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Kilimanjaro: Hahn & Team Arrive at Arumeru River Lodge

July 24, 2018

Posted by: Dave Hahn

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Against all odds... we each made it through the highways, security checkpoints, airplanes and airports, baggage carousels, and immigration officers lacing together half the globe to assemble in little Usa River, Tanzania. Eight climbers and one guide dribbled in over the course of 24 hours to form a Kilimanjaro climbing team. We still haven’t all seen each other in the same place... that will happen at 9 AM tomorrow after we’ve stretched out in the comfy beds and bungalows of the Arumeru River Lodge for a night. That is when we’ll get serious about preparations for our week-long Kili climb. Best Regards, RMI Guide Dave Hahn

Mt. Rainier: Five Day Summit Climb Reaches the Summit

July 1, 2018

Posted by: Chris Ebeling

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

This morning RMI Guide Chris Ebeling led his Five-Day Summit Climb team to the Mt. Rainier summit. They began their descent at 8:00 a.m. and will be staying at Camp Muir for an additional night before descending tomorrow.

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Congratulations! What was the actual windspeed at the top? Weather reports looked pretty tough!

Posted by: Kie on 7/2/2018 at 9:13 am

Big Mac on top!!!

Posted by: Andrew on 7/2/2018 at 5:15 am

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Denali: Walter & Team have landed at Base Camp!

May 19, 2018

Posted by: Mike Walter, Robby Young, Alan Davis

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 7,300'

The weather cleared up just long enough for K2 Aviation to fly our team to Base Camp in two de Haviland Otter airplanes. The window didn't last long and soon it socked in and began to lightly snow. We set up camp and lounged around for the rest of the afternoon. Tomorrow the plan is to pack up and move camp to the base of Ski Hill. Cheers, RMI Guide Mike Walter & Team

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That is one Helluva “Ski Hill” . My wife JoAnn and I overnighted in Talkeetna with K2 Aviation and took a flight up to Denali over the dramatically crevassed glaciers in 1993. JoAnn then went back as a Cruise ship excursion in 2000 with her three sisters. Looking up is as close to climbing in Ice and snow as I want to be, although I summitted Mt Whitney in 1986 on Father’s Day ant took a photo with a banner I had made saying “Happy Fathers Day” to give to my father. I piloted a Cessna 172 from Torrence, CA with two other “Climbers” for that “Attempt”. We had tried in May, a month before, but were chased off the mountain after one night in a tent by a major snowstorm. Hopefully you get good weather so you can have views up there. We all look forward to more from you.

Posted by: Paul Claeyssens on 5/20/2018 at 6:02 am

Go for it and be safe.

Posted by: Garland Dobson (PAPPY) on 5/19/2018 at 3:44 pm

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Mt. Rainier: First Climb of the Season Tags the Top

May 1, 2018

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

RMI Guides Brent Okita and Bryan Mazaika with their Five Day Summit Climb Teams reached the crater rim of Mt. Rainier this morning. Brent reported high winds and thus a quick turn around. The team is en route to Camp Muir where they will take a quick break and repack before continuing down to Paradise. We look forward to seeing them at Rainier BaseCamp this afternoon. Congratulations to the first summit climb team of the 2018 season!

Mexico Volcanoes: King & Team Move Up to Ixta High Camp

March 6, 2018

Posted by: Mike King, Jenny Konway

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico

The Team packed up at the Altzomoni Hut this morning after a big breakfast and casual start to the day. We hiked up to High Camp, located at 15,500' over three hours and benefited from cloudy skies and a cool breeze. As we were leaving the Third Portillo, the clouds began climbing past us and soon snow was falling. The group did great today, carrying heavy packs in rocky terrain at high altitude. We'll spend the day resting and keeping our fingers crossed for clear weather. Tomorrow will be our one shot at Ixta and she can be cruel when conditions are stormy. The climbing itself is straight forward and we'll hope to be calling in from the top shortly after sunrise. Thanks for following along, we all continue to eat amazing food and are enjoying the beautiful scenery. RMI Guide Mike King

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Mt. Rainier: Four Day Summit Climb Teams Stand on Top!

August 18, 2017

Posted by: Brent Okita, Jess Matthews

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

RMI Guides Brent Okita and Jess Matthews led their Four Day Summit Climb August 15-18 to the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The teams enjoyed blue skies and cool temperatures. Congratulations to today's climbers!

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This was an epic climb on an amazing and unusual route. Thank you so much to the guides for working so hard to create a viable route to the summit for our team, and special thanks to Jess for guiding us successfully to the summit! I can’t stress how grateful I am to RMI for the brilliant experience and excellence of the team.

Posted by: Andrew Norris on 8/22/2017 at 9:43 am

To Brent: I’m following you, son ! Take care, be safe, enjoy! Do send more photos.
Love, mom
ALSO, love to Julie

Posted by: Marjorie Okita Johnson on 8/19/2017 at 10:26 am

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Kilimanjaro: Tucker & Team Hit the Trail

August 8, 2017

Posted by: Mark Tucker

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 9,800'

All is well at Kilimanjaro Camp 1; otherwise known as Machame Hut. We are already at 10,000 feet for our first night on the mountain. Interestingly 10,000 feet here is still below tree line, whereas on Mt. Rainier 10,000 feet is way above tree line and glaciated. The hiking today was great with a little cloud cover, which helped with very pleasant temperatures and not a whole lot of mud to get here. We are still recovering after our team member Barbara's 75th birthday party last night. We have a real fun group, everyone was chatting away between themselves and with our African guides who will accompany us the whole time up the mountain. We spent a total of about six hours on the trail and combined with jet lag should make for good sleeping tonight. Until tomorrow, RMI Guide Mark Tucker

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Happy birthday to Geoff Melrose. (8/10). Good climbing to all.

Posted by: Peter melrose on 8/9/2017 at 8:59 pm

Good luck Andrew and Nik!

Posted by: Steve Martin on 8/9/2017 at 8:48 am

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Mexico’s Volcanoes: Team Prepares for Summit Attempt on Orizaba

October 21, 2016

Posted by: Mike King, Steve Gately

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico

Elevation: 14,000'

The Mexico Team is resting comfortably at the Piedra Grande Hut on Orizaba. Yesterday we had a nice day off in Puebla, everyone took advantage of the good food, area surrounding the Zocalo and some visited a car museum. Leaving Puebla this morning we took in more of the countryside and ended up at a century old soap factory turned climber's hostel run by Sr. Reyes. We met his 93 year old father and enjoyed a nice lunch after sorting our gear for the climb. Our drive up here is on a fairly rough road through pine trees and the grassy lower slopes of Orizaba. We are currently at 14,000' sitting in a light cloud with views of the mountain from time to time.The team will wake around midnight and hopefully have good weather to climb. Keep your fingers crossed that we get a chance to summit Orizaba! RMI Guides Mike King & Steve Gately

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Mt. Rainier: Teams Turn Due to Weather and Route Conditions

September 19, 2016

Posted by: Casey Grom, Nick Hunt

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 11,700'

The Mt. Rainier Summit Climb teams turned due to avalanche conditions, deteriorating weather and winds. A fair amount of new snow has occurred on the mountain with drifts up to one meter. RMI Guides Casey Grom and Nick Hunt are currently descending from Camp Muir back to Paradise.

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Better Weatherluck Next Time!

Posted by: Stan Mikol on 9/22/2016 at 1:47 am

We both would like to thank the entire RMI team for your help throughout the climb in the challenging conditions and we feel that we have learned more from those few days with you than any other experience. We also loved hearing about your various climbs.

We had a great time meeting the rest of the climbers and sharing stories. Best of luck in their next endeavors!

We hope to be back next summer with better conditions and even more prepared. It’s defnitely not to be underestimated.

Thanks again
Kelly & Kieran

Posted by: Kelly and Kieran on 9/20/2016 at 10:17 am

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Kilimanjaro: Hahn & Team Visit Lake Manyara National Park

August 16, 2016

Posted by: Dave Hahn

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Although our bodies were still a little tired and sore from climbing, we were up early and breakfasting today with excitement and anticipation for our safari start. The first part was actually through the urban jungle of Arusha at rush hour. Our drivers skillfully took the two tricked-out Toyota Land Cruisers through a crazy mix of highway construction, cattle and "normal" road congestion to get us out onto the open road, west of town. We watched several hours of towns, villages and Masai herdsmen drift by before we entered Lake Manyara National Park. Then the tops were rolled back and we all tried our best to spot the next exotic animal. We couldn't beat the guide/drivers, Erik and Joseph... or even our cook, Zach. Time after time, they'd find the zebra, Cape buffalo, elephant, mongoose, giraffe or baboon first. We had a wonderful afternoon in the park. No big cats, but we saw their tracks and knew they were out there -watching us. With the last of daylight, we rolled up at the Plantation Lodge and were all surprised to find such luxurious and welcoming accommodations in the "outback". Tomorrow we'll head for Ngorongoro Crater. Best Regards, RMI Guide Dave Hahn

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