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Posted by: Casey Grom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Hi Dad!
Sounds like you guys had a great trip, glad you made it back safely!
love,
Kayla
Posted by: Kayla Eland on 1/25/2011 at 12:04 pm
What a wonderful experience for all of you.
Wishing you safe travels again tomorrow. :)
Posted by: Judy H. on 1/23/2011 at 7:32 pm
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Joe Hoch, Layne Peters, Avery Stolte, Hannah Billings, Stella Johnson, Annie Chapman, Kat Porter
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Climbers on the Four Day Climb August 9 - 11 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today. They enjoyed a bit of time on the summit and began their descent from the crater rim just after 7 am. Once back at Camp Muir, they will repack and continue the remaining 4,500' descent to Paradise.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
Gosh, what a bunch of studs. I wish I could climb with that A-Team.
Posted by: J.Ranger on 8/14/2025 at 3:01 pm
Posted by: Dave Hahn
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
What a difference a day makes! No more camping and no more climbing. Today we woke to rainy skies in Usa River, but we woke in comfy hotel beds and got into nice, dry Toyota Land Cruisers. Our Safari guides: Jakob and Ng’orongo took us west through Arusha and out of the rain into the Maasai country beyond. We made it to Lake Manyara National Park by midday. Things started out slowly… a few baboons. A bird or two. The odd bushbuck. At our picnic lunch, the mountain guide on the team suggested there was nothing much remaining to be seen and that we should call it a day and head for the hotel swimming pool. Nobody listened. Our safari guides then found a lion asleep under a tree. Which turned into seven lions when we looked a little closer. Which turned into seven hungry, hyper, and hunting lions when a cheerful, clueless zebra came strolling along. Our guides kept us alongside a protracted hunt as the zebra got smart and began to move away along the lakeshore. The lions - actually five lionesses and two lions - finally pulled the trigger and sprang after the zebra. We couldn’t quite see that but somehow, they switched prey in the middle of the attack, coming away with a couple of warthogs in their jaws. The mountain guide on our team admitted that the swimming pool idea had been a poor one and that in ten years of visiting Manyara he hadn’t seen one lion let alone seven making multiple kills. To drive home the point, we then saw Cape Buffalo, giraffes, and elephants at close quarters and in quick succession. And THEN we went to the pool. We were at the Plantation Lodge for sunset and an excellent dinner. Safari Day One, in the books and exceeding all expectations.
Best Regards,
Dave
Congratulations to all!!! Absolutely amazing!!
Enjoy this part of your adventure, you rock Allison and team:)
Posted by: Allison Fisher on 8/17/2023 at 12:54 pm
Enjoying every word, following along on this AWESOME experience. So awesome
Posted by: Deb Beechy on 8/15/2023 at 4:40 pm
Posted by: Mike Walter, Abby Westling, Emma Lyddan
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 348'
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 6:33 AM PT
Yesterday was spent milling around the K2 Aviation hangar in our climbing duds, hoping for the word to load the planes. But the weather never cleared, which kept the planes grounded. The forecast keeps trending better, so we'll try again today.
Congratulations we are so happy for everyone and Bob wishes he could have been there again
Posted by: Bob & Karen Mullen on 7/9/2019 at 9:13 am
Way to go! Especially proud of you Matt Jelinske! Can’t wait to hear all about it!
Posted by: Lisa Jelinske on 7/8/2019 at 5:36 pm
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Dustin Wittmier, Sam Marjerison, Michael Murray
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 10,000'
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Sunday, June 18, 2023 - 10:02 pm PT
A much better start to the day today. We made good use of it and were on the trail by 6:50. Glacier conditions continue to be excellent with few crevasses. We intended to move to 9,500 ft but the team was doing so well that we pushed on up to 10,000 at Kahiltna Pass. Word is that a storm will hit tomorrow evening. We wanted to be closer to the shelter of 11,000' Camp and took the precaution of sending Dustin, Michael and Sam up with food and fuel to lighten loads tomorrow. They were back in camp at 6pm. We enjoyed dinner together in the dining tent. The fathers on the team told of their children as we marked Father's Day on Denali.
Posted by: Mike Haugen, Jenny Konway, Grayson Swingle
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,200'
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#3 - Go get it guys!
Posted by: Will Ellis on 6/28/2019 at 3:46 pm
#1 and #4
Great job team. So fun watching this adventure.
Posted by: Russ Williams on 6/24/2019 at 11:23 am
Summit team and all congrats! I am in awe!
Posted by: Karen Norris on 1/12/2018 at 5:50 pm
Congrats to a great accomplishment in the beginning of 2018!! Wishing a restful few days before you start climbing again. Prayers for safety and success. MOM
Posted by: Jane Knoff on 1/12/2018 at 2:41 pm
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