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Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Seminar
Elevation: 6,500'
I’m so proud of y’all!! Well done
Posted by: Austin Savoy on 7/27/2018 at 4:34 am
Posted by: Tyler Jones, Lindsay Mann, Chase Nelson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,200'
Yo Daddy! I am one of the lucky few who has seen a Triple Crown winner run the Derby! In person! American Pharaoh won the Belmont today and it was exciting! Sounds like you’ve got loads of snow. Boychoir spring concert was today and we have polo tomorrow and then a party for Miss Vicki.
Posted by: Oz on 6/6/2015 at 7:07 pm
hello snow jockeys, American Pharoah wins the triple crown
Posted by: Richard Larscheid on 6/6/2015 at 4:17 pm
Posted by: Seth Waterfall, Kel Rossiter
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Congratulations. Look forward to my summit attempt sometime in 2017 or late 2016.
Posted by: Kevin Stone on 5/20/2015 at 8:34 am
Congrats Liz!!!!!
Posted by: Sara on 5/18/2015 at 8:37 pm
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Posted by: Mike Walter, Steve Gately
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 6,200'
What a spectacular adventure!!! Thanks you Seth and the entire team for helping us reach the summit in record time! Contratulations to the Team!!!
Posted by: Seth Casden on 8/25/2014 at 6:10 am
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Seth Burns, Nicole De Petris
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,000'
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - 1-:20 pm PT
Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac insisted: “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent in the office or mowing your lawn. CLIMB THAT GODDAMN MOUNTAIN.”
Today was a big day for the team - 3200’ vertical over 3 miles. We moved from 11,000' Camp to 14,000' Camp and set up what will be our home for the next 4-5 days. Retracing our steps from 11,000' up the relentlessly steep Motorcycle Hill, up Squirrel Hill, onto Polo Field, up to Windy Corner, across crevasses and past the cache we left a few days ago, we finally crested the last slope and 14K camp came into view. Hiking through these massive cathedrals of rock and snow inspires awe. Traversing through these quixotically named places that mountaineering legends have written about enhances that awe so that it almost seems unreal.
Upon reaching camp, the task of sculpting our home out of snow was upon us. After a couple of hours, our tents were secure on the snow platforms we had built, while our tireless guides (and a couple of our tireless team members) crafted the kitchen and bathroom out of the bottomless glacier.
Most of us have been feeling the physical effects of altitude at 14,000' Camp, some more than others. Today, as in all other days, we rallied remarkably well as a team, pitching in and assisting to the best of our abilities to help one another and do what is needed for the team to succeed. It is a beautiful reflection of what humanity can be when a group of strangers with different backgrounds and in different stages of their lives can come together for a common cause and help one another to achieve a singular goal. While each of us has our own personal motivations for embarking on this great adventure, no doubt Jack Kerouac’s entreaty has something to do with why we are all here.
So let’s go team: let’s climb that goddamn mountain.
RMI climber Chris Brockmeyer
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Amazing to read all these entries and realize how far up and out into the expanse you are right now. I hope the next few days are the best yet. Can’t wait to hear back soon!
Posted by: Will on 6/23/2024 at 5:38 pm
What an amazing adventure for you all! The teamwork and dedication is inspiring! Can’t wait to hear more about this adventure when you get back, Chris! We have a martini glass chilling in the freezer…❤️
Posted by: Kathy M-H on 6/22/2024 at 1:18 pm
Great job team!!!
Go daddy says Lily and Jax!!!
Have fun and be safe
Posted by: Ginny Gathright on 7/9/2019 at 9:22 am
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