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Posted by: Dave Hahn, Ben Liken, Sean Collon
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 17,200'
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RMI Guide Dave Hahn checks in from 17 camp on Mt. McKinley.
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Been keeping up with you via your blogs; thanks so much for them. Glad you had a good practice run. Looking forward to your next blog recapping your summit accomplishments. Enjoy your time on the mountain; you’ll be down again with all yor amazing stories before you know it.
<3
jam
Posted by: Janette Mitchell on 7/3/2011 at 9:42 am
Well the 4th is freedom day. Hope you guys will make it today the 3rd of july as your OWN independence day to remember. We all are praying for all of u so u guys can come home quick
Posted by: Uma on 7/3/2011 at 9:08 am
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Smiles for miles!!!
Posted by: Carole on 5/23/2011 at 6:13 pm
Wow, Steve - incredible! The entire S&H team, headed by your loving spouse, is rooting for your successful (almost effortless) summit, praying for you guys every step of the way and is awed by you guys! Be safe and keep us posted - Cheers, Wendy
Posted by: wendy st charles on 5/23/2011 at 1:59 pm
Posted by: Seth Burns, Jackson Breen, Raymond Holt
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14, 200'
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Friday, May 23, 2025 11:08 pm PDT
Happy Friday Everyone!
To our family and friends back at home, I’m excited to share that we have made it to Camp 3—14,200’—a huge milestone in our journey! This is where we will call home for the next week or so while we acclimatize and hit the fixed lines around 17,000’ to prepare for summit attempts.
Today we woke up to a cool, crisp, bluebird sky, and that meant one thing: we were packing up Camp 2 and headed to Camp 3. After a quick breakfast, we packed up our camp, stuffed our packs to the breaking point, and loaded a couple of sleds with all our gear and food.
It was time to trade in our snowshoes and put on our crampons. That’s right—it was time to go climbing, finally! As we headed out with an ice axe in one hand and a trekking pole in the other, we stared up at Motorcycle Hill. It was time to go to work.
We had a 35-degree pitch with roughly 1,000’ of gain. From there, we made our way to Squirrel Hill—another 30-degree pitch—then up to the Polo Fields, where we finally got a bit of flatter terrain. The views are like no other and bring grace to the grind.
Then it was up and around Windy Corner, which didn’t disappoint, greeting us with some lovely wind :). We continued to embrace the day as we made our last push into Camp 3. We are home! Our biggest push in one day with 3,000’ of vertical gain.
As I sit here and write this—and I know the team feels the same—with a sunburnt face, a back that feels like it carried an elephant, and feet that feel like they ran an ultramarathon, I couldn’t be more grateful and proud of this team and all we’ve accomplished over the past six days. Getting to Camp 3 took everything we’ve got—congrats, team!
To our guides: every day you continue to inspire us, nail the weather reports, and keep us moving upward. Thank you for all your efforts!
That’s all for now—time for dinner (bacon mac and cheese!) and some much-needed rest days. Onward and upward this team goes! Keep sending the positive vibes and prayers our way—they’re working!
- Will
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McKinley Expedition May 13, 2025
Keep it going everyone! Great update. Rest up and climb on.
Posted by: Najem Reddington on 5/27/2025 at 2:20 pm
Congrats team!! Love following along on this journey! Get some rest and gear up for the next push!
Posted by: Drew and Nicole on 5/25/2025 at 3:49 pm
Posted by: Mike Walter, Jess Wedel, Michael Murray
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,000'
Saturday, May 18, 2024 - 4:29 pm PT
Mission accomplished. We had sunny weather with a light, but chilly breeze for our back carry. It took us 15 minutes to get back to our Windy Corner cache and an hour to get back up to our camp in Genet Basin. A good leg stretcher. We will likely rest tomorrow and try to carry to high camp on Monday.
RMI Guide Mike Walter
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Denali Expedition, May 5, 2024
Happy birthday to my brother andre!! we think of you every day! make the most of it and look forward to hearing about this wonderful trip!
Rachel, Simon, Olivier et Alexandre xxx
Posted by: Rachel on 5/19/2024 at 9:42 am
In every place on Earth you travel
The people who love you ever marvel
Your strength and stamina
Your will and resolve
Your curiosity and fearless nature.
All will carry you
To see the rarely captured
Glimpses of our world
From Nebraska to Alaska you are in my heart.
Posted by: Becky Farho Killian on 5/19/2024 at 7:37 am
Posted by: Dave Hahn
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Vinson Massif
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RMI Guide Dave Hahn calls in from Deboche.
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Hope you guys are having fun. I’ll be heading out on my trek April 8th to base camp. Can’t wait. See ou on rainier in June.
Posted by: Mike on 3/31/2015 at 3:48 am
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Peter and J.J. —To my Elbrus teammates…. I am thinking of you and I know you can do it…. Blessings to the entire team
Posted by: john baker on 12/2/2014 at 1:21 pm
Can’t believe you are already primed for the summit. Seems like you just got there. Hope the climb is all you dreamed it would be. Good luck to the team and to my love.
Bonny
Posted by: Bonny Rogers on 12/1/2014 at 3:30 pm
Posted by: Brent Okita, Leah Fisher, Nick Hunt
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,200'
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Be safe everyone. Enjoy the experience. Great to see your positive progress.
Posted by: Mark DiLucca on 5/29/2014 at 4:29 am
Dan A and Team,
I am enjoying watching your progress and am glad everything is going well. Stay safe and enjoy your journey. I look forward to seeing what tomorrow brings for you.
Maria
Posted by: Maria Martin Faires, RD on 5/28/2014 at 3:16 pm
Great effort everyone ! Hope you can summit soon. Wishing you every success from Switzerland !
Posted by: Beat on 7/14/2014 at 2:57 am
Dave & Team - look forward to following you all the way.
Travel safely.
XOXOXO
Posted by: Mary on 7/13/2014 at 9:04 pm
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