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Mt. Rainier: Four Day Summit Climb Teams Top Out!

September 22, 2014

Posted by: Casey Grom, Geoff Schellens

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climb Teams for September 19 - 22 led by RMI Guides Casey Grom and Geoff Schellens reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning just before 7 am PT. Casey reported a change in the weather with increasing winds as the teams approached the crater rim. Both teams will return to Camp Muir for a short break before continuing down to Paradise later today. Congratulations to today's Summit Climb teams!

Mt. McKinley: Rest Day for Van Deventer and Team

May 26, 2014

Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Robby Young

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 14,000'

May 25, 2014 - 11:56 pm PT We took full advantage of our rest day today, eating a big brunch of egg, bacon, and veggie quesadillas (there is a recurring theme here involving our meals). The storm that was forecast for last night and today didn't materialize, so it was a great day for chatting in the posh, catching some sun, and catching up on journals and reading. Everyone's legs appreciated the recovery from yesterday's big effort. The forecasts going forward are pretty scattered, and aren't really painting a clear picture, so at this point we're in standby mode, waiting for our weather window to present itself. We'll see when that happens, but until then, we are living really comfortably at 14 camp. We'll be in touch with more news tomorrow. RMI Guides Pete, Robby, and Josh

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Mt. Shuksan: Team Schellens Weathers the Weather

August 30, 2013

Posted by: Geoff Schellens

Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades

We were hoping for a break in the weather as today was our last chance for a Mt. Shuksan summit bid, instead we got more rain. It's one of the dice we roll when spending time in the mountains. Whatever our weather, Joy and Jim are still laughing and having fun. The rain has been steady all day today and even breakfast had to be made in the vestibule of the tent. We are hoping to see a weather break or two for our hike out tomorrow. RMI Guide Geoff Schellens

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Denali Expedition: Cifelli & Team Prepare for Move

June 17, 2023

Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Seth Burns, Daniel May

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 7,800'

June 16, 2023 10:20 PM PT

Day 2 started with a much enjoyed few extra hours of sleep as light snow delayed our alpine start. The skies cleared quickly though, and we were able to begin our work for the day - carrying a load of gear and food to cache just below 10,000’.

Everyone put in a good effort, and we were back down to out tents just as light snow began again. The rest of the day was filled with naps and relaxation in preparation for our move to 11,000’ tomorrow.

-RMI Guides Seth, Dom, Dan & Team

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Mt. McKinley: Frank & Team Pick Up 9,900’ Cache

June 6, 2014

Posted by: Eric Frank, Geoff Schellens

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 11,200'

June 5, 2014 - 11:57 pm PT We slept in a bit this morning as light snow fell on camp. After a leisurely breakfast of bagels with bacon and cream cheese, we walked 30 minutes down to our cache at 9,900'. After returning to 11K Camp, we rested before building snow walls around our tents. Everyone is doing very well and excited to keep working up. With light snow still falling this evening, we are going to keep watching the weather and take it day by day. Thanks for following along with us. RMI Guides Eric Frank, Geoff Schellens and the UWR team

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Kilimanjaro: Justman & Team Begin Their Safari in Lake Manyara National Park

August 6, 2013

Posted by: JJ Justman

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

After spending the night at the Dik Dik Hotel celebrating our summit success, our team loaded into “pop-top” Land Rovers to begin our safari. Today we explored Lake Manyara National Park and saw many animals, which some are included in the video below. The team is doing great and enjoying the different landscapes that we are experiencing here on safari. RMI Guide JJ Justman

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Mt. McKinley: Walter & Team Cache Gear at 13,600’

May 15, 2013

Posted by: Mike Walter, Solveig Waterfall, Ben Liken

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 13,600'

We woke up early to a beautiful morning today: cloudless and calm, but very cold. After fueling up for the day with a good breakfast, we started up Motorcycle Hill in the shade, bundled in warm clothes. Our packs were loaded with supplies to cache up high. The weather couldn't have cooperated much better for us today. After the initial chill on Motorcycle Hill and Squirrel Hill, the temperature was very comfortable on the Polo Fields and around Windy Corner to our cache sight at 13,600'. We climbed and descended about 2,500 vertical feet today before arriving back at our camp at 11k. We had a big meal and plenty of fluids, and now we're all horizontal for the night. Our next step will be to move camp to 14k. We'll keep you abreast of our progress... RMI Guide Mike Walter and Team

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Mt. Rainier: June 13th Update

June 13, 2011

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 10,060'

The Four Day Summit Climb June 10 - 13 and Five Day Summit Climb June 9 - 13 made their summit attempt of Mt. Rainier early this morning but were forced to turn around at approximately 11,200' due to high winds. The teams returned to Camp Muir safely and will be making their way down to Paradise later this morning.

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Alaska Seminar: Moving Camp

May 16, 2011

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Hey this is the RMI seminar checking in from Kahiltna Glacier. Today we moved our camp closer to the base of Mt. Francis we are hoping to make a summit attempt of Mt. Francis later this week. We spent the afternoon fortifying our camp as a small storm is upon us. We also spent the afternoon reviewing and learning more about anchors. Tomorrow will be a good day of training and hopefully this weather will move on. We'll check in later.

RMI Guide Jason Thompson checks in from the Kahiltna Glacier

Mt. McKinley Expedition: Moving Up Hill

May 6, 2011

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 9,300'

Today we moved to 9,300' on Mt. McKinley. We had great weather on the trail. As we reached the top of Ski Hill it started to snow so we set up camp and hunkered in for the evening. We are all settled in and are resting for another great day tomorrow. We will keep you posted on our progress. RMI Guide Seth Waterfall

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