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Mt. McKinley Expedition: Burns & Team Arrive in Talkeetna, Alaska

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska

Elevation: 348'

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Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - 10:03 pm PT

Hello from Talkeetna! After a long day of travel we have arrived in this lovely little town, our launching off point.  The excitement is tangible as we settle in, looking forward to a day of packing and prep tomorrow.

RMI Guide Seth Burns

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Thank you so much for setting up this thoughtful webpage. We’ll be following along with the update! Wishing you all strength, endurance, good weather, and an amazing experience!
Love you Grace and Jason!

Posted by: Carol, Yong & Ruihua on 5/15/2025 at 8:14 am

Will, what an incredible adventure - soak in every moment!! We cannot wait to hear about it!! Xoxo

Posted by: Nicole and Drew on 5/15/2025 at 5:18 am

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Kilimanjaro: Grom & Team Visit Ngorongoro Crater

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

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Hello everyone,

Today we visited the world famous Ngorongoro Crater, considered to be the 8th natural wonder of world. The crater is roughly 100 square miles and is home to roughly 30,000 mammals that reside here year round, as it’s one of the few places that has natural springs. We started early with hopes of catching a few big cats before the heat of the day sent them in search of shade.

All the usual suspects were there, zebras, wildebeest, Cape buffalo, hyenas, jackles, ostrich, many many birds, and even manage to get very close to a few lions. There was a Black Rhino spotted not to far off. Everyone was amazed at the abundance of wildlife to say the least.

We have just finished another wonderful meal here at the Plantation Lodge and the team is off to bed after a long, but very rewarding day on safari.

RMI Guide Casey Grom and the safari crew

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Just wonderful! Such a natural place for all the animals. No fences. No cages. What a special area this for these lucky creatures. Memories forever for all of you. Wish I was there!
John Buckett

Posted by: John Buckett on 2/4/2025 at 7:53 am

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Denali Expedition: Gorum and Team Move Back to 14,000’

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 14,000'

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Thursday, June 6, 2019 11:56 PM PT We woke up this morning and looked uphill at the summit again. We watched as winds increased up high. We watched a few teams leave camp and turn around before Denali pass. We looked at our dwindling food. We looked at our rapidly filling poop cans. When we added it all up, we decided that it was time to leave high camp. Four nights at 17,000 feet can seem like an icy eternity, but the team actually managed it quite well. There was nothing in the forecast that made us want to stay any longer, so we left. We’re back at 14 camp now, which seems like a beach resort in comparison. Some folks have decided they have had their fill, and some want to sit it out for a few more days, potentially trying again. Tomorrow we will flesh out our options and make a plan. For now, we are excited for the best nights sleep we’ve had in a while. We’re excited to eat something other than freeze dried food. We’re excited to be able to wear fewer than three jackets to bed. RMI Guide JM Gorum & Team
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Wise choice given the conditions you described. For those who want to try again, I hope you make it. Stay warm, and step safe. What a beautiful photo!

Posted by: Susan Moore on 6/7/2019 at 9:24 pm

Whatever choice you make, you’ve accomplished so much Brittni (and everyone else!). Diligently checking the blog daily; sunny Colorado is rooting for you!

Posted by: Kate Holmes on 6/7/2019 at 7:13 pm

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Mt. Elbrus: Grom & Team Sightseeing in St. Petersburg

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Southside

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Our last day in St. Petersburg! The team had a great final day here in Russia. We visited the very famous Hermitage Museum, where we saw paintings and sculptures by many well-known artists including Rembrandt, Michelangelo and even Da Vinci, to name a few. It's one of Russia's great treasures and houses several million pieces of art collected over the last few hundred years. It consists of five buildings, each with three floors, and has hundreds of rooms. We did our best to take in the highlights in a little over two hours. We took a quick lunch before stopping by the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, that's decorated almost entirely with mosaics and then wrapped up the day with a wonderful evening boat cruise to see this amazing city by water. It's been a wonderful adventure here in Russia, but it's time to say our goodbyes and return to family and loved ones. Thanks for following, RMI Guide Casey Grom and crew
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Well done!

Posted by: Brinkley Pound on 8/1/2017 at 12:20 pm

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Mt.Rainier: Four Day Summit Climbs Enjoy Beautiful Day on Top

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

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RMI Guides Kel Rossiter and Solveig Waterfall led their Four Day Summit Climb May 19 - 22, 2017 to the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. Kel reported mostly clear skies with very lights winds. The teams began their descent from the crater rim around 7:20 am and will return to Camp Muir and then continue to Paradise. They will end their day with a celebration of their accomplishment at Rainier BaseCamp. Congratulations to today's Summit Climb teams!
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Kilimanjaro: Grom & Team Traverse to Barranco Valley

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 12,800'

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Hello once again everyone We had another great day here in Africa with wonderful views of Kilimanjaro most of that day. We left Shira camp and slowly climbed uphill before we started our traverse over to Barranco Valley passing through endless volcanic boulders that dot this desert like landscape and just below the remaining glaciers that cling to Kilimanjaro's slopes. As we approached camp we were all amazed to the giant groundsels and famous Senecio trees that look like something out of a Dr. Suess book. Everyone is doing very well and are looking forward to tomorrow's climb up the Barranco wall witch sits just above camp. That's all for now. RMI Guide Casey Grom and the Kilimanjaro crew!

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Best wishes for your summit bid, Elaine!  (Casey: If she needs encouragement, get her to sing her hiking song).

Go Cougs!

Posted by: Steve on 1/13/2017 at 6:10 am

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Kilimanjaro: Waterfall & Team Ascend to Barranco Camp

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 12,800'

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Hello! The team has moved camp once again and everyone is doing well. We had a long-ish (6.5 hour) day today and everyone handled it really well. We left the Shira Plateau at 8:00 AM under cloudy skies. After a little bit we started to get some rain and I was sure we were going to get poured on all day but it tapered off after about 1/2 hour. The weather for the rest of the day was what I would call misty as we were in a cloud for the most part. Our route climbed about 2500' from our camp at a gentle grade. Our high point was 14,900' at the base of a large lava tower. We grabbed lunch up there and the walked the steep downhill trail to our camp. The team thought we might see some R.O.U.S.'s at one point on the way down but we did not. We are all looking forward to another great dinner provided by the Dik Dik staff and then a good night's rest That's all for now. RMI Guide Seth Waterfall

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Yeah Meredith!  Good luck and enjoy from your buddy in Boston

Posted by: Mike on 1/30/2016 at 5:56 am

I have to ask, what is a R.O.U.S.‘s? Great to hear your progress.

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Mt. McKinley: Hahn & Team Smooth Sailing to Kahiltna Base

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Elevation: 7,200'

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Thursday June 25th 10:15 pm PT Our exit from Talkeetna was nearly as smooth and easy as our arrival in the Alaska Range turned out to be. We had our traditional Roadhouse breakfast and then headed for the hangar. By 10:00 AM we were loading onto K2 Aviation's ski planes and taking off for the mountains. We had a couple of good views of Denali and Foraker, the giants of the range, despite a fair amount of cloud and forest fire smoke in the air. Basecamp at 7,200 feet on the Southeast fork of the Kahiltna Glacier was nearly deserted when we came in... just the way we like it. We set camp, reviewed glacier travel techniques and got used to fabulous views when the clouds lifted. By early evening a few other guided teams flew in and we chatted with the leaders, since we'll likely be seeing each other a bit in the weeks to come. There was a lot to get done on this day- there always is at the start of a big climb. But we got it done and the team is now resting. We were early to bed and we'll be early to rise tomorrow in the hopes of catching easier and safer conditions for travel in the cold part of the day. From what we could see from the airplane, the first part of our climb will be made easier by excellent snow coverage on the glacier surface. Best Regards, RMI Guide Dave Hahn

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Gary R and all of you:  Best wishes for great weather, safe travel, magnificent views, a fun time and victory in attaining the summit.  I’ll be following the posts throughout.  - Rob R

Posted by: Rob Reynolds on 6/26/2015 at 8:51 pm

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Denali Expedition: Van Deventer & Team Cache Gear at 14,000’ Camp

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Elevation: 11,200'

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Tuesday, May 29, 2018 - 11:38 PM PT It was another pretty perfect morning on Denali, so we made hay. We started off a bit earlier with a smoked salmon and bagel breakfast, then loaded up most of our food and fuel, strapped on crampons for the first time, and started up Motorcycle Hill. The was a slight breeze to keep things cool, and a few moments of windy corner were cold enough to elicit brain freeze, but everything went incredibly smoothly. So smoothly that we decided to keep going all the way to Mike Walter and team's Camp at 14. They were nice enough to let us stash our load in their camp and keep an eye on it. We spent an hour visiting with friends and enjoying the new scene before we had back for our own Camp at 11. With our stuff up high, we're ready to move up at the next opportunity! RMI Guides Pete, Jess, Taylor, and team

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Hey Rich

Wow! Amazing photos! Wishing you all great weather and good times! Kids send their love!

Posted by: Susie and the Kids on 5/31/2018 at 5:18 pm

The pictures look amazing, thanks for posting them! Congrats on your successes so far and best of luck to the top!! #teamdietz

Posted by: Susan Dietz on 5/31/2018 at 12:59 pm

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Denali Expedition: Hailes & Team Packing and Checking In

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 348'

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Our first day in Talkeetna was packed with mountain prep fun. After breakfast we listened to Pat, a Denali climbing ranger, introduce climbing safely and keeping Denali clean during our climb. Then we hustled to the airplane hangar to sort and pack gear. The hardest part of the day was trying to decide what food to bring and what items to leave behind. Twenty pounds of food is a lot but it seems to pile up quickly. We are ready to fly into the glacier tomorrow at 9am, so now we are working hard on relaxing and enjoying the beautiful Alaska weather. RMI Guide Walter Hailes

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