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Posted by: Dave Hahn, Nikki Champion
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 10,080'
The Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir led by RMI Guides Dave Hahn and Nikki Champion spent the week at Camp Muir honing their alpine mountaineering skills. While the spring storms kept the team from making their summit attempt, they had a valuable week of training the will prepare the climbers for future expeditions on Aconcagua and Denali.
During the week the team learned route planning and preparation, avalanche forecasting, instruction regarding Leave No Trace practices and environmental considerations; and a discussion/demonstration of knots, anchors leading into crevasse rescue.
The team will be descending today returning to Rainier Basecamp early this afternoon.
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Grayson Swingle, Henry Coppolillo
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 10,781'
RMI Guides Pete Van Deventer, Grayson Swingle and Henry Coppolillo led their team to the summit of Mt. Baker today on the Mt. Baker Summit & Ski Descent program Apriil 30 - 2 May, 2021.
The team gathered on Friday and made their ascent to Sandy Camp. Yesterday they spent the morning with a Ski Mountaineering Day School practicing basic mountaineering skills. They took a short ski tour in the afternoon to get in some turns.
Today they made their summit attempt and reached the top of Mt. Baker in the early afternoon. They will be enjoying their ski descent back to camp this afternoon and will pack their gear and descend to the trailhead.
Congratulations to the team!
Posted by: Eric Frank, Andy Bond
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Bolivia
Posted by: Geoff Schellens
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
100% on top
Team is doing well. Tired but in great spirits.
We’ve descended back to high camp where we’ll have lunch to refuel and then hit the trail and head to thicker air.
Tonight we’ll spend our last night on the mountain before heading out of the park tomorrow.
RMI Guides Casey Grom, Jess Wedel and the summit team!!!
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Kilimanjaro Climb & Safari, January 20, 2024
Ian & Erin, I’m so proud of you! Congratulations on reaching the top! Can’t wait k hear all about your adventures.
Posted by: Kim Clark on 1/29/2024 at 3:59 am
Yay Crigler’s!!!! What an amazing accomplishment and can’t wait to hear all the wonderful stories.
Safe travels home!!
XO
Francine
Posted by: Francine on 1/28/2024 at 2:00 pm
Posted by: Andy Bond, Jack Delaney, Joey Manship
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 348'
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - 9:53 am PT
The weather is cooperating and we're taking off to the Alaska Range and landing on the Kahiltna glacier! Our next update will be via satellite messenger and the climb will have started!
Bon voyage!
RMI Guides Andy Bond, Jack Delaney and Joey Manship
Best wishes for a safe and successful team!
Posted by: KATHERINE GRAHAM on 6/7/2023 at 5:26 am
Praying for great weather, a safe climb, awesome memories, beautiful sunrises and sunsets, and a summit!
Posted by: Michelle DeMers on 6/7/2023 at 4:10 am
On The Map
Congratulations to everyone. Greg, we toasted you a couple of times on Sat night. Safe trip back buddy.
Kim
Posted by: Kim Morgan on 12/8/2014 at 10:01 am
Congrats Greg!! So happy & excited for you! Safe travels home ;)
Kel
Posted by: Kelly on 12/7/2014 at 12:03 pm
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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Sunday, December 1, 2024 - 11:45 am PT
Yesterday we had the most beautiful day, mostly calm, clear skies, warm enough. The strange thing was that it was forecasted that we would have high winds and blowing snow. It wasn’t that the forecast was wrong necessarily, it just got the timing wrong. At around midnight the winds showed up, transporting about half a foot of snow around our tents and in every nook and cranny it could find. Bitter cold, shaking our tents, and making it clear today was no summit day. So instead we woke, winds still howling, and got to work. Building higher walls, clearing the nooks of our gear of snow, and making a high camp breakfast of bacon, eggs, and hash browns. We’ll take another day to recoup, rehydrate, and eat eat eat. Crossing our fingers that tomorrow is our day! Whoever didn’t wish us luck back at home, we blame you entirely.
Till tomorrow!
RMI Guide Dominic Cifelli
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Vinson Expedition November 22, 2024
We had an amazing night to climb the highest peak in Mexico, 18,491’. The skies were clear, near full moon and warm air in the first 2 hours out of Piedra Grande Hut.
By the time we got done meandering through the labyrinth there was a cold breeze and the temps dropped as we neared the toe of the Jamapa Glacier that dominates Pico de Orizaba’s Northside. The Team got their crampons on and up we went for what seemed like forever. The climbing is similar to Rainier’s glaciers. There had been some new snow in the last 10 days and a rain event that was proceeded by a lot of wind and a cold front. The result was a thick ice crust on the lower glacier. The guides had begun talking about turning the climb due to the inability to arrest a fall in these conditions if they persisted in the steeper slopes. Fortunately the snow softened and the team reached the summit around 8:15 am.
During the descent the clouds came in and we descended to the hut. With wet clouds rolling through camp and temperatures dropping we loaded up and road down the bumpy road to Senior Reyes’ climbing hostel. Beers, showers, beers, food, packing and sleeping in that order gets us to the airport tomorrow afternoon. It’s been a fantastic Mexico Volcanoes trip with a great group of climbers.
RMI Guides Mike King & Dustin Wittmier
Hey Andrew..so glad to see you with your buddies..enjoy every minute..what a wonderful experience!!
Posted by: Linda McKinnon on 5/28/2019 at 6:17 am
Great work guys!
Beautiful views… and weather.
Posted by: Duncan McKinnon on 5/27/2019 at 2:19 pm
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