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Good evening everybody! Today we awoke well rested and ready to enjoy a full day of intense lounging. It wasn't all sunshine, we needed to sort all of our group gear and get ready for our carry day tomorrow. Then we had to report for duty and get checked out by the Basecamp Doctor. Don't worry,we've all had plenty of Dulce de leche treats and the doc says we're all in tip top shape. We spent the rest of the day taking in the beautiful views at Basecamp, had another incredible dinner served by Grajales, and are ready to see what all the hype is about up at Camp 1.
RMI Guide Ben Luedtke
RMI Guide Tyler Reid calls from the Lonquimay summit!
Onward & Upward Bruce!
Posted by: Cheryl & Ken on 6/26/2014 at 12:19 am
Wow Bruce! You are there. Wait a minute. The tail of the plane behind you says “K2”. Are you in Pakistan? :)
Posted by: Kris McCann on 6/13/2014 at 3:35 pm
Posted by: Eric Frank, Geoff Schellens
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,200'
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On The Map
John, is it too late to join you? I’m really getting inspired although I think I would require a motel come night fall. Snow camping and ice hotels aren’t nearly as much fun as people think. Can’t wait for the pics, especially those of you working hard! Local news: GO KINGS GO! One more win to go! Keep having fun. GO TEAM GO! Tante
Posted by: Lisa Stenderup on 6/11/2014 at 10:41 pm
You made it!!! Can’t wait to hear all the stories!!! Congrats to all Chris ‘s!!!!
Posted by: Robin Johnson on 6/10/2014 at 4:00 pm
Posted by: Seth Waterfall
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Seth,
I bumped into Solveig on the way up to Muir on Saturday. She was her usual smiley self in a lime green puffy and pink vest. Couldn’t miss her!!! She told me you were off to Elbrus. Lucky you! One of these days I’ll get myself on a travel adventure with RMI and hope you are the guide! Hope to catch up when you sit still long enough. Cheers, Jo
Posted by: Josephine on 8/20/2013 at 4:17 pm
Seth, thank you for your daily updates. I know Mark Miller had a great time and what an experience for you all. Thanks to RMI for their help in us that could not to. Cornelia Miller
Posted by: Cornelia Miller on 8/19/2013 at 11:29 am
On The Map
Good show everyone! I’m folowing the climb because of Steve Evans, my neighbor and friend - so a special “good luck” with all his camera gear and battery life! I’m totally impressed with all of you and this effort!
Posted by: Paul Basta on 2/16/2011 at 3:41 pm
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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Ecuador
Posted by: Dave Hahn
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Gokyo Trek
Everything went like clockwork this morning, smooth and easy. We ate a last trek breakfast and walked toward the Lukla heliport at 7 AM. There were clouds, but there were also plenty of aircraft coming and going already. After a short wait and weigh-in session, we were ushered out and into a running A-Star B3. The pilot went right to work and we cruised out over farms, ridges, rivers and terraces. He took us around clouds but there were always plenty of open avenues. After 45 minutes we’d reached the busy Kathmandu airport. Within minutes we went from being a famous and well above average trekking team to just another van full of tourists in a big city. We checked back into the comfy Yak and Yeti and headed for the showers. It was a day for catching up, for mingling with other trekkers and climbers and for getting ready for the next phase… the big travel chore. But first, we went over to Thamel, the busy tourist and trekker Mecca for a last relaxed dinner together at the New Orleans Cafe. We toasted a fine journey… one that wasn’t always easy, but one that seemed very much worth the trouble.
Thanks for following along.
RMI Guide Dave Hahn
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Seth Burns, Daniel May
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 17,000'
People like to throw around the word ‘Conquer’ in reference to the mountains they climb. As if they defeated the mountain when they touched its apex. I find this to be a distasteful representation of summiting a mountain and as we crawled into our sleeping bags in the crisp, cold air of Denali’s 17,200K we certainly didn’t feel like conquerors. Tired, cold, and atrophied from the last 18 days on the mountain we slept knowing that Denali had granted us the opportunity to touch its peak and not that we had bested it.
The team awoke to clear skies and one of the first green lights we received from Denali, it was time to climb. At 10:25, we started our journey upward not reaching the summit until a hard, but well fought, ~10 hours. We are back down at High Camp; tired, sore, but satisfied with the effort and accomplishment. We start downward tomorrow in search of all of the cravings we have been fantasizing about.
RMI Guide Dominic Cifelli
Posted by: Adam Knoff, Dustin Wittmier
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Ecuador
Today the entire team was assembled for the first time. With a couple last minute emergencies, the group is now down to eight. We are disappointed some folks had to cancel, however we are happy to report that all who planned to make it here are in country with luggage in tow.
After a quick orientation we were shuffled onto the bus for a tour of Quito and a trip to La Mitad del Mundo (The Middle of the World). This is not a reference to Middle Earth, but instead is a museum at the Equatorial Line. We were treated to a variety of scientific representations of the Coriolis Effect. Two members of the team were able to balance an egg on a nail. In reality, this is possible anywhere in the world but Dustin keeps a close eye on this activity for when it comes time to assign rope teams.
Our tour then proceeded to El Panecillo and old town Quito. It rained for most of the day, but we made the most of it and it cleared up just enough on top of El Panecillo to have a great view of the city.
By the time we returned to the hotel most of us were pretty exhausted. Many team members' flights arrived late last night so people were given the choice to run around town or just relax in the rooms. I think most chose sleep!
We are all in good spirits, healthy and ready for our first acclimation hike tomorrow up Rucu Pichincha.
RMI Guide Adam Knoff
Hey Hannah, Wishing you and your Team strength and stamina and great weather moving up the mountain!
Farmer Dave
Posted by: Dave Kestel on 1/15/2023 at 9:22 am
Really enjoying reading about this grand adventure! Best wishes.
Posted by: Peter Darasz on 1/14/2023 at 5:45 am
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