What a freaking cool trip. We had been at 14,000 before, but man we hadn't been on Rainier. We spent 6 months training for this bad boy and it took every second. The climb was a Denali / Himalayan primer with 6 days of hauling packs, moving tents and figuring out how to stay alive around massive crevasses while dodging the occasional boulder or chuck of ice barreling down the mountain. We also got to climb Little Tahoma as a side excursion (hard Buddy, loose rocks, steep slopes, tons-O-fun). Our Rainier summit was during the afternoon. There were ZERO other climbers on top. We all watched the sun drop into the Pacific Ocean. Man, it was cool. ~Curtis
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