Mount Rainier Climber's Log

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EastKing

EastKing - Jul 21, 2009 3:12 am Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2009

DC Route  Sucess!

Best trip and weather I have ever been on. I heard that Rainier is not famous for views, but it has some of the best. TR and pics forthcoming.

gato

gato - Jul 20, 2009 1:32 pm Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2009

The start of the season  Sucess!

First summit of the season. Three down now, in varying conditions.

Curtissimo

Curtissimo - Jul 16, 2009 12:28 pm Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2009

Big TAHOMA via Emmons  Sucess!

Winds died down a bit today allowing us to make it when others day before were all turned back on this route. One scary as hell crossing of an ice "bridge" along a thin ledge over a gnarly crevasse where a fall would have meant death for sure. Not too bad in the dark, though, really, and the rest of the route was pretty routine although long and painful of course.

Plenty of snow bridges rapidly thinning hopefully the park service will be assiting with route adjustments this week as I don't think several of them can last much longer.

justing

justing - Jul 15, 2009 4:35 pm Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2009

Failure on the Emmons

Weather sucked. Turned back at around 11.7k. I'll hopefully be back.

Luddite

Luddite - Jul 12, 2009 1:28 pm Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2009

DC  Sucess!

Great conditions with a full moon.

tb00957 - Jun 29, 2009 2:16 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2009

kautz

Lucky with the weather. Whiteout the day in, bad weather last day, but we got a break in the middle. Windy and cold but clear for the summit day.

gcap

gcap - Jun 29, 2009 12:14 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2009

SP group climb  Sucess!

via the DC with 3 other SP'er. Great partners, excellent weather. Thx guys! Looking forward to the next one.

Hotfeet

Hotfeet - Jun 27, 2009 1:05 am Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2009

Summit post group climb!  Sucess!

I climbed the DC with three great climbers I met right here on summit post! The entire trip was great and I thank my fellow Sp ers for a fantastic time! Summit #2

Vertigo soul

Vertigo soul - Jun 26, 2009 2:14 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2009

DC  Sucess!

My first summit of Rainier. Great climb and mountain! Me and three other SP'ers (Mickowitsch, Hotfeet & gcap) were lucky to get a nice weather window. Would love to go back and climb a different route.

2nd Summit - July 12, 2012: via the Kautz Glacier. Great climb and again perfect weather made for a successful day!

RomaK

RomaK - Jun 23, 2009 8:07 pm Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2009

Second Time on DC  Sucess!

Great moonlit night and a beautiful day in the midst of a weather system that brought afternoon thunderstorms to the upper mountain. Climbed above a sea of clouds. Took 3 days this time, feels much more pleasant despite the fact that I was not in very good shape.

skyward22

skyward22 - Jun 21, 2009 2:20 am Date Climbed: May 21, 2009

simultaneous success and dissapointment  Sucess!

Wanted to go after Liberty Ridge but couldn't due to the road closures in early season; very dissapointing as this was to be a test piece for me. Ended up summiting via Ingraham glacier in what was a long snow slog. Only had to cross 2 open crevasses.

TheRootster

TheRootster - Jun 21, 2009 12:18 am

Emmons Glacier  Sucess!

With Jill and Alton. This climb was amazing. The eastern skyline at dawn on the way up was one of the most beautiful scenes I have ever experienced in my life. The climb was pretty straightforward (thanks, Alton, if you're out there, for leading the way) but it did take a lot out of me (Alton had the pedal to the metal--we blew by several parties on the way up). Weather was perfect. Everything was perfect. Now, when I'm in Washington or flying over and see the mountain there in all its glory, I think, "Wow, I stood on top of that puppy," and it still blows me away. A truly satisfying mountaineering experience that rates five stars on my "Highlights of Life" list.

Schuetzenweber

Schuetzenweber - Jun 17, 2009 10:24 pm Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2009

Perfect Conditions!  Sucess!

Mitch and I negated the Ingraham Direct route up and took the DC down. We climbed with Paul & Chuck of Ft. Lewis. Quit stealing my Oxygen! No wind, warm and tons of crevasses. Daily thunder and lightning in the afternoon with snow or hail. Clear at night and into mid-day. Conditions repeated June 11th, 12th and 13th ..

alpine climber

alpine climber - Jun 10, 2009 10:31 am Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2009

white outs and sunshine on the finger  Sucess!

Our party of 3 climbed through clouds at Paradise and into sunshine, where we camped near the Fuhrer Finger. Great conditions on the Finger. We were on the summit for 5 minutes before a lenticular cloud hit us. Started down the DC and the clouds broke when we entered the crevasse fields. The Finger was a fun route cause we felt like we had the mountain to ourselves.

ScottNScout

ScottNScout - Jun 9, 2009 1:51 am Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2006

Rainier Summit  Sucess!

Great weather and great partners.

sourstraw

sourstraw - Jun 3, 2009 11:14 pm Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2009

Emmons Route  Sucess!

Climbed the Emmons Route direct on June 2, 2009. Very windy at Camp Schurman, but no wind at all once we were on the corridor. Spectacular conditions - we were able to ascend the route directly over the bergscrund on a large snowbridge. The last several hundred feet before the crater rim was solid blue ice which required some careful steps. We had the entire summit to ourselves. Descended via the Winthrop Traverse due to extremely hot conditions, and we weren't sure what the snow condition on the steep direct ascent face would be like. Made it to the summit around 6:30 in the morning, took a long break at the summit and a few breaks on the way down ... back at camp by 1 pm. Tired, but exhilarated! I had been weathered off the mountain in 2007 and 2008, so this was my third attempt - victory is sweet!

mcpherma

mcpherma - May 30, 2009 12:44 am Date Climbed: May 23, 2009

2nd Summit  Sucess!

Camped on the flats and took the Ingraham Direct. Summitted around 0545 and had the summit to ourselves for about an hour. Incredible. This marks my 3rd attempt and 2nd summit. I would certainly camp at the flats again.

mcpherma

mcpherma - May 30, 2009 12:41 am Date Climbed: Apr 24, 2009

2nd attempt

Made it to about 11700 and turned back due to wind. Sky was clear and beautiful, but the wind was a little much for a fair weather climber.

skotty

skotty - May 27, 2009 8:54 pm Date Climbed: May 25, 2009

Great climb  Sucess!

Summited via the Ingrham Direct on an amazingly sunny day. A 4-person rope team broke through a bench into a cravase only 20 minutes after my team crossed it. I punced through in another up to my knees. The day before I summited a guide fell into a steam vent on the summit and got airlifed out.

junoiceclimber

junoiceclimber - May 25, 2009 11:12 pm Date Climbed: May 22, 2009

One fell and 13 descended  Sucess!

Great stretch of weather. An AAI client broke the snowbridge in Ingraham's first big crevasse and the incident turned away 13 climbers. Another member went down 200 meters from the summit with cerebral edema. After another member bonked in the middle of the summit crater, I was the only one to stand atop the true summit from our team of four.

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