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Posted by: Brent Okita, Geoff Schellens
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Posted by: Tyler Jones, Lindsay Mann, Chase Nelson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,000'
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Nice job guys!! I hope you are all having fun and staying warm :)
Posted by: Jen Boekenoogen on 6/3/2015 at 2:36 pm
Daddy! 6th Grade is over! Excited to play some video games and sleep in!
Be careful!
Love you,
Oz
Posted by: Oz on 6/3/2015 at 12:39 pm
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Sam Hoffman, Sam Marjerison, Nick Sinapius
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
First thing this morning it looked a little windy up on the West Buttress. That was enough to switch our program to a rest day at 14,000. Of course, the wind died down and neighboring teams had no trouble climbing today, but we were happy to rest. Clouds came and went during the day and there were a few snowflakes but overall, the good weather is sticking with us.
Tomorrow will work just fine for that carry.
Best Regards,
The RMI Guides & Team
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Katie - we had a nice beach volleyball day with Emily visiting and the rest of the sandy llamas crew. A rest day, but a different kind of rest day. Good luck on the carry tomorrow!
Posted by: minwoo on 6/22/2024 at 8:23 pm
Rest is not idleness! Go team!!!!
Posted by: James Jackson Leach on 6/22/2024 at 2:49 pm
Posted by: Jess Wedel, Sam Marjerison
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Everest BC Trek and Lobuche
Elevation: 12,664'
After dinner, a few of us sat around the dining table and I asked, “what was the highlight of your day?” And the answer was “walking through the pine trees in a cloud.” Someone else chimed in that they agreed because “everything seemed very peaceful.”
We had another big day - leaving Namche and heading toward Tengboche. Climbing up to the top of Namche and turning the corner on the trail to views of Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam was remarkable. We had intermittent clouds this morning but the mountains continued to peek through as we moved along the trail. This is one of my favorite trekking days because the views are endless. We stopped for as many photos as possible because we knew the clouds would settle in by the afternoon.
Just before lunch, we headed back down a big hill toward the river and lo and behold we saw a large group of Himalayan tahr - a type of mountain goat. They were so curious looking at us looking at them with tilted heads and calm eyes. After lunch, we had two more hours of uphill. Everyone did excellent even as the clouds socked in and it began to snow. Before we knew it we were in Tengboche, dawning all the layers we brought to try to stay warm and dry.
We were able to have a very special blessing by the llama at the monastery and spend some time listening to their afternoon meditations and prayers.
Now, we are all tucked into our sleeping bags with hot water bottles right next to us. We are staying at a beautiful teahouse called Rivendell and being taken such good care of. It was a special day today and we are so thankful for the people of the Khumbu valley opening their hearts and homes.
RMI Guides Jess, Sam, and team
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Keep going team. I can’t wait to meet you at the gate on Monday!!! You are all super heros to me!!!!!!
Posted by: Amy on 9/21/2019 at 1:50 am
Woohoo! Go Molly! I’m so excited for you! I hope you are enjoying every minute!!
Posted by: Lisa A on 9/20/2019 at 6:39 pm
Posted by: Mike King, Avery Parrinello, Dominic Cifelli
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
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Hi Gaz. Keep going bro! Amazing progress. Good luck to you and all the team. Lots of love xxxx
Posted by: Stu on 6/15/2019 at 7:06 am
Talk about “There’s adventure out there”! Your team is amazing and it is thrilling to follow you.
Hope you have a great day today climbing to 17,200 feet (whew!) and a glorious summit coming up.
The photos are wonderful and we look forward to more.
Posted by: Stephanie on 6/15/2019 at 5:52 am
Posted by: Mike King, JT Schmitt, Ben Ammon
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,000'
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Diana King here, Mike’s Mom. We to enjoy keeping up wit the Team from Atlanta. Wish he could get home more often.
Posted by: Diana King on 6/15/2018 at 2:09 pm
Robb-o!!
Sending some positive weather vibes your way!! Hope you, Cole and the rest of the team are having an awesome adventure!!
XOXOXO
Sharoni
Posted by: Sharon Del Vecchio on 6/14/2018 at 5:17 pm
Beautiful mountain!
Posted by: Sus Helpenstell on 6/24/2016 at 8:45 pm
Posted by: Brent Okita, Pete Van Deventer
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,200'
Posted by: Tyler Jones, Lindsay Mann, Chase Nelson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
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Hi Ken, hope your feeling great. The top looks close, be sure to smell the flowers along the way. Ha! Happy hiking!
Posted by: Anna Fisher on 6/7/2015 at 9:51 pm
D.G. looks like you are moving on up. Its a beautiful Sunday in the Bluegrass. Said a prayer for safe climbing for you and all the teams this morning at church. Love you…Mom
Posted by: Caroline on 6/7/2015 at 9:01 am
Woohoo! Great job! You are amazing Janet Hernandez!
Posted by: Michele on 8/22/2015 at 11:47 pm
Yay Andi! Congratulations - own your moment! We love you!
Posted by: Jodie, Dan, and Elliott on 8/22/2015 at 3:17 pm
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