

PITTSBURGH 20 Cleveland 7

NY GIANTS 20 Washington 6

CINCINNATI 34 Baltimore 17

Carolina 21 ATLANTA 20

Green Bay 33 CHICAGO 28

NEW ENGLAND 34 Buffalo 20

NEW ORLEANS 42 Tampa Bay 17

Denver 34 OAKLAND 14

San Francisco 23 ARIZONA 20

SAN DIEGO 27 Kansas City 24 (OT)

SEATTLE 27 St. Louis 9
Dec 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NFL games on Sunday (home team in CAPS)

INDIANAPOLIS 30 Jacksonville 10

NY Jets 20 MIAMI 7

MINNESOTA 14 Detroit 13

TENNESSEE 16 Houston 10

PITTSBURGH 20 Cleveland 7

NY GIANTS 20 Washington 6

CINCINNATI 34 Baltimore 17

Carolina 21 ATLANTA 20

Green Bay 33 CHICAGO 28

NEW ENGLAND 34 Buffalo 20

NEW ORLEANS 42 Tampa Bay 17

Denver 34 OAKLAND 14

San Francisco 23 ARIZONA 20

SAN DIEGO 27 Kansas City 24 (OT)

SEATTLE 27 St. Louis 9

Philadelphia 24 DALLAS 22

Detroit, Oakland, Washington Cleveland and Minnesota have all fired the head coaches! It’s Black Monday for sure! I hope the wind calms down! Happy New Year! Go Sparty!

Posted by: Stacy on 12/30/2013 at 7:54 am

HI KIM!!! Hope you’re not having tent fever! Do you all tell each other ghost stories to pass the time?? Good luck and hope those winds blow themselves out! AT

Posted by: Alison on 12/30/2013 at 7:30 am

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Kilimanjaro: Grom & Team Climb the Barranco Wall

September 8, 2013

Posted by: Casey Grom

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 14,500'

Hello all. It was a beautiful day here on Kilimanjaro today. Clear skies and relatively warm weather made for an enjoyable day. The team easily climbed the 1,000-foot high and intimidating Barranco Wall on our way to camp today. We made our way via a series of broken ledges and small steps and we were in awe of how easily the porters climbed this wall while still balancing their loads on their heads. We are currently resting at Karanga Camp, which sits above the great Karanga Valley and has views of the towns far below. Everyone is doing well and we are in good spirits! RMI Guide Casey Grom and crew

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