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Posted by: Hannah Smith, Avery Parrinello
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Elevation: 18,000'
Where did all the air go? We kept our momentum and carried gear to high camp today. We sat in a small circle on rocks for chairs as we ate breakfast and watched the ominous looking clouds hug to tops of Aconcagua and Amigino. The summit looked a tad scary but where we sat it was sunny and where we were going looked ok too. High camp sits at 19,600', which is a high point for most of the team. The air is feeling thinner and thinner. Our breathing heavier and louder. Each step we are closer to the summit. Today was a good day. The team performed wonderfully, hitting such a high altitude. At high camp, we are higher than Kilimanjaro. After hanging out for a bit, we said farewell and good luck to IMG's team, who we have been paralleling. They will go to the summit tomorrow. Tomorrow we will rest at Camp 2 and get organized for our move to high camp the following day. With a big day under our belt, the team is sleepy, so its off to bed for all of us.
Sweet dreams all,
RMI Guide Hannah Smith and team
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What y’all are doing is pretty incredible! Scotty, I’ve been following your journey on this blog, and I couldn’t be more in awe of your and your team’s achievements. Sounds like you’ll be summiting soon. I’m sending lots of love your way. Keep kicking butt Mister!
Posted by: Danielle Demko on 1/19/2020 at 3:28 pm
Yea Scott ! Looking like you and your team are going to make it to the summit. Stay safe and good luck!
Posted by: Rebecca Shindler on 1/19/2020 at 7:30 am
The RMI Mexico's Volcanoes Team reached the summit of Ixtaccihuatl at 5:30 am local time. They left High Camp in warm conditions but the weather changed to cold and windy by the time they reached the summit. The team is making their way to the trailhead and will check in later with more details.
Congratulations to the team!
Congratulations!!! Have a safe trip down and cannot wait to hear about your adventures John! Love ya- Jen and JD
Posted by: Jen Brown on 11/13/2019 at 11:08 am
Posted by: Eric Frank, Nick Scott, Avery Parrinello
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 6,000'
Sorry to hear about the poor weather! I imagine you all had fun
Posted by: Jaime on 9/9/2018 at 7:00 am
Regardless of summit or not, I had tons on fun! Thank you RMI!
Posted by: Rahim Charania on 9/8/2018 at 8:15 pm
Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, JM Gorum
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Posted by: JJ Justman
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Southside
Some climb this time JJ…Good for your leadership and all are safe…Waltero from IN (Aconcagua ‘12)
Posted by: Walter Glover on 7/12/2016 at 4:56 am
Posted by: Leon Davis, Bridget Belliveau
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Posted by: Mike Walter, Solveig Waterfall, Billy Haas
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,200'
Chris and Team, Your breakfast sounded as good as being at a 5 star resort!...mountain view…with whistleing winds~ lol We have 89 degree temps in DC today…took a very humid 9 mile run with Dad around the Capitol and Lincoln early this morning.
We had 34 people over for a BBQ to welcome the Smiths to the IG team last night. Nice enough to be outside and watch the boats float by.
Landon and Cohen had friends over to play and Landon was on his Best behavior Brooke said. She was proud of him! Cohen is still loving his Blue Elmo..lol
The twins have made it to 4.3 and 5 pounds…all is well and we are awaiting the end of this month for their arrival~
Sending all of you good thoughts and a break in the weather!
love, Mom
Posted by: Dave and Melissa on 5/16/2015 at 12:36 pm
enjoying the Blog. Ron and Kim are heading back to SC today. Temps in the 80s today and we are having a Community Free Car Wash today.
Love you Brian and prayers going up for the entire team.
Dad
Posted by: Duane Mycroft on 5/16/2015 at 4:28 am
Posted by: Jackson Breen, Mitch Valaitis, Celeste Wilson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The six day Expedition Skills Seminar - Paradise August 1 - 6 led by RMI Guide Jackson Breen has enjoyed beautiful weather for their week of training, climbing and camping on Mt. Rainier. Yesterday, after several days of practicing anchors, crevasse rescue, glacier travel and snow camping the team packed up gear and ascended to Camp Muir. Today the teams left Camp Muir with an early alpine start and reached the summit of Mt. Rainier around 5:30 am. They enjoyed an hour in the crater before starting their descent back to Camp Muir. The team will continue down to Paradise later today and conclude their adventure with a celebration of their accomplisments.
Nice work team! We hope you enjoyed your time on the mountain.
Happy new year everyone!
The team finally made to Tanzania despite cancelled flights and some crazy reroutes. Our normal 2 days turned into just a few hours on the ground before heading to the mountain.
Today the team did a great job of getting everything organized before leaving the beautiful River Trees Lodge. We then made our way to the base of Kilimanjaro to meet our awaiting staff that will assist us along this journey.
It was an enjoyable ride as we headed northeast of Arusha through rural Tanzania passing many coffee plantation and banana farms along the way.
We were fortunate to hike a few hours before the rain started and the trail turned muddy. Nonetheless, the team did great and we were all elated to reach our camp and hopped into some dry clothes and have a warm meal before heading to bed.
RMI Guide Casey Grom and the Persevering Crew!!!
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Kilimanjaro January 6, 2024
Enjoy your time on the mountain. Stay safe.
Posted by: Ruth Baldock on 1/11/2024 at 6:13 am
Glad the first day went well! Can’t wait to read more about it. Happy climbing!
Posted by: Alyson Van Hoorn on 1/10/2024 at 7:47 pm
Hey Sue, Jo & Robert,
Congrats on reaching Base Camp. Enjoy your rest day and the food, and don’t forget your manners…..as on Kili, when preping your coffee remember to say “PLEASE pass the powdered cow”!
I predict your team will power up the hill on your carry to camp 2!
Posted by: Russ Frederickson on 1/10/2015 at 8:57 am
Keep up the good climb, sue and team. Love following your travels. Raining here in Orange county today and tomorrow.
Patty
Posted by: Patty on 1/10/2015 at 8:48 am
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