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Everest Base Camp Trek: Mark Tucker & Team in Lobuche

March 29, 2014

Posted by: Mark Tucker

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Everest BC Trek

Elevation: 16,175'

Oh my goodness! We must be so far out there. No cell service, no internet, no wifi. How are we gonna get by? Just fine. That's what I can tell you. The team's doing well. We are up here at Lobuche. Had a nice walk up. Fine weather, a little overcast now. Chilly, chilly up here at 16,000'. We are happy to be here in good shape. We are checking in by satellite phone, so we can still be connected. We appreciate everyone following along. Hopefully tomorrow we will move up to Gorak Shep where I think we may have some connectivity, and I may be able to send some fabulous pictures from the jaunt up the hill today. We will check in again. RMI Guide Mark Tucker

RMI Guide Mark Tucker calls in from Lobuche.

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Congratulations! Go Elizabeth!!

Posted by: Alta on 3/30/2014 at 4:19 pm

I’m glad all are doing well. Continue to stay strong and safe. The pics are beautiful. Send a special hello to my aunt—Aunt Susan. Thanks.

Posted by: Lauri DeWhitt on 3/29/2014 at 5:09 pm

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Aconcagua: Justman & Team at Camp 1

February 11, 2014

Posted by: JJ Justman, Katrina Bloemsma

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 9,000'

Boom, nailed it! First move day was successful. We are at Camp One, hydrating and replenishing our systems after the big climb from 13,800 to 16,400 feet. The team moved up in style and got to camp with plenty of time to get settled and enjoy the sunshine. The guides are indulging in Argentina's favorite drink, Yerba Mate, which JJ credits for his hulk-like strength while building rock walls at camp today. Check back tomorrow to see what we're up to! RMI Guide Katrina Bloemsma

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Please remind Bob Strode he owes me 25 pushups at the top
Thanks

Posted by: Theresa Edwards on 2/12/2014 at 7:00 am

Hi Brenda how’s your camera holding up? You better be filming your climb can’t wait to see your journey! Love you enjoy camp 2 Richie & Sea Jayntexpoc anxiety

Posted by: Richie larscheid on 2/12/2014 at 5:56 am

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Kilimanjaro: Martin & Team Continue to Karanga Camp

January 31, 2014

Posted by: Jeff Martin

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 13,500'

Jambo from Karanga Camp, The team did great again today and the good weather continues. Right out of camp this morning we started our climb of the Barranco Wall. While viewed by most people as one of the more difficult parts of the trail, it was a breeze for this group. And it wouldn't be a stretch to say that they actually enjoyed it! We had the usual stopping and starting along the trail as climbers and porters negotiated some of the more tricky sections, but this did not slow us down and we topped out in just 1 hour and 20 minutes. With the elevation gain behind us, we continued east towards Karanga Valley, traversing below the last of the southern ice fields. We also took advantage of some good terrain along the way to practice some walking techniques that we will use on summit day. By 1:00 we were pulling into camp, just in time to sit down to a spaghetti lunch. Such a treat! Now we are continuing the routine of the past few afternoons and just hanging out in camp enjoying our time on the mountain. The sun has been battling the clouds for most of the day. Lucky for us, the sun is refusing to give up. Tomorrow is a short climb to Barafu Camp, our high camp. We'll get into camp by early afternoon with plenty of time to get ready for our summit day. Best regards, RMI Guide Jeff Martin

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Congrats Conor! Glad you had a great trip.

Posted by: Dale on 2/6/2014 at 7:23 am

Best of luck to the whole team! Sending love to my dad Tony! Stay Safe!! Chloe and Anthony say hi, They think their Pa is soooo cool!

Posted by: Shena Rodriguez on 2/1/2014 at 2:09 pm

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Mt. Rainier: September 6, 2013 Update

September 6, 2013

Posted by: Tyler Jones, Lindsay Mann

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 10,080'

The Four Day Summit Climbs led by Lindsay Mann and Tyler Jones were unable to leave Camp Muir last night. The team experienced heavy thunderstorms that brought much lightening and 6 inches of new snow to Camp Muir. The teams plan to leave Camp Muir shortly and will be back in Ashford in the early afternoon. Congratulations to today's teams!

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Janet and Peter,
Although it wasn’t what you planned, it sounds like you had quite the adventure, Maybe Peter should have brought his raft! I can’t wait to hear all about your trip. Love you both!!!!
Jeanine

Posted by: Jeanine on 9/6/2013 at 6:44 pm

Hi Juli, Megan and Wes.
What an exciting time you have had for the last few days. We are so proud of your efforts. Looking forward to seeing the pictures. Love and prayers, MOM, Memaw

Posted by: Mary Alyce Hall on 9/6/2013 at 12:21 pm

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Mt. Rainier: Emmons Expedition Skills Seminar Underway

June 14, 2013

Posted by: JJ Justman

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 1,762'

Hello RMI Family! Our Emmons Expedition Skills Seminar started today at our Basecamp in Ashford. The team got to know one another, we did clothing and equipment checks and now we have moved on to the fun stuff! It's a beautiful sunny day down here while practicing some vertical moves on the ice wall. We are going to play around this afternoon before we venture onto the mountain to acclimatize and practice some on-mountain skills. RMI Guide JJ Justman

Mt. McKinley: Walter & Team Reach 11’ Camp

May 12, 2013

Posted by: Mike Walter, Solveig Waterfall, Ben Liken

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 11,200'

We've been enjoying good weather on the Kahiltna Glacier, and today was no different. After a trace of new snow overnight, we awoke to partly sunny skies. A breakfast of smoked salmon with bagels and cream cheese started off our day. After breakfast, we packed up camp and began the climb up towards Kahiltna Pass, en route to the 11k camp. We're taking advantage of the good weather and making good progress so far. Tomorrow we'll sleep in and take a rest day and prepare a cache of supplies to carry up around Windy Corner. We'll keep you posted on our next move. Until then, we'll be resting...we've earned it. Mike & team

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Happy helmet-wearing! Glad the weather’s cooperating. I think 42 down is “summit”. xoxo, K2

Posted by: K2 Weller on 5/13/2013 at 7:09 pm

Mike…Best wishes for a great climb…Thx for all your support at Rainier last Sept…I return in four weeks - Summit this time hopefully !...Maybe see you…Godspeed…Walter…Hello to Kara if that’s who I saw in pic.

Posted by: walter glover on 5/13/2013 at 5:01 am

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Ecuador: First Acclimatization Hike

January 23, 2011

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Ecuador

We spent our team’s first full day in Ecuador climbing Rucu Pichincha, an extinct ~15,500 foot volcano just west of Quito. The approach to this climb is via a gondola that took us to ~13,500’, on the flanks of Rucu. Hiking for a couple hours put us up by the summit ridge. The weather was good—cloudy but dry and just cool enough to be comfortable for climbing. A few hundred feet of 3rd class scrambling got us to the summit. Any easy scramble back down and a relaxing hike back to the gondola wrapped up our first acclimatization climb. After a nice dinner at the Magic Bean restaurant, we all retired to our rooms to rest and pack for the next leg of our trip: climbing Iliniza Norte. Everyone is doing well, and we’ll check back in tomorrow evening.

Mt. McKinley Expedition: Hahn & Team Move to 17,200ft Camp, Prepare for Summit Bid

July 1, 2025

Posted by: Dave Hahn, Sam Hoffman, Calvin Jiricko, Bailey Servais

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska

Elevation: 17,200'

Monday, June 30, 2025 - 11:04 pm PT

Perfect day for moving on up. We took advantage and climbed to 17,200. The team was already roped and moving toward the headwall at 8:30 AM when the cold shadows still covered the entire basin. We got much needed sun at the first rest break. It was a pleasure as always to top out the ropes at 16,200. We broke into our cache for a few essentials... just to make sure the guide packs were heavy enough for climbing the West Buttress. The spectacular walk up the crest went smoothly for us and we rolled into 17,000' Camp at 3:15. As usual, it was tough to build a solid and safe camp at such a high elevation just after arriving. But we got it done and sat down to a nice dinner inside our dining tent. Snow conditions on the route to Denali Pass are still unstable so there is no chance for us to go for the summit tomorrow.

We'll keep evaluating to see whether we get a chance on following days.

RMI Guide Dave Hahn

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This is it… best of luck.

Posted by: Tom Leonard on 7/2/2025 at 5:30 am

Spennende å følge dere, men vær forsiktige. Virker likevel som dere er i gode hender.

Posted by: Erik Blaauw Evensen on 7/1/2025 at 11:43 pm

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Denali Expedition: Hahn & Team Review Techniques at Camp

June 27, 2023

Posted by: Dave Hahn, Dustin Wittmier, Michael Murray, Sam Marjerison

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 14,000'

Monday, June 26, 2023 - 9:44 pm PT

As expected, the weather was still a little "off" today, with lots of cloud and some wind up high, but it was definitely improving. We took it easy this morning but got in a training session in the afternoon, reviewing techniques we hope to employ tomorrow when we go for a carry, attempting to put supplies at 16,200 ft. This evening, some of the high cloud finally cleared out and the team got to see mountains Hunter and Foraker along with a magnificent view straight up at Denali.

RMI Guide Dave Hahn

Kilimanjaro: Tucker & Team Enjoy Sunshine on Hike to Shira Plateau

July 18, 2019

Posted by: Mark Tucker

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 12,500'

The team had a very nice day here on Kilimanjaro, waking to beautiful clear skies and hiking in sunshine all day. We started with a 6:30 wake up and packing before moving into our dining tent for a nice breakfast with porridge, scrambled eggs, toast, bacon fresh fruit and even fresh dark roast Tanzanian coffee. We hit the trail around 9 am and slowly made our way up the rocky trail with incredible views of Kili above. After about five hours we reached our next camp that sits on the Shira Plateau, which is one of the three dormant volcanoes that make up Kili. A lot of wet soggy cloths and gear is now bone dry, getting us back into great shape for our next few days on the trail. All is well at 12,500'. RMI Guide Mark Tucker

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Y’all are doing it!!!!! Sara, fantastic newsletter!!!! Your way with words is so powerful! We are all rooting for your team and cannot wait to hear the stories!!!! Congrats on taking a BIG dream and making it reality!!! #primefamily #squeezetheglutes #dreambig

Posted by: RAB on 7/19/2019 at 8:41 am

So excited to read about your adventure!! You all are amazing people and I am so proud of you!!! Stay strong and safe!!!

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