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Antisana Express: Wittmier, Lyddan & Team Summit Illiniza Norte

November 1, 2023

Posted by: Dustin Wittmier, Emma Lyddan

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Ecuador

Elevation: 16,818'

Iliniza Norte summit!

Our team reached the summit of Iliniza Norte at 6 pm yesterday evening. It was a beautiful afternoon, so upon arrival at the hut we decided to just go for it. We were rewarded with a lovely sunset at the summit, one of the nicer ones most of us have ever seen.

Back at the hut, we sat down for a hot meal and although it was quite tasty, Emma and I spent some time forcing people to eat. A long few days of acclimatizing is catching up with everyone, but you have to eat! The main objective lies ahead.

We are now in route to Antisana Basecamp, where we will spend two nights and hopefully be standing on top of the fourth highest peak in Ecuador less than 48 hours from now!

RMI Guide Dustin Wittmier

Mt. Rainier: Five Day Team Enjoys Nice Day on Mountain

August 6, 2018

Posted by: Zeb Blais

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

RMI Guide Zeb Blais and the Five Day Summit Climb August 2 - 6 team reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. Zeb reported a little cold and a little windy on their climb this morning but overall very nice weather. The team ascended to Camp Muir on August 4th after spending a day and a 1/2 training on the lower slopes of Mt. Rainier. They spent two nights at Camp Muir resting and preparing for their summit climb. We are glad they had a beautiful day today for their summit climb. Congratulations to the team!

Mt. Rainier: Expedition Skills Seminar Ascends to Camp Muir

May 29, 2018

Posted by: Brent Okita, Jordan Cargill

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 10,060'

The Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir May 27 - 1 June led by RMI Guides Brent Okita and Jordan Cargill met their team on Sunday for a day of Technical Training at Rainier BaseCamp. They spent their first day reviewing the plan for the week, working on some technical skills and completing a thorough equipment check. With backpacks proficiently packed they ascended to Camp Muir on Monday under blue skies. They will spend the next several days working on mountaineering skills and preparing for their summit attempt later this week.

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Mexico’s Volcanoes: Team Descends from Orizaba

October 22, 2016

Posted by: Mike King, Steve Gately

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico

This is the RMI Mexico team back safely in town. We had a good descent from the summit of Orizaba. Our shuttle picked us up just as the clouds and rain began to set in. Stormy weather played a huge part of this trip, we are glad that the weather cleared for our successful summit this morning. The team is getting cleaned up and sorted for their flights home tomorrow. Thanks for following along. RMI Guides Mike King & Steve Gately

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Denali Expedition: Jones & Team Reach the Summit of North America’s Highest Peak!

June 9, 2016

Posted by: Tyler Jones, Blake Votilla, Caleb Ladue

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 20,310"

June 9, 2016 - 6:16 pm PT Hi Everybody - It's Tyler Jones and the RMI 4 Team. We are standing on the summit of Mt. McKinley, well now Denali. We are all doing well and we will give another shout when we get back to Camp. Thanks for your support and we will talk to you all soon. Ciao - RMI Guide Tyler Jones

RMI Guide Tyler Jones check in from the summit of Denali.

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Kilimanjaro: Tucker & Team Say Farewell to Africa

July 18, 2015

Posted by: Mark Tucker

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Mark Tucker calling from the Kilimanjaro Airport. We are all moving in the direction of home: a couple to Zanzibar and some are off to England. We have been knocking it along the old, dirt trail. We got a shower in and a five-course meal at the Dik Dik and have been having a gas. It's amazing how time just compresses when you're enjoying yourself so much. Unfortunately we haven't been able to communicate with you due to some challenges in the connectivity world. But overall, I hope you guys have been kept up to date. Everybody's doing great. We had a wonderful summit and a fabulous safari, hate to leave Africa. But we have so many great memories and the team has had a lot of fun. Thanks for following along and we'll talk to you next trip. RMI Guide Mark Tucker

RMI Guide Mark Tucker calls in from Kilimanjaro.

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Aconcagua: Blais & Team at High Camp

January 11, 2015

Posted by: Zeb Blais, Mike King

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 19,600'

RMI Base, this is Alex Barber calling in with RMI's Aconcagua team. Today we moved to Camp 3 and are in place for our summit bid tomorrow morning. The team did a great job today battling the cold winds into our high camp of 19,600 feet. The team is settled in and we're preparing ourselves for the summit push. Hopefully our next dispatch will be a call from the summit of the highest peak outside of the Himalaya. We will talk to you guys tomorrow. Bye. RMI Guide Alex Barber

RMI Guide Alex Barber calls in from High Camp.

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Aconcagua: Blais & Team Arrive in Basecamp

January 1, 2015

Posted by: Zeb Blais, Mike King

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 13,800'

This is Zeb checking in from Plaza Argentina, Aconcagua Basecamp. We arrived today after trekking up from Casa de Piedra. We had a great New Year's last night where we celebrated with an asado and some nice bubbly. Today's hike went really well and everyone is in camp resting and feeling good. We have a full day of rest tomorrow and then we plan on carrying to Camp 1. We'll check in again soon. Thanks for following. RMI Guide Zeb Blais

RMI Guide Zeb Blais calls in from Plaza Argentina.

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Mt. McKinley: Walter & Team Movin’ On Up

May 16, 2014

Posted by: Solveig Waterfall, Mike Walter, Steve Gately

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 14,000'

It's a bit colder up here at 14,000' than it was at 11K Camp this morning, but we are all excited to be moving uphill again and enjoying new surroundings. We left a an hour earlier than our usual time in anticipation of the extensive work of building a solid camp once we arrived at our destination. It took us just over five hours to get here, and as is normal this time of the season, there were no established camps that had been vacated and available for us to move into. Everyone fueled up and we spent the next four and a half hours building tent platforms and cutting and stacking blocks of snow to build walls and protect us from the wind. It's been breezy and snowing on and off throughout the day, and after a quick dinner of potatoes, gravy, and Hormel Retorts, we have all jumped into the warmth and shelter of our nylon chateaus. Tomorrow we plan to return to our cache at Windy Corner and retrieve our additional food, gas, and personal snacks. Everyone is excited about this! All the best from RMI Guides Solveig, Mike, Steve and the team here at 14K!

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Carry to High Camp on Aconcagua

January 15, 2009

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 16,600 ft.

The sun hit our tents just after 7 AM and we got out fast for our carry to high camp. There was a distinct change in the weather as we saw a wind sculpted cloud cap hovering above the mountain's summit for much of the day. We were walking by 8:30 AM in any case, fully prepared for big winds to begin... but they never really did. It was novel to have the trail to ourselves as most other groups seemed to be on a slightly later schedule. As usual, our production teams were leapfrogging and ambushing all the way, but we made fine time anyway. The goal was to carry gear and food to our intended high camp, but also to get in a day of exercise at altitude... mission accomplished. Along the way, we enjoyed views of a few other Andean giants and some new valleys below. The sky grew progressively more cloudy, but we retained our great views of Aconcagua's formidable summit pyramid. We'd reached 19,200 ft by mid-day and all seemed reasonably comfortable with the altitude. It didn't take long to cache the gear and head back down the crushed lava and pumice trail to low camp where we relaxed through an easy afternoon in the tents. Resting up for our big move tomorrow... weather permitting.

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