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Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, JM Gorum
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
Posted by: Mike King, JT Schmitt, Ben Ammon
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
On The Map
David: Hope you and team had a safe and warm(ish) Father’s Day, daddy! We’ll get ice cream as soon as you get back to celebrate O:) Love you! ~Theresa
Posted by: Theresa Smalley on 6/18/2018 at 9:50 am
Glad to hear you are comfortable and becoming well read. Know Scott’s mom is breathing easier as you aren’t climbing in the wind. Wishes for calm winds and blue skies…good climbing when the weather is right.
Posted by: Glenda Bemis on 6/18/2018 at 6:54 am
RMI Guide Casey Grom calls in from Machame Camp, Africa.
Posted by: Billy Nugent, Hannah Smith
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Hannah, Billy and Team:
Good luck and climb high. Wish we were with you, perhaps next year.
Your fans,
Tom and Farmer Dave, August 23 Rainier Summit Team.
Posted by: Tom Salata on 1/15/2017 at 2:07 pm
On The Map
Enjoy the view from the top,have good summit and good weather love mom and dad
Posted by: Mark and helenk on 1/13/2017 at 7:01 am
Weather Prayers
Waltero
Posted by: Walter Glover on 1/13/2017 at 5:57 am
Posted by: Steve Gately, Hannah McGowan
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Elevation: 13,800'
On The Map
Congratulations Peter and your climbing team on achieving your goal of summiting Mt. Rainier. !!
Mom and Dad.
Posted by: Mary Beth Torosian on 8/29/2016 at 6:23 pm
Congratulations Ben and Mary Jo!!! I watched the weather and was worried you wouldn’t make it because of the winds. So glad you did! Can’t wait to hear your stories! -Mom
Posted by: Kim Rasmussen on 8/28/2016 at 7:40 pm
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, JM Gorum
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Northside
Posted by: Geoff Schellens, Steve Gately
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 348'
Posted by: Mike Walter, Billy Haas, Blake Votilla
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,000'
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On The Map
Great to hear of your progress. Keep up the good work all. David, the birds and fish are fed, pond pump is working, plants are watered, lawn is mowed, storm windows are not down…missing you molto!
Posted by: Nancy Hines on 5/9/2016 at 7:23 pm
Hi Rogan and rest of the team.
I saw this quote some time ago, and it reminds me how much respect I have for you all.
“I suggest going out to the nearest pub and getting completely, and utterly, wasted. Make sure you smoke at least 1 pack of unfiltered Camel’s. Get the full ashtray, pour a drink in it and then pour the mixture into a water bottle.
When you get home (ideally around 3:30am) stick the vile mixture into your freezer. Put on your best goretex and thermal layer. Climb in. At 5:30am, get out, drink (chew?) the mixture and go run the biggest flight of stairs you can find. Run until your heart threatens to explode.
Your dehydration caused by the alcohol should adequately simulate what you may experience at higher altitudes. Your lung capacity should be sufficiently impaired by the smokes to simulate a oxygen poor environment. The freezer episode should adequately replicate a bivy. Drinking the booze/butt mixture should simulate your lack of appetite…..
Oh — once your finished your workout, go to work (to replicate the long walk out).”
- Greg Hamilton suggesting an altitude training methodology.
To be honest, I am more than a little bit jealous. Enjoy every step and every moment, even when it’s tough.
Pieter and the Nel family from Cape Town, South Africa
Posted by: Pieter Nel on 5/9/2016 at 2:42 am
Nice work BOYz!
Posted by: Brad Buchar on 6/28/2018 at 2:19 am
Congrats Chris and Andy…awesome job well done
Dad & Erica
Posted by: Mike Luedtke on 6/27/2018 at 7:15 pm
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