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Posted by: Seth Waterfall, Ben Liken
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Guide Billy Nugent calls from the Mt. Shuksan summit!
Awesome!! So relieved to read the update. Congrats Justin and the rest of the team!
Posted by: Patrice on 9/12/2014 at 3:29 pm
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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
Sunday, January 12, 2025 - 9:25 pm PT
Hello everyone,
Today the we had an early start and left behind our beautiful lodge as we have headed to the mountain towards the start of the climb. We left around 8am and drove along the rural country side and small villages for 2 hours before reaching the park entrance.
Most of the area surrounding Kilimanjaro has been cultivated and primarily used for coffee and banana production, plus a variety of other agriculture needs. There are still a few areas that have been untouched and resemble more of a savannah that Tanzania is known for. Kilimanjaro’s base is mostly forested and resembles more of a jungle, this area is called the cloud forest.
Once we arrived at the park gate we had all of our gear weighed and divided into loads for our porters and other staff to carry before hitting the trail. Once everything was in order we started our climb slowly making our way up the winding trail that ascends continuously through the thick forest. Thankfully the overhead canopy provided a bit of relief from the hot sun overhead.
The team hiked for a for about six hours and reached our camp for the night that sits around 10,000ft. After settling into camp and get situated the team was served a nice warm meal for dinner.
Everyone is doing well and looking forward to a good nights rest.
RMI Guide Casey Grom and crew
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Kilimanjaro Climb & Safari January 9, 2025
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Devin Guffey, Josh Geiser
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,200'
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Friday, June 8, 2024 8:43 pm PDT
Good evening readers!
We are writing to you from 11k Camp. Our day started early with an alpine start thinking it was going to be the wee hours of the morning when the weather would clear. That turned out to be incorrect. We woke to white all around us. We were in a cloud. You could barely see the tents up glacier. We dragged our feet and took a nap. After a few hours the clouds started to lift so we packed up our camp.
The walking was tough today. The trail Had been blown in with lots of snow. The trail breaking was slow and exhausting but we made hung in there and rolled into 11k Camp. Feels good to be higher on the mountain. Just one step closer to our goal. At dinner we filled our bellies with Annie's Mac and Cheese and now we are all ready for a much-deserved sleep. We are all looking forward to uninterrupted sleep tonight. Tomorrow we will head back downhill to our cache to be reunited with our gear.
Goodnight, all!
RMI Guide Hannah Smith and Team
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Denali Expedition June 2, 2024
Nothing to it but to do it. Onward and upwards
Posted by: PCash on 6/9/2024 at 6:28 am
Nice, guys! What a beautiful picture! Shane, hopefully that dried broccoli went right in the mac nom nom. Excited for the next update!
Posted by: Tara Kallembach on 6/8/2024 at 9:33 am
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!
Great job Connor and Aleeza. Looking forward to hearing your stories.
Posted by: Steve Lewis on 8/14/2023 at 7:23 am
Good job team !!! Awesome job !
Posted by: Bill Lewis on 8/14/2023 at 12:53 am
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Fingers crossed for your climb today (Saturday)
Cheers from Indiana!!
Lovely photos!
Posted by: Kathy on 10/19/2019 at 6:44 am
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Hannah Smith, Chad Gaffigan, Luke Wilhelm
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 7,300'
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This just confirms my belief in you, Cory. You can achieve Anything if your heart is in it. ❤️❤️❤️
Posted by: Mom on 7/31/2017 at 10:44 am
Way to go Cory! What a great accomplishment!!
Dad
Posted by: Bernie Handfelt on 7/31/2017 at 10:05 am
I threw out my back hours after snow school and had to withdraw from the expedition. So happy for the teams summit!
Posted by: Alex on 7/22/2016 at 8:35 pm
Way to go Christy and Brian! So happy the weather was good. Have a safe trip home :)
Posted by: Krissy on 7/22/2016 at 3:49 pm
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