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Posted by: Josh Maggard, Robby Young, Pete Van Deventer
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 7,600'
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Following your progress every day. Best wishes and good luck from Santa Fe, NM in the Rocky Mountains.
Posted by: Jim Arnold on 1/28/2015 at 9:35 am
Will be following your progress. Good luck and all best wishes from NJ!
Jane Osman
Posted by: Jane Osman on 1/28/2015 at 6:46 am
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Glenn enjoy your adventure! Saw your wife today! Take care and we cant wait to hear all about the climb!
Your fans,
Frank and Margie
Posted by: margie grillo on 1/13/2015 at 7:03 pm
I’m glad to hear of a successful first day. Looking forward to following your grand adventure through the blog each day. Hike on!
Posted by: Shirley on 1/13/2015 at 5:34 pm
Posted by: Daniel May, Mac Nolde
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 10,781'
RMI Guides Dan May and Mac Nolde summitted Mt. Baker with our Footprints of Fight team right at sunset. They enjoyed beautiful couple of days training and honing their mountaineering skills at the base of an iconic peak in the Cascades.
Congrats team!
Posted by: Dustin Wittmier, Lacie Smith, Mitch Valaitis, Robert Whyte
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Expedition Skills Seminar - Kautz July 5 - 10 led by RMI Guides Dustin Wittmier, Lacie Smith, Mitch Valaitis and Robert Whyte reached the summit of Mt. Rainier just before 8 am today. Dustin reported a beautiful day and warm temperatures. The team was going to spend a few minutes in the crater before starting their descent. They will return to their high camp for one more night on the mountain and some additional training. Tomorrow they will retrace their steps to Paradise and conclude their program at Rainier BaseCamp in the afternoon.
Congratulations to today's Kautz team!
Nice!
(Although I am totally jealous. Lol.)
Posted by: Some guy from Puyallup on 7/9/2024 at 12:06 pm
Awesome job, team!!
Posted by: Scott on 7/9/2024 at 9:08 am
Posted by: Seth Burns, Calvin Jiricko
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
RMI Guides Seth Burns and Calvin Jiricko reached the summit of Forbidden Peak yesterday afternoon. The team had a beautiful day climbing in the North Cascades Range! The route to the summit of Forbidden Peak consists of climbing a small glacier below the South Face and then low 5th class rock and 40- to 50- degree snow and ice in the West Ridge Couloir. At the top of the couloir the team cached their glacier gear and don rock shoes for the enjoyable 5.0 to 5.6 rock climbing along the exposed crest to the summit.
The West Ridge of Forbidden is a true alpinist's classic. Congratulations Team!
Reminds me of Tuckerman Ravine in NH especially in early to mid May. Good job!
Posted by: John Buckett on 7/7/2024 at 6:07 pm
Congratulations on achieving another adventure!
Posted by: granny jay on 7/6/2024 at 11:07 am
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Avery Parrinello
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Elevation: 18,000'
Who wants some pancakes? To celebrate our last rest day before moving to High Camp and trying for the summit, we enjoyed a pancake breakfast. Pancakes at 18,000' topped with jelly and peanut butter make the tummy happy. With a happy tummy, we took it upon ourselves to then enjoy a siesta. By mid day, a few teams showed up carrying gear from Camp 1. It was nice to socialize with some new faces and break up our rest day. This will be our last rest day because starting tomorrow we will be on the go for the next 5 days. All the resting, self care, and acclimatization the past 12 days were for these next 2 days. Tomorrow we will move to high camp, followed by our summit bid. You can feel the excitment and nerves in the team for what is to come. We are ready and we are looking strong. Fingers crossed mother nature doesnt throw us any curve balls.
Be good to us mother nature,
RMI Guide Hannah Smith and Team
Good luck Sue…Wishing you and your team a safe and successful climb!
-Mychal (Mexico clim teammate)
Posted by: Mychal Wooldridge on 1/20/2020 at 1:15 pm
Wow! Really a testament to your preparation & believing you can do it! We are all thinking of the whole team!
Mom & Dad, Anna, Heather,
Tinker & Beans!
Posted by: Judy & Dale Collins on 1/20/2020 at 7:12 am
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Congrats to all one my success. Best to all on #2!! Safe and enjoy!
Posted by: Jane Knoff on 1/16/2019 at 5:48 pm
Wow… What a spectacular mountain! Have a great climb! Thinking of you all!
Beck (Chris’s wife)
Posted by: Beck Condon on 1/16/2019 at 10:57 am
VERY Beautiful, thank you for sharing. Safe travels
Posted by: Brenda on 10/30/2018 at 4:08 pm
Everyone looking great! Scenery looks awesome. Enjoy!
“We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.”
― John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierra
Posted by: Beverly on 10/30/2018 at 5:58 am
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.”
― John Muir
Pulling for you guys. Be safe!
Posted by: Beverly on 10/27/2018 at 10:37 am
Hi Renee, Tell Pete great they manage to do updates of how things are going. Hope the weather stays good and not too windy.The updates are good so family and friends don’t worry too much. Best of luck to you and the team. Sounds absolutely fantastic. Thinking of you.
lv Maureen
Posted by: Maureen Lococo on 5/17/2015 at 6:26 am
Thanks for the updates keeps us all informed that is awesome!!
Good morning Matt and Kevin hope you guys got a goodnight sleep stay safe and warm.
Dad and I pulled weeds got rid of the grass in the plants and mowed your yard looks great!!
Miss you Matt have a safe climb to the next up date :)
Love you mom xo
Posted by: Terri on 5/17/2015 at 5:37 am
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