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[TR] Mt. Rainier- Disappointment Cleaver 8/1/2004


BreezyD

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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.

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