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Posted by: Mike Walter, Lydia Johnson, JT Schmitt
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
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HW: Great to see you in the photos Dave posted, looking healthy and happy. Glad to hear everyone is acclimatizing well. You are almost at Base Camp! Only for Everest do you feel, even you are already at 16,000, the real test has yet to begun. Please stay safe and healthy. We are all thinking of you every day. - FX
Posted by: FX on 4/2/2015 at 9:15 pm
Good luck guys. Hope you summit today. Fingers and toes crossed.
A
Posted by: andrea on 7/9/2014 at 9:33 am
We’re praying—and so are lots of others - Love, Pam
“but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength,
they shall mount up with wings like eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31
Posted by: pam proctor on 7/9/2014 at 4:19 am
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Seth Burns, Nicole De Petris
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 17,000'
Monday, June 24, 2024 - 12:05 am PT
We woke up this morning to a blue bird day and a quiet chill in the air. It was cold, crisp, windless; perfect weather for a trip up to high camp. People tend to think we stage our summit bid from high camp and, in a sense, we do, but the real waiting game happens at 14,000' Camp. It’s where you wait for the summit weather to align and today the door was wide open. We made our way up the headwall and the fixed lines for our second run and we were pros this time. Dialing in the techniques and tactics we learned on the previous run through. The heavier packs were noticeable on the legs and the heat of the day was noticeable on our dry throats but on we went. When we finally crested onto the namesake “ West Buttress” of the route. The sun gave way to cloud and the heat to snow. We got glimpses of the 360 views that this part of the route offers but never the full scene. On we pressed to the high camp of Denali at a height of 17,200 ft.
We set up shop, ate our meals, and are trying to recover for a summit push tomorrow morning. Tomorrow will be undoubtedly the hardest we’ve had on the mountain, and for many the hardest physical effort we’ve ever tried. The team can do it though. We’ve got this.
Wish us luck!!
RMI Guide Dominic Cifelli
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Denali Expedition June 9, 2024
True grit.
Posted by: Brad on 6/25/2024 at 3:08 am
Good luck tomorrow. May the weather cooperate! Greetings from a lowly 0 feet.
Posted by: Erik on 6/24/2024 at 3:28 pm
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Devin Guffey, Josh Geiser
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Tuesday June 4, 2024 3:05pm PDT
Hannah Smith & Team are flying onto the glacier, and will officially start their climb!
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Denali Expedition June 2, 2024
Strive for greatness and conquer that mountain, like my GOAT LeBron James! I’ll think of you all when I’m enjoying Space Jam 2 tonight! (My personal favorite) ❤️
Posted by: Patrick on 6/5/2024 at 6:11 pm
Good luck, learn lots, and have a great time team! Meganne, you are just the most incredible badass I know, you’ve got this
Posted by: Emma Bassein on 6/5/2024 at 7:31 am
Greetings from La Malinche! Today the team moved from the busy streets of Mexico City up to our cabanas at 10,000 feet. From here, we went for a hike up to 13,500 feet to stretch our lungs and our legs. The day started off a bit cloudy for us which mostly obscured our view of the higher peaks but we did see Pico de Orizaba towering above the clouds for a brief moment. A little rain chased us off of of the mountain this afternoon leaving us eager for a hot shower and another delicious meal.
The weather looks like it is improving throughout the week which should set us up for success on the bigger peaks to come! Tomorrow we will head to the base of Ixta. Now it is time to crawl into our beds for some well deserved rest.
Grayson & Alan,
Have a great trip on Ixta & Orizaba! I’m so thankful to have had you guys on our trip last year! Be careful on that labrynth! :O)
Ron
Posted by: Ron Seib on 1/20/2020 at 10:30 am
Posted by: Walter Hailes, Jessie Poquerusse
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico
Elevation: 17,340'
Must have been spectacular up there! Great accomplishment guys!
Posted by: Jennifer on 7/25/2017 at 9:50 am
Well done! Can’t wait to hear about it and see the photos. Amazing day for it!!
Posted by: Carla on 7/25/2017 at 9:36 am
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