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Carbon Glacier, Mount Rainier.
photo: Dick Saum

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oso1212

Awesome

Voted 10/10

Where is this at?

Posted Aug 24, 2008 6:12 pm


	Marcsoltan	Re: Awesome
	Hasn't voted	This is on Carbon Glacier of Mount Rainier in the State of Washington.
		Posted Aug 24, 2008 6:50 pm


	oso1212	Re: Awesome
	Voted 10/10	Cool - I was on Rainier yesterday! Disappointment Cleaver route.
		Posted Aug 24, 2008 6:58 pm


	oso1212	Re: Awesome
	Voted 10/10	Thank you, It was a good time.
		Posted Aug 24, 2008 7:17 pm


	lneher	Re: Awesome
	Hasn't voted	Did you approach via St Elmo's Pass, the standard Liberty Ridge Approach? On July 19, 08 I talked to a couple of guys near Glacier Basin. They had made an attempt on Liberty Ridge, and said they needed a hockey mask that late in the season.
		Posted Sep 24, 2008 11:11 am


	Marcsoltan	Re: Awesome
	Hasn't voted	Thank you Ineher, No we did not use St Elmo's pass. We came from the north side. I forget the name of the parking lot, but you come across the snout of Carbon Glacier within an hour of hiking. Then you continue up the trail to the tail end of Curtis Ridge. Then you get onto the very base, or exposed end, of Carbon Glacier. We were planning to get back via St Elmo's, but the weather was very bad and rainy and we were afraid not finding it. So, we went all the way down Emmons Glacier and down the East side. We got lucky to run into two kind climbers who gave us a ride to the north side of the mountain and our parking lot.
		Posted Sep 24, 2008 12:09 pm

rpc

very dramatic

Voted 10/10

Amazing collection of climbing photos Marc -doing a bit of random walking thru. your collection here on SP.

Posted Oct 14, 2008 10:41 pm


	Marcsoltan	Re: very dramatic
	Hasn't voted	Thank you so much for visiting rpc. I will continue enjoying your incredible collection as well. Happy climbing, marc
		Posted Oct 14, 2008 11:17 pm

PellucidWombat

Very Cool

Voted 10/10

Thanks for sharing!

Posted Jan 1, 2009 9:56 pm


	Marcsoltan	Re: Very Cool
	Hasn't voted	Don't know how I missed this message some 4 yrs ago. But, thanks a lot Mark, and I enjoyed your account of climbing in the Tetons 2012.
		Posted Dec 23, 2012 1:52 pm

SOCALHUSKER

That's...

Voted 10/10

crazy!! Awesome photo.

Posted Feb 19, 2009 4:26 pm


	Marcsoltan	Re: That's...
	Hasn't voted	The glaciers on Rainier are pretty amazing, and on the north side where this pic was taken they are always on the move. They also get bombarded by rocks and dirt by Willis Wall directly above. We tried to move through this area as fast as we could. Thanks for dropping by SOCALHUSKER
		Posted Feb 19, 2009 5:22 pm

Alex Wood

Wow

Voted 10/10

I never saw this picture in your vast archive of amazing pictures. Crazy picture! Very very cool!

Posted Dec 1, 2009 11:29 pm


	Marcsoltan	Re: Wow
	Hasn't voted	Thank you for looking Alex. It looks like you are going to get your 2nd POTD tonight. I am very happy about that. Congrats,
		Posted Dec 1, 2009 11:52 pm


	Alex Wood	Re: Wow
	Voted 10/10	Thanks Marc! I got it. I have been getting a bunch of opportunities to take photos lately. But you still have me beat by a LOT.
		Posted Dec 2, 2009 1:04 am

JoelSkok

Look at all the fine layers

Voted 10/10

Season after season of snowfall all compressed and tight. Terribly exposed crevasses make for a good picture and a good adventure. As long as you brought Prussack equipment and tethering cord. Neat picture, 10/10

Posted Sep 2, 2012 9:10 pm


	Marcsoltan	Re: Look at all the fine layers
	Hasn't voted	Looking at the layers gives pretty good hints as to what the mountain must've been going through the previous years. I even enjoy sticking my head inside crevasses with narrow opening on top, with a belay, of course. As to traveling on glaciers, one must always have his two prossik knots already on the rope. This way in case of an accident, he would not be fumbling for his knots and possibly drop them. Happy climbing and thank you, Marc
		Posted Sep 3, 2012 2:01 pm


	JoelSkok	Re: Look at all the fine layers
	Voted 10/10	Yeah, I know. I've climbed most of the Cascade volcanos, some twice, all with prussiks pre-tied on my rope. The tether cord supplements the wrist strap for the ice ax. In Michigan where I live there are no climbing opportunities other than trees. So i prussik up them on a static line. We use a throw ball to get a light line over the first branch and from there pull the climbing rope up and over and back down. Once it is tied off, up the static end we go!
		Posted Sep 3, 2012 10:16 pm

JoelSkok

Lowest ice on Rainier

Voted 10/10

The terminus of the Carbon Glacier at 2,300' used to be the lowest permanent ice on Rainier by far. I wonder if it has ablated or receded tremendously? Such a shame. Any ideas?

Posted Sep 3, 2012 10:20 pm


	Marcsoltan	Re: Lowest ice on Rainier
	Hasn't voted	No, I haven't been there in a long time, but I'm sure you are right. I wouldn't be surprised if the lowest point of Carbon is around 5000 feet now.
		Posted Sep 4, 2012 1:55 am