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Posted by: Dave Hahn
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Vinson Massif
Seven in the morning and we are out at the airport in Punta Arenas, through security and ready to fly to the Ice.
Lots of excited and oddly dressed people. There will be eighty people on the flight. Some climbers for Vinson, some skiers for the South Pole, some Emperor Penguin lovers and some eclipse watchers.
Best Regards,
RMI Guide Dave Hahn
RMI Guide Dave Hahn reports from ABC.
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Posted by: Dave Hahn, Seth Waterfall, Billy Nugent
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Vinson Massif
Elevation: 16,067'
Dave Hahn from the Vinson Summit
Congratulations Everyone! Sounds awesome!
Posted by: cheryl on 11/27/2011 at 12:02 pm
Great job Billy and team. We’re so proud of your accomplishments.
Posted by: Jan Minorini on 11/27/2011 at 8:09 am
Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Guide News Everest
Glad to hear that your mission is accomplished and that you will soon be returned to civilization. Well done, Team:
“. . . One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
Posted by: NSB on 10/15/2011 at 8:53 am
Felicidades por la actividad. Ahora a recuperarse muy bien para continuar con el resto de actividades.
Saludos desde España.
Posted by: JM on 10/15/2011 at 4:26 am
Posted by: Peter Whittaker, Ed Viesturs
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Hi! I have done one day of ice climbing basic skills in Iceland in 2016. I am interested in the 4 day or 5 day rainier summit trip. I was wondering if Ed Viestrus and Peter Whittaker are still taking people up there? if so, which dates?
Posted by: irene on 11/4/2017 at 11:47 pm
Fantastic! Thank you weather gods for the favorable weather. Looking forward to the first hand report.
Posted by: Cheryl McConnell on 6/29/2016 at 9:35 am
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Mike Uchal
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Northside
Elevation: 12,300'
Keep pushing Dan!
Posted by: Tom Maddalena on 8/11/2019 at 1:57 pm
Glad everything is going smoothly. At least you saw a Red Fox and not a Red Bear. LOL . Saying hi so my Sonny Boy, Marc.
Papa Bear
Posted by: David Gollob on 8/10/2019 at 9:30 am
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Melissa Arnot, Mark Tucker
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Everest
Elevation: 17,575'
On The Map
Happy Bithday Mark.
Be safe, but hurry up and summit. Surf is up and the Black Ball is coming. Are you in for Father’s Day Golf?
Posted by: Kent Tucker on 5/21/2012 at 9:08 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK!
Dalton, Nicole, and Hailey all went through cllege graduation ceramonies this weekend.
Boy, you are getting old!
Have a snow cone on me.
Posted by: Craig Tucker on 5/20/2012 at 7:58 pm
Posted by: Camille Leininger, Jess Wedel, Pete Van Deventer, Nicole De Petris, Will Ambler, Hannah Blum
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climb teams June 13 - 16 led by RMI Guides Casey Grom and Jess Wedel reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. Casey reported a windy day with a great route. The teams were able to spend a bit of time in the crater before starting their descent from the crater rim around 7:30 am PT. Once back at Camp Muir the teams will take a short break before continuing the remaining 4,500' to Paradise.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
Thanks everyone for a great climb yesterday! Great meeting everyone and good luck with the next adventure.
Special thanks to Jess as Cam and I probably wouldn’t have made it without you! Jess, since we didn’t have much time for pictures, would you happen to have any pictures of our climb or previous Rainer climbs? If so, could u send them to my email or post some where on the Rmi blog? Thanks again for everything!
Posted by: Steven Funanich on 6/17/2023 at 11:48 am
Hello Everyone
We awoke early today and left behind the comforts of our beautiful lodge and have headed to the mountain towards the start of the climb. We hit the road shortly before 8am we drove along the rural country side for two hours to reach the park entrance. Most of the area surrounding Kilimanjaro has been cultivated and primarily used for coffee production and for a variety of other agriculture needs, but there are still some areas that have been untouched and resemble more of a savannah that Tanzania is known for.
The base of Kilimanjaro is forested and resembles a jungle or cloud forest. Traditionally it supports a large part of the banana production for this area. Lucky for us it was cloudy, which made for wonderful hiking conditions.
Once at the gate we had all of our gear weighed and divided into 20kg loads for our porters to carry before hitting the trail. Once everything was in order we started our climb slowly making our way up the winding trail. It was slightly busier than last week, but the team made good time.
The team just finished an amazing hot meal and are looking forward to a good night of sleep at a little bit of exercise.
RMI Guide Casey Grom and the Kili crew.
Good luck to all of you - amazing journey! Cory - you better take a lot of pictures!
Posted by: Dennis Quimby on 9/14/2022 at 6:19 am
Have a lovely evening, mountaineers! Sending you good vibes and look forward to updates. We love you, Scottie! Be well. Victoria and the girls. Cheering and the crew on from Oak Park, Illinois
Posted by: Victoria on 9/14/2022 at 4:15 am
Posted by: Brent Okita, JJ Justman, Mike King, Nick Hunt, Walter Hailes, Steve Gately
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Thanks again to JJ and Brent as well as all the other guides for a great climb! So glad to be a member of the first summit team of the season! You guys are truly amazing and I had a wonderful experience with RMI!
Posted by: Chad Burgert on 5/16/2013 at 8:42 pm
A. Summer - Getting high, elevation-wise that is
Posted by: Mark Addams on 5/16/2013 at 7:23 am














Good Luck Dave! Have fun and safe travels!
Posted by: Mike Iem on 5/5/2012 at 7:19 am
So very jealous!!! A dream come true to summit Everest!Stay safe and careful….we look forward to each and every update!
Posted by: Keith Rayeski on 5/3/2012 at 2:35 pm
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