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Trip: Mt Rainier Single Day Push - Paradise to Ingraham Flats Date: 7/13/2013 Trip Report: SImply beautiful!! This is my first time going further from Camp Muir..so you could say i am a beginner so I am training for Mt. Rainier in the next couple weeks. So if your disappointed to see a training report instead of a summit report oh well, you may learn something. Me and my fellow climbers are busy on the weekdays so we used our day that we had to do a hard push from Paradise to Ingraham Flats in a single day. Less then 12 hours up and back. Made it to Muir in under 4 hours which is my personal best. I keep cutting time off which is good! A bit nervous and intimidating when i was putting on my harness and helmet and roping up but i was glad to be finally doing it. Beautiful views, sunny day, and barely no wind! Me and my fellow climbers Usual Summit pose lol View of Gibralter Rock and Cathedral Rocks from Cowlitz Glacier Anyone want to party at Camp Muir? haha Looking down into the abyss of the earth..beautiful! View of Ingraham Flats with Ingraham Glacier coming down and disappointment cleaver Me and Little Tahoma Living the dream! Little Tahoma on top of Cathedral Gap Pain is temporary..glory is forever! Gear Notes: Know your stuff before you go for the summit Approach Notes: Follow boot pack up to Muir. Register with the climbing rangers at paradise before you go over onto the glacier

If you don't mind me asking what may be your favorite route on rainier? Explain too if you can:) Thank you!

Sunset ridge/amphitheater? Love your trip reports!

Good stuff!! Amazing! Would love to do that route some day!

I wish more climbers would report on the beta of the mountain and the conditions. It would help us all out and help the rangers as well

im sure many people have done it with skis and likely without skis, from C2C, maybe you have no time on your hands, if you like to go fast thats your decision. maybe no the mtn you dont have much time as conditions worsen but what ever happened to taking your time and relaxing a bit, take in the scenery?

I'm getting a team together, we may be up there around the 21-22 of July.

Hey I know the route has been changed from the normal DC route to traversing over to camp comfort and then on up. I may be heading up here in a couple weeks, just wanting to see if anyone has been up there and know what the conditions are like beyond muir. Thanks everyone

Hey everyone I'm looking for an expierenced climber or two to go with me to Rainier in early-mid July. July 6-18 is when I'm free. I just need some climbers that have safety and experience as a priority. I've climbed Helens a couple times and I am in shape. I also finished up adams too. Let me know if your interested. I need commitments as well. A "maybe" can work but I'm looking to climb this summer, and wouldn't mind if I can climb with some fellow climbers. Since this would be my first time I anyone experienced would want to accompany me that would be appreciated. Thanks everyone! To the top we go!

Me and electric Eric are good to go, we would like a third just for more safety and awareness up on the Mtn

I both sent you a PM. would you two be willing to start a rope team? 2 people isn't my best bet. 3 people would be safer too. S Let me know if your interested

well since its late june going into july, lets make it "looking for partners july DC route"

So supposedly drones have been flying around and patrolling the USA the past couple years. When I was on rainier New Year's Day, I saw one flying not very fast around rainier. I know we have Fort Lewis and they could just be training. But we do you all think of now aerial drones over USA. they didn't stop the Boston bombings sadly. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/19/fbi-drones-domestic-surveillance Here's the link for the latest on the FBI admitting

Yes it was fun! Bring water and sun protection!

Hey I haven't been up there for a month but expect snow. I don't think you would need mtn boots for this climb. Snowshoes will likely not be needed. Bring crampons and ice axe just in case it gets icy up on top. Climbers bivouac has not been opened yet so you will be starting at marble mtn snow park. No snow there so don't bring skis

hey everyone, i have not been up there yet, since i have not been above camp muir on rainier, i would like to go over to ingraham flats, camp there, and then see how the weather looks like. i have all necessary gear except for climbing rope. Im trying to get a team together perhaps. let me know if anyone is interested

im sorry.....a corolla has high clearance..

Trip: Mt Adams - South Climb!! Date: 6/16/2013 Trip Report: School's out and that means it is climbing season!! Started off my summer right with a summit of Mt Adams. Not really crowded, always good to see fellow climbers. Schools out and that means it is time to climb!!! Me and a buddy took a good long weekend and went down to mt adams. Good weather was upon us most of the time! My friends pack was about 40 pounds. Mine was about 35 pounds. The winter route was still so we climbed up to suksdorf ridge. It was a long 6 hour hike up to lunch counter. We left around 5 in the morning and touched the summit around 5. A 4 hour climb with 3000 feet of elevation gain. Summit held 30-40 mph gusts. You could see Rainier, Helens, Hood, Jefferson, Three sisters. We threaded the needle in the weather window. After we descended, clouds covered the summit. All in all a good, hard climb. It is nice to get Adams under my belt!!! Dont forget sunscreen!!! South trail 183 smells like burnt wood Mt St Helens break on top of south butte, follow the boot path up to lunch counter looks like she is having some stomach problems! South Climb up ahead! 2 and a half hours going up. maybe 10 minutes coming down. Glissade! it will save your legs Alpine start at 5 in the morning Getting a bit steep! Summit Plateau between pikers peak (11,700) and the true summit (12,280) Summit!!!! with 30-40 mph gusts Mt Rainier! Gear Notes: Ice axe, crampons, sunscreen and water!!! no running water, boil snow for water Approach Notes: A vehicle with high clearance. The fire last year destroyed the road so there are huge water bars that protect the road. Long gravel drive, hope you dont mind dust and dirt. Limited parking at the trailhead $15-weekend $10-weekday

Just got home from climbing adams. I'll have a trip report up soon. Have GPS or map and compass. Coming down we got lost. Make sure to bring a high clearance car. The water bars are very high. The winter route is still in. Took about 6 hours to get up to lunch counter. No post holing until the late afternoon perhaps. Don't bring snowshoes. I talked to a climber and he did the south climb without crampons. There is a staircase going to the summit. Just bring layers, and water! You can melt water but no running creeks yet. Still lots of snow.

your pictures are amazing! love them!

Thanks man for the information, I have no snowshoes so ill have to posthole lol still I'm looking forward to a good summit. There's a lot of snow that has melted in just the past week which always helps Darren

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Sorry I don't have the coordinates. I'm going up the third week of June. I don't have snowshoes, so hopefully the weather will keep warm and solidify the snow

hey it is open so you know

yeah me and my bud are trying for the 3rd weekend of june for it. im kinda surprised actually that its open