BreezyD Posted August 2, 2004 Posted August 2, 2004 Climb: Mt. Rainier-Disappointment Cleaver Date of Climb: 8/1/2004 Trip Report: 3rd time's a charm ... 3 weeks ago, I failed to get up Rainier due to a couple of sick team members. This time, my Dad and I ditched the team and went with just the two of us and summited Sunday morning. Because of the heat, we opted to get out of camp at Muir at 11:15 p.m. on Saturday and were on the summit at 6:00 a.m. Sunday morning - slowed a bit by a nice brisk headwind the entire way as well as the condition of the cleaver. The views on the summit were stunning, the skies blue, the sun out, albeit a little windy. We descended in 3 hours to Muir in deteriorating conditions from the heat and were glad to get back to the tent and wash the dirt out of our teeth and eyes from the cleaver and gap. After a 15 minute snooze and a quick bite, we packed up and headed down to the car ... and then to Scale Burger ... where we polished off a couple of Overload burgers and some deep fried miscellany. Great weekend! Some pictures in my gallery for those interested: http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showgallery.php?cat=3024&ppuser=5795 Miscellaneous Route Notes: - Multiple crevasse crossings requiring step-overs and/or jumps. - Fixed ladder at the base of the cleaver. - DC melting out quickly making it nice and grindy section of the climb. (Everything melting out quickly for that matter.) - Upper route in great shape. Gear Notes: Standard glacier gear. Quote
John Frieh Posted August 2, 2004 Posted August 2, 2004 So much for dad's retirement... speaking of which how much slide film did he shoot? And are you gonna post any of his superior photos? What's next? Quote
BreezyD Posted August 2, 2004 Author Posted August 2, 2004 Dad relied on me and my digital because he knows that it is far superior to the archaic medium of slide film (she says with a sarchastic smirk). Quote
John Frieh Posted August 2, 2004 Posted August 2, 2004 she says with a sarchastic smirk How is that any different than normal for you? Quote
BreezyD Posted August 2, 2004 Author Posted August 2, 2004 Wow NOLSe .... you just gave me another reason to use the phrase "isn't that the pot calling the kettle black?" Smartass. Quote
sobo Posted August 3, 2004 Posted August 3, 2004 Nice job, BD and Dad! Way to come out of "climbing retirement", girl! Quote
RichTurley Posted August 3, 2004 Posted August 3, 2004 Good on ya! How was it climbing in the 'DC Trough' and how long was it like that? Quote
BreezyD Posted August 3, 2004 Author Posted August 3, 2004 It was trough-ey most of the way ... the route is a highway after all ... but still mad fun. Quote
cracked Posted August 3, 2004 Posted August 3, 2004 One word: skis. Pandora needs to get some hairstyle advice from you, that's the most neatly-combed hair I've ever seen in a climbing photo. Quote
BreezyD Posted August 3, 2004 Author Posted August 3, 2004 We were still in the parking lot! Truth be told ... I just spared you all from the photos of the rat's nest that ensued after three days on the mountain. Besides ... I've got nothing on Pandora. Quote
cracked Posted August 3, 2004 Posted August 3, 2004 Besides ... I've got nothing on Pandora. I fully believe that you absolutely cannot match Pandora..... When it comes to eating ice cream. Quote
Pandora Posted August 4, 2004 Posted August 4, 2004 I fully believe that you absolutely cannot match Pandora..... When it comes to eating ice cream. Yeah, but who can? Quote
dmuja Posted August 6, 2004 Posted August 6, 2004 Nice Job! Hung in there till you got it! Nice pics and it looks like you had the exact same slot at Muir that we did on June 21st see pic attch Quote
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