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Aconcagua: King & Team Carry to Camp II

February 5, 2015

Posted by: Mike King, Steve Gately

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 16,200'

Today's agenda was a carry of group and personal gear to Camp II (18,000ft) and this is personally one of my favorite days. After our carry and move to Camp I the terrain eases off a bit and becomes less cumbersome to Camp II. As the trail leaves Camp I we slowly switchback our way up the South side of a broad basin. At about 17,000ft the route hooks North and heads for a col (low spot) in between Aconcagua and fellow neighboring peak Cerro Ameghino. Once through the col the Northern expanse of the Andes unfolds and we are greeted with views of ancient glaciers and 6,000 meter peaks. The view stays much the same all the way to Camp II and the team wasn't complaining! Everyone did great with the new altitude today though and we are now currently re-hydrating and recouping with some hot soups and a siesta before dinner. Tomorrow's agenda: REST DAY! Stay tuned! RMI Guide Steve Gately and Team

Mt. McKinley: Frank & Team Ready as soon as the Weather’s Ready

May 30, 2014

Posted by: Eric Frank, Geoff Schellens

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 348'

May 30, 2014 - 7:43 pm PT Hello from Talkeetna, Alaska! The Upper West Rib team arrived in Anchorage yesterday afternoon and shuttled north to Talkeetna, our launch site for the mountain. Right now, this sleepy little town is bursting at the seams with climbers waiting to fly onto the glacier. The skies are overcast and the planes have been grounded since early in the week. Everywhere you look, there are softshell clad people trying to pass the time. Our team was distracted from the constant refreshing of weather websites by plenty of prep work today. After meeting with the National Park Service for a general orientation, we rolled our sleeves up and got right to work. Eight hours later, our bags are packed and we will head to dinner to discuss the only thing on waiting climber's minds... "when will the clouds break?" For now all we can do is relax and know that we are prepared whenever that eventuality comes about. RMI Guide Eric Frank

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There you are!
Hi to all of you.
Im glad to see you guys getting ready to move on.
Thanks for the postings. That’ll be one of the greatest accomplishments. I look forward more updates of your progress. Good luck.
Love you,
Jesse :)

Posted by: L. Rosales on 5/31/2014 at 2:26 pm

Thanks for the visual of your location! Glad that you are safe in Talkeetna. Loved the moose! Thinking of you all constantly! I love you John!!!!!

Posted by: Patricia Stenderup on 5/31/2014 at 7:30 am

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Denali Expedition: Gorum & Team Back at 11,200’

June 10, 2019

Posted by: JM Gorum, JT Schmitt

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 11,200'

Monday, June 10, 2019 - 8:05 PM PT We broke down camp quickly this morning. As quickly as anything happens at 17,000 ft. We’re in our tents at 11,000 feet now. It’s a long, hot day getting down here with all of our gear, but we’re one step closer to the airstrip. We’ll take a quick nap here, wake up around midnight, and then walk the rest of the way in the morning, hopefully landing us in position for a flight out around 8am. RMI Guide JM Gorum

Mt. Rainier: Five Day Climb reaches the top!

June 24, 2018

Posted by: Kel Rossiter, Robby Young

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

Our Five Day Climb radioed in this morning to let us know they were standing on top of the highest point in Washington State! They reported bright and clear conditions. The team took advantage of the extra day built into our Five Day Program for an early summit in better weather. They will spend one more night at Camp Muir and will make their descent back to the land of fresh food and hot showers tomorrow. Congratulations climbers!

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Fantastic….

Posted by: amy berger on 6/26/2018 at 4:51 pm

Amazing accomplishment Richard and crew!!! What a beautiful experience. Can’t wait to hear all about it!

Posted by: Elena & Chris on 6/24/2018 at 7:24 pm

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Denali Expedition: Beren & Team Call from the Summit!

June 16, 2016

Posted by: Jake Beren, Katrina Bloemsma, JM Gorum

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 20,310'

June 16, 2016 - 6:07 PM PT Hello from the top of Denali. We were lucky today and the mountain let us to the tip top. We are all doing fantastically well, the weather is just about perfect and we will soon start our descent. But we just wanted to check in, we will enjoy the views for a little bit longer, but the team has done great, everyone worked super hard. I'm quite proud of all of them. We will give you a shout from the lowlands. Take care all. RMI Guide Jake Beren

RMI Guide Jake Beren calls in from the summit of Denali, Alaska.

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Congratulations to the whole team! Fantastic news Jason, I’m looking forward to hearing all about your experience. Safe descent and “slán abhaile” (Irish for safe home). Fr Joseph

Posted by: Fr Joseph on 6/17/2016 at 11:16 pm

WoooooHooooooo!!!!!
Way to go all!!
Safe downclimb and tasty beer!

Posted by: Jones-Hartmans on 6/17/2016 at 8:15 pm

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Peru Seminar: The Team Summits Ishinca!

July 3, 2015

Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Robby Young

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 14,400'

¡Buenas tardes! The team is back at Basecamp after a great, successful day on 18,143ft Ishinca. Everyone climbed well up the southeast glacier, which provided a steep, yet sun-cupped summit ridge. An early summit allowed us to descend via the southweat side, completing an up and over traverse of the mountain; extra credit for everyone! We're now looking forward to an active rest day tomorrow, keeping an eye on the weather as our beautiful summit day turned into a dust of unexpected snow at Basecamp this evening. Best regards from Perú! RMI Guides Elías de Andres Martos, Robby Young and team

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Thank you team leaders Elias and Robby, sounds like a great beginning for all!!

Posted by: Laura Voisinet on 7/4/2015 at 4:41 pm

Congrats Robby and team! Living vicariously through these posts. What an adventure. Greetings from sunny Traverse City fourth of July morning. Safe travels On descent.

Posted by: Victoria Sutherland on 7/4/2015 at 5:48 am

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Mt. Rainier: Wittmier and Team - 100% on Top!

June 25, 2024

Posted by: Dustin Wittmier, Michael Murray, Evan Redman, Margo Kerr

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

RMI Guide Dustin Wittmier and team reached the summit of Mt. Rainier via the Emmons! All team members were able to look out on the beautiful skies this morning from 14,000 ft. Nice work team!

They will get up early tomorrow morning, spend sometime practice crevasse rescue before starting their descent and return back to Rainier Basecamp in the afternoon for their celebratory lunch.

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Prayers answered. So proud of you, Tyler and the rest of your team! Can’t wait to hear your stories.

Posted by: Lori Higginbotham on 6/26/2024 at 8:42 am

I’m so proud of you all—especially Tyler!

Posted by: Dorsey Higginbotham on 6/25/2024 at 8:58 pm

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Mt. Rainier: Burns & Emmons Seminar Team Reach Summit

May 30, 2024

Posted by: Seth Burns, Mike Bennett, Will Ambler, Tom Skoog

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Elevation: 14,410'

The Expedition Skill Seminar - Emmons May 26 - 31, led by RMI Guide Seth Burns, Mike Bennett, Will Ambler and Thomas Skoog reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today via the Emmons Glacier route. The team hit the crater rim around 11: 30 am today and due to high winds and big gusts started their descent shortly after. They returned to Camp Schurman around 2:30 pm and will spend a final night at camp. They will start their descent tomorrow morning, getting back to the trail in the afternoon. We look forward to seeing them at Rainier BaseCamp tomorrow afternoon.

Congratulations team!

PC: Tom Skoog and Seth Burns

Kilimanjaro: Hahn & Team Summit the Roof of Africa!

August 14, 2018

Posted by: Dave Hahn

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 19,340'

Update August 14th at 10:56 am PST: The nights are long in this part of the world... approaching 12 hours. My Kilimanjaro climbing team knows this all too well after today’s climb to the tippy top. We set out from high camp at 12:40 AM and it was nearly six hours before the sun made an appearance. Our first few hours of climbing weren’t so bad... it was pitch dark -with no moon- but it was also nice and calm. When we reached 17,000 ft though, a 20 mph wind found us and stayed with us, dropping temps and making us all crave sunshine. When we got it -at around 18,500 ft- the sunrise itself was gorgeous, and the winds dropped away, but only until we hit Stella Point on the crater rim at 7:15. Our victory lap along the rim to Uhuru was made in winds up to 35 or 40 mph. That certainly made it tough to do much sightseeing. We each just concentrated on walking and breathing. We hit Uhuru, the true summit, at 8:20 and stayed exactly eight minutes. That was long enough for a few high fives, hugs and hero shots... and then we boogied. We got out of the worst of the wind when we left the crater rim and temperatures got reasonable. We skied the scree to get lower fast. The goal was obviously to get off the mountain safely, but it was also to get back down to the altitudes that don’t hurt one’s head and rile one’s stomach. Our great Barking Zebra staff helped us immensely in getting home to Barafu in good time. We were there at 11:30 AM just in time for brunch in the dining tent. Then -although we were all in the mood for naps- we packed up and got walking down for another 3.5 hours. We shed another 5,000 vertical feet to reach Mweka Camp down in the trees at the 10,000 ft level. It turns out that the days are pretty long in these parts too... in any case, we’re all looking forward to a long night’s sleep tonight. Best Regards, RMI Guide Dave Hahn [audio transcription] Hey, this is Dave Hahn with the Kilimanjaro Climb. We made the summit today. We're back at high camp now at Barafu at 15,000 feet. At 8:20 this morning we were at Uhuru,19341 feet above sea level, highest point in Africa. It was a windy cold morning. It was a hard climb, but we did it and we're safely back at high camp and we're going to head down to Mweka Camp, 10,000 feet to finish the day. All for now. Bye. RMI Guide Dave Hahn

RMI Guide Dave Hahn calls in post-summit of Kilimanjaro.

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So proud of you all!! Way to go!! That is so awesome. Excited to hear about the trip. Safe travels home.

Posted by: Brenda Drezen on 8/15/2018 at 8:00 am

Congratulations, Lory Beth!

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Denali Expedition: King & Team Fly to the Kahiltna Glacier

June 6, 2018

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 7,300'

Wednesday, June 5, 2018 - 8:21 PM PT This is Mike King with RMI's June 4th Denali Expedition. We weighed all our gear and loaded up the 2 Turbo Otter ski planes and waited out the morning in the K2 Aviation hanger. Grey skies and a cloud bank at the foot of the Alaska Range prevented an early flight. Around 2:30 we got the call that pockets of blue sky had developed so we buckled up and took off to try and sneak into Denali Base Camp. The flight in was spectacular, clouds above and below and nothing but bluebird in between. Our pilot went through triple crown pass with views of Foraker, Hunter and Crosson. After landing at Kahiltna International we set up camp, rigged sleds and divided the food and fuel rations. With the later departure and the heat of the sun reflecting off the snow we decided to spend the night here. We'll get an early start and travel while the temps are cool and never setting sun low on the horizon. The Team is firing on all cylinders and eager to move up glacier tomorrow and get this expedition started. Thanks for following along and we will check in from the base of Ski Hill tomorrow. RMI Guide Mike King

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Hi Brave Guys! Hi special to Scott! Tony and I wishing you all all the luck in the world! In Russia we have a saying “God loves Thrinity”. We hope this expedition is your lucky charm!! Wishing you good weather and a safe and very enjoyable climb!!

Posted by: Ann and Tony Rausin on 6/7/2018 at 1:49 pm

Want to wish each of you the greatest success. Special hi to Scott (mom and I friends since middle school). Will keep each of you in my prayers. I know you have the best equipment, talent and willingness….so just go climb the mountain and come home safely.

Posted by: Glenda Bemis on 6/7/2018 at 10:02 am

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