Super hot summer, my brother and climbing partner and I did the DC. Route blown out a bit, lots of re-routes, ladder crossings over big crevasses but lots of fun.
ZakG - Apr 28, 2017 12:14 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2007
Best Fourth of July Ever!
Climbed the Emmons route with Jason and Kim when she was three months pregnant. We were the first ones to summit that morning and had the summit to ourselves in perfect weather....for about 15 minutes. Then the teams from the DC started coming over the crater rim.
RyanR0815 - Nov 27, 2016 5:42 pm Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2013
DC
Awesome route. Went with IMG to build my skills.
elcy79.gp - Aug 25, 2016 3:10 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2016
First time - DC
Larry flew in from Oakland and I drove from Idaho with plans to do the DC in a day. Leaving at 8pm and hoping to get to the summit early morning.
Looking back, we we didn't get enough rest being up all that day. By the time we hit Camp Muir we were exhausted and not feeling well.
Will try again next year but will leave earlier and get a few hours rest at Muir
pBerg - Aug 10, 2016 4:22 pm Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2016
DC
Overnight DC. Great weather/conditions until last 1,000 vertical feet. Whiteout continued through summit and down to 12,500ft. Clear skies at Muir then dumped on the whole way back to Paradise.
live4hills - Aug 1, 2016 3:40 am Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2016
First attempt fail
Wowzer.. The wind was howling 35-55 mph. 18 degrees. My ankle crapped out and couldn't take the pain. Will be back until I summit. Such an amazing climb!
Eleutheros - Jul 18, 2016 11:35 am Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2016
First Summit of Tahoma
Perfect morning slog up the Emmons, and an incredible high-speed glissade down from Steamboat Prow. I hope to return soon for an attempt of Liberty or Ptarmigan.
DrGranola - Jul 15, 2016 11:30 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2016
Cold and Windy.
Climbed with RMI Guide Brent Okita. Topped out on Columbia Crest at 7am in cold and windy, but mostly clear weather. Amazing views after three days of low clouds.
DukeJH - Jul 5, 2016 1:13 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2016
DC - Independent
Independent climb of Disappointment Cleaver in very warm conditions.
brichardsson - 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.
reconronin949 - May 15, 2017 10:40 pm
Nice route, but super hot.Super hot summer, my brother and climbing partner and I did the DC. Route blown out a bit, lots of re-routes, ladder crossings over big crevasses but lots of fun.
ZakG - Apr 28, 2017 12:14 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2007
Best Fourth of July Ever!Climbed the Emmons route with Jason and Kim when she was three months pregnant. We were the first ones to summit that morning and had the summit to ourselves in perfect weather....for about 15 minutes. Then the teams from the DC started coming over the crater rim.
RyanR0815 - Nov 27, 2016 5:42 pm Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2013
DCAwesome route. Went with IMG to build my skills.
elcy79.gp - Aug 25, 2016 3:10 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2016
First time - DCLarry flew in from Oakland and I drove from Idaho with plans to do the DC in a day. Leaving at 8pm and hoping to get to the summit early morning.
Looking back, we we didn't get enough rest being up all that day. By the time we hit Camp Muir we were exhausted and not feeling well.
Will try again next year but will leave earlier and get a few hours rest at Muir
pBerg - Aug 10, 2016 4:22 pm Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2016
DCOvernight DC. Great weather/conditions until last 1,000 vertical feet. Whiteout continued through summit and down to 12,500ft. Clear skies at Muir then dumped on the whole way back to Paradise.
live4hills - Aug 1, 2016 3:40 am Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2016
First attempt failWowzer.. The wind was howling 35-55 mph. 18 degrees. My ankle crapped out and couldn't take the pain. Will be back until I summit. Such an amazing climb!
Eleutheros - Jul 18, 2016 11:35 am Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2016
First Summit of TahomaPerfect morning slog up the Emmons, and an incredible high-speed glissade down from Steamboat Prow. I hope to return soon for an attempt of Liberty or Ptarmigan.
DrGranola - Jul 15, 2016 11:30 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2016
Cold and Windy.Climbed with RMI Guide Brent Okita. Topped out on Columbia Crest at 7am in cold and windy, but mostly clear weather. Amazing views after three days of low clouds.
DukeJH - Jul 5, 2016 1:13 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2016
DC - IndependentIndependent climb of Disappointment Cleaver in very warm conditions.
brichardsson - 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