How to climb Mount Rainier

[olyclimber]

I was given an old pamphlet/book last night titled "Mount Rainier National Park" put out by the Department of Interior. The publication date is 1934.

 

excerpt: "It must be recognized that rock and ice climbing on any high mountain is a hazardous undertaking. Owing to the nature of thtrip to the summit of Mount Rainier, all climbers are required, as a safety precaustion, to register with the district park ranger before starting. They are also required to present satisfactory evidence of their physical ablility to withstand the hardships of such a trip, and that they have sufficient knowledge and experience in similiar hazardous climbing, and that they have all the proper equipment to insure reasonable chances of success."

 

It is also interesting to note the number of cabins and fire lookouts there were back then.

[catbirdseat]

Sounds like the advice they gave is as good today as it was back then.

[OlegV]

Sounds like the advice they gave is as good today as it was back then.

... they climbed with much less sofisticated equipment: single long axe, static ropes, hooks and no gortex.

[olyclimber]

the equipment they list in the book is:

 

calk boots

alpenstocks

colored glasses

face paints