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Alpamayo: Frank & Team Take a Weather Day

July 8, 2014

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 17,880'

Although we were excited and prepared to climb when we went to bed last night, the weather refused to cooperate with us. We woke up at midnight to hail and freezing rain, along with six inches of snow already on the ground. After two hours of watching the weather and hoping for improvement, we gave up and went back to bed. This morning the skies were scattered, but dry. After breakfast we were able to punch a path up to the base of the route. At points the snow was nearly waist deep. Most of the snow had come down from the face above and it felt like wading through Dip-n-Dots. We are back in camp now, resting and hoping for better weather in the morning. Thinking of our friends and family, RMI Guide Eric Frank and the Alpamayo Team

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Good luck guys. Hope you summit today. Fingers and toes crossed.
A

Posted by: andrea on 7/9/2014 at 9:33 am

We’re praying—and so are lots of others - Love, Pam

“but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength,
they shall mount up with wings like eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31

Posted by: pam proctor on 7/9/2014 at 4:19 am

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Alpamayo: Frank & Team Poised at High Camp

July 7, 2014

Posted by: Eric Frank

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 17,600'

It is hard to sit under Alpamayo's southwest face and not stare for an extended period of time. Our team, along with three other groups moved up to the Col Camp (17,600') today and find ourselves trying to prepare for the ascent tomorrow, but constantly distracted by the beauty of the route. From our tents the route rises nearly 2,000 feet in a vertical line of frozen snow and ice. An alpinist's dream. Getting to camp today was a job in itself. We climbed up a glacier for 90 minutes to the base of a headwall. It took three pitches of ice to reach the saddle where camp lies. The team performed well, but climbing 60-degree ice at 17,000 feet with 45-pound packs had everyone breathing hard. Stay tuned for tomorrow. We hope to make an attempt and will call via satellite phone to update everyone with the results. RMI Guide Eric Frank and the Alpamayo team

Peru Seminar: Elias & Team Summit Ishinca!

July 7, 2014

Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Robby Young

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 18,143'

Hello, good morning. This is the Peru climbing team calling from the summit of Ishinca, 5,530 meters. It's 9:45 a.m. local time. I'm going to let you know how the crew is doing... [Team's happy cheers!] I hope that was a good enough sign. We had a heck of a climb this morning. The team crushed it. We are having a really good day. We've had some easy weather the last couple of days but this morning from sunrise to right now, nothing but blue skies. The views from up here are astonishing, and we'll let you know when you see the pictures. We will keep you posted of our schedule. Tomorrow we are going to take a rest day and we'll see what the next couple days bring us as we wrap up the program. We call you back and I hope everybody is doing well at home. That's it for now. RMI Guide Elias de Andres Martos

Elias de Andres Martos calls in from the Inshinca summit!

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Awesome, Lucy and Corell!!! So excited for you and the rest of the team!!!
One more to go!
Can’t wait to hear about it all, and to see photos!

Corell- the boys are home from Philmont—Colman is filled with stories—not the least of which is waking up to a lightning-induced forest fire ~100 yds away across the creek. A nascent forest fire that their group actually alerted the nearby staff/ranger camp about, and the same fire that made the papers back here… YIKES! we are fortunate the group leader got up earlier than the others to make coffee—noticed the flames filling the trees just across the creek, then went to the tents with the sleeping boys and said, “Boys, we might have a bit of an emergency here…” Colman said they had never packed up so fast!!!!

Thurston’s group was not on same trail, but apparently saw the flames…think both groups were diverted a bit. I think the fire was finally contained a week later…
But oh my!

Hoping your adventures are challenging—- but not so dangerous!!
XOXO

Posted by: Dana Marie on 7/8/2014 at 8:53 pm

Great job, Lucy. So good to hear everyone is climbing well and the weather is cooperating. All is well in VA. Love from all 5 of us. C

Posted by: Carter on 7/8/2014 at 6:39 pm

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Peru Seminar: Elias & Team Ready to Climb Ishinca

July 6, 2014

Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Robby Young

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 14,400'

Hello everyone, this is Elias, Robby and the team in the Ishinca Valley. We are getting ready to go to bed as we are going to climb Ishinca tonight. It is 7:30 in the evening here. Today we spent the day doing some training at the glacier of the Ishinca Peak. We cached some gear up there and then tomorrow we should be having another awesome climbing day on this astonishing peak called Ishinca. Hopefully, we will get a signal from the summit and we will call from there in about half a day or so. Hope all is well back home and we'll keep you posted. RMI Guide Elias de Andres Martos

RMI Guide Elias de Andres Martos calls in from Ishinca Basecamp.

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Hey Victor…..Arnie says be safe and use protective eye wear and have your o2 ready. Are they serving sautéed veal cheeks at your camps?

Gary, Linda and Arnie

Posted by: Gary Rostron on 7/8/2014 at 4:34 pm

Hey Kim!!! It’s just amazing what beauty you & the team get to view from your adventures climbing up there!!! Awesome strength, courage & a tremendous spirit!! Us sea level-lovers have to make-do with pictures (which, of course, we can’t wait to see). Summit on! Have fun! Hugs & cheers, Trish

Posted by: Trish on 7/7/2014 at 2:56 pm

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Alpamayo: Frank & Team Move to 16,200’

July 6, 2014

Posted by: Eric Frank

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 16,200'

After going to bed last night to the sound of heavy rain and hail, we were unsure what we would find this morning. Waking up to blue skies and warm weather was a pleasant surprise. Once the team had finished breakfast, we set about the arduous process of sorting through gear to carry uphill. Up until now mules have carried our gear, so weight was not a concern. Folding chairs, speaker boxes, cotton clothes, hardback books...anything was fair game. Now that we are carrying the gear on our backs, loads needed to be cut to a minimum and luxury items were left behind. With the packs trimmed to a reasonable size we made the two-hour climb up to our camp at 16,200'. Currently the team is resting and looking forward to moving up again tomorrow. RMI Guide Eric Frank and the Alpamayo team

Alpamayo: Frank & Team’s Rest Day

July 5, 2014

Posted by: Eric Frank

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 14,270'

After four days of hard work, the Alpamayo team is taking a much deserved rest day. Coincidentally, the weather is marginal today and the constant patter of hail pelts our tents as we read or nap. All in all things are good and everyone is happy. We plan to rest for most of the afternoon, then practice some rope skills an get packed before dinner. Happy belated Fourth of July everyone! We are so focused on the tasks at hand, that none of us realized it was the fourth until late in the day yesterday. Signing off from Alapamayo Basecamp. RMI Guide Eric Frank

Alpamayo: Frank & Team Cache Gear at 16,200’

July 4, 2014

Posted by: Eric Frank

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 14,270'

Today the Alpamayo team made a big jump and moved a portion of our group gear up to the next camp, Moraine Camp (16,200'). We moved well and were at the cache site by late morning. Despite feeling good, everyone was breathing hard and we were happy to drop back to our basecamp at 14,200'. The food on this trip has been phenomenal. Everyday our cook, Raul, impresses us with his culinary prowess. From veggie omelettes to grilled trout to fresh cut fruit salad every night, we have been eating like kings. I suspect the amazing food has a strong correlation to how good we all feel. All for now. Thanks for following along. RMI Guide Eric Frank and the Alpamayo team

Peru Seminar: de Andres Martos and Team Summit Navado Urus

July 4, 2014

Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Robby Young

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 17,800'

Friday, July 4, 2014 - 9:43 AM PT Hello from the summit of Nevado Urus at 5,497 meters! This is Elias and the crew, we are on top and enjoying the views of the Cordillera Blanca. We had a nice day and are enjoying our time up here. Everybody's doing well and we will be checking in tomorrow on our rest day. We are blown away by the lakes and the glaciers and the summit we are seeing. Are we guys? (team cheering). I don't know if you heard them but they were cheering. That's all for now, we'll be checking in later. Bye. RMI Guide Elias de Andres Martos

RMI Guide Elias de Andres Martos checks in from the summit of Nevado Urus.

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Hi Aunt Kim!!! Way to go on your first summit- yay!!!! I had the best time in Nashville while mommy and daddy were away… I am so independent now- pretty soon I can start climbing mountains with you !!!!!
Lots of Love
Sophia & Crew
PS I taught daddy how to catch fireflies

Posted by: Sophia Rose on 7/5/2014 at 7:00 pm

Congrats on one of the summits. Can’t wait to see photo of the view that is described. Sasha and I are spending our days at the beach and jungle trail and thinking of you all in your fleece. Hope the food on this Peru journey is as good as in September.

Posted by: Kathryn LeBey on 7/5/2014 at 10:09 am

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Peru Seminar: de Andres Martos and Team Train and Prepare

July 4, 2014

Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 14,270'

Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 7:09 PM PT Hello again, this Elias and the Ishinca Valley seminar. We're having a good time here during our second day at base camp. After our arrival yesterday we left a dispatch but didn't know if the call went through, or at least part of it. Today we're checking in letting you know we had a great day of training. We are going to bed right now getting ready for tomorrow's climb of Navado Urus, a 5,400m (17,800') peak. Everybody's doing well, enjoying ourselves up here. We will be checking tomorrow again with hopefully some good news from the summit. Hope all is well at home and we'll let you know of our progress tomorrow. Good bye for now. RMI Guide Elias de Andres Martos

RMI Guide Elias de Andres Martos checks in after a day of training with the Peru Seminar team.

Alpamayo: Frank and Team at Basecamp

July 3, 2014

Posted by: Eric Frank

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Peru Seminar

Elevation: 14,270'

Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 3:01 PM PT Howdy, ya'all from Alpamayo Basecamp. Up here at 14,270' the air is a bit harder to breathe, but we are doing well and feeling strong. The hike today was a unique mix of open glacial plains and mossy paths through the woods which remind us of the land of the hobbits. Currently the team is reading or napping in the tents to avoid the intense mid-day sun. We are all performing well and, weather permitting, plan to carry some gear up to a higher camp tomorrow. RMI Guide Eric Frank

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Eric,
You’ve spent too much time on the Rio Grande and in Texas, obviously. Now you’re trying to talk like a Texan: “ya’ll”?!
Have fun.
Eric

Posted by: Eric Yollick on 7/3/2014 at 9:05 pm

Glad to get Mike’s call. Sounds like it’s God’s country. Go for it Hobbits! Via con Dios! - Pam

Posted by: Pam Proctor on 7/3/2014 at 5:56 pm

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Alpamayo: Frank & Team Move to 16,200’

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