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Kel Rossiter and the Four Day Summit Climb teams stood on the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The teams have been in and out of clouds this morning with a trace of new snow falling and calm winds. After spending some time on the summit, the teams are making their way back to
Camp Muir before beginning their descent to Paradise.
Congratulations climbers!
Namaste everyone
We certainly feel blessed with the weather we've been having, as today was another beautiful day.
Our daily routine has been breakfast at 7:30 or 8 and hitting the trail generally no later than 9. Then we hike 30-40 minute intervals until lunch, then head back out until we reach camp. Today was a little different as we stopped off to visit Lama Geshe who lives in Pangboche. He is a very high ranking Lama and generally gives blessing to the climbers and Sherpas headed to Everest, most of whom won't climb without his blessing.
After our visit with the Lama we finished up our hike pulling into another village that sits along this ever winding path to Everest.
Pheriche is where we are and where we will spend a few days to acclimatize as we have finally reached the 14,000 ft mark.
RMI Guide Casey Grom and crew
On The Map
We are at
Aconcagua Basecamp safe and sound. I just wrote an elaborate blog and as our team was telling stories I got involved and wouldn't you know it, my entire blog was erased!
The team is safe, sound and having fun. The weather now is horrible up high. I don't mean to brag but we made the summit on the best day. Now the mountain is angry. But we are happy here in Basecamp.
We are hiking out tomorrow and will be in Mendoza for New Year's Eve. This is officially our last blog post. Thank you so much for following along.
RMI Guide JJ Justman
On The Map
Hello from 15,000' on Mt. Kilimanjaro.
All our team is here at
High Camp, Barafu Camp (15,000'), in great shape and ready to go. We left from Karanga Camp this morning and made it to our new camp in good time. We enjoyed another nice lunch from our mountain staff and spent time organizing and packing up to make our early morning departure quick and easy. Here at Barafu Camp life is good. There are a few clouds around but that is not unusual and we are in hopes of a clear windless night ahead. We had a relaxing afternoon with lots of tent time, putting our feet up and drying out the boots, reading, writing, and maybe a bit of cards. We are taking it easy and making sure everyone is rested and ready for our upcoming adventure.
We will try and give you a shout out from the Roof of Africa tomorrow.
RMI Guide Mark Tucker
On The Map
The Four Day Summit Climb teams led by
RMI Guides Zeb Blais and Jake Beren were unable to make a summit attempt of Mt. Rainier this morning due to weather conditions. Jake reported steady winds of 50 mph overnight with gusts to 70 mph. As of 7:30 am conditions had improved slightly with decreased winds and partial clearing. Snow accumulation at Muir was estimated at 6-10 inches.
The teams will depart
Camp Muir around 9:15 en route to Paradise and then continue down to Rainier BaseCamp in Ashford.
Our final night in St. Petersburg!
The team had a great last day here in
Russia, with a visit to several beautiful churches full of mosaics. We then visited the very famous Hermitage Museum, where we saw paintings and sculptures by many well-known artists including Picasso, Rembrandt, and even Da Vinci. We took a small break and wrapped up the day with a fantastic evening boat cruise to see this amazing city by water.
It's been a wonderful adventure here in Russia, but it's time to say our goodbyes and return to family and loved ones.
Thanks for following,
RMI Guide Casey Grom and crew
It’s a miracle!!!
Rain and snow clouds. But this team stuck with it.
100% on top
Everyone doing well and headed back to high camp.
All team members safely down to high camp and doing well.
Everyone is tired, which feels about right.
Packing up, then a huge lunch, then we’ll make our way down to some thick air at Mweka camp.
It’s also raining again!
RMI Guide Casey Grom and the summiteers
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Kilimanjaro January 6, 2024
The Four Day Climb August 10 - 13 led by RMI Guide Hannah Smith reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The team reported sunny skies with a light breeze and a very nice morning. The teams started their descent from the crater rim around 6:15 am. Once back at Camp Muir, they will repack and continue their descent to Paradise.
Nice work today team!
The Four Day Summit Climb led by RMI Guides Robby Young and Zeb Blais reached the summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning. The team climbed into a cloud cap with cold and blustery skies. The team spend a short amount of time on the summit before starting their descent.
Today also marks the 100th successful climb of Mt. Rainier for RMI Guide Zeb Blais!
Congratulations Zeb and Team!
After an adventurous summit on Lonquimay, the last couple days have been focused on simply ski touring in the beautiful terrain this region offers.
Yesterday we drove through the longest tunnel in South America to the Las Mellizas range, touring from the base of an abandoned ski area called Los Arenales. We had lunch on a mini summit called Mirador de Los Volcans and our ski descent dropped us into our first close encounter with Araucarias (monkey puzzle trees).
With 15 cm of new snow and a bit of a break in the weather, today we skied beautiful long laps from another mini summit adjacent to
Volcan Lonquimay - warm, smooth powder, definitely the best snow of the trip.
As I type, Sergio is preparing a traditional Chilean asado (barbeque)...an eating experience I have been thinking about for the last year. I have no doubt it will be our best meal of the trip (and the bar has been set high).
RMI Guide Tyler Reid
Congratulations. Look forward to my summit attempt sometime in 2017 or late 2016.
Posted by: Kevin Stone on 5/20/2015 at 8:34 am
Congrats Liz!!!!!
Posted by: Sara on 5/18/2015 at 8:37 pm
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