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Posted by: Geoff Schellens, Joe Hoch, Nate Goodwin
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 13,300'
Posted by: Tyler Jones, Caleb Ladue, Blake Votilla
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
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Posted by: Mark Tucker
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
RMI Guide Elias de Andres Martos calls in from basecamp.
Hi Kenzie,
I am cheering for you and your team. What a spectacular adventure. Have the time of your life.
Michael Andrews
Posted by: Michael Andrews on 7/18/2014 at 6:34 am
Posted by: Dustin Wittmier, Daniel May, Lacie Smith
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,200'
May 17, 2024 9:53PM PT
Well, I can't speak for the rest of my team, but my pictures are definitely not doing this place justice. I keep thinking about my sister, who's a professional photographer. She'd lose her mind over the views. (shameless plug - check her out at Alaska Light Photography). So far, the team has participated in some excellent bonding. We've covered important topics like the merits of various dinner bowls, pros and cons of carrying frozen carrots up 2,000 vertical feet, and what types of rare Pokémon would live up here. (Or is it Pokémen? Pokémon’s? Unknowable at 11,000 feet). Time and distance are different up here. 15 minutes can feel like 2 hours. The vastness of the terrain tricks the eye and a camp "just around the corner" is still an hour away. So, we take one step at a time, one breath at a time, and trust that every step is one step closer to the goal we’ve been working towards for months.
We’ll do it all over again tomorrow.
- Sarah and the Team
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Denali Expedition, May 12, 2024
Climb Strong , Climb High Dustin and Team!!!
Farmer Dave
Posted by: Dave Kestel on 5/19/2024 at 3:29 am
Posted by: Casey Grom, Sam Hoffman
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,200'
The Four Day Climb led by RMI Guides Casey Grom and Sam Hoffman climbed to Ingraham Flats at 11,200' on Mt. Rainier. The team had the most amazing views of the Northern Lights, and Sunrise. They spent the morning practicing their mountaineering skills at the flats before descending back to Camp Muir.
That is gorgeous!
Posted by: Some guy from Puyallup on 5/12/2024 at 1:16 pm
Posted by: Jess Wedel, Sam Marjerison
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Everest BC Trek Everest BC Trek and Lobuche
Elevation: 20,075'/ 13,074
Sunday, March 31, 2024 - 7:10 am PT
All evening and into the night the wind ripped through our high camp and with the wind, snow and snow and snow. I laid awake thinking about if we were even going to be able to leave our camp for a Lobuche summit attempt. Just after 1:00am, the winds seemed to settle but there was a fresh 4 inches of snow. It was beautiful but when you have a couple hours of walking on steep slabs of rock - fresh snow isn’t ideal. The Lobuche team left high camp at 2:30am and immediately what should have been some of the easiest climbing of the day proved remarkably difficult. We set fixed lines, and worked together to keep moving uphill. It took a lot of guts and a lot of perseverance to keep climbing. After nearly 5 hours, we made it to Crampon Point at 18,300 feet. It’s been a very dry winter here in the Himalayas and the glacier was in rugged condition. Up steep ice steps and even some rock/ice/mixed climbing thrown into a mountain and a route that’s usually much smoother. The weather held steady and we had the time to keep pushing and I’m happy to report we stood on top after over 9 hours of climbing. The views were remarkable all day - mountains beyond mountains and this one feels special because of the effort and heart of this team. Thankfully, that sun blasted those 4 inches of snow and we were able to make it down in about 3 hours and without any of the additional fixed lines we had to set in the early morning hours. We were welcomed in camp with warm soup and fried rice and we are all now tucked in bed for some well-earned rest. What an adventure! We’re all looking forward to heading to Pangboche tomorrow and dropping to below 16,000 feet for the first time in 6 days. Thick air, here we come!
RMI Guide Jess and the Lobuche climbing team
Saturday, March 30, 2024 - 11:10 pm PT
Hi there! Conditions were tough on Lobuche today but I'm happy to report this team is tougher. We're standing on the summit now and will head down soon. Will share more about this epic day when we make back to high camp tonight!
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From RMI Guide Sam Marjerison & The Everest Base Camp Team
We woke up to clear skies this morning and new snow on the ground here in Pheriche. After enjoying a lovely breakfast filled with coffee and lots of Tibetan bread, we had a restful day in the sun which was greatly appreciated.
Some of us spent the day reading and walking through the town of Pheriche, others caught up on sleep.
Jess and the Lobuche team reached the summit at around 12pm and reported tough conditions. They are back at high camp and resting before they meet up with the rest of the team in Pheriche tomorrow. We will report back tomorrow when we are all one big group headed downhill.
RMI Guides Sam, Jess and Crew
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Everest Base Camp Trek & Lobuche, March 16, 2024
Congratulations to the climbing team, job well done, sounds like it was a memorable climb!! It’s been great fun following the trip, a big thanks for all the posts and outstanding pictures.
Posted by: Bruce and Ellen on 3/31/2024 at 5:50 pm
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Congratulations Team!! Job well done!
Posted by: Doug Sherwood on 1/26/2019 at 1:13 pm
Way to go team!! I couldn’t be more proud.
Posted by: Randy Salo on 1/26/2019 at 12:50 pm
What a beautiful photo. Very excited for you all and your continued forward (and upward) progress!
“Long, blue, spiky-edged shadows crept out across the snow-fields, while a rosy glow, at first scarce discernible, gradually deepened and suffused every mountain-top, flushing the glaciers and the harsh crags above them. This was the alpenglow, to me the most impressive of all the terrestrial manifestations of God. At the touch of this divine light, the mountains seemed to kindle to a rapt, religious consciousness, and stood hushed like devout worshippers waiting to be blessed.”
― John Muir, The Wild Muir: Twenty-Two of John Muir’s Greatest Adventures
Posted by: Beverly on 10/31/2018 at 5:34 am
Welcome back, Bob. I hope you getting busy planning your next beautiful adventure on this wild planet. Cheers to you and the team!
Posted by: Emily Jenson on 6/14/2016 at 1:58 pm
Congratulations to all of you.. Very Cool and I am sure extremely GRATIFYING !!!
Posted by: Mary Anne Kyburz-Ladue on 6/13/2016 at 9:02 am
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