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Trip: Mount Rainier - Central Mowich Face Trip Date: 06/04/2023 Trip Report: https://www.gorobets.com/TRs/Rainier_Central_Mowich_Face_2023_06_04.html Gear Notes: one 8.2 mm 60 m rope 2 technical tools each 2 pickets did not use ice screws Approach Notes: No flotation was needed

Trip: Mount Rainier - Curtis Ridge Trip Date: 05/29/2023 Trip Report: We failed utterly, this is a conditions report. We went in at the tail end of the Memorial Day weekend hoping to climb Curtis Ridge but the route was super melted out so we ended up doing the Emmons instead. After two attempts over the years my realization is that this is an earlier season snow route. I believe I will try again someday in April or even March. We were suspicious after hearing that lots of people were turning back from Liberty so we decided at least to get to 10,300' at the do or die rappel point. From here you get an excellent view of the whole route. We bailed, crossing the Winthrop glacier at 8600' to Schurman. The lower two traverses appear to be largely rock, it's hard to tell because I haven't actually done the route but the exit gullies appear to be mostly rock as well. Gear Notes: Between five of us we carried 2 30M ropes, two small racks, glacier gear, two tools each. Approach Notes: Piece of cake once the road is open to the trailhead. Usually May 25th.

Ha! I'm reminded of a line from Jon Krakauer's Eiger Dreams where he's chatting with a young Frenchman in a bar in Chamonix, and mentions he climbed the Grand Capucin the day before. The conversations ends: "You did not solo and you did not fly?" asks the Frenchman, incredulous. "Did you not find the experience a little -- how you say in English -- banal?"

Good news, I went at my first actual hike, haven't done more than a mile before the hike. Me and my Dad ended up doing the Rampart ridge trail into the wonderland, start and finish at Longmire. I was able to hold a consistent 45min mile all around, his watch said 6Mi I think the map says around 4.9 or 5. I was able to get up and go just fine the next morining, we did another 3mi hike with only 500ft gain the following day. I am finally transitioning back to work so things are looking up. Have gotten lots of reading done, and my yards flowerbeds and garden are doing excellent having this 6 1/2 mo home. @psathyrella I hope things are going well for you, keep up the good work.