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There was this notion about climbing this 14,410 ft glaciated peak, Mount Rainier, WA. Pat, Dave and I attempted it in July 2008. Although not an epic, the trip was... interesting.
  • Sneak peak of Rainier summit Sneak peak of Rainier summit
  • Actually too much food Actually too much food
  • Packing the essentials, your doin it wrong Packing the essentials, your doin it wrong
  • Pat with pack Pat with pack
  • End of maintained trail End of maintained trail
  • First view of inter glacier First view of inter glacier
  • Deploy crampons Deploy crampons
  • Ascending Ascending
  • Icefield Icefield
  • Clouds rolling in Clouds rolling in
  • Clouds Clouds
  • Group heading down Group heading down
  • MP & Dave setting out MP & Dave setting out
  • Today will be overcast Today will be overcast
  • Dave Dave
  • Crevasses and Little Tahoma Crevasses and Little Tahoma
  • Crevasse Crevasse
  • The guys The guys
  • Trio Trio
  • Dave switchbacking down Dave switchbacking down
  • Dave back on snow Dave back on snow
  • Crevasse and Camp Schurman Crevasse and Camp Schurman
  • Glacier snow Glacier snow
  • Snowbridges Snowbridges
  • Ranger hut in fog Ranger hut in fog
  • Checking out other camp Checking out other camp
  • More ice axe work More ice axe work
  • Snowy stuff in vestibule Snowy stuff in vestibule
  • Other party Other party
  • Steamboat Prow Steamboat Prow
  • Our tent Our tent
  • Tent plus Little Tahoma Tent plus Little Tahoma
  • Pat & big snowblock Pat & big snowblock
  • Party ascending Party ascending
  • View of Schurman View of Schurman
  • Camp Schurman hut Camp Schurman hut
  • Flamingoes! Flamingoes!
  • Summit vaguely visible on left Summit vaguely visible on left
  • Collecting water Collecting water
  • Crevasse Crevasse
  • Cloud coming up Cloud coming up
  • View from tent View from tent
  • Remnants of sunset Remnants of sunset
  • Slogging on inter glacier Slogging on inter glacier
  • Rise and shine... so this is where we are! Rise and shine... so this is where we are!
  • Orange cloud Orange cloud
  • Stiches closeup Stiches closeup
  • Back up first headwall Back up first headwall
  • Crap visibility Crap visibility
  • Looks fine this way Looks fine this way
  • Dave in foggy tent back at Camp Schurman Dave in foggy tent back at Camp Schurman
  • MP's tent MP's tent
  • Hey...it's US. We're BACK Hey...it's US. We're BACK
  • Back at car Back at car
  • Gear plus Pat futzing Gear plus Pat futzing
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