bscott - Jul 4, 2016 9:54 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2016
DC
awesome trip, great half-hour crater nap.
geeman - Jun 30, 2016 7:20 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2016
Kautz route
Climbed with Alpine Ascents on a 4-day expedition. Hard trail breaking due to fresh snow on the approach. Kautz ice chute easy to climb due to the snow, required only one pitch. We simul climbed the rest. Good weather on summit day, cold but no wind.
Linejudge - Jun 24, 2016 4:48 pm Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2016
Mt Rainier
Climbed with IMG. Made the top in a 12 hour good weather window.
andre hangaard - Jun 10, 2016 9:43 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2013
Nice and easy on Rainier
My first alpine climb in the US! Me and my girlfriend spent 4 memorable days on the Mount Rainier. First we camped in the very well organized camping at Cougarcamp. On the second day we ascended to Camp Muir were we put up our tent. I’m glad we stayed in our nice Marmot tent as the Camp Muir hut did not look very inviting at all.
To get a good acclimatization we made even a second camp up at the Ingraham Flats which was a very nice camping area close to big crevasses. Following the easy Disappointment Cleaver route we summited and were almost blown away at the top due to extremely fierce winds.
A great mountain with a great alpine feeling. It felt a lot higher than it’s 4.392m! This mountain looks truly enormous when heading south on the Interstate 5.
strudolyubov - Jun 10, 2016 1:08 am Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2016
2x DC route
Two summits via DC route:
05/31/2001 Day trip up DC route.
06/03/2016 A two-day trip with Ryan. Hiked to Camp Muir in the evening the day prior. Took 9 hours to summit Columbia Crest and get back to Camp Muir. Nice weather, good snow conditions, gorgeous views!
cmarks7clouds - May 17, 2016 5:58 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2001
5 times on summit
First in July 1996 - last Aug. 2011
I used this date because of the spectacular and uplifting phenomenon that occurred at sunrise as we watched from a point above the DC. Visualize total darkness below as a blanket of clouds hovered at about 8,000ft. The wind was solid at around 40mph. As the rim of the sun barely peeped into view the tips of Adams, Hood, and Jefferson were ablaze like a wooden stick match freshly lit wavering in a slightest of breeze. Looking above only to see the grandest of all, Rainier was aflame in an array of glory; the snow being carried 150 to 200 feet over its top colored fire orange. I'll never forget that!!
regolithe - Jan 10, 2016 2:31 am Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2015
Hot 4th of July
Holy hell, glaciers can get hot. This one was brutal. Beautiful and amazing, but brutally hot on the glacier in the reflected sunlight.
PeakAndAbyss - Oct 8, 2015 8:08 am Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2015
First serious mountain
First major mountain of my life. Changed my life.
mrjenks85 - Oct 8, 2015 12:15 am Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2015
DC on a warm day
Hiked via the DC Route. Warm, beautiful & "clear" day. Unfortunately the day before we spotted smoke from a new forest fire billowing up in the distance. By the morning of our summit, it had made things quite hazy (although we did get a cool red sunrise reflecting off the glacier)
Very low snow-levels and melt-off made for huge penitentes and cool scenery.
Guides did nice job moving the route to avoid crevasses, thus only 2 ladders.
Alex Wood - Jul 27, 2015 11:31 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2015
Emmons Glacier
Two day summit via the Emmons Wintrhop. Left at 3am the first morning, got to camp around lunch and died in the heat for a few hours until some clouds came in. Left at 12:30am for the summit and had an incredible day.
Three rope teams from the Sierra Mountaineering Club successfully ascended Rainier via the Kautz route. Best way I've climbed Rainier so far and an aesthetic way to climb a magnificent peak.
DarrenKnezek - Jul 13, 2015 10:08 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2014
Fun on Kautz
Spent a day below Camp Hazard practicing crevasse rescue skills. Very long day to summit and to come back down the same route.
After a team member's collapse caused RMI to scrap our climb the previous year (of course, at the 12K' top of Disappointment Cleaver), it was a real thrill to reach the summit this time. I have dreamed of climbing Rainier for over 20 years, since living briefly in a neighboring county. And this achieves my goal of climbing the highest five peaks in the lower 48.
GlacierCountry - Jul 6, 2015 11:48 am Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2015
First time there
Climbed in honor of a friend with a brain cancer. Bad storm the day before arrival and a climber died of exposure on the Liberty Ridge route. Excellent weather during our stay. Only got to 12k feet on summit day due to one of our team having AMS. But it was a great experience and I will definitely return for a summit.
Puma concolor - Jul 5, 2015 6:58 am Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2012
State Highpoint #46
07/16/2012 - Summited with International Mountain Guides via the Disappointment Cleaver Route. Sporting conditions with high winds and sideways snow as we approached the crater rim. Great three-day climb.
08/02/2016 - Successfully reclimbed the mountain via the Emmons Galcier Route during a four-day climb, again with IMG. Spectacular route with spectacular vistas! Summit day was cold, windy and clear.
taniagrotter - Jul 2, 2015 4:59 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2015
DC route
Summitted at 6am from the Disappointment Cleaver route. As Sawtooth Scott mentioned, the route was very crevassed and broken up, with a lot of rockfall on the cleaver. Climbed with 2 friends.
Sawtooth Scott - Jun 30, 2015 5:30 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2015
DC (disturbingly crevassed) route
We gained the summit at 6am after an 11:30 start from Camp Muir. Rock fall on the DC along with a route that featured multiple ladders over crevasses and some massive seracs kept us moving quickly and quietly. Temps were very warm, pushing 50 degrees at Camp Muir when we started, and on the descent the increasingly warm temps were concerning. The route is simply melting out and one can only guess as to how the rangers and guides will keep the DC open for the remainder of this summer.
I climbed with my brother Spencer (reconronin949) and Kent, strong climbers and good company both.
bscott - Jul 4, 2016 9:54 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2016
DCawesome trip, great half-hour crater nap.
geeman - Jun 30, 2016 7:20 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2016
Kautz routeClimbed with Alpine Ascents on a 4-day expedition. Hard trail breaking due to fresh snow on the approach. Kautz ice chute easy to climb due to the snow, required only one pitch. We simul climbed the rest. Good weather on summit day, cold but no wind.
Linejudge - Jun 24, 2016 4:48 pm Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2016
Mt RainierClimbed with IMG. Made the top in a 12 hour good weather window.
andre hangaard - Jun 10, 2016 9:43 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2013
Nice and easy on RainierMy first alpine climb in the US! Me and my girlfriend spent 4 memorable days on the Mount Rainier. First we camped in the very well organized camping at Cougarcamp. On the second day we ascended to Camp Muir were we put up our tent. I’m glad we stayed in our nice Marmot tent as the Camp Muir hut did not look very inviting at all.
To get a good acclimatization we made even a second camp up at the Ingraham Flats which was a very nice camping area close to big crevasses. Following the easy Disappointment Cleaver route we summited and were almost blown away at the top due to extremely fierce winds.
A great mountain with a great alpine feeling. It felt a lot higher than it’s 4.392m! This mountain looks truly enormous when heading south on the Interstate 5.
strudolyubov - Jun 10, 2016 1:08 am Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2016
2x DC routeTwo summits via DC route:
05/31/2001 Day trip up DC route.
06/03/2016 A two-day trip with Ryan. Hiked to Camp Muir in the evening the day prior. Took 9 hours to summit Columbia Crest and get back to Camp Muir. Nice weather, good snow conditions, gorgeous views!
cmarks7clouds - May 17, 2016 5:58 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2001
5 times on summitFirst in July 1996 - last Aug. 2011
I used this date because of the spectacular and uplifting phenomenon that occurred at sunrise as we watched from a point above the DC. Visualize total darkness below as a blanket of clouds hovered at about 8,000ft. The wind was solid at around 40mph. As the rim of the sun barely peeped into view the tips of Adams, Hood, and Jefferson were ablaze like a wooden stick match freshly lit wavering in a slightest of breeze. Looking above only to see the grandest of all, Rainier was aflame in an array of glory; the snow being carried 150 to 200 feet over its top colored fire orange. I'll never forget that!!
regolithe - Jan 10, 2016 2:31 am Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2015
Hot 4th of JulyHoly hell, glaciers can get hot. This one was brutal. Beautiful and amazing, but brutally hot on the glacier in the reflected sunlight.
PeakAndAbyss - Oct 8, 2015 8:08 am Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2015
First serious mountainFirst major mountain of my life. Changed my life.
mrjenks85 - Oct 8, 2015 12:15 am Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2015
DC on a warm dayHiked via the DC Route. Warm, beautiful & "clear" day. Unfortunately the day before we spotted smoke from a new forest fire billowing up in the distance. By the morning of our summit, it had made things quite hazy (although we did get a cool red sunrise reflecting off the glacier)
Very low snow-levels and melt-off made for huge penitentes and cool scenery.
Guides did nice job moving the route to avoid crevasses, thus only 2 ladders.
What a fun one!
maxhaze - Sep 15, 2015 3:43 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2015
DCGreat job on trail work by all the guides.
fallonclimbs - Aug 30, 2015 1:19 pm
Gorgeous and toughState Highpoint #46 in 2013 on the DC
Alex Wood - Jul 27, 2015 11:31 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2015
Emmons GlacierTwo day summit via the Emmons Wintrhop. Left at 3am the first morning, got to camp around lunch and died in the heat for a few hours until some clouds came in. Left at 12:30am for the summit and had an incredible day.
Darren9 - Jul 15, 2015 9:03 pm Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2015
KautzThree rope teams from the Sierra Mountaineering Club successfully ascended Rainier via the Kautz route. Best way I've climbed Rainier so far and an aesthetic way to climb a magnificent peak.
DarrenKnezek - Jul 13, 2015 10:08 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2014
Fun on KautzSpent a day below Camp Hazard practicing crevasse rescue skills. Very long day to summit and to come back down the same route.
ken93 - Jul 11, 2015 3:18 pm Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2015
2nd tryGreat trip, perfect climb! Made summit at sunrise! Last year we turned around 100 feet above the cleaver.
jeffrawn - Jul 9, 2015 6:22 pm Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2014
Finally!!After a team member's collapse caused RMI to scrap our climb the previous year (of course, at the 12K' top of Disappointment Cleaver), it was a real thrill to reach the summit this time. I have dreamed of climbing Rainier for over 20 years, since living briefly in a neighboring county. And this achieves my goal of climbing the highest five peaks in the lower 48.
GlacierCountry - Jul 6, 2015 11:48 am Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2015
First time thereClimbed in honor of a friend with a brain cancer. Bad storm the day before arrival and a climber died of exposure on the Liberty Ridge route. Excellent weather during our stay. Only got to 12k feet on summit day due to one of our team having AMS. But it was a great experience and I will definitely return for a summit.
Puma concolor - Jul 5, 2015 6:58 am Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2012
State Highpoint #4607/16/2012 - Summited with International Mountain Guides via the Disappointment Cleaver Route. Sporting conditions with high winds and sideways snow as we approached the crater rim. Great three-day climb.
08/02/2016 - Successfully reclimbed the mountain via the Emmons Galcier Route during a four-day climb, again with IMG. Spectacular route with spectacular vistas! Summit day was cold, windy and clear.
taniagrotter - Jul 2, 2015 4:59 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2015
DC routeSummitted at 6am from the Disappointment Cleaver route. As Sawtooth Scott mentioned, the route was very crevassed and broken up, with a lot of rockfall on the cleaver. Climbed with 2 friends.
Sawtooth Scott - Jun 30, 2015 5:30 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2015
DC (disturbingly crevassed) routeWe gained the summit at 6am after an 11:30 start from Camp Muir. Rock fall on the DC along with a route that featured multiple ladders over crevasses and some massive seracs kept us moving quickly and quietly. Temps were very warm, pushing 50 degrees at Camp Muir when we started, and on the descent the increasingly warm temps were concerning. The route is simply melting out and one can only guess as to how the rangers and guides will keep the DC open for the remainder of this summer.
I climbed with my brother Spencer (reconronin949) and Kent, strong climbers and good company both.