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| Snowy | DC slog  | |
| 5.25 hrs. round trip from camp at Emmons flat. Was expecting lots of people and sure enough...can't expect a wilderness experience, but it was beautiful none the less. Worth doing for sure. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2009 2:04 pm | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | Great day! Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2009 | |
| Exceptionally warm weather but we made sure to be the first out of Camp Muir. Great summit and a surprisingly great route! The comrodery between us (Carl, Marc, Sean & Anton) was outstanding! A great team! | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2009 1:40 am | ||
| Wingnut | Kautz Glacier Route | |
| Finally successful on my 5th attempt! And it sure meant a lot once I finally made it! Very memorable night at camp Hazard. Slept in a snow cave and listened to the glacier calve off through the night. One steep pitch where we used numerous pickets and a couple ice screws and a couple quick runs through the bowling alley added to the memories! Awesome mountain!!! | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2009 1:04 am | ||
| MarkK | Success Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2009 | |
| We did it. Perfect weather, great climbers, an amazing experience. Helped to remind me just how small I really am, Mount Rainier is hallowed ground and I will definitly be back. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2009 11:48 am | ||
| SJ | Did it Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2007 | |
| Lived in Seattle for 18 years, finally tapped the summit of Rainer. Perfect weather, summited right at sunrise after leaving Muir around 1130. Took Emmons route because of the number of crevasses that had opend up along the DC route. | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2009 6:01 pm | ||
| EastKing | DC Route Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2009 | |
| Best trip and weather I have ever been on. I heard that Rainier is not famous for views, but it has some of the best. TR and pics forthcoming. | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2009 3:12 am | ||
| gato | The start of the season Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2009 | |
| First summit of the season. Three down now, in varying conditions. | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2009 1:32 pm | ||
| Curtissimo | Big TAHOMA via Emmons Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2009 | |
| Winds died down a bit today allowing us to make it when others day before were all turned back on this route. One scary as hell crossing of an ice "bridge" along a thin ledge over a gnarly crevasse where a fall would have meant death for sure. Not too bad in the dark, though, really, and the rest of the route was pretty routine although long and painful of course. Plenty of snow bridges rapidly thinning hopefully the park service will be assiting with route adjustments this week as I don't think several of them can last much longer. | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2009 12:28 pm | ||
| justing | Failure on the Emmons Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2009 | |
| Weather sucked. Turned back at around 11.7k. I'll hopefully be back. | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2009 4:35 pm | ||
| Luddite | DC Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2009 | |
| Great conditions with a full moon. | |
| Posted Jul 12, 2009 1:28 pm | ||
| gcap | SP group climb Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2009 | |
| via the DC with 3 other SP'er. Great partners, excellent weather. Thx guys! Looking forward to the next one. | |
| Posted Jun 29, 2009 12:14 pm | ||
| Hotfeet | Summit post group climb! Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2009 | |
| I climbed the DC with three great climbers I met right here on summit post! The entire trip was great and I thank my fellow Sp ers for a fantastic time! Summit #2 | |
| Posted Jun 27, 2009 1:05 am | ||
| Vertigo soul | DC Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2009 | |
| My first summit of Rainier. Great climb and mountain! Me and three other SP'ers (Mickowitsch, Hotfeet & gcap) were lucky to get a nice weather window. Would love to go back and climb a different route. 2nd Summit - July 12, 2012: via the Kautz Glacier. Great climb and again perfect weather made for a successful day! | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2009 2:14 pm | ||
| RomaK | Second Time on DC Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2009 | |
| Great moonlit night and a beautiful day in the midst of a weather system that brought afternoon thunderstorms to the upper mountain. Climbed above a sea of clouds. Took 3 days this time, feels much more pleasant despite the fact that I was not in very good shape. | |
| Posted Jun 23, 2009 8:07 pm | ||
| tobe945 | simultaneous success and dissapointment Date Climbed: May 21, 2009 | |
| Wanted to go after Liberty Ridge but couldn't due to the road closures in early season; very dissapointing as this was to be a test piece for me. Ended up summiting via Ingraham glacier in what was a long snow slog. Only had to cross 2 open crevasses. | |
| Posted Jun 21, 2009 2:20 am | ||
| TheRootster | Emmons Glacier | |
| With Jill and Alton. This climb was amazing. The eastern skyline at dawn on the way up was one of the most beautiful scenes I have ever experienced in my life. The climb was pretty straightforward (thanks, Alton, if you're out there, for leading the way) but it did take a lot out of me (Alton had the pedal to the metal--we blew by several parties on the way up). Weather was perfect. Everything was perfect. Now, when I'm in Washington or flying over and see the mountain there in all its glory, I think, "Wow, I stood on top of that puppy," and it still blows me away. A truly satisfying mountaineering experience that rates five stars on my "Highlights of Life" list. | |
| Posted Jun 21, 2009 12:18 am | ||
| Schuetzenweber | Perfect Conditions! Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2009 | |
| Mitch and I negated the Ingraham Direct route up and took the DC down. We climbed with Paul & Chuck of Ft. Lewis. Quit stealing my Oxygen! No wind, warm and tons of crevasses. Daily thunder and lightning in the afternoon with snow or hail. Clear at night and into mid-day. Conditions repeated June 11th, 12th and 13th .. | |
| Posted Jun 17, 2009 10:24 pm | ||
| alpine climber | white outs and sunshine on the finger Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2009 | |
| Our party of 3 climbed through clouds at Paradise and into sunshine, where we camped near the Fuhrer Finger. Great conditions on the Finger. We were on the summit for 5 minutes before a lenticular cloud hit us. Started down the DC and the clouds broke when we entered the crevasse fields. The Finger was a fun route cause we felt like we had the mountain to ourselves. | |
| Posted Jun 10, 2009 10:31 am | ||
| ScottNScout | Rainier Summit Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2006 | |
| Great weather and great partners. | |
| Posted Jun 9, 2009 1:51 am | ||
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