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Mt. Rainier: August 19th Team Summits!

August 19, 2015

Posted by: Mike Walter, Mike King

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climbs led by RMI Guides Mike Walter and Mike King reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning and were leaving the crater rim at 7:09 am. Mike King reported light winds and overall a beautiful day. The teams will be back in Ashford later today. Congratulations climbers!

Mt. Shuksan: Sinapius and Team summit via Fisher Chimneys

July 28, 2025

Posted by: Nick Sinapius, Avery Stolte

Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades

Elevation: 9,131'

RMI Guides Nick Sinapius and Avery Stolte led their team of three climbers to the summit of Mt. Shuksan via the Fisher Chimneys route on July 27th. From camp, they ascended Winnie's Slide and the Upper Curtis Glacier eventually gaining the south side of the mountain. From the Sulphide Glacier they continued up to the route's final crux, Mt. Shuksan's summit pyramid. The 600 feet of climbing on the summit pyramid constitutes some of the best climbing on the route. Moving up steep snow and making some belay moves on the 4th and 5th class rock. After enjoying time on the summit, they started their descent, which involves rappels and belayed down-climbing to gain the glacier. The team returned to their high camp for overnight. Today they will descend the remaining four miles to the trailhead and conclude their program.

Congratulations team!

PC: Avery Stolte

Mt. Rainier: Four Day Summit Climb Team on Top

May 14, 2018

Posted by: Adam Knoff, Christina Dale

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

RMI Guides Adam Knoff & Christina Dale led their Four Day Summit Climb May 11 - 14 teams to the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. Adam reported perfect conditions on the mountain and a beautiful day. The teams will enjoy some time on the summit before returning to Camp Muir and then continuing to Paradise. Congratulations to today's Summit Climb teams!

Artesonraju: Elias & Team Reach Summit Ridge!

July 6, 2017

Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 19,767'

Update 5:00 pm PST Elias and team are back at high camp and will descend off the mountain tomorrow. All is well and he will check in from Huaraz. ______________________________________________________ Hello! This is Elías and the team calling from the summit ridge of Artesonraju. We’ve been climbing since midnight. It’s 10:20 local time. We’re super-psyched, but unfortunately we cannot reach the summit. We are literally a stone’s throw from the top, and it’s got a hefty cornice, and it’s very dangerous. We don’t find it worth it to continue the last 100 meters to the top, so we’re headed down. That’s it for now!

Elias calling from the Summit of Artesonraju July 6, 2017

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Congratulations! I can’t wait to hear about the challenges you all faced and overcame! Thank you for choosing safety first!

Posted by: Laura Bryson on 7/6/2017 at 5:50 pm

Great job guys for getting as far as you could go. A difficult few days but the effort so now take care on the return!

Posted by: Peter Williamson on 7/6/2017 at 1:48 pm

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Mt. Rainier: Emmons Seminar Reaches the Top!

August 9, 2017

Posted by: Christina Dale

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Emmons Seminar team, led by RMI Guide Christina Dale, summitted Mt. Rainier this morning. At 12:20 pm the team was back at Camp Schurman where they will stay for the night and descend tomorrow. Christina reported that 100% of the team reached the top! Congratulations!!!

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Steven & Alec how did it feel to be on top the world☺ We are glad everyone from your group is safe.
Love You!! Mom Hartje

Posted by: Mary Hartje on 8/10/2017 at 12:36 pm

Congrats Colin! Can’t wait to hear about it when you get back

Posted by: Michael on 8/10/2017 at 7:35 am

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Mt. Rainier: July 24th Update

July 24, 2016

Posted by: Mike Walter, Solveig Waterfall

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Mount Rainier Summit Climb, led by Mike Walter and Solveig Waterfall, successfully summited this morning. The teams were leaving the crater rim at 7:15 a.m., reporting light winds and blue skies. Congratulations team!

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Awesome job guys! Trevor Hayes, we are proud of you!!

Amanda and JT

Posted by: Amanda Hayes on 7/24/2016 at 5:33 pm

Congratulation to Dale Fogg and the team! You all are pretty amazing!! What an accomplishment

Posted by: Georgette and Gabby on 7/24/2016 at 4:06 pm

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Kilimanjaro: Tucker & Team Explore the Ngorongoro Crater

January 6, 2016

Posted by: Mark Tucker

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

We had a fantastic day on safari! We made a group decision to get up early and get going - it was definitely the right choice. Our new favorite home for now the Plantation lodge, just outside of Karatu, packed us a to go breakfast that was amazing. After the normal registration and fees at the park entrance. We locked in the 4 wheel drive hubs and descended the 1500+ feet into one of the most perfectly formed and probably the most spectacular calderas on the planet, the Ngorongoro Crater. The initial sightings of game woke us right up and prepared us for the adventure ahead. A quick stop at a designated picnic area where we consumed more of the fresh bill of fare until we finally decided we had to continue our duty to "Safari on dude!" We watched some lions literally napping in the shade of our Land Cruiser. We saw three Rhinos and I must add that we had perfect weather, when normally clouds an cool temperatures are to be expected. On our way back to the lodge we stopped to visit a local Maasai village, a pastoral people who tend their herds of cattle, sheep and goats and live a peaceful co-existence with the wildlife. All this brought us back for beverages back at the pool of the Plantation Lodge. We are looking forward to another exciting day on safari tomorrow. RMI Guide Mark Tucker

Mt. Rainier: Expeditions Skill Seminar Reaches the Summit

May 17, 2018

Posted by: Eric Frank, Jenny Konway

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Expedition Skills Seminar - Muir May 13 - 18 led by RMI Guides Eric Frank and Jenny Konway reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The team reported beautiful clear skies and great climbing conditions on their summit attempt this morning. The team ascended to Camp Muir on Monday and has spent the week with training and instruction near Camp Muir. They will return to Camp Muir for their final night on the mountain. We look forward to seeing them at Rainier BaseCamp tomorrow. Congratulations to all the climbers!

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Sammy sends all her love and wants to be there with you.

Posted by: alice on 5/17/2018 at 10:34 am

WooHoo! Congratulations Jay! Enjoy that view and never forget it!

Posted by: Cory Prykull on 5/17/2018 at 8:27 am

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Denali Expedition: Upper West Rib Team Hits the Glacier

June 5, 2016

Posted by: Geoff Schellens, Steve Gately

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley

Elevation: 7600'

June 4, 2016 - 11:46 a.m. PDT The team played a lot of hurry up and wait most of the day in Talkeetna. We put the final touches on packing, weighed in for the flight, and waited for a weather window to get into the Alaska Range. Our window opened right around 5 PM and we snuck into Kahiltna BC just before it socked in again. Once on the glacier we spent a few hours rigging for rope travel and re-packing before we hit the dusty trail. Everyone did a fantastic job and just before 1 AM we set up camp at 7,600' on the Kahiltna That's it for now. We're all really excited to be here. Thanks for following along, RMI Guide Geoff Schellens and The UWR team

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Hi Ben and Team. Looks beautiful but super cold. Stay warm!! Ben is that you in the yellow coat??! Safe travels.

xo
Mel

Posted by: Melinda on 6/7/2016 at 8:28 am

Andrea mou!! Hope you’re having a blast. Pictures looks amazing. Stay warm - miss you!

Posted by: GSD on 6/6/2016 at 6:43 pm

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Aconcagua: Justman & Team Move To Camp 2

February 7, 2016

Posted by: JJ Justman, JM Gorum

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 18,000'

It's like no one else is on this giant mountain. We are alone. Don't mistake that for being lonely, the team is having fun and the bonds the mountain brings grows even stronger. However, there is not another team in sight! Rare. Our Aconcagua team left Camp 1 this morning and we decided to move up to Camp 2 at 18,000 feet. Everyone as usual did a great job. Our oxygen sats are high and our spirits are even higher. Our plan now is to take a well deserved rest day tomorrow. Someone told me the panthers are in the Super Bowl? Carolina has a football team!? Go Broncos!!! RMI Guides JJ Justman and JM Gorum

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Hi there, Mike,
We went to the Lee Co.Community Band Concert at 3:00 on Sat, then went to look at the tornado damage before heading for the Sieferts’ Super Bowl party. Brought Apple Streudel, two boxes of football brownies, and a case of Coke Zero. Had a great time;everyone asked about you. As you know our Carolina Panthers lost; Cam Newton didn’t do much. So glad that you will ascending the summit tomorrow rather than Sat. Brrr! Love reading J.J.Justman’s blog.
Happy climbing
Mom and Dad

Posted by: Joan and Spence Vigneau on 2/9/2016 at 2:06 pm

It was an awesome game. Great defense on Broncos and they pummeled Cam Newton several. times. I was still a little sad though my Packers were not in it. I know Cheese head. LOL. Hope all of you are doing well and wish you the best of luck on your summit bid.

I am so looking forward to doing this climb or a Denali climb in the next couple of years. Will be doing Rainier next year, and then Denali or this one the year after.

Posted by: Kevin Stone on 2/8/2016 at 6:30 am

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