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[TR] Mt. Rainier - Nisqually-Gibraltar Chute 12/26/2009


Tom_Sjolseth

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Trip: Mt. Rainier - Nisqually-Gibraltar Chute

 

Date: 12/26/2009

 

Trip Report:

Franklin and I summitted this morning via the chute. Conditions were pretty good, especially through the chute itself. We didn't use the pro we brought. The upper mountain was in good shape too, half and half firm and ankle deep postholing. It was windy on the summit, with temps around 5.

 

We descended the Ingraham Direct which is not an advisable descent route right now. It's thinly covered and broken. We hugged the right side near the bottom (right along the rock). We then walked down Cadaver Gap. We probably should have descended the ledges.

 

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Sunrise from above Gibraltar Rock.

 

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Franklin on the ascent.

 

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Morning Alpenglow.

 

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Franklin at about 13,500'.

 

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Views.

 

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Franklin on the upper mountain.

 

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The view across the summit crater.

 

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Franklin on Columbia Crest.

 

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Liberty Cap and Puget Sound from the summit.

 

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Franklin descending the upper portion of the Ingraham Glacier.

 

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Looking down the Ingraham Glacier.

 

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Cathedral Peaks and Little Tahoma.

 

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Franklin happy to be done with the Ingraham Glacier.

 

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Looking back up the Ingraham Glacier.

 

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Franklin, all smiles after his first summit of Mt. Rainier.

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Thanks Tom, Nice to pull a trip together on the fly. I think I've recovered from that Denny's food (ugh...)

 

would have been fun to have daylight going up the chute. I know it could have been awesome looking down it.

 

I added a few pics:

 

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Our Route

09_1226-079.jpg first dot of sunrise above Gib Rock

09_1226-118.jpg Tom on Columbia Crest

09_1226-136-pan.jpg Ingrahm Direct

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Cadaver Gap and Cathedral Rocks

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High winds on the way to Paradise

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