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Mt. Rainier 7/23 - 7/24/05


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Chris getting geared up. Tim's ready to summit that mountain behind him. The flowers were in full bloom Couldn't ask for better conditions than this! No clouds, sun, blue skies, no wind. Yeah!
Chris getting geared up. Tim's ready to summit that mountain behind him. The flowers were in full bloom Couldn't ask for better conditions than this! No clouds, sun, blue skies, no wind. Yeah!
Chris and Jeff resting up on the way to Camp Muir Jeff marching up Muir Snowfield It's not too far now, right below Gibraltar Rock to the left. There's Camp Muir, where we set up camp.
Chris and Jeff resting up on the way to Camp Muir Jeff marching up Muir Snowfield It's not too far now, right below Gibraltar Rock to the left. There's Camp Muir, where we set up camp.
The RMI shack, where the guides and their clients sleep before the big summit day. Mt. Adams looks gorgeous today! Chris with Cathedral Rock behind him. Can you see the line of climbers in the distance. Home Sweet Home! Thats Little Tahoma in the background.
The RMI shack, where the guides and their clients sleep before the big summit day. Mt. Adams looks gorgeous today! Chris with Cathedral Rock behind him. Can you see the line of climbers in the distance. Home Sweet Home! Thats Little Tahoma in the background.
Tim in front of Tahoma. Tim and Jeff getting some rest before our climb tonight. That's Cadaver Gap! It provides a shortcut to the top, but too dangerous this time of year. The Cowlitz Glacier, Cathedral Rock to the left and Tahoma in the middle.
Tim in front of Tahoma. Tim and Jeff getting some rest before our climb tonight. That's Cadaver Gap! It provides a shortcut to the top, but too dangerous this time of year. The Cowlitz Glacier, Cathedral Rock to the left and Tahoma in the middle.
The sun rises as we trudge along route upwards. The crowded line of climbers moving further, with a crevasse in the foreground. Some climbers behind us, with Gibraltar Rock in the background. Tim is ectstatic to be out on a wonderful day!
The sun rises as we trudge along route upwards. The crowded line of climbers moving further, with a crevasse in the foreground. Some climbers behind us, with Gibraltar Rock in the background. Tim is ectstatic to be out on a wonderful day!
That's Little Tahoma! These crevasses will suck you right in if you're not careful. The 'Summit Crater', with climbers coming in from the right. Here's a look at the Crater Rim, there's the wreckage of a crashed airplane buried somewhere in the snow.
That's Little Tahoma! These crevasses will suck you right in if you're not careful. The 'Summit Crater', with climbers coming in from the right. Here's a look at the Crater Rim, there's the wreckage of a crashed airplane buried somewhere in the snow.
Chris on the summit of Rainier! In the distance, Mt. Adams on the left, Mt. St. Helens on the right. Pink Floyd! Need I say more? You can't get forget the summit mascot, Jack! Tim, having a beer in honor of a recently departed friend.
Chris on the summit of Rainier! In the distance, Mt. Adams on the left, Mt. St. Helens on the right. Pink Floyd! Need I say more? You can't get forget the summit mascot, Jack! Tim, having a beer in honor of a recently departed friend.
He left some flowers as well. Tim and Jeff step gingerly over a snow bridge on the way back. Tim and Jeff take a narrow path along an ice wall. It's a different world up here, full of ice, crevasses, danger, and beauty.
He left some flowers as well. Tim and Jeff step gingerly over a snow bridge on the way back. Tim and Jeff take a narrow path along an ice wall. It's a different world up here, full of ice, crevasses, danger, and beauty.
Jeff skirting the lower slope near a crevasse. Some climbers in the distance, on the upper reaches of the moutain Climbers moving along on the top of Disappointment Cleaver. Back at Camp Muir we are all surprised by a dramatic rock slide. Rocks the size of small cars came tumbling down!
Jeff skirting the lower slope near a crevasse. Some climbers in the distance, on the upper reaches of the moutain Climbers moving along on the top of Disappointment Cleaver. Back at Camp Muir we are all surprised by a dramatic rock slide. Rocks the size of small cars came tumbling down!
Here's a closer look. Packed up and heading down Muir Snowfield, back to civilization! A group of deer greet us as we close in on the trailhead, our car, and a fresh change of clothes!
Here's a closer look. Packed up and heading down Muir Snowfield, back to civilization! A group of deer greet us as we close in on the trailhead, our car, and a fresh change of clothes!
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