Mount Rainier Climber's Log : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost

Mount Rainier Climber's Log

ianc82 - Jul 12, 2013 8:50 pm Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2013

Single push success!

Climbed via disappointment cleaver with two Montana buddies. Fun and exhausting climb.

HikingBoots - Jul 11, 2013 3:51 pm Date Climbed: May 28, 2013

So close but not close enough

The storm moved in so fast and Rainier had great amount of snow this winter.

mengbo - Jul 11, 2013 1:58 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2013

A successful attempt with RMI

guided by RMI in a 9-person team. many thanks to our guide - Brent, you made the trip safe and enjoyable!

AndyJB444 - Jul 11, 2013 10:48 am Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2013

Kautz -> DC

Great climb/carryover going up the Kautz and down the DC. Muir was pretty busy given the holiday weekend, but it still wasn't too bad.

Scott - Jul 8, 2013 1:27 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2013

Rainier

Via Disappointment Cleaver. The only disappointment was that I didn't get to climb it with one of my friends who was planning to climb it with me for a long time. Still got to meet some great people though.

It was chilly on the summit, but once the sun came out it was roasting. 22.8F at Ingram Glacier camp on summit day. Beautiful weather conditions, but with some haze down low.

JRaphaelson - Jul 8, 2013 3:27 am Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2013

Route: Disappointment Cleaver

Blue bird day on my first climb of Rainier=easy summit.

Peakbug - Jul 7, 2013 5:30 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2011

Snowy year- attempt

Attempt on Rainier. So much snow in July 2011...much more than expected. Turned around short of summit.

pvnisher - Jul 3, 2013 9:54 am Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2008

beautiful

My first time on a real glacier. Loved it and caught the real mountaineering bug.

lzpup - Jun 21, 2013 10:29 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2013

Just my Wife and I, Early start from IM flats, cold weather with the wind. Came up 500 ft short. Will take another shot at it next year. I really liked the DC , lot of fun. Best to go early in the season with snow on the cleaver in my opinion

APK - Jun 10, 2013 11:19 pm Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2013

Perfect weather. Dayhike from paradise, 12:02 rt.

PrinceOfNorway - Jun 9, 2013 9:30 am Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2013

So Hot on the D Cleaver

Made it to the top on a very sunny and hot day. No matter how much sunscreen we put on it didn't keep us from burning. It was totally worth it though! Thank you Mount Rainier for the beautiful weather!

whatdoIknow - May 28, 2013 11:06 am

Emmons glacier

RMI cattle herding trip. It was good fun, though.

oliverkalt - Apr 29, 2013 1:21 am Date Climbed: Apr 24, 2013

Ingraham Direct

Nice climb on a day with perfect weather. It was fun to find our own path of least resistance to the top. No-one around high on the mountain this early in the season. Perfect!

Grenn - Apr 14, 2013 1:33 am Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2002

Old climbs, new technology

Climbed for the second time. Once in 1988 already. Both times with RMI.

FlaaenP - Apr 3, 2013 2:43 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2011

Disappointment's Cleaver

Didn't see the summit till reaching camp Muir. It was super cloudy, lot's of snow from the beginning. Very fun climb. Left at 1 am and got to the summit at 9 am- little on the slow side. Wow. What a mountain.

DC- great beginner's route. Was my first mountain and didn't go through a guide service. We took a 3 day trip and practiced techniques at Camp Muir on the 2nd day. Way fun, got me hooked.

Sawtooth Scott - Feb 10, 2013 12:03 am Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2012

A perfect start from Muir at 1am with a blanket of stars and crisp air. At 13,600 ft. freezing rain and winds around 40 mph just before sunrise. I was sorry that the mountain turned us around but I look forward to another attempt in 2014. A great experience on a beautiful mountain.