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 | The top of Washington:
Mount Rainier |
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| Elevation: | 14,411 feet |
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| Location: | south-east of Seattle, WA |
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| Date: | 06/08/2006 |
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| Day 1: Jun 5th |
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I finished my hiking in Olympic
National Park and returned to Seattle. Post-dinner I meet the guides
and other members of the Mount Rainier trip.
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| Day 2: Jun 6th |
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Drove to Mount Rainier National Park, registered and started hiking from the
White River campground at 4,300 feet. Hit patches of snow immediately and
then solid snow as we worked our way 3 miles to Glacier Basin and setup camp.
Reviewed ice axe and snow travel skills.
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| Day 3: Jun 7th |
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Broke camp and headed further up Glacier Basin, across the Inter Glacier and
over Curtis Ridge to reach Camp Schurman (9,460 feet). Rested and attempted
to get some sleep before the big day.
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| Day 4: Jun 8th |
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Woke up at midnight and left camp by 2 am. 5,000 feet and 7.5 hours later we
reached Rainier's summit (Columbia Crest, 14,411 feet). We rested in the
crater out of the 40+ mph winds then spent 4 hours descending back to Camp
Schurman.
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| Day 5: Jun 9th |
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Spent nearly 2 hours digging our tents out of the frozen snow, then made a
rapid, 3 hour, descent all the way back to the White River campground.
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