schroden Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Planning another Mount Rainier climb, with nights camping on/near the summit. No I an not crazy! I just like to have a good adventure, and share that with others who like similar adventures. Tentative schedule would be early AM start day 1, alpine start and summit day 2, explore the summit zone day 3, (spend 2 nights on/near summit) descend day 4, and have day 5 is the optional wait-out-the-weather, climb or descend slower, spend more time at summit, or get off mountain and go play elsewhere. Looking at June 15-19 or 17-21. Did similar climb late last August, spending 4 days total, and had a great time! Didn't have nearly enough time to explore the summit features: East and West craters/crater rims, Liberty cap, Point success, Ice caves, Sunrise/Sunset... so figure we should just plan for 5 days with 2 nights at the summit and be more likely to come home even happier. First choice on route would be Emmons/Winthrop from Sunrise entrance. This is the route we took last August, and it was really broken up! Expect it should be much nicer in June, even with a low snow year. Other options would be south side routes, but prefer to keep the DC route as a back-up only. I really don't like the crowds and cattle track, unless necessary. Feel free to post here or PM me. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schroden Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Still have open rope for those who are interested! Exact dates will be determined once we know who is interested and, and their preferences. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endo Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I'm interested. Climbed DC before but never the Emmons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schroden Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 Well, with May here and about 6 weeks to the proposed climb, we still have a space on the rope if anyone is interested! Need to get things firmed up, and reservation made. Will remain open to additions later on, space permitting. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brent69 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Hi, Room for one more? I can do the June 15-19 dates. I have been up the Emmons/Winthrop a few times. Thanks Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenK Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Is there any more room left? I'm free all of June and the first week of July. I really like the idea of camping on the summit. I've done Hood a few times from the South Side and Shasta from the Hotlum Bolam and Avalanche Gulch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schroden Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 Quick update: Have 3 confirmed climbers, but room for more. Will be sending in a reservation request for the Emmons route. Anyone wanting on the camping reservation just need to let me know! Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schroden Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) So the dates are NOT set yet! Looking like June 17-21 is looking better for most of us. Anyone who wants to get in on the fun, gotta just send me a PM with your e-mail or contact information and we will proceed form there! Allan Edited May 12, 2015 by schroden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schroden Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Hello Well, getting closer, and schedule conflicts now have us favoring June 15-19. Still open to adding climbers, so if interested just gotta let me know! Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schroden Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 So the date is set, Monday June 15-Friday the 19th (unless we get down Thursday). Remain open to anyone interested (and capable) of this climb. Have had a larger then expected number of climbers have work/family/schedule conflicts. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schroden Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 FYI: We did climb this week. Route was quite slushy, with some sketchy crevase crossings, though the route was still fairly direct. Weather was ideal, with no extreme cold temps, and reasonable winds, all things considered. Though summit was achieved, we were not able to spend the time there that we desired. Hoping to try again another year. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endo Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I climbed with Allen. Overall an enjoyable route without much technical difficulties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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