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.
careyjd - Sep 2, 2014 8:56 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2014
DV route summer ascent
DC route w/ RMI, wonderful weather, not a cloud in the sky, warm day but parkas still nice on upper mountain. Fantastic experience!!
nhberes - Aug 25, 2014 4:17 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2014
Summit via DC
Awesome weather. Clear skies and cold. Made to the summit crater at 6:45 and up to Columbia Crest about 7:10. Incredible climb.
losboats - Aug 17, 2014 7:42 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2014
DC during super moon
Summited via the DC on Sunday morning, 8/10, under the super moon. Gorgeous weather, clear skies, very little wind. Couldn't ask for much more. Muir was full so we camped below Anvil Rock. Left Muir at 12am, summited at 7:45am.
Party of 2, 3 day outing. Paradise to 1st bivy below Turtle. Ice chute was in good shape. Route does not go over top of Wapowety Cleaver, rather stays on upper Kautz to gain the ridge coming off of Point Success. Was following a party of 8 and flagged route. Some crevasses are pretty wide with rapidly melting snow bridges! Late summit and 2nd bivy on Disappointment Cleaver. Weather was warm, lows at night no less than ~40F, less than 5 mph wind.
Vic Hanson - Aug 10, 2014 9:20 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2014
DC Route
Hiked up to Muir Camp in 4 hr. 20 min. on Friday with Jason, Doug and Tim, left there at 12:30 that night, reached the summit at 7:25 Sat. morning under clear skies.
Canuck89 - Aug 9, 2014 5:28 am Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2014
DC route
First time on this mountain and used the DC route to summit. Nice weather and met some great people at Camp Muir!
BradBartick - Aug 3, 2014 7:11 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2009
DC route 2009
With Bruce Lacroix. Had to assist a guy escape from a narrow crevasse due to snow bridge collapse. Lots of rockfall on the cleaver. 2 days, 1 night.
bb - Aug 2, 2014 2:00 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2014
DC
DC route. Car to car 17 h 15 m. I'm an average hiker.
This year was the 2nd year in a row to the top. Went up last year with IMG via DC, summit 7/20/13. Then, my wife wanted to go. So, here we go again. Returned with IMG again, both of us summited (actually, all 12 climbers in our group were successful.) I can't say enough good stuff about IMG. Beautiful weather both years. I have to say, after being on the mountain 3 times now, it gets better each time. First year with RMI was not successful. But with each successive year, what was once a chore is now becoming more routine, so you can smell the roses along the way, so to speak.
We had perfect weather and extra days to ensure a summit.
[Day 1] 8am--arrive at Paradise. 8:45am--leave the trail head. 2:45pm--arrive at muir, set up camp, melt water, eat, and practice self arrest. 6pm--sleep.
[Day 2] 8am--leave Muir. 9:40am--arrive at Ingraham Flats, set up camp, melt water, eat, prepare packs for summit, and sleep.
[Day 3] 10pm--wake up, eat, drink, and rope up. 10:50pm--leave Flats. 5am--summit in time for the 5:20 sunrise. Enjoyed summit for half hour. 9am--back down at the Flats.
brihuang - Jul 18, 2014 7:34 am Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2014
DC
Much wind in the final 2 hour stretch with some whiteout conditions. Thought of turning back many times but prevailed in the end. First time on Rainier and it was the my hardest earned summit yet.
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.
careyjd - Sep 2, 2014 8:56 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2014
DV route summer ascentDC route w/ RMI, wonderful weather, not a cloud in the sky, warm day but parkas still nice on upper mountain. Fantastic experience!!
nhberes - Aug 25, 2014 4:17 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2014
Summit via DCAwesome weather. Clear skies and cold. Made to the summit crater at 6:45 and up to Columbia Crest about 7:10. Incredible climb.
losboats - Aug 17, 2014 7:42 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2014
DC during super moonSummited via the DC on Sunday morning, 8/10, under the super moon. Gorgeous weather, clear skies, very little wind. Couldn't ask for much more. Muir was full so we camped below Anvil Rock. Left Muir at 12am, summited at 7:45am.
Fensterschlechter - Aug 16, 2014 3:39 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2014
Kautz Ice Chute, descend DCParty of 2, 3 day outing. Paradise to 1st bivy below Turtle. Ice chute was in good shape. Route does not go over top of Wapowety Cleaver, rather stays on upper Kautz to gain the ridge coming off of Point Success. Was following a party of 8 and flagged route. Some crevasses are pretty wide with rapidly melting snow bridges! Late summit and 2nd bivy on Disappointment Cleaver. Weather was warm, lows at night no less than ~40F, less than 5 mph wind.
Vic Hanson - Aug 10, 2014 9:20 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2014
DC RouteHiked up to Muir Camp in 4 hr. 20 min. on Friday with Jason, Doug and Tim, left there at 12:30 that night, reached the summit at 7:25 Sat. morning under clear skies.
Canuck89 - Aug 9, 2014 5:28 am Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2014
DC routeFirst time on this mountain and used the DC route to summit. Nice weather and met some great people at Camp Muir!
BradBartick - Aug 3, 2014 7:11 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2009
DC route 2009With Bruce Lacroix. Had to assist a guy escape from a narrow crevasse due to snow bridge collapse. Lots of rockfall on the cleaver. 2 days, 1 night.
bb - Aug 2, 2014 2:00 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2014
DCDC route. Car to car 17 h 15 m. I'm an average hiker.
Virginia14er - Jul 28, 2014 12:26 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2014
Keeps Getting BetterThis year was the 2nd year in a row to the top. Went up last year with IMG via DC, summit 7/20/13. Then, my wife wanted to go. So, here we go again. Returned with IMG again, both of us summited (actually, all 12 climbers in our group were successful.) I can't say enough good stuff about IMG. Beautiful weather both years. I have to say, after being on the mountain 3 times now, it gets better each time. First year with RMI was not successful. But with each successive year, what was once a chore is now becoming more routine, so you can smell the roses along the way, so to speak.
nsward - Jul 21, 2014 2:19 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2014
Great Weather on the DCWe had perfect weather and extra days to ensure a summit.
[Day 1] 8am--arrive at Paradise. 8:45am--leave the trail head. 2:45pm--arrive at muir, set up camp, melt water, eat, and practice self arrest. 6pm--sleep.
[Day 2] 8am--leave Muir. 9:40am--arrive at Ingraham Flats, set up camp, melt water, eat, prepare packs for summit, and sleep.
[Day 3] 10pm--wake up, eat, drink, and rope up. 10:50pm--leave Flats. 5am--summit in time for the 5:20 sunrise. Enjoyed summit for half hour. 9am--back down at the Flats.
brihuang - Jul 18, 2014 7:34 am Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2014
DCMuch wind in the final 2 hour stretch with some whiteout conditions. Thought of turning back many times but prevailed in the end. First time on Rainier and it was the my hardest earned summit yet.