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Posted by: Andy Bond, Grayson Swingle, Ben Luedtke
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,000'
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - 10:18 pm PT
Greetings from airy 11,000' Camp where the mountaineers flock like the salmon of Capistrano. Would you indulge us in settling this morning’s debate: is there a more superior cereal than Cinnamon Toast Crunch (CTC to those in the know). This writer thinks not and attributes todays stellar team performance to this fortifying breakfast enjoyed over laughter and the spirit of camaraderie that only six days of shared tents, suffering and toilet buckets can conjure.
Today’s adventure began with the famed Motorcycle Hill. We cruised harder than Harry and Floyd en route to Aspen. Squirrel Hill elevated us to new and exciting views as we caught our breath before crossing the polo field. No polo was played. And then of course the much anticipated windy corner, which was hot and windless. Overall a gain of over 3000 feet.
On the descent the heavens darkened and in recognition of the fervor and prowess of this team, released thunder that rolled and echoed off the surrounding ice. We have declared our team name: the thundercats. And like Thor wielding his hammer, the thundercats will brandish their ice axes on the upper mountain if the weather allows.
We have handed off the hula hoop to Hannah’s team at 14,000'. Kiira claims she cannot be beaten in a hula hoop contest. We beg to differ, and look forward to proving it in a couple short days when we return to 14k to claim our camp and our cache and our hula hoop title.
We are enjoying resting at camp tonight and have planned a spa day for tomorrow. The hot springs here are just divine.
RMI Climber Holly
Posted by: Mark Tucker, Dave Hahn, JJ Justman, Billy Nugent
Categories: Expedition Dispatches
Elevation: 17,575'
RMI Guide Mark Tucker calls in after the puja ceremony.
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You guys got Four Loko’s in Basecamp?
ROADHOUSE
Posted by: Horatio C.B. on 4/11/2014 at 1:45 pm
Best of luck and prayers for the safety of all. Be careful and have fun!! And don’t bet Tuck in cards!!
Posted by: Bill McGahan on 4/11/2014 at 10:42 am
Posted by: Jake Beren, Elias de Andres Martos, Geoff Schellens
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Hey Rich! Checking in every other day & thinking of you always. Have an amazing time & send me a postcard from the top!! Stef
Posted by: Stef on 12/18/2011 at 11:09 pm
Dave G. Thinking of you constantly, have a good and safe climb. Love you.
Posted by: Connie on 12/16/2011 at 1:36 pm
Posted by: Brent Okita, Bryan Mazaika, Josh Geiser, Joey Manship, Erika Birkeland, Sam Marjerison
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 10,080'
The Five Day Climb June 18 - 22 led by RMI Guides Brent Okita and Bryan Mazaika enjoyed the sunrise at Ingraham Flats and Muir Peak. Weather this morning was calm and sunny with a few small wind gusts. The teams were unable to climb due to route conditions. All climbers descended from Camp Muir just after 8 am en route to Paradise. They will return to Rainier BaseCamp in the early afternoon.
@Dilip my understanding is it is like early spring conditions and the avy conditions are risky.
Posted by: Ryan on 6/23/2022 at 6:28 am
Definitely a bit upsetting to see so many teams not make summit
Posted by: John on 6/22/2022 at 6:24 pm
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Posted by: Ben Luedtke, Augi Fleer
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 10,781'
Friday, August 5, 2022 7:15 am PDT
Baker Easton Glacier100% summit! Great day of climbing with a Strong Team!
Thursday, Augsut 4, 2022 6:31 pm PDT
We woke up this morning to some light rain that started sometime during the night. We remained in our tents most of the day taking advantage of the time to nap, rest, and enjoy some of our snacks. Before dinner we freshened up on some more skills in preparation for our climb. We are now cozied up in our sleeping bags and will try for the summit early in the morning. All is well and everyone is excited!
RMI Guides: Ben Luedtke and Augi Fleer
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Keeley Rideout, Grayson Swingle, Lauren Macklin
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 10,781'
RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer and the Four Day Mt. Baker - Easton Glacier July 15 - 18 team reached the summit at 3:15 pm today with 100% of their crew. They enjoyed their time on the summit and will return to camp for their final night on the mountain.
Nice work team!
We left Puerto Natales this morning and enjoyed a scenic drive into Torres del Paine National Park. Along the way we saw some guanacos, a wild cousin of the llama & alpaca. Some condors, rhea(emu/ostrich like) and flamingos. The Paine Massif was clouded over but lots of new snow blanketed the lower slopes. Our hike was approximately nine miles through rolling hills and fields. This part of the park is still on private property and is a decommissioned cattle & sheep ranch. There was some nice creek crossings and the views of the Paine river, emerald green from the glacial till meandered in and out. Camp is an old ranch house that now has a kitchen and dining room. The Team did well and enjoyed the sunny and at times windy afternoon to enjoy being out of the boots and telling stories, reading and a few naps. The salmon and rice accompanied by some Chilean wine made for a nice end to the first day of our trek. Tomorrow we’ll head to Lago Dickson.
Thanks for following along.
Glad to see you doing well. Nice way to ease in through ranch house and good wine!
Snow dissipating here in Taos.
Posted by: Lana & Jim on 2/8/2022 at 6:17 pm
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Mike King, Dominic Cifelli
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Vinson Massif
Elevation: 12,500'
Friday, December 31, 2021 - 4:39 pm PT
Rest day at Vinson High Camp was restful. And welcome. Many of the team felt the altitude of our new home after a night of tossing and turning. But breakfast and another fine day, weather-wise got folks feeling a little better as the day went on. We drank lots of water and snacked throughout the day in order to recoup from yesterday and prepare for tomorrow. The forecast is certainly in our favor. We could see clouds forming far down below us and a few wispy formations on nearby peaks but there wasn’t much evidence of wind anywhere in the range. We’ll see how the gang fares with this second High Camp night -nobody had explicit plans for partying hard on this New Year’s Eve- but all things being good we’ll set out for the top tomorrow.
Best Regards
Excited to follow your journey. Happy New Year
Posted by: Lesia A Hatlestad on 1/1/2022 at 4:46 pm
Happy new year from Madhavi, Bodhi, and Adler. We sat under the stars of Joshua Tree and spoke of your climb, wondering how everything is going. So happy for you all!!
Posted by: Madhavi Menon on 1/1/2022 at 1:29 pm
I prefer Bawsman Toast Crunch…BTC in da Berry Please
Posted by: Donnie Rouse on 6/23/2022 at 1:45 pm
As far as cereal is concerned, there used to be a Cinnamon Toast Crunch / Golden Graham cereal that basically was Golden Grahams covered in the CTC dust(?) - sugar coating stuff. I can’t find it in stores any more but now you half to mix about 1/3 CTC to 2/3 Golden Grahams to get close to it. Cheers! Hope all of the feets are doing well!!
Posted by: Beth Heinonen on 6/23/2022 at 10:50 am
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