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Denali Expedition: Smith & Team Load Planes, Arrive at Kahiltna Base Camp

June 11, 2021

Posted by: Hannah Smith, Dustin Wittmier, Devin Guffey

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 7,300'

Thursday, June 10, 2021 - 6:09 pm PT

Good evening,

The sun made its way past the curtains flickering in the room. Knowing the sun was partly out was a good sign for flying today. As we made our way to the hangar, we got the call telling us to get our butts in gear. It was time to load the planes. Street shoes were traded in for boots, jeans traded for climbing pants. The air was filled with the roar of the planes and also nerves and excitment knowing that we were about to start our expeditions. Great views and a smooth ride brought us to the Kahiltna Base Camp. Just as we were so excited to fly onto the glacier, other teams stood ready and excited to fly off. We will be them in a few weeks. The rest of the day was spent setting up camp and refreshing skills. We will wake early tomorrow morning to make our way to the next camp.

Let the fun begin,

RMI Guide Hannah Smith

Mt. Shuksan - Fisher Chimneys: Blais & Team Descend Through New Snow

September 16, 2015

Posted by: Zeb Blais

Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades

We got back into cell service late last night after an exciting day of climbing on Mount Shuksan yesterday. New snow in the Fisher Chimneys made it prudent to wear our crampons all the way down to the talus field below the Chimneys. Our team had a great time descending this tough terrain and came away from the trip with an excellent experience. Fun climbing in this wild September weather! Thanks for the inspiring attitudes everyone. RMI Guide Zeb Blais @zebblais

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Mt. McKinley: Jones & Team Return to Civilization

June 17, 2015

Posted by: Lindsay Mann, Tyler Jones, Chase Nelson

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 348'

This morning we woke up at 1 am to enjoy our last morning on the glacier. As we left 11,000' camp the sky was a mixture of pink, purple and blues. After our final push we arrived at base camp this morning at 7:30 am. A few hours later after enjoying another spectacular flight, we found ourselves hot in Talkeetna, suddenly aware of how badly we smelled. Everyone spent the afternoon transitioning back into the real world, getting in touch with family and enjoying a shower. Tonight we are looking forward to a celebratory dinner and getting a view of the mountain that we stood atop just a few days ago. Congratulations to the entire team and to Geoff and Eric's team on a successful trip! RMI Guide Lindsay Mann

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Mt. Rainier: Expeditions Skills Seminar - Muir on the Summit!

May 28, 2015

Posted by: Brent Okita

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir led by RMI Guides Brent Okita and Garrett Stevens reached Camp Muir on Monday with their team. This week has been beautiful and the team has spent their time on the mountain honing their mountaineering techniques. This morning the team left Camp Muir en route to the summit. They arrived around 6:30 am PT and were able to enjoy the blue skies and sunshine from the top. The team will return to Camp Muir for their final night on the mountain and some additional training. Tomorrow after noon they will return to Rainier BaseCamp. Congratulations to today's climbers!

Aconcagua: King & Team SUMMIT!

February 12, 2015

Posted by: Mike King, Steve Gately

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 22,841'

February 12, 2015 - 11:56 am PT Update: The team is all safely back at Camp III after a successful summit day! Warm temps and literally zero wind made it one for the record books! RMI Guide Steve Gately 9:20 am PT Hi, this is Mike King with RMI Aconcagua Team 7 stand on the top of South America! We had a challenging day with extremely cold weather, and wind in the morning. We had a lot of new snow and scree on the way up on the upper mountain. The team did great. We're gonna be heading back down in about 20 minutes. A beautiful day, I don't have ever seen a more beautiful day on the top of Aconcagua. We will call or send a posting when we get back to high camp. Thanks for joining us! RMI Guide Mike King

Mike King Calling from the Summit of Aconcagua February 12, 2015

Mexico’s Volcanoes: Trip Ends In Mexico

October 26, 2014

Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, JJ Justman

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico

Hello RMI Blog Followers!! This is our last blog from Mexico and I am going to be a writer with no words. Instead...take a look at our summit video of Orizaba. Our team were absolute rock stars!!! RMI Guide JJ Justman

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Mt. Elbrus: Justman & Team Enjoy Boat Tour of St. Petersburg

July 29, 2014

Posted by: JJ Justman

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Southside

The RMI Mt. Elbrus July 18th Team spent their last night in Russia on a boat tour through the canals of St. Petersburg. Follow along with them via the video below.

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Team Reaches 11,000 ft. on Mt. McKinley

June 28, 2010

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 11,000 ft.

Hey this is Dave on Mt. McKinley giving an update for today, the 28th of June. We got up at 4 a.m. and made our move from 9,500' on the Kahiltna up to 11,000'. The weather cooperated, there were clouds down low but we were above it all. We reached camp by 10 a.m. since we got a nice early start while it was still cool. We built our camp at 11,000' and plan to establish a cache around Windy Corner tomorrow. Everything is going well and we will talk to you soon.

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Billy Nugent and Team Make Summit on Aconcagua

February 12, 2010

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 22,841 ft.

100% Summit! Billy called from the summit this morning. Everyone did well and they are starting their descent back to high camp. Congratulations Team!

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