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Mt. Rainier: Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir Reaches the Summit!

June 3, 2016

Posted by: Adam Knoff, Eric Frank

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir, led by RMI Guides Eric Frank and Adam Knoff, reached the summit at 7:30 this morning. Eric reported windy but clear weather. After spending some time on the top, the team began their descent and are currently around 13,500 feet. Yesterday the team had fun practicing crevasse rescue. Check out their photos below. Congratulations to the seminar teams!

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Way to go, Joe! We are proud of you!

Posted by: Gwen and Mandy on 6/3/2016 at 10:45 am

Way to go Mike! Glad you and the group were able to make it! Have a safe trip back!

Posted by: Katie Uttech on 6/3/2016 at 10:04 am

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Mt. Rainier: Expedition Skills Seminar Completes Their Training

May 20, 2016

Posted by: Seth Waterfall, Walter Hailes

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 10,000'

The May 15 - 20 Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir teams finished up their training at Camp Muir this morning. With a successful summit climb on Wednesday the teams spent yesterday working on crevasse rescue training. Today they packed up and left Camp Muir shortly before 11 am headed for Paradise. We look forward to seeing them later today. Congratulations to the Seminar Teams!

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Clay,
Good luck on the summit today. Make us proud.
- Josh

Posted by: Josh Wall on 5/21/2016 at 9:39 am

Dave and Shane? Are you with this group? Good luck and much stamina for today!

Posted by: George Head on 5/21/2016 at 9:27 am

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Kilimanjaro: Grom & Team Wind Their Way To Shira Camp

July 15, 2015

Posted by: Casey Grom

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 12,570'

Hello again everyone! All is well here on Kilimanjaro after a good nights rest. Today the team woke at 7 am to coffee and tea being served at our tent doors by our gracious staff. We had breakfast with healthy serving of fresh fruits, bread, assorted meats and cheeses, and fried eggs. After filling our bellies we hit the trail shortly after 8 am and slowly made our way along the ever winding trail towards the Shira Plateau. Our team did great on the rocky trail as we ascended higher up the mountain, stopping to take breaks and let the never end line of porters pass us. It took about 5 hours to reach our new camp, which our staff had already set up before our arrival. Clearly we are not roughing it too much! Everyone is doing well and seems to be enjoying the climb thus far. We'll spend the next few hours resting in our tents and taking in the splendid view we have from just over 12,000'. RMI Guide Casey Grom and crew

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Aconcagua: Cifelli & Team check in from Camp 2

January 20, 2025

Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Ben Luedtke

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 18,000'

To all of those who have been following our climb; this is our creed:

There's no room in the dome, but we make a dash,

To secure a spot, for our breakfast hash.

Echoes from strangers across the room,

Embarrassing moments might be our doom.

Blue bags are missing, or so we think,

But the lung juice is dripping, no one dares blink.

All that matters now, is who wins at farkle,

For the highest champion, is sure to sparkle.

Out for a walk, we endeavor with pleasure,

Many photos were taken, that was our treasure.

Back at Camp 2, we rest and we wait.

We ponder our bets, about our own weight.

Back in the dome, we need to recharge,

There goes Nate, he is now at large.

We spotted some birds, going mach Jesus.

But we finish our night, with pizzas full of cheeses.

RMI Guide Ben Luedtke & Team

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Kilimanjaro: Grom & Team Start Their Safari at Lake Manyara

January 29, 2019

Posted by: Casey Grom

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Today was our first day of safari and we visited the beautiful Lake Manyara. The lake is a brief stopping ground for many migratory animals and home to more than 300 different birds. The birds were nearly of every shape and color you could imagine. Everyone enjoyed the day cruising around in our safari vehicles with cold beverages in hand while seeing the animals. We manage to see a few wildebeest, zebras, Cape buffalo, lots of baboons, a few impalas, several elephants and even managed to get pretty close to a few lions. It was a nice introduction to the incredible diversity of wildlife that Africa has and the team is looking forward to seeing more tomorrow. We wrapped up the evening with a wonderful meal at our new lodge, The Plantation Lodge. and even celebrated one of our teammates birthday with a cake and plenty of singing. RMI Guide Casey Grom and the Safari crew

Denali Expedition: Hahn & Team Move to 11,000’ Camp

June 24, 2018

Posted by: Dave Hahn, Hannah Smith, Avery Parrinello, Nikki Champion

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 11,000'

Sunday, June 24, 2018 - 9:45 PM PT We busted out of camp at 9,500 ft by 7:10 AM. There was still plenty of cloud out and about, but not so much in the direction we wanted to go. Of course things were a little cooler at the lofty heights we were reaching, but not unpleasantly so. We reached the corner at Kahiltna Pass in just over an hour’s time and left the mighty Kahiltna Glacier. A couple of tough uphill pushes then brought us to 11,000. Conditions were sunny, calm and nice as we built camp -we’re starting to get good at this stuff. The afternoon was spent napping and prepping for tomorrow’s carry to 13,500. In the late afternoon and evening we got a heavy and hot snow shower. We dodged it eating burritos in the dining tent. After dinner, things got fun and busy as RMI Guide Mike King’s victorious climbing team came down to share camp for an evening. They’ll head downhill in the early morning and we’ll be looking upward. Best Regards Dave Hahn

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Sue- we are with you on every step! We are there pulling the sled with you, hauling the pack, and climbing! You so have this!!!
-Lots of love, Your crazy tent mates from downtown Kahiltna 2017!!

Posted by: Patty Kudla on 6/26/2018 at 7:07 am

Margaret and Jon, Amy just told me about your climbing adventure and who it honors. What a special tribute to your father, Margaret. Wishing you and all of your team a safe climb. We are cheering you on from Melbourne! Go Go Go!!!!

Posted by: Kristi Darby on 6/26/2018 at 2:34 am

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Aconcagua: King & Team Move to Camp 1

January 29, 2018

Posted by: Mike King, Jenny Konway, Nick Scott

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 16,200'

The Team successfully moved the remainder of our equipment to Camp 1, located at 16,400'. It's always refreshing to see the performance of the Team increase after just a few nights sleep at lower altitude. We covered the same terrain as the carry day but the effort needed by all seemed a little easier on folks. We high fived the descending RMI team today on their way back after a successful summit day. Camp is built, re-hydration and relaxing have become the focus of everyone. Tomorrow we'll do a carry of gear and food to Camp 2. Until then, we are all warm and content with a new camp and eager to see what the weather has in store for us. Thanks for following along. RMI Guide Mike King

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Go Grassy ! Looks like those yellow boots are ok? Jack and Doug said its all about the feet .Keep up the good work !!

Posted by: Anne Sullivan on 1/30/2018 at 6:17 am

Enjoy your first night at camp one! Hope everyone is feeling well and having a great time.

Posted by: Tania Walls on 1/29/2018 at 7:59 pm

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Kilimanjaro: Grom & Team Trek in the Rain

January 10, 2018

Posted by: Casey Grom

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 12,200'

Hey, Everybody! Casey Grom checking in again here on day 3 Kilimanjaro. Well, today was very similar to yesterday we started off and mostly clear skies we got about two 2 1/2 hours up the trail before the rains came back in. Luckily today's rains were bit shorter than yesterday's. We we're able to get all of our Gore-Tex on and umbrellas out and expedite our selves here to camp, which was pretty necessary considering all our stuff was already a little bit damp. Things are going pretty well. I'm sitting in my tent right now, I'm not sure if you can hear the rain coming down? It's still raining hard. Our crew has been fantastic, the porters that is. They have been able to get on the trail ahead of us, and get to our camp by the time we get there, and we've been able to have everything already set up and ready for us to dive into and get out of the rain! So a little bit like yesterday and we are hoping tomorrow will be dry. They are taking great care of it here, and we're all doing well. We're just a little tired of the rain right now, but we're going to take a little break, we're going to have some soup to warm ourselves up. It sounds like we're going to have a little cribbage tournament here in a little bit. That's all for now. RMI Guide Casey Grom & Team

Casey Grom Calling in from Shira Plateau on Kilimanjaro

Vinson Massif: Hahn & Team Paying Dues

December 11, 2017

Posted by: Dave Hahn

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Seminar Vinson Massif

Elevation: 12,300'

Our summit has clearly angered the mountain gods. We woke to a blizzard at 12,300 ft. Not the worst blizzard though, winds are steady at about 25 mph, visibility is barely to the neighboring tents, the air is chock full of snow -at least some of which is “falling” from the cloud we are in. Moving -even to lower and more comfortable climates and airplanes- was out of the question. Besides, on the radio at midday it sounded heinous at Low Camp, with fifty-knot gusts and busted tents. So we sat put. Our tents are holding up well, although great quantities of snow and frost seem to find their way inside. We recovered from yesterday’s climb with bed rest and hot meals and coffee and cocoa. A small price to pay for a visit to the highest point on the continent. Best Regards, RMI Guide Dave Hahn

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Good job Lindsay! Congrats! Keep hanging in there, we can’t wait to hear all about it!
-Emily, Grace, and the Henry crew

Posted by: Emily L on 12/12/2017 at 3:29 pm

People don’t climb mountains because it’s easy. People climb mountains because it’s hard. Beats the hell out of being stuck on the freeway. I’m so proud of all you guys. Mountain-forecast.com says things may calm down on Wednesday. Hang in there and stay hunkered down until it’s right. Love you girl. - Pop

Posted by: Les Z on 12/12/2017 at 5:33 am

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Machu Picchu: King and Team Leave Cusco and Start on the Trail

September 5, 2017

Posted by: Mike King

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 14,846'

We packed up and left Cusco at 6 am and headed for the Salkantay trail head near Soraypampa. The drive took us over some high passes and down a very scenic river valley filled with eucalyptus trees and small subsistence farms. When you describe to people the quality of food we eat on these Treks you get some doubtful looks, seeing is believing. Our Team feasted on guacamole and bread only to be followed by a pumpkin soup and rounded out with a main course of vegetable and cheese stuffed trout. That was only lunch, who knows what is for dinner. Bellies full we set out into grey skies with a spectacular view of Cerro Salkantay and Humantay. Gradually the glaciers and snow covered faces disappeared in a light rain as we walked into camp, Ichupata at 14,846'. Rain is coming down quite heavily now, the team is getting warm in their tents and we will check in tomorrow. RMI Guide Mike King

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