Hey I'm looking for someone interested in going up Liberty Cap this December if we get any good weather windows. I know it's early winter so I'd put success around 50% but it'd be nice to give it a try. I've been up Rainier once and had a few attempts since then with the most recent being in April. We turned around then because of too much loose snow on our route. I admit, don't know what conditions are right now with limited reports but I expect extreme cold, deep snow and thin snow bridges. I'd like to capitalize on my permit before it expires. A team of 3 or more would be ideal for safe travel.

It would be nice to do a z-pulley/snowcave/snowpit refresher as a group before the climb (I know it's lame but I like to be certain we work together). It seems to me that glacier travel is particularly dangerous this time of year. Check my profile page for my history. Send me a pm if you're interested or just reply here for a general discussion. I'm open to suggestions.

Just out of curiosity, what route are you thinking? DC?

Kind of depends on the conditions. I'd like to make it to Liberty Cap so whatever route leaves the most energy left over for that probably will be an easy one like DC or , if there is sufficient snow cover, Gib Ledges.

Lots of new snow and heavy winds has me concerned that this would be unsafe. There was a great climb on the 14th posted on Cascade Climbers but I think that was the only good window. I don't have the right skis (or the skill to use them) and it would be a beast without them. Whoever wants to use this thread to organize the same trip can go ahead but I can't be on it now

Good luck and safety first to anyone who goes up there in the mean-time.