AtTM: when we did Snowking it was still early enough in the season than any crevasses that might open up on the upper Snowking Glacier were not there yet. I shouldn't really speak for later in the season, but you might be able to glean the answers from pictures and/or text in one or more of these trip reports:
I think the glacier problems are pretty simple to solve for this peak--especially for the Kindy Ridge Route. For the West and Illabot Creek routes, you could conceivably avoid glacier all together by keeping to the south side of the mountain where no glacier exists.
I have only climbed The Castle in the Tatoosh. I very much want to climb the north side of Lane Peak in winter. Maybe Pinnacle. One day: Unicorn. My next priority objective in Mount Rainier Nat'l Park is something called Redstone Peak on the north side of the Mountain. It's a fairly obscure peak but I have this odd thing for peaks with "red" in their names.
Dave K - Nov 13, 2003 3:59 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentThis is a very fine page that is very informative and enjoyable to read.
rpc - Nov 13, 2003 4:04 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentExcellent page!
Klenke - Nov 14, 2003 10:32 am - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentAtTM: when we did Snowking it was still early enough in the season than any crevasses that might open up on the upper Snowking Glacier were not there yet. I shouldn't really speak for later in the season, but you might be able to glean the answers from pictures and/or text in one or more of these trip reports:
Northwest Route, Sept. 1999
Kindy Ridge, Nov. 2002
I think the glacier problems are pretty simple to solve for this peak--especially for the Kindy Ridge Route. For the West and Illabot Creek routes, you could conceivably avoid glacier all together by keeping to the south side of the mountain where no glacier exists.
--Paul
Brian Jenkins - Nov 13, 2003 11:04 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentIncredible page.
desainme - Nov 14, 2003 10:12 am - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentVery cool pix. Thorough write up.
Just noticed that there are no Tatoosh ascents on your list which seemed curious to me-since I have a non-Rainier Tatoosh picture on my calendar.
Mark
Klenke - Nov 14, 2003 10:36 am - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentI have only climbed The Castle in the Tatoosh. I very much want to climb the north side of Lane Peak in winter. Maybe Pinnacle. One day: Unicorn. My next priority objective in Mount Rainier Nat'l Park is something called Redstone Peak on the north side of the Mountain. It's a fairly obscure peak but I have this odd thing for peaks with "red" in their names.
Jerry L - Nov 15, 2003 5:03 am - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentThis is an excellent page. I wish all pages (mine included) had such useful, detailed information. Good job.