Rainier, Liberty Ridge this October

[Wildmtnchild]

Hello,

 

Both my climbing partners for Liberty Ridge have cancelled on me. I would still like to do the route, weather permitting of course, before snowfall makes it too dangerous.

 

A 3-4 day climb sounds reasonable with the option of going faster if we feel like it.

 

Obviously glacier travel and crevasse rescue expereince is required, as well ice climbing experience.

 

I am a nurse practitioner and a mountain guide. This will be one of the bigger climbs I've done but is well within my technical capability.

 

Who wants to join me!? I'm flexible on dates.

 

Naomi

831-454-6977

[DPS]

Without a lot of snowfall between now and then, it will be a really dangerous and nearly impossible climb. But good luck.

[ElectricEric]

Without a lot of snowfall between now and then, it will be a really dangerous and nearly impossible climb. But good luck.

 

Very much this. October is a very bad time to be on Liberty Ridge, might want to rethink your plans.

[Cameron S Adams]

checkout this web page. Please post your adventure if you do go.

http://mountrainierconditions.blogspot.com/2015/03/liberty-ridge-2015.html

 

July 23, 2015

 

"Conditions on the ridge have deteriorated substantially. Every party who has attempted it in the last couple of weeks has turned around"

 

[Peter Way]

Let's go ice climbing in the winter

 

Way too late for Liberty Ridge now

[JasonG]

Nothing is impossible for a mountain guide.

[Bronco]

First Ascent of Liberty Ridge was late September 1935. What do you guys think of that?

[DPS]

I think the glaciers have receded tremendously over the last 80 years. I did Liberty Ridge July 15, 1995 and had great conditions. Went back mid July 2013 and it was a huge pile of rubble from the Carbon all the way to Thumb Rock. Season on LR is getting earlier every year it seems.

Edited October 6, 2015 by DPS