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Posted by: Seth Waterfall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Posted by: Tatum Whatford, Jess Wedel, Jenna Burkey
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
After a week of Denali Prep Training on the Paradise Glacier RMI Guide Tatum Whatford and the Expedition Skills Seminar - Paradise Team made their way to Camp Muir for their summit attempt of Mt. Rainier. The team climbed under clear skies and a light breeze to successfully reach the Summit of Mt. Rainer at 7:30 am Today! The team has started their descent and are looking forward to cold drinks and a celebration at the Basecamp Bar and Grill.
Congratulations Team!
On The Map
Strong work! Congrats to The Team and our main man Larry. Get back safely. The Shasta “Guys”.
Posted by: Tom F. on 1/26/2012 at 11:49 am
Larry,
Hope all continues to go well. It’s terrific!
Holly
Posted by: holly seaton on 1/24/2012 at 8:59 am
Posted by: JT Schmitt, Matias Francis, Jackson Breen
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 20,310'
Thursday, June 2, 2022 1:35 am PT
The last two weeks of working hard on Denali payed off today. At 5:30 pm today we stood on top of the highest point in North America!
It was a beautiful sunny day, with a bit of wind but not too much to turn us around. It was a relatively quiet day with only a few other teams trying for the summit. The team performed incredibly well and summited in style! Now we are back at 17 camp, enjoying clear views all the way down to the tundra, where you can see the Alaskan sun shimmering off lakes over 15,000 feet below us.
Tomorrow we start the process of retracing our steps back down the mountain.
RMI Guides JT, Matias, Jackson and the RMI team.
CONGRATS!! It’s absolutely incredible to follow your journey and to see this great news!
Posted by: Ramsay Bader on 6/5/2022 at 9:28 pm
Yay!!! Congratulations!!! I’ve had so much fun following you along your climb. Big congratulations to my brother, Scott - I am SO PROUD of you! Way to go, team!
Love, Julie
Posted by: Julie Joyce on 6/3/2022 at 3:19 am
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Casey Grom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Everest BC Trek
Elevation: 12,325'
Good evening or shall I say good morning,
After 2 nights in Namche, it was time to leave and make our way further up the valley. A tasty breakfast, a last message sent, and quick sit on the toilet wrapped up our morning routine before hitting the trail. Today’s hike was once again more beautiful than pictures can capture. The trail carried us along the hillside bringing us to the view we have all been waiting for...Everest. Haze cloaked the mountains giving almost a mysterious look to them. Ama Dablam, Lhotse, and Everest all stood proud. Words and pictures can't describe how impressive they are...one must simply be here to experience it.
All day the mountains stood in view almost calling us further down trail. After a handful of hours walking the dusty trail, sharing it will yak and zyopkyo, we arrive at the Tengboche Monastery. Here we received a puja ceremony by one of the monks who prayed for our safe travels. Each one of us placed items to be blessed and recieved both a khata and a sungdi.
After the ceremony we made our way downhill to Deboche where we will spend the night. Heated blankets greet us on our beds. There will be no cold toes tonight. Tomorrow, we hit the trail again to our next destination. Day by day we get closer to basecamp.
For now, we head to bed as the rest of you begin your day.
RMI Guides Casey, Hannah, and Team
We awoke to a perfectly clear night and were on the move by just after 1am on Friday. The first section of the climb, which is often a trail through pebble scree was covered in a perfectly hard, thin layer of snow. In fact, conditions on the entire route were near perfect. We followed La Ruta Antigua due to crevasse conditions on the more standard route. Shortly after sunrise we were walking up La Arista de Yanasacha, staring down the final headwall and trying to catch our breaths above 18500'. Upon reaching the summit, we were rewarded with 360 degree views of the highlands of Ecuador including numerous other active and dormant stratovolcanoes. Everyone did their standard summit rituals, ate a favorite snack, took some pictures and headed down. This team made quick work of the descent and we were eating pancakes at the hut by a normal breakfast hour.
Thanks to all the members of this team for showing up ready to climb and thank you to you all for following along with our travels!
RMI Guide Dustin Wittmier & Team
That is Awesome Dustin!! It brings back Great Memories!!
Posted by: Dave Kestel on 11/10/2021 at 2:50 am
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Lauren Macklin, Tatum Whatford
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Mt. Rainier Women's Climb, led by RMI Guide Hannah Smith, reached the summit at 6:30 a.m. The team reported nice weather and good route conditions. They spent some time on top before beginning their descent back to Camp Muir at 8:00 a.m.
We look forward to congratulating the team this afternoon at Raineir Basecamp!
Congratulations to all 9 of you women and especially you Amie. You all put in so much work and are an inspiration to us all.
Thank you Hannah and Tatum for getting them to the top!
Posted by: Craig Oberg on 7/30/2021 at 9:30 am
The team was treated to an almost windless summit day on Orizaba to cap off our Mexico Volcanoes trip! We summitted at 9:30 am and got down safely in time to enjoy a delicious home cooked meal in Tlachichuca. The team is showered, full, and ready to see our families when we fly out tomorrow for home. Till next time Mexico!
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Melissa Arnot, Mark Tucker
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Everest
Elevation: 17,575'
Mark,
Thanks so much for all the updates and a hearty congrats to you, Dave, Melissa, and your team! You may not remember, Mark, but my wife and I met you on Everest 2010 and most recently coming down the Mweka Route on all of our last day on Kili last August. We enjoyed chatting with you.
Best,
Brandon & Kristine Chalk
Posted by: Brandon Chalk on 5/29/2012 at 2:36 pm
Great news! Thanks for the update.
Posted by: jeff d on 5/28/2012 at 4:18 am
So proud of you Andrew and John!! Stay safe!! Enjoy!!!
Aunt Judy and Uncle Brian!!
Posted by: Judy Eisentrout on 8/19/2022 at 7:45 pm
Very proud of the old man on the team! Just sad I didn’t remind him to pack sunscreen. Great job KAK!!!
Posted by: Nina Kahloon on 8/16/2022 at 1:29 pm
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