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Posted by: Ben Liken, Dave Hahn, Sean Collon
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 9,000'
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Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Jackson Breen
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 7,600'
Monday, May 27, 2024 - 11:30 PM PT
Our descent is well underway. We woke up a bit leisurely this morning and let things get a bit warmer, then packed our belongings and started down the West Buttress. Before long we were in the relative warmth of 14,000', wearing much less than all the 14,000' Camp dwellers themselves. Something about coming down from somewhere that's been - 25 to change perspective. We packed more belongings at 14 Camp, and started down towards 11,000'. We had a plan to see how low we could get. We made it to 11,000' Camp in great time, so the team decided to take a minute to brew up some more water, then keep going to the base of Ski Hill, our first camp of the expedition. We are there now, where things feel truly balmy. We're going to take a quick snooze, then wake up early and walk the last bit to Kahiltna Base Camp, where we hope planes will be flying first thing!
RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer
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Posted by: Dustin Wittmier
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico
Thanks everyone for following along and once again, a shout out to Farmer Dave for all the encouragement!
Climbing Orizaba is never easy. We ended up having a great weather day and route conditions were also favorable. But it still felt like a hard push after the long week of being rained off of big mountains and spending hours drying gear. The team can take pride in their perseverance and their summit of Pico de Orizaba, the third highest peak in North America.
Last night we celebrated in Tlachichuca at the Servimont hostel, where there is always a nice meal and cold drinks. Most people were in bed by 8pm, it was quite the party. Now we are on one final bus ride, to the airport this time, and will return to normal life tomorrow. The muddy, dusty gear we are bringing home will remind us of the good times we had in Mexico.
RMI Guide Dustin Wittmier
Hey Dustin! Way to go getting your Team to the Top!!! Brought back Awesome memories!!!
Farmer Dave
Posted by: Dave Kestel on 10/15/2023 at 10:33 am
Posted by: Tyler Jones, Bryan Mazaika, Nick Scott
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Posted by: Tyler Jones, Lindsay Mann, Chase Nelson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
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We miss you so much and can’t wait to hear about your adventure!
Hope you’re kicking everyone’s butt at phase ten and taking lots of pictures!
See you soon!
Love Jennifer, Lila & Owen
xox
Posted by: Jen on 6/12/2015 at 11:24 am
Mark & Dave,
Hey boys, glad to hear you guys are steadily making your way to the top! We are on the blog every chance we get, hoping for the next post on how you guys are doing and Lila love to tell me that “Daddy is hiking in the mountains with Unkey Dave”
Posted by: Jennifer on 6/11/2015 at 8:53 pm
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Colin, haven’t heard anything about you in a long time. I’m excited about your climb. I think it’s great that you are doing this.
Posted by: mike samples on 12/31/2014 at 4:10 pm
So proud of you, Colin (and all of you)! Hope you continue to have a great climb and the weather stays good.
Posted by: Sandy Evans on 12/30/2014 at 3:41 pm
Ramona and Michael It was good talking to you yesterday and guess it will be a while before I do again. Hope that you’re enjoying the trail. Love, Momma
Posted by: Patsy Hollie on 8/1/2014 at 8:53 pm
Can’t wait for all the updates. Be safe and have fun! Oh and “GO TEAM JUNELL!!”
Posted by: Beverly on 7/30/2014 at 9:57 am
Our family has enjoyed reading your progress on the mountain and glad to hear you have had good weather. Steve, we send our love. MeMe
Posted by: V. Butterfield on 2/6/2011 at 10:10 pm
What an amazing view!!!!! It’s hard to imagine all that snow coming down when you see spectacular sunshine like that.
Posted by: Joanna Standley on 7/1/2014 at 4:36 pm
Following you on the web’s Denali cam—often looks cold and cloudy but that may be deceiving looking from below. Hope spirits and feet are in good shape. Furnace hot in Potsdam NY.
Posted by: Geoff Clark on 7/1/2014 at 1:25 pm
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