Rain-2001
A climb via the popular DC Route. The team summited, I didn't summit this time because I had to guide a team member back to camp.
 A nice view from the Paradise parking lot of the lenticular cloud on Mt. Rainier. |
 Full of energy (at least for now), Jesse leads the group up the first section toward Panorama Point. |
 Still a long way to go - 4 miles - Camp Muir is faintly visible below the low rocks above to the right. |
 Oleg trudges up another steep section on the way to Panorama Point. |
 Mt. Rainier, showing several popular climbing routes (l-r): Kautz, Fuhrer Finger, Nisqually Glacier. |
 At a rest stop. (l-r) Troy, Doug (approaching on skis), Oleg (blue shirt), and Jamie (toasting us). |
 Jamie and Jon kick back and enjoy the view at yet another rest stop (you think thats all they do!) |
 Inside my Kelty tent, sheltered from the 30-40 mph winds outside. The tent held up great! |
 A bit dark, but a great place for me to view the sun setting over Seattle. |
 Our small tent city. (l-r) Chis and Oleg (gray tent), Gene and Troy(yellow tent), Me and Jamie (gray tent) Jon and Jesse (bivy). Standing: me and Doug, Jesse at the stove. |
 Camp Muir. On the left are Cathedral Rocks which will be the start of the actual roped-climb. |
 Same place, looking a bit more to the right. |
 We did not summit today, so descended back to Paradise. On the way, the winds abrubtly intensified. |
 The blowing snow gave the appearance of the ground moving under-foot. |
 Almost back, Jon pauses one more time above Panorama Point. |
 Chris at the same place, in the background is the Tatoosh Range. |
 And I suppose its my turn to stop for a photo opportunity. |
 Jesse and I for one final photo. |