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Posted by: Seth Waterfall
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Posted by: Brent Okita, Jackson Breen, Hannah Blum, Raymond Holt, Miles Watson, Fitz Elder, Oliver Shapiro, Ben Porter
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Climbs August 10 - 13 reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning led by RMI Guides Brent Okita and Jackson Breen. It's a beautiful day with clear skies and great views. The teams enjoyed some time on top before starting their descent from the crater rim around 6:40 am. Once they reach Camp Muir they will take a short break and then continue the final 4,500' to Paradise.
Nice work team!
Posted by: Jess Wedel
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Everest BC Trek and Lobuche
Elevation: 16,500'
Monday, March 24, 2025 - 6:02 pm PT
Hello to all our friends and family!
Today we had a rest day in Pheriche but it wasn’t your typical rest day because we still went to over 16,500ft!
I challenged our team to help acclimate by taking a more active rest day. So we woke up early, had a quick breakfast and headed uphill to a peak behind Pheriche called Nangkartshang.
The weather has been a little unsettled with clouds, wind and snow so we said we’d just climb until it didn’t make sense but we got so lucky! Clear skies and insane views greeted us the whole way as we ascended from 14,000ft to over 16,000ft.
I prepped the team before the final rocky summit block, “it’s always windy and cold on top so we won’t stay long and make sure to add all your warm layers” but when we got up there it was so still with no wind at all and the sun beaming down on us. What a treat! We took our time, took lots of photos, and breathed in that thin air.
After stressing our bodies just enough, we headed back down. But let me say, this crew took the spirit of the Himalayan tahr with them and SAILED DOWNHILL. I could barely keep up and we were back in Pheriche in time for lunch.
After lunch, we all rested, read books and relaxed in the warm sun.
A near perfect rest day in Pheriche! Everyone is doing so well.
RMI Guide Jess Wedel and the Lobuche team
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Posted by: Brent Okita
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Land of elephants. Tarangire National Park has one of the largest concentrations of elephants in the world. And we saw plenty, along with most every other animal to be seen on safari. It was a great day of wildlife viewing in a park very different from the Ngorongoro Crater. This park is huge. A vast savanna broken up by a few river systems that provide much need water in this very parched environment.
Eric's big objective was to see a leopard, and our guides Chacha and Jacob didn't let us down. High in a leafy tree, camouflaged so incredibly well, was the cat! How our safari guides can pick these critters out of beyond me. We can only see it with binoculars, but there it is, with part of a carcass it had been feeding on.
The animal sightings continue regularly as we make our way to our luxury tent camp in the park. We celebrate our final night together with another wonderful dinner and a few glasses of nice South African wine.
We're off to get in a few more hours of wildlife viewing before having to get back to Arusha where we'll enjoy our day rooms for a few hours before our evening flight home.
Who knows, maybe we'll get lucky and get into the big cats again on our way out.
RMI Guide Brent Okita and Team
Thanks for finding a leopard for Eric! And thank you for the updates. It has been fun to follow along. What an amazing experience for them!
Posted by: Lisa Corcoran on 8/11/2023 at 10:23 am
What an amazing adventure. I’m so glad Eric got to see a leopard! Leopards were such a big part of his childhood. Leopard PJ’s (nonstop for a while), stuffed animals, etc. With Eric’s awesome imagination he didn’t just pretend to be a leopard, he WAS a leopard. I bet there was a part of his soul that was right up in that tree with that leopard he saw.
Posted by: Judy Woellner on 8/11/2023 at 8:57 am
It was all because of our incredible guides Casey, Nick and Nick. They took really good care of me, supported me all the way. Email me and well talk further.what an adventure! Thanks to the whole incredible team for making my 50th birthday my summit day!
Posted by: Amy Daniels on 8/14/2013 at 8:34 am
Congrats Amy and Marc! We don’t know each other but my husband Richard and myself are just waiting for next Aug dates to sign up! I’d love to hear about your guys journey! Hope to hear from you when the dust settles.
Again, CONGRATS!
Posted by: Beth on 8/13/2013 at 11:21 pm
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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Northside
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Abby Westling
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Everest BC Trek and Lobuche
Elevation: 13,950'
Hello Readers,
We woke to a clear frosty day. The team made their way to the dining hall for various hot drinks to warm up the bodies before hitting the frozen trail. Once on the trail it didn't take long for the sun to begin to thaw the grown and us. Shortly I to our hike we came across about 15 Tahr roaming the hillside. You can't beat a wildlife sighting. Halfway to our new Teahouse we stopped in Pangboche to do a puja ceremony where the team got blessed for safe travels. Even though we do not practice their religion or understand all the intricacies in the ceremony, it's a moving experience and makes you want to learn more. A quick stop for tea fueled us to our final location, Pheriche. Here we will spend two nights acclimatizing. The other RMI teamed rolled in in the afternoon. It was fun to see the descending team and know that will be us in about a week. For now we will enjoy the scenery around us and let our bodies adjust to the new altitude.
Goodnight all,
RMI Guides Hannah, Abby, and Team
Hi to all, Thank you so very much for the pictures and news of your adventures. You all are in my thoughts and prayers. Have fun. Stay healthy and safe! Fondly, Diane
Posted by: Diane P Cortopassi on 3/27/2023 at 9:03 pm
Hi Tamara-
I’m so excited for you! Have fun and be safe!
Jo
Posted by: Jo Guscott on 8/9/2012 at 7:09 pm
Hi Tamara and Jerry,
Glad to see that you and the team are relaxing after your climbing adventure. Tamara, that’s a great shot of you and the elephant. We’re looking forward to seeing your photos.
xoxo,
Marty and Ron
Posted by: Marty & Ron on 8/9/2012 at 6:27 pm
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