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Adrian Passes Rock AMGA!

Adrian just heard that he has passed his Rock AMGA exam! Two down, one more to go to being a fully certified IFMGA guide. Adrian is one of 75 guides…
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Kilimanjaro Slide Show

The North Face Store, NYC – Thursday October 19, 7:30pm The Snows of Kilimanjaro – When Ernest Hemingway wrote his story by this title in 1936, Kilimanjaro’s snows were considered…
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We’re Back and Blogging!

First, my apologies to all who usually follow this site and have been disappointed by the lack of fresh content. It has been the kind of winter we all dream…
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Denali Preparations

Adrian, Joe and Aaron have made it to AK. But it is not quite time for climbing yet. The next 2 to 3 days will be spent shopping for food…
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Camping at 11,000′ on Denali

The team has been moving themselves – and their gear – up from the airstrip and base camp at 7,000ft, and is now camping at around 11,000ft. The weather has…
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“Edge of the World” – 14,000′ on Denali

Our latest dispatch comes from a place that looks like the Edge of the World. The team has made camp at 14,000ft, and from here report that there is a…
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All of Our Team Summits Denali

The break in the weather that we wrote about last week lasted just long enough for our team to successfully summit Denali, and to beat their hasty retreat safely down…
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A view of Mt. Kilimanjaro above the clouds

Kilimanjaro Trip Begins

Today sees all the folks from Stanford starting out on their long flights to Africa. Adrian is flying from Denver, through Amsterdam, and the whole team will be meeting up…
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All Team Members Arrive in Tanzania

Everyone arrived last night with no problems — all their baggage as well as all team members (very unusual for Africa trips!). Today we spent organizing gear and logistics for…
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Resting and Acclimating before Summit Attempt

The word from our team on Mt Kilimanjaro is that everyone is fine, healthy, and enjoying a great climb. They have spent 4 days climbing up from the gate at…
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