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Entries By walter hailes

Mt. Rainier: June 2nd Update

June 2, 2013

Posted by: Linden Mallory, Walter Hailes

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 11,200'

The Four Day Summit Climb led by Walter Hailes and the Five Day Summit Climb led by Linden Mallory reached Ingraham Flats (11,200') this morning before making the decision to turn the teams around due to unstable snow conditions. The teams will descend from Camp Muir and return to Rainier BaseCamp in Ashford this afternoon.
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Mt. Rainier: May 27th Update

May 27, 2013

Posted by: Adam Knoff, Walter Hailes

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

The Four Day Summit Climb led by Adam Knoff and Walter Hailes turned at the top of Disappointment Cleaver as a weather system quickly moved in on them making for an exciting descent back to Camp Muir. Both teams will continue their descent to Paradise and then to Rainier Basecamp this afternoon.
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Mt. Rainier: May 18th Update - Summit!

May 18, 2013

Posted by: Adam Knoff, Pete Van Deventer, Walter Hailes, Robby Young

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

Congratulations to the Four Day Summit Climb team led by Adam Knoff! They reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning! The team left Camp Muir with clear and pleasant weather. As the climb progressed a front moved in and the team experienced some light snowfall and 10 mph winds. They spent some time on the summit and began their descent at 9:15 a.m.
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It was great climbing with you all and thanks to all of our guides.

Posted by: Josh on 5/22/2013 at 7:22 pm

YAY good job daddy!!! and happy birthday!!! Keith Hutchinson!!!!!

Posted by: Nate Hutchinson on 5/19/2013 at 4:45 pm

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Mt Rainier: May 15th Summit!

May 15, 2013

Posted by: Brent Okita, JJ Justman, Mike King, Nick Hunt, Walter Hailes, Steve Gately

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

Our Five Day Summit Climb Teams led by RMI Guides Brent Okita and JJ Justman reached the Summit of Mt. Rainier today. The team reported fair weather with winds of about 15mph and a cap on the top of the mountain. The teams spent some time on the summit and are now on their way back to Camp Muir. Congratulations Brent, JJ, and teams on the first summit of our 2013 Mt. Rainer climbing season!
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Thanks again to JJ and Brent as well as all the other guides for a great climb! So glad to be a member of the first summit team of the season! You guys are truly amazing and I had a wonderful experience with RMI!

Posted by: Chad Burgert on 5/16/2013 at 8:42 pm

A. Summer - Getting high, elevation-wise that is

Posted by: Mark Addams on 5/16/2013 at 7:23 am

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Mt. Rainier: July 16th Summit!

July 16, 2012

Posted by: Kel Rossiter, Walter Hailes

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 14,410'

The Four Day Summit Climb teams led by Kel Rossiter and Walter Hailes reached the Mt. Rainier summit this morning in cold temperatures and windy conditions. With a cloud layer settled in at Camp Muir, the team enjoyed clear skies on the summit. Congratulations to today's summiteers!
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Thanks, Kell and the rest of the RMI guides, for getting my boy up and back safely.

Posted by: Bryn on 7/17/2012 at 8:07 am

Congratulations to Steve, Brad and your fellow climbers. I can’t wait to hear the details at our next TEC meeting.

Posted by: Nancy Johnshoy on 7/17/2012 at 7:08 am

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Mt. Rainier: July 5th Update

July 5, 2012

Posted by: Walter Hailes

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier

Elevation: 12,800'

Our Four Day Summit Climb team led by Dan Windham, and our Expedition Skills Seminar – Paradise led by Walter Hailes made it to 12,800’ but made the decision to turn back due to unstable snow conditions. The teams have left Camp Muir and we expect them back to Rainier Basecamp in the early afternoon.
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This was a seriously unforgettable experience!  Walter, Gilbert and Sean were great!

Posted by: Matthew Smith on 7/7/2012 at 1:40 pm

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Mt. McKinley Expedition: Hailes & Team Descending

June 8, 2011

Posted by: Walter Hailes

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali

Elevation: 9,500'

We have been busy on the mountain. With our summit attempt thwarted because of weather and the next projected weather window this Sunday the team has decided to head home to our families. Last night we slept at 14,000 feet and after a leisurely start to the day we have descended to about 9,500 ft. We will sleep here for a few hours tonight, awake around 4 a.m. so that we can take advantage of the frozen snow bridges, and push on to the Kahiltna air strip. Unless we get stuck on the glacier because of bad weather this will be our last message from the mountain. We will talk to you all very soon. RMI Guide Walter Hailes
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Hope the weather on the glacier holds for all of you. Can’t wait to see you Pete!

Posted by: Katie on 6/9/2011 at 12:26 pm

That sucks. travel safely. you guys did great.

Posted by: Colin Talbot on 6/9/2011 at 7:38 am

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Mt. McKinley Expedition: Hailes & Team Move to 17,000’

June 7, 2011

Posted by: Walter Hailes

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali

Elevation: 17,200'

Hey RMI, this is Walter Hailes calling from 17,200’ on Mt. McKinley. We made our move today from 14,000' to our high camp at 17,000'. We are all safe and sound up here. It's a beautiful day, warm temperatures, sunshine and light wind. This nice weather is not expected to stay around so we'll see what it looks like in the morning but we may be making our summit attempt soon. Stay tuned and hope for good weather! RMI Guide Walter Hailes
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Hey Pete & Walt! I’m sending some of our Moroccan sunshine, overnight (I even put an extra stamp on it!),in hopes that you will be waking up in a few hours to good weather and heading to summit! Get up there safely, but more importantly, get back to Talkeetna safely :)

Posted by: Anna James on 6/8/2011 at 2:54 am

Go team!  You are in my thoughts. Be safe. Miss you Ian!  Morph is doing great on his new medicine.  Xoxo

Posted by: Kristin on 6/7/2011 at 11:24 pm

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Mt. McKinley Expedition: Hailes & Team Rested and Ready

June 5, 2011

Posted by: Walter Hailes

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali

Elevation: 14,200'

We have two rest days in our legs and a good weather window predicted for the next few days so we are going for it! Our plan, with safety at the forefront of our minds, is to move to high camp (17,000') tomorrow and make our summit attempt the following day. This is why we have worked so hard to get to this point. We are physically and mentally ready!
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Happy to hear, that everything is going well and I wish you all the very best to get to the summit safely!
Love to my son Andy!

Posted by: Ingrid on 6/7/2011 at 11:11 am

Hope things went well on your summit attempt from golf team .

Posted by: Todd Peters on 6/7/2011 at 7:22 am

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Mt. McKinley: Hailes & Team Prepare for Move

June 4, 2011

Posted by: Walter Hailes

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali

We finally got some Alaska mountain weather today. We made our final preparation for moving higher today by putting in a cache in at the top of the fixed lines and we got into a little wind and blowing snow in the process. When we set off this morning at 9am it was clear and cold with some obvious, but not outrageous wind on the ridge. Everything went smooth on the way up and only on the descent did we get some 20-25 mph wind and blowing snow. Just enough weather to make things fun. RMI Guide Walter Hailes P.S. Steve would like to wish Denise a happy birthday.
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Hey Guys!
  Thinking about all of you and hoping you are doing well.  Can’t wait to hear the stories :) Be safe!

Posted by: Wanda on 6/5/2011 at 12:51 pm

Great job guys. keep it up.

Posted by: Colin Talbot on 6/5/2011 at 11:47 am

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