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Posted by: Dave Hahn, Pete Van Deventer, Jess Wedel, Joey Manship, Cal Seeley, Mike Bennett
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Five Day Climb July 23 - 27 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. RMI Guides Dave Hahn and Pete Van Deventer and teams reached the summit around 6:30 am under calm winds and warm temperatures. The teams will return to Camp Muir where they spend the afternoon to relax and recover after their efforts today. The teams will descend the remaining 4,500' to Paradise tomorrow morning.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
On The Map
Hooray!! # 14!!! We’re so glad for you Dave and look forward to that celebratory MARGUERITA upon return. Its hot , dry, and beautiful in Taos; but we’ve followed you once again on the RMI Blogs and cannot quite believe the number of climbers you have to contend with!! But then you usually wait it out until almost the end of your permit, and are thus successful—we’re so proud of you!!!
Posted by: Jean Richards, Lily Woll on 5/29/2012 at 7:08 pm
Congratulations Dave, Melissa and Team. Dave, please do not ever act your age. You are an inspiration to all of us.
Posted by: John Wayne Rogers on 5/27/2012 at 5:59 am
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Posted by: Walter Hailes, Chase Halbert, Erika Birkeland, Avery Parrinello, Grayson Swingle, Leif Bergstrom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 11,200'
RMI Guides Walter Hailes and Avery Parrinello led the Five Day Climb to Ingraham Flats, 11,200', this morning. High winds overnight at Camp Muir had prevented the teams getting an alpine start and thus they were unable to make a summit attempt. Winds at Camp Muir averaged between 40 - 80 mph with gusts as high as 93 mph around 9 pm.
Once the winds subsided later in the morning the teams roped up and traveled to Ingraham Flats to check out the conditions and see a bit of the route. They will return to Camp Muir and descend to Paradise later this morning.
RMI Guide Elias de Andres Martos checks in from 17,000' in Tibet.
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Abby Westling
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico
Oh, what a difference 24 hours makes!
Last night the team was at dinner enjoying mole, drinking beer, and recalling our climb on Ixta.
Tonight, we find ourselves at the Refugio below Orizaba repacking our bags and preparing for an alpine start. Tomorrow looks promising for us. The weather is good, the team is strong and reports say that the route is in good condition.
With any luck we look forward to reporting in tomorrow morning from the summit!
RMI Guides Dominic, Abby, and Team
Headed for some altitude!! God Speed you amazing climbers, have a fabulous and safe ascent …. Love you Beunings …..
Posted by: Deb Anderson on 2/18/2022 at 1:23 pm
Posted by: Jeff Martin, Pete Van Deventer
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Northside
Elevation: 12,300'
On The Map
Hello Jess and team.
Great to hear you all had a great day.
We are all doing well here at home.
Love you sweetie!!
Posted by: Hector on 8/8/2014 at 4:15 pm
Sounds like a great day!
Hello to Bruce from all back home!
Isabelle is missing her buddy.
Go conquer that glacier.
Posted by: Joyce Pully on 8/8/2014 at 3:38 pm
Posted by: Paul Maier, Mike Haugen
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Congratulations to you all! you made it, crazy Uncle Dan!
Posted by: Jennifer Robinson on 7/16/2013 at 2:49 pm
Congrats to everyone. So proud of my son John and his buddy Andrew! Hope you had the time of your life!
Posted by: Pattie Campbell on 7/16/2013 at 2:30 pm
Saturday, February 12, 2022
As I write this from my top bunk in the third row of five from the hypoxic altitude of 15,100 feet, I have a strange nostalgia of a sixth grade slumber party. With nine grownups stacked side by side, telling jokes and having laughs, I wonder if we aren’t actually at RMI’s Ecuadorian summer camp.
Hannah was a camp counselor in her younger years but come tomorrow, our activities should resemble more of a mountaineer trip than that bad 80s flick.
But, before we put the cart before the donkey, let’s hear about today.
It started famously with chirping birds, hot coffee and a lovely breakfast. This got everyone all fired up for our mega shopping extravaganza at Otavalo, Ecuador’s largest craft market. After we crushed our huevos, we then needed to carry our big bags down the street a ways to load up because the day before, Hector our driver, accidentally ripped a chunk of the entrance gate off with the bike rack and was put in the penalty box 50 yards away. Wait, I don’t think Ecuador has hockey.
Once loaded we left our beautiful hacienda and our brave group of summer camp mountaineers dispersed into the stalls of color and crafts ready to finagle the deal of a lifetime. I highly doubt this happened but with wobbly espanol I think we all managed something. Don’t worry significant others, you’ll probably get a gift.
After the market we had lunch at a sandwich shop shared with some “hot and rugged” older bikers, (that wasn’t my quote) and then proceeded to the secret rendezvous point where we did a covert transfer from the bus to the 4x4s.
It was here we finally found some real adventure! Fifteen miles up the windy cobblestone road, we hit a mud bog likely to make any redneck proud! With our trucks tearing up the track, only to fail 30 feet from gripable salvation, we worried we might not make it to the hut. I think we cheered, never fear Jaime is here! And he finally won the mud track battle. With all the trucks passed the crux we had a relatively smooth go up to the refugio.
A fine dinner of coke marinated chicken and water grass soup readied us for bed, so here we are. Snuggled up just waiting for someone to start snoring!
Find out tomorrow if that happened.
This is Entertaining Adam!! 2 blogs a day please! LOL Brings back Awesome memories! All the best!
Farmer Dave
Posted by: Dave Kestel on 2/13/2022 at 12:25 pm
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, James Bealer, David Price, Axel Ryd, Jackson Breen, Leif Bergstrom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Mt. Rainier Summit Climb teams, led by RMI Guides Pete Van Deventer and James Bealer, were on the summit at 6am this morning. The weather had clear skies and a steady breeze of 15-20 mph. They are currently working their way back to Camp Muir.
Well done to everyone who was a part of the summit team! You are all amazing!
Posted by: Jena Marks on 7/1/2021 at 10:35 am
Way to go team.. Looking forward to stories.
Posted by: keith Acheson on 7/1/2021 at 9:23 am
Courtney & Kyle,
Congratulations! Awesome work. What are going to do tomorrow?
Posted by: Cole Fricke on 7/28/2022 at 7:34 am
Woohoo!! Congrats to Amy, Celine and the rest of the team! Enjoy the rest of your adventure!
Posted by: Mary Petersen on 7/26/2022 at 10:44 am
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