In August of 2000 I embarked on a trip to Mt Rainier with the intentions of
climbing it. Unfortunately the people who I climbed with talked about it more
than they really wanted it!! We had flawless weather and perfect conditions. The
first evening we got on wrong trail and hit our turn around time only at around
12,500 feet. "No big deal" I thought, get back to Camp Muir, sleep,
eat, and try again. After all that's what we scheduled an extra day and food
for. By the time we got back everyone was "demoralized" and didn't
think they could do it. At first I pleaded, that didn't work so I begged, then I
got pissed and yelled, then I tried them all over again in a different order. I
would have gone up myself but that would have gone against everything I was
taught in preparing for this trip
Regardless it was a great experience, the best was waking up at 11:30pm
and seeing a full moon behind me, and the Northern Lights in all its glory and
beauty in a 180 degree half circle around me. Talk about spine tingling!! Lesson
learned: don't climb with people you don't know real well!
Very majestic view
Climbing up through the clouds to Camp Muir
In the snow fields on the way to Camp Muir
H.J. on the way down right after the ladder crossing
Little Tahoma on Mt Rainier, by far my favorite picture
Into the depths of the glacier
Sunrise on Rainier
That's me!
Best part of the trip! First bounce was about 35 feet down. Yikes!!
Mt Adams in the distance
