This was our second attempt at Rainier, after having gone quite late in the 2021 season. This was early July; we did a two day climb: up to camp Muir day 1, summit and down day 2. Our usual third couldn’t make it, so it was just the two of us. Conditions couldn’t have been better, we were glad to go straight up Ingraham instead of DC.
We woke up at around 11pm to leave Muir; the sun rose just as we reached the crater rim. According to my GPS, the entirety of day 2 from Muir, summit, and down was 10.25 miles, 16h 45m. We did take maybe an hour nap at Muir on the way down.
up the ice dome at dawn. Adams on the horizon.
checking out the Nisqually the day before the climb
our final meal
heading out of Paradise
made it to Muir. inside of the shack
twilight. 5+ hours in; somewhere on Ingraham.
these guys from new york kept us company for a bit.
summit
Get out there and cast a long shadow.
Adams
i believe thats liberty cap behind us.
crevasse crossing under gibraltar. there was some rockfall here so we trotted this bit.
looking up at Gibraltar Rock
little tahoma
looking down at Muir from the gap
from the mouth of the Nisqually River, 48 miles from the Nisqually Glacier.
next day; looking for something else to climb.
2021 bonus footage
From the peak of Mt. Angeles, 6454’. This is the moment we decided we needed to climb Olympus.
