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Posted by: Mike Haugen, Alex Halliday, Abby Westling, Kiira Antenucci, Daniel May, David Shuer
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Guide Mike Haugen reported sunshine, great weather and a light 5 mph breeze as his team was on the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The Four Day Climb July 25 - 28, 2021 led by Mike Haugen and Alex Halliday were descending from the crater rim at 7 am.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
Amazing climb. Expertise guidance made this ascend safe and possible. Out of body experience for me.
Posted by: Eva Steinwald on 8/1/2021 at 7:01 am
Looks like it was one of the best weather days possible. One of the best ever photos too from the summit.
I have a cousin who lives in Kent. Have never visited. Too old to climb but would enjoy visiting Paradise for the exhilarating views. So far have been traveling there vicariously, a regular visitor to the webcam site. Amazing snowfall !!
Congrats on your success to the top. J.B.
Posted by: JOHN BUCKETT on 7/29/2021 at 6:37 am
We pushed back our wake-up and starting times this morning in order to let a few of the surrounding teams get out on the trail first. The Barranco Wall has a few tight passages along rock ledges where we’d just as soon miss the traffic jams. That meant a leisurely pace to rolling out of bed and packing up. It was cool in the shadow of the mountain though, and a relief -during breakfast- when the sun hit. We marched toward the base of the wall at 9 AM with perhaps a few butterflies in some stomachs as folks wondered how it would all work out. From below, the Great Barranco Wall looks very much like a Great Wall… intimidating. But as we started winding up the trail and came to grips with the tricky parts, most began to relax. Our local guides -John, Tom, Naiman and Philibet were at every difficult move, pointing out hand and footholds and managing porter traffic. Before long we’d cruised past the narrowest ledges and gotten to easier -though still steep- trail sections in the middle of the wall. There were still a few places requiring both hands on the rock near the top, but then we popped out onto flat ground about 1200 ft higher than where we’d begun. We took a well-deserved break and snapped a few pictures of the spectacular South Face of Kilimanjaro. The rest of the walk to Karanga was easy in comparison to the Wall. Just a few valleys to traverse, and lots of sights to see as much of the lower cloud melted away. We sat down to lunch in our new camp at 13,100 ft. The afternoon was a chance for resting and rehydrating. As the sun set, John -our lead guide- led the team in an impromptu dance session on the concrete heli-pad adjacent to camp. We sat down to dinner in our well lit dining tent and then came out to another beautiful night scene, this time with the lights of Moshi (the city at Kili’s Southeast corner) spread out far below.
Best Regards
Happy Anniversary, my love. I would do it all again. You make everything better.
Our life of Adventures and Oatmeal is perfect.
Blow me a kiss and then go to bed, tomorrow is going come fast!
So proud of and stoked for you.
John
Posted by: John GILMAN on 8/20/2022 at 7:57 am
You all are amazing!
Posted by: Diana Lowe on 8/19/2022 at 1:01 pm
Posted by: Andy Bond, Grayson Swingle, Ben Luedtke
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,200'
Monday, June 20, 2022 - 10:17 pm PT
Today we moved camp from 7,800' to 11,200'. The weather has been in our favor, and we are right on schedule. This move was a big effort. We gained 3,400 vertical feet over about 3.5 miles with backpacks and sleds in 5.5 hours. Steve’s hula-hoop proved to be a challenge in the 6 inches of fresh snow we got overnight as it acted like a West Virginia earth mover until he put it were it belonged - around his waist. Over the last 1,000', we encountered the rare Type 2.9 fun but RMI Guides Andy, Grayson and Ben kept us moving and motivated. Andy only threatened to turn the car around once. One of the benefits of later season trips is moving into tent platforms and toilet facilities that were already built by teams ahead of us on the mountain. So, like stinky cuckoos, we rolled into 11,200' Camp and got set up quickly. Huge amounts of carbs and electrolytes were consumed. Then we napped. And napped some more.
Tonight we dine in a proper posh. Bacon Mac & Cheese is the main course followed by sleeves of Oreos and mini Snickers bars. Everybody is happy and healthy and the weather is lining up. Keep your fingers crossed for us!
For the comments, what do you call a huge pile of cats?
-Hyde
Nail it Ryan!
Posted by: Justin Garrity on 6/24/2022 at 6:37 pm
A meow-tain
Posted by: Ryan W Hagemann on 6/21/2022 at 9:27 am
Posted by: Mike King
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Torres del Paine
Today we had a 14-mile day from Paine Grande into the French Valley. The trail was mostly a goat path into the valley with some clouds and light rain overhead. Since we are on the “W” portion of the trek, the trails have become more crowded but nothing like a busy summer day on the Muir snowfield. The views from the French valley include a large alpine cirque with massive granite spires and peaks encircling a dense forest. The clouds kept things cool, the rain made for wet rocks to focus our footwork on and the 15 miles after 7 days of walking made for sore feet. We are at Frances Domes camp for the night. The salmon and lentils were delicious, the pisco sours very drinkable. Tomorrow we’ll hike to Torres central and spend the night, which sets us up for a morning day hike to the Torres on Wednesday. It’s windy and a little rainy, into our wood stove heated domes we go. Thanks for following along.
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!
Posted by: Lana Green on 2/14/2022 at 5:08 pm
Have fun and stay safe out there boys, wish I was climbing with you again this summer! Trip looks like a blast!
Posted by: Lowry on 5/25/2017 at 3:40 pm
Hey Mattie and team Eric—-all us slugs back at the office are rooting for you! Still expect a picture of you wearing a bowler hat!
Posted by: Steve on 5/25/2017 at 1:27 pm
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Alex, it’s nice to know you’re safe. Better to climb for another day. Just like you to walk out on your own. Be safe and let me know if and when you’re back on Rainier - would love to climb with you (even if it’s only 15K ft). Godspeed, my friend.
Peace, Lee
Posted by: Lee Hoedl on 5/1/2015 at 8:53 pm
Be safe and our prayer will be with you.
Posted by: Kevin Stone on 4/30/2015 at 8:33 am
For Lindsay Mann: Wow! congrats to you and all your team members. Bestwishes to reach the summit and return. Love Gt and GN
Posted by: nick and Tllie Medvid on 5/26/2012 at 11:46 pm
Posted by: Mike Walter, Ben Ammon
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 10,781'
You all have enormous courage.
I’m glad you made up there, and come down safely.
Posted by: Nikki on 10/19/2020 at 9:33 pm
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