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RMI Guide Zeb Blais calls in from Pampas de Las Lenas.
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Equipo Hailes Feliz Ano Nuevo!!
Team Icahn a.k.a. the “belly of the beast” wishes Viv a happy and safe New Year
I wish I was there but gave away my training boots a.k.a. sneakers many years ago
Bob
Posted by: Bob on 12/31/2014 at 4:22 am
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Jackson Breen
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,000'
Sunday, May 19, 2024 - 10:59 pm PT
This morning every peak around us, including Denali, was wearing a funny cloud hat - lenticular clouds and a sign of high winds. It made the decision pretty clear: we would rest at 14,000' Camp today. We did all of our usual rest day things and watched as camp was engulfed by a calm, white cloud, before it started to snow lightly. Despite all that, the tents were catching quite a bit of solar radiation and it was quite warm and comfy inside. We made a decent start at building snow walls to protect camp should the weather turn worse. The forecast sounds decent tomorrow, so we are hoping for weather in the morning that let's us carry to 17,000'.
RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer
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Denali Expedition, May 7, 2024
Hey Jackson! I got my Mothers Day postcard today from Denali! It made my day!
Posted by: Amy on 5/20/2024 at 3:05 pm
Posted by: Dustin Wittmier, Henry Coppolillo
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Ecuador
Elevation: 18,997'
100% summit success on Cayambe!
The team is now looking forward to a day of rest and relaxation before heading towards Antisana.
Photos and a more interesting blog forthcoming
RMI Guide Dustin Wittmier
That is SO Awesome Dustin!! Congratulations to you and your team!!!
Farmer Dave
Posted by: Dave Kestel on 1/17/2023 at 8:12 am
Ahh!!! That’s amazing! Congratulations, everyone! <3 So appreciative of the blog updates :)
Posted by: Hannah on 1/16/2023 at 8:40 pm
Posted by: Solveig Waterfall, Nikki Champion
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 10,781'
On The Map
It seems that you had a great time there. I also want to share another article here which is about Elbrus climbing.
http://outdoors-with-cenkertekin.com/elbrus/
Posted by: Whocares386 on 9/13/2018 at 10:41 pm
Good for you, what a great feeling you must have!!!! Bob and I are having a celebratory vodka for you
Posted by: Barb on 6/24/2017 at 4:42 pm
Any navigation issues on the upper Kautz?
Posted by: Jared on 8/13/2016 at 11:29 am
Posted by: Seth Waterfall, Walter Hailes, Solveig Waterfall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
So happy the Harriott/Lesch Team summited and relieved they are safe. Hope they are all warm and toasty soon.
Posted by: Barb Chaney on 6/19/2014 at 10:49 am
It is Lesch, such a major accomplishment & I misspelled it. Too excited for them I guess. Apologies & Congratulations again.
Posted by: Darlene Fatica on 6/19/2014 at 10:14 am
Posted by: Eric Frank, Geoff Schellens
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,000'
Dr. Bruce Freedman, Love the beard. You guys look great. What a view you have. Stay warm and post some more pics… David
Posted by: David Hart on 6/13/2014 at 2:48 am
Good work gentlemen!
John, your fantasy baseball team is doing phenominal, the first goal of the world cup was an own-goal, and I left a basball game in the middle of the 14th inning only to hear the fireworks of a walk-off homer in the parking lot. Stay safe-ish, take lots of photos, and enjoy your time on the mountian.
Cash
Posted by: Clay Rogers on 6/12/2014 at 9:40 pm
Posted by: Eric Frank, Geoff Schellens
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
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Well,here I am again… 2 blogs in one day.. But I have actually checked for updates about 10 times today! Mom Frank, I just read your message to me, and needed to immediately respond. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! You can’t imagine how much your words of encouragement mean to me! John has great respect for the guides and their expertise. He has reassured me numerous times that they are very skilled and safety minded. However, no one but another Mom could ever understand or imagine just how much we worry about our children… Be they big or small! You made me feel so much better!!!! I will try to relax! THANK YOU!
Posted by: Patty Stenderup on 6/9/2014 at 9:52 pm
Praying for safety as you head for the high country. It sounds like you have an awesome team! I don’t normally comment on the blog but it has been fun watching the Stenderup family follow this trip. I just couldn’t resist sending Mom Stenderup some encouragement. Mom Stenderup - I remember the first time my,as you put it, “baby boy” headed up this 20,000+ mountain. I checked the blog what seemed like a million times a day for 26 days. Now I am watching this climb with a little different perspective. You see my “baby boy” has grown into the young man who is the senior guide leading this expedition. From one mountain climber’s mom to another… it’s OK to relax a bit, breathe and enjoy the journey. Your boys are in good hands. Eric and Geoff are both incredibly skilled, smart, mountain savvy, safety conscious, Senior RMI Guides. They are good at what they do. So be encouraged. Like you, I will continue to pray for the team’s safety. GO TEAM! Summit this mountain with style. Mom Frank
Posted by: Kathy Frank on 6/9/2014 at 8:01 pm
Congrats Shannon !!!! Awesome Job!!!!!
Posted by: Tony on 6/4/2015 at 12:48 pm
Congrats Greg! You’re probably already down and on your way home. No where? I would hope somewhere hot!
Posted by: Rick & Tracy on 6/4/2015 at 9:06 am
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