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Posted by: Casey Grom, Paul Rachele
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 10,060'
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Steve Gately, JM Gorum
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,200'
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Well I am happy to report that our Mexico Volcanoes team all arrived safely as of last night. We met in the lovely lobby of our Hotel Geneve and had a nice chat about what to expect in the next few days. Followed by a classic dinner of local tacos.
We’re headed this morning to La Malinche to begin acclimating to the elevation.
Tomorrow we go for our first summit, La Malinche at 14,500’!
RMI Guide Joe Hoch
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Mexico's Volcanoes February 1, 2025
Posted by: Casey Grom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Today we headed to Tarangire National Park known for its abundant elephants, and it didn’t disappoint. Not sure how many we saw, but it was quite a few, and we got pretty close once again.
There were lots of giraffes, impalas, monkeys, ostriches, and many, many birds. Unfortunately we haven’t seen any more big cats, but we will head out early in the morning with hopes of seeing them in the cooler temperatures.
We are spending our last night here in Tanzania at Nykani Tented Camp, which has beautiful tented rooms with screened windows to allow the sounds of the African bush in. So, if you have ever used or heard the term “Glamping”, this is an extreme version of that.
Everyone is doing great and hoping to see a few more big cats on our way out of the park tomorrow morning. Then it will be back to our main lodge near Arusha for a brief stop before catching our flights home.
Thanks for following, your loved ones will be home shortly
RMI Guide Casey Grom, and an amazing crew!
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Kilimanjaro Climb & Safari, September 9, 2024
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Devin Guffey, Josh Geiser
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 7,800'
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - 8:25 pm PT
Good evening everyone. Today we woke to clear skies above with clouds lingering over Denali. So it was go time to get our carry in. We knew the storm would come sooner or later so we got an early start and we walking by 5am. Fueled by bagels, cream cheese, and salmon we made our way up Ski Hill. The cool air felt good to walk in compared to the rather hot and sweaty walk yesterday. After gaining two thousand feet and the beginning of snow flurries, we decided to call 9300' our cache spot. We dug a big hole to fit all our cache items and then scurried out of there before more snow fell. The rest of the day we enjoyed a bunch of tent time which included naps, reading, watching shows, listening to music, and eating snacks. Some of the best sleep comes in the afternoon. Tomorrow we hope to move to 11,000' camp. This will depend on what the weather brings us in the morning. We may need to be patient but that's part of the Denali game. As for now, we are all settling into our sleeping bags as the snow pitter patters on our tents. It's quite relaxing. So goodnight all!
RMI Guide Hannah And team
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Denali Expedition June 2, 2024
Posted by: Christina Dale, Chris Ebeling
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 10,800'
Bummer you all didn’t make it. I was so bummed and upset I had to turn back early. You guys were such a fun group. Hopefully I’ll see you all next year love and we’ll wishes Ryan
Posted by: Ryan Shepeard on 9/16/2018 at 2:58 pm
Posted by: Steve Gately, Gloria Roe, Taylor Bickford
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 9,127'
Sounds like a dream climb. Hi Glo of my life!
Mom
Posted by: Michelle on 7/29/2018 at 10:57 am
Posted by: Dave Hahn
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
As always Dave, enjoy following your wonderful adventures. Hope to see you at the St. B in the future.
Posted by: Bob Iles on 8/13/2017 at 11:38 pm
Posted by: Brent Okita, Christina Dale, JT Schmitt
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
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Dear Alex,
“Nevertheless, she persisted…”
Keep strong and safe, team.
Jasmin
Posted by: Jasmin on 6/10/2017 at 6:38 am
Hello Mountain Friends! So sorry that I couldn’t join the climb at the last minute this year. Everything has resolved itself with my family’s health issues, but it was necessary to stay here. While I have been very disappointed that I can’t be climbing with you, I have been following the blog entries about your progress with enthusiasm, and am impressed with the tough resolve that you have all exhibited as you’ve faced the various challenges on the mountain. I truly hope that the weather relents and gives you all a well-deserved shot at the summit in the next few days! Best of luck and stay safe everyone. I hope to climb with you all at some point on down the road. -William
Posted by: William Kenyon on 6/9/2017 at 6:59 pm
It sure is refreshing to think of snow in the heat and humidity of DC. If you get chilly along the way just think of us to warm up. What do you folks do for fun while chilling at 11,000 after the day’s work is done? Peter, if you forget to plant that Swiss flag at the top and take a picture of it, plant it in an olive in a martini when you’re down safe. Cheers to all, Charlie
Posted by: Charlie Thomas on 6/30/2015 at 7:14 am
Kenny Cornett- good luck! Get to the top and be safe! Love ya- Rhonda, John, Meriden, and Morgan
Posted by: Rhonda roberts on 6/29/2015 at 8:31 pm
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