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Posted by: Adam Knoff, Lindsay Mann
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 7,300'
On The Map
Posted by: Mike Walter, Solveig Waterfall, Steve Gately
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,000'
On The Map
Out of coffee?! That is dire news, indeed. I’ll see what strings I can pull for the weather…
Posted by: K2 on 5/23/2014 at 6:22 am
Good luck Dean and all the team.
Posted by: Sheryl Hawkins on 5/23/2014 at 5:00 am
Posted by: Mike Walter, Solveig Waterfall, Steve Gately
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,000'
“Efficient. Gotta be efficient.” I can still hear you saing it Mike ! ! Best to you + team. Said weather prayer. Waltero
Posted by: waltero glover on 5/22/2014 at 8:24 am
Great job team! Always best to be first!
Posted by: Mandy on 5/22/2014 at 5:21 am
Posted by: Mike Walter, Solveig Waterfall, Steve Gately
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,000'
keeping an eye on u brother
Posted by: kevin on 5/21/2014 at 6:03 pm
Steve and Team,
Smart move. You hire professional guides not so much for their technical skill of how to climb but for their wisdom of knowing when to climb.
Hike well and be safe.
Dad
Posted by: Bill Gately on 5/21/2014 at 4:23 am
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 8:05 pm PT
Anja‘s Blog:
With the calm sound of snow falling on our tents in the ear we cosily fell asleep after a satisfying first day on Vinson basecamp. Todays morning surprises us with a pristine snow-covered landscape, the sun glimpsing at us once in a while. What a Privilege to be here and be able to observe all These changing Moody of nature in a breathtakingly beautiful scenery! But for now, there is no time for further contemplation: work must be done- we will be going up the glacier towards camp 1 to cache.
The sun pleased us the whole day: without wind we were sometimes even sweating on our way up. As we had a good pace, we overtook two teams! In the end Dominic extended our caching to one more leg : we brought our heavy packs and sleds close to Camp 1 ( uphill walking time 4.5 h, 750 elevation gain). On our way back to basecamp we almost ran: we were very happy to reach "Home sweet Home“ after two hours. Suppen was extraordinary, because from the stock we found 3 m deep in the glacier ( that is an extra Story, not for now) . We are now going to bed with a happy smile on our faces- and with the lullaby, Shackelton loved so much: "Guten Abend, gute Nacht…“ (unfortunately, we could not take an audio …)
Good night to all our beloved ones from Team Vinson 2024
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Vinson Expedition November 22, 2024
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Matias Francis, Chase Halbert
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,000'
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - 11:53 pm PT
Things are so far wiring well in our favor. The Glacier below us was in a cloud and snow today, the elevations above chilly and windy, but our zone was perfect for a short return to our cache to grab all our food and fuel and move them up to our camp. Mission accomplished, we spent the afternoon resting in the tents reading, playing cards, and snacking. It was a well deserved break after three hard days of moving. We'll see what the weather brings us tomorrow. We might rest again, or we might move a cache uphill to 13,500'.
RMI Guides Pete, Matias, Chase, and team
Pops/Jason - Hey it’s ari. i hope you’re enjoying your time up on the mountain. i can’t wait to hear about it when u go back home. proud of you. <3
~ ari
Posted by: Ari Barnett on 5/20/2021 at 3:32 pm
Dad/Hank- Keep up the great work and sounds pretty awesome so far! Glad to hear you are doing well and you got this!! Sean’s still pushing for skiing down it, ha! Love you - Katie and Sean
Posted by: Katie Baskin on 5/19/2021 at 7:33 pm
Posted by: Lindsay Mann, Ben Liken
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Congratulations Summer and the entire team! Incredible accomplishment! Prayers and positive thoughts sent your way today. Carol Wyble
Posted by: Carol Wyble on 7/31/2015 at 11:33 pm
Rebecca, No surprise. You are a special force. We are so proud for you.
Congratulations!
Posted by: mom and Dad on 7/31/2015 at 9:47 pm














Sounds like you are moving up the mountain. Great start!! Love you Jay and Mary. Mom
Posted by: Susan Lampas on 6/21/2014 at 10:56 am
This is exciting news! We are thrilled to be able to follow this adventure. Good luck to everyone on the team and love to Mary and Jay. Dan and Diane
Posted by: diane roketenetz on 6/21/2014 at 7:41 am
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