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Mt. Shuksan: Billy Nugent & Seminar Team Summit!

September 12, 2014

Posted by: Billy Nugent

Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades

Elevation: 9,127'

4:50 pm PT Update: Billy called in after the team returned safely to camp. A bit breezy but beautiful views on the summit. Billy's photos below. Call from the summit: Hey it's Billy here. I'm checking in from the summit of Mount Shuksan!. We are on top with seven climbers and three guides, enjoying perfect weather. Not a cloud in the sky. Views all the way down to Mount Rainier, out to the Olympic Range and the Puget Sound. We can see Vancouver, up into the Coast Range and over into the thickets of the deep North Cascades. Just spectacular today. We'll give you guys a shout when we are back in camp, safe-and-sound. All for now. RMI Guide Billy Nugent

RMI Guide Billy Nugent calls from the Mt. Shuksan summit!

Denali Expedition: Van Deventer & Team Wait for Better Weather

May 23, 2024

Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Jackson Breen

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 14,000'

It was still pretty clear that we were going to sit today, the winds were ripping around up high like a school of minnows, darting in all directions. Camp, however, had finally calmed, the snow had stopped, and it was shaping up to be a sunny day. The sun eventually evaded the clouds up high and broke free thawing our tents and bodies. The rest of the day we stored up heat in our body batteries, basked in that orange orb, and rested. The forecast is looking better going forward, so we hope to be taking the next steps in the next few days. Until then, we'll continue basking in our high altitude solarium.

RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer

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Mt. Baker: Davis & Team Attempt from the Easton Glacier

September 2, 2019

Posted by: Alan Davis

Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades

Elevation: 9,700'

RMI Guide Alan Davis called in this morning from Mt. Baker. Last night he and his team made a sunset climb via the Easton Glacier. The team reached 9,700' before turning around. They have left their camp and plan to be off the mountain in the next couple of hours.

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Mt. Rainier: August 24th Summit!

August 24, 2019

Posted by: Mike King, JT Schmitt

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Climb Teams led by RMI Guides Mike King and JT Schmitt reached the summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning. Mike reported clear skies with wind gusts of 45 mph and sustained winds at 35 mph. The teams have started their descent and are en route back to Camp Muir. Congratulations to today's teams!

Chile Ski: Reid & Team Gather in Temuco

September 30, 2018

Posted by: Tyler Reid

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Chile Ski

Greetings from Temuco, Chile! The whole crew has arrived after traveling from Washington State, New Mexico, Illinois, and all the way from Sydney, Australia. All is well and we are excited to go skiing tomorrow. Stay tuned... Cheers, RMI Guide Tyler Reid

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Kilimanjaro: Waterfall & Team Summit!

February 1, 2015

Posted by: Seth Waterfall

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 19,340'

February 1, 2015 6:00 am PT Seth here checking in from our last camp on Kili. We are down at 10,000' and boy does the air feel thick and good. We started our summit push yesterday, technically, with an 11:00pm wake up call. We hit the trail at two minutes past midnight and reached Uhuru Peak (Kilimanjaro's summit) at 6:44am. The climb was pretty cold with a strong wind out of the Northeast. The climbers buckled down though and made a great effort in tough conditions. After returning to high camp we packed up, had a late breakfast and started down to Mweka, our camp. At the halfway point we started to get some rain showers that made the tough trail a bit tougher. True to form though the team rallied and we made camp in good time. Everyone is relaxing now after a late lunch and looking forward to the hike out tomorrow. RMI Guide Seth Waterfall January 31, 2015 8:00 pm PT Hey, this is Seth calling from the top of Kilimanjaro! It's 7:00 a.m. our time. Nine of the climbers went to the summit today. One of our group decided to hang back in high camp and wait for us to return, but everybody else is up here on Uhuru Peak, the very highest point of Kilimanjaro. The tallest peak in Africa and one of the largest free-standing mountains on Earth. It has been one of the coldest days I've had up here. We've had a wind blowing at us and put a little rime ice on our parkas and whatnot. But now that the sun's been up on us a little bit and having fun up here, we're gonna take finish taking pics and swing back down through high camp and to our camp at 10,000 feet tonight. I'll check in from there. That's it from us from the top of Kilimanjaro.

RMI Guide Seth Waterfall calls in from Uhuru Peak.

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Way to go Patty! You did it! So very proud of you. Congratulations and safe travel back home.

Posted by: Dave on 2/2/2015 at 7:41 am

Patty - You did it!!! Congratulations and the best to all on the team. I am very happy for you and proud of what you just accomplished. Watching you persevere through all the training and planning and then reading about the cold and wind on the final ascent to the top to reach your goal - You amaze me!!! I love you!!! John

Posted by: John on 2/1/2015 at 10:58 pm

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Aconcagua: Nugent & Team Move to High Camp

January 25, 2015

Posted by: Billy Nugent, Katrina Bloemsma, Billy Haas

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 19,600'

Hey everybody. It's Billy calling in from Camp Cholera at19,600 feet here on the side of Aconcagua. We're all settled into camp and melting snow, filling water bottles right now. We are looking forward to dinner and early to bed tonight. Hopefully take a crack at the summit tomorrow. Right now the weather is partly cloudy and just a gentle breeze. Things are pretty nice, other than the fact that camp is bone, bone dry. We have to hike almost 20 minutes out of camp to fill garbage bags full of snow and bring them back just to fill water bottles. Other than that nuisance, things are going well, the teams in great spirits and hopefully that weather forecast holds true and we have a perfect day tomorrow. We'll check in again during the day and let you know how it's going. All for now, bye. RMI Guide Billy Nugent

RMI Guide Billy Nugent calls in from Aconcagua High Camp.

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Looks gorgeous there - cannot wait to hear how the ascent goes

xo
Sasha

Posted by: sasha hogan on 1/26/2015 at 10:55 am

Lucy, Corell and the whole team- good luck tomorrow and let the force be with you! So proud of those Team Waki girls!

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Mt. Kilimanjaro: Team Ascends to Barranco Camp

September 4, 2014

Posted by: Seth Waterfall

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 12,800'

Jambo! This is Seth checking in from Barranco Camp at about 13,000' on Kilimanjaro. It was a cool and showery day on the trail today. We started with some mixed clouds and sun but after a couple of hours it started to sprinkle. We were dry at lunch but by the time we made it to camp it had started to rain. No big deal though as our tents are dry and the cooks are preparing another great meal. Tomorrow is a short day over to Karanga Valley. That's it for now. RMI Guide Seth Waterfall

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Sending love to Wilder, Dink, and Mary from around the kitchen table at 5020 Battery Lane.

Posted by: Thursday Night Crew on 9/4/2014 at 7:49 pm

AOSTF two dapper males suffering from mild hypoxia, diaphoretic and elevated bearings. Delivered a firm slap on spinal midline followed by repeated infusions of spirited camaraderie and best wishes. A&Ox2;: patients appear to think they are in Africa. Recommend speedy return to the squad.

Posted by: Station 26 Crew on 9/4/2014 at 6:21 pm

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Alpamayo: Elias and Team Climb to Moraine Camp

July 20, 2014

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 16,240'

Good afternoon, This is Elías and the Alpamayo climbing team. It's Sunday, the 20th, at 3:30 pm local time, and we have just arrived at Camp 1, or Moraine Camp, where we deposited a cache a couple days ago. We are turning into our tents, and we're going to start an early dinner pretty soon here, with the hopes of Col Camp, or Camp 2 tomorrow. Potentially we could be going for the summit in just 36 hours, but we'll keep you posted on that. Again, tomorrow the plan is to get to Col Camp, and we will keep you up to date on that, as well. Take care. RMI Guide Elias de Andres Martos

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Mt. McKinley: Jones & Team Hope for a Good Weather Window

June 18, 2014

Posted by: Tyler Jones, Geoff Schellens

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 14,200'

June 18, 2014 - 12:24am PT Today we got some news that a window may come our way in the next few days! We woke with the sun warming us. Granola and coffee got our day started at 14k camp. We saw fairly good weather throughout the day, yet a forecast for another big pulse of heavy snow for the near hours! Our equipment, attitudes, and stoke for the future are high and our methods of getting there are well calculated. We wait another day hanging in there for the final push up the mountain. This season has not given many opportunities for a summit push but if we try and give it our whole effort we may just succeed! Tomorrow we will make our final preparation to stay or plan our departure Keep your eye on us and think high pressure weather. Cheers, RMI Guides Garrett, Tyler, Geoff and the No Troubles Team

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Climb strong, we are all praying for you!! Love you, Dave Johnson!

Posted by: Sandi on 6/20/2014 at 7:25 am

D.G. and team.
Wishing you luck and a good weather window. Love you little brother, Climb strong!

Posted by: Lori Bartek on 6/18/2014 at 4:01 pm

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