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.
eferesen - Jun 20, 2015 7:47 pm Date Climbed: May 5, 2015
DC
Cloudy day at the summit. Hung out at the lip of the crater. Did not actually go to the register. I wish it was a clear day.
stusic - Mar 31, 2015 2:36 pm Date Climbed: Mar 9, 2015
Winter attempt on the ID with RMI
Great weather up until summit day where winds kept us from getting past the head of the DC.
endo.the.timber - Mar 12, 2015 11:10 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2013
my 1st summit
DC route guided by RMI. My 1st summit on a major peak
Flaaendue - Jan 16, 2015 11:41 am Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2011
Mountaineering 101
Record August Snowfall year...spent an extra day at camp muir learning team belay...successful summit
Rainier is the gateway for a life-long addiction of thin mountain air.
Cal - Jan 14, 2015 8:28 am Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2014
via Emmonds
A great snow treadmill, crowded as a shopping mall. Most interesting part was the scramble to Schurman down the prow the day before. Summit of nearby Pinacle Peak more interesting than summit of Rainier because Rainier summit is huge. But was a good workout for sure! Did in 2 days; day 1 to glacier camp, day 2 to summit and down to White River campground.
siekkid - Jan 5, 2015 4:48 pm Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2013
DC Route
Summited via the DC Route. Great weather, although it was in the single digit temps at sunrise around 13,000 ft.
McKenna - Dec 22, 2014 12:04 pm Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2013
Still crying
Such a beautiful mountain. I'll never be the same.
Rkapman - Dec 1, 2014 4:54 pm Date Climbed: May 17, 2013
DC 3 Day route
started the 15th, camped at muir, the 16th made it to ingram flats, the 17th sumit day! started at 2am summit around 7am back paradise around 4. Snowing the 16th but calm on the 17th. One of the funnest climbs ive done!
mcross - Nov 7, 2014 3:43 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2013
DC route with friends
Got hooked on climbing after an unsuccessful trip with IMG in 2012. After that trip, I was determined to stand on Rainier's summit, but never again wanted to pay for a guide service (great experience, but expensive!) I purchased/studied 'Freedom of the Hills' and spent as much time on the mountain as I could. A year later, I got some friends together, taught them all that I had learned, and we stood on the summit. Trip of a lifetime!
moonspots - Oct 20, 2014 11:30 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2012
long time goal
Started mountain climbing at 61, and am quite captivated by it all.
larch32 - Oct 19, 2014 9:11 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2014
Boy howdy
Climbed the Emmons-Winthrop route over two days. Worth considering the single-push approach next time.
Jmoeesq - Sep 29, 2014 10:54 am Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2011
Discretion is the Better Part...
Muir/DC Route - We spent one day ascending to Muir, camped there for 2-3 days waiting for summit winds to die, made an attempt but still got turned around high on the DC w/ 50+mph winds. Several guided groups also turned around - probably only one or maybe two teams pushed on to the summit. We opted to retreat due to the enormous danger we felt the winds were posing. Purchase was too difficult and sketchy on the DC, and we didn't have enough gear to make running belays w/ only two of us. Temps/wind chills were very low, but the views were magnificent! Camping at Muir wore us down, though.
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.
eferesen - Jun 20, 2015 7:47 pm Date Climbed: May 5, 2015
DCCloudy day at the summit. Hung out at the lip of the crater. Did not actually go to the register. I wish it was a clear day.
stusic - Mar 31, 2015 2:36 pm Date Climbed: Mar 9, 2015
Winter attempt on the ID with RMIGreat weather up until summit day where winds kept us from getting past the head of the DC.
endo.the.timber - Mar 12, 2015 11:10 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2013
my 1st summitDC route guided by RMI. My 1st summit on a major peak
Flaaendue - Jan 16, 2015 11:41 am Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2011
Mountaineering 101Record August Snowfall year...spent an extra day at camp muir learning team belay...successful summit
Rainier is the gateway for a life-long addiction of thin mountain air.
Cal - Jan 14, 2015 8:28 am Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2014
via EmmondsA great snow treadmill, crowded as a shopping mall. Most interesting part was the scramble to Schurman down the prow the day before. Summit of nearby Pinacle Peak more interesting than summit of Rainier because Rainier summit is huge. But was a good workout for sure! Did in 2 days; day 1 to glacier camp, day 2 to summit and down to White River campground.
siekkid - Jan 5, 2015 4:48 pm Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2013
DC RouteSummited via the DC Route. Great weather, although it was in the single digit temps at sunrise around 13,000 ft.
McKenna - Dec 22, 2014 12:04 pm Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2013
Still cryingSuch a beautiful mountain. I'll never be the same.
Rkapman - Dec 1, 2014 4:54 pm Date Climbed: May 17, 2013
DC 3 Day routestarted the 15th, camped at muir, the 16th made it to ingram flats, the 17th sumit day! started at 2am summit around 7am back paradise around 4. Snowing the 16th but calm on the 17th. One of the funnest climbs ive done!
mcross - Nov 7, 2014 3:43 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2013
DC route with friendsGot hooked on climbing after an unsuccessful trip with IMG in 2012. After that trip, I was determined to stand on Rainier's summit, but never again wanted to pay for a guide service (great experience, but expensive!) I purchased/studied 'Freedom of the Hills' and spent as much time on the mountain as I could. A year later, I got some friends together, taught them all that I had learned, and we stood on the summit. Trip of a lifetime!
moonspots - Oct 20, 2014 11:30 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2012
long time goalStarted mountain climbing at 61, and am quite captivated by it all.
larch32 - Oct 19, 2014 9:11 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2014
Boy howdyClimbed the Emmons-Winthrop route over two days. Worth considering the single-push approach next time.
Jmoeesq - Sep 29, 2014 10:54 am Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2011
Discretion is the Better Part...Muir/DC Route - We spent one day ascending to Muir, camped there for 2-3 days waiting for summit winds to die, made an attempt but still got turned around high on the DC w/ 50+mph winds. Several guided groups also turned around - probably only one or maybe two teams pushed on to the summit. We opted to retreat due to the enormous danger we felt the winds were posing. Purchase was too difficult and sketchy on the DC, and we didn't have enough gear to make running belays w/ only two of us. Temps/wind chills were very low, but the views were magnificent! Camping at Muir wore us down, though.