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Mt. Baker: Matthews & Team Summit Via the Easton Glacier

August 9, 2018

Posted by: Jess Matthews

Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades

Elevation: 10,781'

RMI Guide Jess Matthews and team reached the Mt. Baker summit and are safely back at camp. The team ascended and descended the Easton Glacier Route.

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Denali Expedition: Haugen & Team Move to 11,000’ Camp

June 21, 2018

Posted by: Mike Haugen, Hannah McGowan, Gloria Roe

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 11,200'

Wednesday, June 20, 2018 -- 11:14 PM PT As it turns out, the sun does still exist!! We saw it last night— well actually just the cold sunlight that reflected off the moon— but it was surrounded by bright blue sky and we finally got to see the gorgeousness of the landscape we’ve been inhabiting for days. We woke in a white out but made the move to 11,000' Camp anyway, with the thought that we must be right at the top of the clouds. Sure enough, we were right! Our new home at 11,000' welcomed us with sunshine to dry out our gear and allow for lounging not in a tent. After a big burrito dinner we are fat and happy back in our sleeping bags, but this time they’re dry and our alarms aren’t set to wake up every hour for shoveling. Much love to all of you who care enough to listen in! Sending special birthday wishes to Cody, Lindsey’s brother! With love, RMI Super Crew

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I know the sunshine must have brightened your spirits and renewed your energy to keep on climbing.. Sounds like you all have a great, strong team.. Can hardly wait to hear from you again, you’re a fantastic group…. Love to you Lindsay and Matt..

Grams

Posted by: Barbara Jones on 6/22/2018 at 12:27 pm

Sorry we couldn’t connect yesterday, Glo! But so glad you are steadily getting higher. We had a solstice fire and we all thought of you on the cold and now sunny mountain. Love you to pieces.

Mom

Posted by: michelle on 6/22/2018 at 10:22 am

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Mt. Rainier: RMI Teams Summit!

June 14, 2018

Posted by: Eric Frank, Andy Bond

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

On a calm and cold morning, RMI Guides Eric Frank and Andy Bond led their teams to the summit of Mt. Rainier. They are above the clouds enjoying the sun on their descent. Congratulations to today's summit climbers!

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Congratulations to all! Quite an accomplishment.

Posted by: Ann Hernick on 6/15/2018 at 10:50 am

This message is from the “other Stephanie Renner”. I’m so happy for Chris and Andy Renner! What an accomplishment!

Posted by: Stephanie Renner on 6/14/2018 at 5:17 pm

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Denali Expedition: Van Deventer & Team Wait Out the Weather

June 7, 2018

Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Jess Matthews, Taylor Bickford

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 14,000'

Wednesday, June 6, 2018 - 10:39 PM PT The wolf huffed and puffed, but not on our house today. We woke up early after a short, but intense burst of snow last night, and things looked great. By the time we were done with breakfast though, we were watching huge plumes of snow sail off Denali's upper mountain, which gave us pause. We slowed our roll, and spent the morning watching to see if winds would abate. They did finally, but not until 4 pm or so, way too late for us. We'll try again tomorrow and hope for a different outcome. In the meantime, we are sitting through another intense bout of snow, turning everything white. RMI Guides Pete Van Deventer, Jess Matthews, Taylor Bickford

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Rich and Team…congrats to you all for an amazing journey!! We have kept you all in our thoughts and prayers for a successful and safe climb. Can’t wait to hear all about it and see the amazing pictures! Love Mom and Dad

Posted by: Richard Lewis on 6/9/2018 at 6:01 am

I seriously refresh this page every single morning to see the latest updates. I appreciate the blog and am so happy to see everyone is doing well. Wishing for some good weather and that everyone makes it to summit!!!
Steve- I love and miss you so much. Chika, Lloyd and I can’t wait for you to come home.
Xoxoxo
-Cookie

Posted by: Misty on 6/7/2018 at 9:34 pm

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Aconcagua: Tucker & Team Enter Aconcagua National Park & Hit the Trail

January 14, 2018

Posted by: Mark Tucker, Hannah Smith, Avery Parrinello

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 9,000'

Our departure went as planed today from Los Penitentes. There was a bit of final packing, then a quick transfer to the park gate of Aconcagua National Park. With our permits in hand we hit the trail. Today did not provide a lot of altitude gain but we did travel about eight miles to our first trek camp, Pampa de Las Lenas. Some high clouds throughout the day kept the heat down and upon arrival at camp it started to rain intermittently. Tonight we are excited to share camp with the RMI Team led by Mike King who reached the summit on Friday and is now on their descent. Both teams were treated to a local barbecue, asado, by our mule team drivers. They do a very nice grill of various meats and treats. We are all doing well and enjoying camp life. RMI Guide Mark Tucker

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Mexico’s Volcanoes: Beren & Team Ascend to High Camp on Ixta

November 7, 2017

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico

Buenas noches from our High Camp on Ixta where we are tucked in for the night. The team did great moving up today and with any luck we will be calling from the cumbre. So all is well here. This is Jake and the Mexico crew signing off for the night. Adios RMI Guide Jake Beren

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Mt. Elbrus: Grom & Team Acclimatize on the Mountain

July 27, 2017

Posted by: Casey Grom

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Southside

Elevation: 12,000'

Hello again from 12,000' in Russia! Things are good here and the team is excited for tonight! Today we had our last acclimatization hike before tonight's climb. Normally we take an extra rest day before climbing, but the forecast doesn't look too good the next few days so we are making our bid tonight. We started early today to maximize our rest today and have been relaxing since noon. Our cook Dasha has done an amazing job of keeping our bellies full with plenty of good home cooked Russian food. This evening we had a thorough discussion about tonight's upcoming climb and everyone is packed and ready. Hopefully the weather continues to hold and we'll be up shortly after 2am and after a quick breakfast hop on the snowcat to give us a bump a little further up the mountain. This will shorten our climb a little and increase our chance of reaching the highest point in Europe. We had a trivia challenge today and one lucky winner will get to make a satellite phone call from the summit. So everyone following along, keep your phones handy, you just might receive a call. I'm expecting us to reach the summit somewhere around 10-11am here, same time zone as Moscow. Keep your fingers crossed for us! RMI Guide Casey Grom and crew

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Way to go! Very much of a team effort. Can’t wait to hear all of the details. Safe travels on the return.

Posted by: Jim Pound on 7/28/2017 at 2:25 pm

So happy for you all. Sorry to miss Seth’s call but will treasure the voice mail!!!! Absorb the moment!

Posted by: Brinkley Pound on 7/28/2017 at 6:29 am

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Mt. Rainier: Emmons Seminar Reaches the Summit!

June 28, 2017

Posted by: Zeb Blais

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Expedition Skills Seminar - Emmons team, led by Zeb Blais, radioed from Columbia Crest on the summit of Mt. Rainier. They are starting their descent and will stay at Camp Schurman tonight. Tomorrow morning the team will pack up and head back to the White River Campground. We look forward to congratulating them back at Rainier Basecamp tomorrow afternoon.

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Excellent work ! I cant wait to hear all about it and see the photo’s. Awesome job guys!
T342, p.s. Did the ponytail get cut ?

Posted by: Ed Schiavi on 6/29/2017 at 11:13 am

Great job guys! Stay safe and enjoy the remainder of the trip.

Jeannine & Matthew

Posted by: Jeannine Deckers on 6/28/2017 at 10:23 am

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Denali Expedition: Van Deventer & Team Move to 14,000’ Camp

May 22, 2017

Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Jess Matthews, Jenny Konway

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 14,000'

May 21, 2017 We had another pretty perfect day for climbing in Alaska, and we made full use of it to get up to 14,000' and dig in a new camp. It was pleasantly warm and light clouds kept it from totally frying us. After maneuvering around some initial traffic on Squirrel Hill, we were able to hit cruise control and roll past our cache from two days ago. Once at 14,000' Camp came the arduous task of digging new tent platforms and a kitchen. Our task tomorrow is to retrieve our cache and build some really, really big walls. It sounds like we've got a stronger weather system headed our way this week, so we'll prep to wait it out. RMI Guides Pete Van Deventer, Jenny Konway, Jess Matthews and team

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Wow, Most amazing journey ever!! Good luck for the last but….. Love to the Calvert’s. Hendrik and Natasha.

Posted by: Hendrik Muller on 5/22/2017 at 8:32 pm

Glad to hear all is well. I worry so much about you guys. Stay safe. See you soon.

All my love mom

Posted by: Melinda on 5/22/2017 at 12:48 pm

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Mt. Baker: Smith & Team Summit via the Easton Glacier

August 12, 2024

Posted by: Lacie Smith, Nicole De Petris, Margo Kerr

Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades

Elevation: 10,781'

RMI Guides Lacie Smith, Nicole De Petris & Margo Kerr and the Mt. Baker - Easton Climb August 10 - 12 have enjoyed a few great days in the mountain. Yesterday, the completed their glacier skills training while watching the clouds roll in. This morning at 5:50 am the team reached the summit of Mt. Baker. The climb included watching the northern lights, lightning on the eastern horizon and a meteor shower. What more could you ask for?

Nice work team!

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