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Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Robby Young
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar
Posted by: Mike Walter, Solveig Waterfall, Steve Gately
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,200'
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Steve and team,
I’m sure the wind chills must make for some challenges. Hope the wind abates as expected as waiting around is never fun, especially on a long climb.
Unfortunately the Bruins were eliminated in game 7 against the Habs last night (3-1) so you won’t be missing any Bruins playoff action.
Hike well and be safe.
Dad
Posted by: Bill Gately on 5/15/2014 at 4:15 am
Posted by: Casey Grom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Today was our first day of safari for us and we headed east to visit Lake Manyara, which is know for its tree climbing lions and more than 400 different species of birds.
We had a nice day viewing the wildlife that hardly seemed to notice us, despite being only feet away at times.
We didn't manage to see any of those famous lions, but we had several very close encounters with elephants. Nothing dangerous, but they passed close enough that we could have almost touched them.
We did manage to see a few giraffe, hundreds of baboons, impalas and so many birds, and one highlight was seeing the Pearl Spotted Owl, which is about the size of a coffee cup. It was a pretty nice introduction to the incredible bio-diversity that Africa has, and everyone enjoyed the day riding around in our safari vehicles.
We wrapped up the evening here at the beautiful Plantation Lodge with a wonderful meal and great conversations. Check out our beautiful lodge!
RMI Guide Casey Grom and the Safari team.
PC: Casey Grom
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Kilimanjaro Climb & Safari, September 9, 2024
Sundy, June 2, 2024 - 10:20 pm PT
Hello readers!
Welcome to RMI's Denali Expedition #5. Today is day 1 of our expedition. The team traveled from near and far to get to Anchorage. Quick introductions and a brief run down over the gear list and we were out the door and piled into a van for our drive to Talkeetna. Before arriving to Talkeetna we made a pitstop in Wasilla to purchase fresh food items like cheese, meats and breads to enjoy on the mountain. We off loaded all our duffels in the airplane hanger for tomorrow's gear check and packing, then made our way to the hotel. Tonight was informal to allow people time to relax or unwind before a busy day tomorrow. Some of the team made their way down to the river and man was it a view. The mountains were out in all their glory. Denali looks so huge, even from a far. What a good start to our trip to have such a spectacular view. As for now we are going to enjoy being in civilization and sleeping in beds. Tomorrow will be a busy day of prepping so we can (fingers crossed) fly onto the glacier on Tuesday.
Goodnight readers,
RMI Guide Hannah Smith and Team
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Denali Expedition June 2, 2024
This message is for Meganne Harvey. One of Mackenzie’s shit kids dropped an ice cube down my back today, and I realized quickly this is probably your life 24/7. Anyway you are very missed and I’m sending all the vibes to the team
Posted by: Shane Chase on 6/9/2024 at 8:01 pm
Praying you all have a wonderful enjoyable time. Stay safe Shane.
Posted by: Sonny Digiovanna on 6/4/2024 at 7:34 am
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Our utmost appreciation and gratitude to JM, JT and Dustin for successfully and safely guiding the team up and down Denali! The blog posts and pictures were awesome! Thank you from the Adams family and all Brit’s supporters!
Posted by: Jennifer Adams on 6/13/2019 at 7:39 pm
Posted by: Mike King, Dustin Wittmier
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico
Thanks for the updates and fantastic pictures. Looks like everyone had a good and safe
Climb.
Posted by: Karen Knight on 2/24/2019 at 9:14 am
Awesome Mike!! Thank you for your posts. I am super torked up for next week with Eric and Jenny.
Posted by: Dave Kestel on 2/24/2019 at 2:17 am
Posted by: Casey Grom, Jenny Konway
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Posted by: Mark Tucker, Hannah Smith, Avery Parrinello
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Congratulations Mark and Company! John Branchflower and I summited with Ilan Zeimer of Grajales on Jan 23 and then returned to Penitentes via Plaza de Mulas Base Camp, so we didn’t see you on our way down. I managed to buy an air mattress from one of the Canadian climbers at Plaza Argentina who was heading back down to replace the one that blew up on me, or I think it would have been heading down myself. See you in Ashford this summer! Craig Falkenhagen, Atherton, CA
Posted by: Craig Falkenhagen on 1/31/2018 at 5:13 pm
Congrats! Safe travels.
Posted by: Mo on 1/31/2018 at 5:41 am
Posted by: Mike Walter, Robby Young, Lucas Haaland
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,000'
RMI Guide Robby Young calls from 14,000 ft on Denali.
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The bet was that the Eagles Greatest Hits sold more than 29 million, which it did…I agreed that Thriller sold more.
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Also, amazing that you guys summited! Nicely done dudes.
- Mark
Posted by: Mark on 6/7/2017 at 11:54 am
Pretty sure it still isn’t close to Thriller at #1 all time. You can mail me the $50 or send it PayPal. Glad you guaranteed the Eagles was the highest selling all time.
Posted by: Todd on 6/5/2017 at 1:21 pm
Way to go Lucy! We think you are amazing! We are all so proud of you. We love you and cannot wait to hear all about your trip.
Posted by: Erle, Mom, Donald & John on 7/16/2014 at 1:22 pm
Yea, Kim! hope it was a great experience - can’t wait to hear from you! love, momma
Posted by: Jane lubow on 7/11/2014 at 4:14 pm
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