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Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Robby Young
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar
Elevation: 16,300'
On The Map
So happy you achieved your goal Richard and team. Can’t wait to see you!
Posted by: Stacey Cost on 12/6/2014 at 10:00 am
Richard and team, Congratulations on your spectacular achievement! Jenny
Posted by: jenny cooper on 12/6/2014 at 7:35 am
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We’ve begun!! After so much anticipation and travel and preparation, today we finally started walking. Getting from Rivertrees to the Machame Gate of the National Park all went smoothly, as did the final steps of getting permitted for the climb. We began walking at 11 AM, following Freddy, one of our local guides, through cloud and light mist. The day was spent winding through big trees, at first in a rain forest. Over the course of six hours the trees got smaller and things got drier as we eventually climbed through the clouds into sunshine. At 10,000 ft we strolled into a perfectly constructed camp and moved right in. We even got a brief view of Kibo, Kilimanjaro’s central peak, just before the sun went down and the full moon rose. Our team was excited to sit down to a great dinner and then just as excited to hit the sleeping bags--folks are still feeling the jet lag of shifting all those time zones in short order. But somehow it is better to be feeling it in a camp under the stars, partway up a beautiful mountain.
Best,
Dave Hahn
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Kilimanjaro Climb and Safari August 5, 2025
Posted by: Sam Hoffman, Tom Skoog, Ben Thorneycroft, Calvin Jiricko, Miles Watson, Rosie Hust, CJ Rogers, Brooks Ordway Smith
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb July 31 - 3 August led by RMI Guides Sam Hoffman and Tom Skoog reached the summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning. The teams reported nice day and a smooth climb. The teams were at 13,800' on their descent en route to Camp Muir. Once back at camp the teams will repack and continue the final 4,500' to Paradise and then continue to Ashford to conclude their program.
Congratulations to today's climbers.
PC: Tom Skoog
Posted by: Sam Marjerison, Felipe Guarderas, Mitch Valaitis
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 10,786'
The Mt. Baker North Ridge team, led by RMI Guide Sam Marjerison, reached the summit of Mt. Baker this morning. The team ascended via the North Ridge route, a classic climb in the North Cascades. Strong work by all, as everyone reached the top — a 100% success rate!
Congratulations, Team!
Congratulations to Kyle Zeitounian and the entire team om a great job,!
Posted by: Dee Zeitounian on 7/17/2025 at 12:33 pm
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Jackson Breen
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 20,310'
Sunday, May 26, 2024 - 10:56 pm PT
The break in wind we had hoped for materialized and this morning was gorgeous. We got going early to take advantage. The Autobahn was chilly as always, but good walking thanks to the efforts of the multicompany guide effort yesterday. We had a bit of wind as we approached the Football Field, and were a bit worried about the winds streaming over the summit ridge. A passing friend described the ridge as savage. As we climbed Pig Hill in relative protection, they seemed to abate and as we crested things were relatively pleasant. We worked our way along the exciting terrain of the summit ridge and around 15:30, stepped onto the top of Denali. We shared some hugs and photos, and then scooted back across to beat the onrush of traffic still coming up. We had a pretty casual walk back, and 12 hours after we started we were back in camp in sunshine, recovering from a mighty day. We'll sleep well tonight, and then start to work our way to the airstrip tomorrow. We will be moving quite a bit with little rest until we reach base camp and the planes arrive to bring us to town. We'll try to stay in touch, but we will be home soon!
RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer
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Denali Expedition, May 7, 2024
Congratulation…Bravo…Well done Pete and crew.
From hoop courts and race ovals of flat IN.
Posted by: Waltero Glover on 5/28/2024 at 1:10 am
Wonderful news! Big congrats to you all!
Posted by: Lisa Hankin on 5/27/2024 at 2:29 pm
Jambo Everyone
All is well here on Kilimanjaro!
Today we woke to beautifully clear skies with even better views of Kilimanjaro and clouds obscuring the valleys below. Our morning ritual has been waking around 6:30 and getting everything in our tents packed up before heading into our very spacious dinning tent for quite the feast.
We hit the trail once again around 8 am and hiked for an hour before taking our usual 15 minute break, then back on the trail for another hour. All total today we hiked for just over six hours before reaching camp which is set up and ready for us.
Along the way we passed around the famous and beautiful Lava Tower reaching just over 15,000', setting new altitude records for some and we also chatted with a few other climbers who are on the same schedule with us. All in all it was a really nice day with clouds gathering in the afternoon to help keep the temperature comfortable for hiking.
That’s all for now.
RMI Guides Casey Grom, Jess Wedel and the Kili crew
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Kilimanjaro Climb & Safari, January 20, 2024
Hi Crigler Family!
Love seeing these updates (jealous) and can see your having an amazing adventure.
Keep up the great work! Rooting for you all the way from Chatham, NJ.
XO
Francine
Posted by: Francine Leff on 1/25/2024 at 1:04 pm
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Avery Parrinello
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Elevation: 10,550'
Windy windy windy. We left Pampa de Lenas amd continued our journey up valley. What started as a light breeze grew stronger and stronger throughout the day. The wind whipped down valley creating dust clouds. Our mouths became gritty. Our skin felt rough. Our bare skin got sand blasted. It felt like tiny stings on our shins. It was as if mother nature was trying to push us away. But we put our heads down and leaned into it. Right before camp we were rewarded with our first views of Aconcagua and her neighboring peak Amigino. They look so big from where we stand. Towering 12,000 feet above us sits the summit. Fingers crossed, all the stars align and we will be standing up there in just shy of two weeks. But before that we are going to focus on our next goal, arriving at basecamp.
Talk to you all tomorrow from Plaza de Argentina,
RMI Guide Hannah Smith and team
sounds wonderful ! Brave and strong describes you all! A special hello to Tim!!
Posted by: Connie Riddle on 1/10/2020 at 5:11 pm
Happy Base Camp Everyone!
Sue! Bad intel.. sorry..you know..
Hannah.. dinner at Brickhouse 737 when you get to Colorado..
Avery..well… I still love my Baker Buddy..
Everyone else? Kick butt!
Posted by: Rhonda McCormick on 1/10/2020 at 4:13 pm
The mountains are calling, hope all have a great first summit experience on Ishinca!
Posted by: Laura Voisinet on 7/3/2015 at 5:14 am
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