This 2-day summit trip was organized by Elijah and led by Lei, the King County Mountaineering Meetup Group. This trip was not a guided climb. All team members were expected to be capable of taking care of themselves. About the mountain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rainier https://www.summitpost.org/mount-rainier/150291 "Mount Rainier is a large active stratovolcano located 59 miles (95 km) south-southeast of Seattle in the Mount Rainier National Park. With a summit elevation of 14,411 ft (4,392 m), it is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Washington and the most topographically prominent and the most heavily glaciated mountain in the continental United States. Mt. Rainier is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world, and it is number 8 on the Decade Volcano list." Route conditions: https://mountrainierclimbing.blogspot.com Trip Summary: 18.7mi / 30km RT, 10,200ft / 3,109 m gain Day 1: Approach to Emmons Flats Campsite Trailhead to Camp: 6.7mi, 5,500ft gain, 7 hours Day 2: Camp to the summit and back to the cars Camp to Summit: 2.6mi, 4,700ft gain, 8 hours Summit to Camp: -4,700ft, 5 hours Camp to Trailhead: -5,500ft, 3 hours 15 minutes

Mountaineering

Bring extra layers to the summit. Regardless of the weather report/forecast you will be cold. The tube of your water reservoir will freeze. If you have, bring double wall thermal bottle with warm water. For 48-hour summiting trip, expect very little sleep at the camp.

Mount Rainier, Emmons Glacier, Camp Schurman, Columbia Crest, Liberty Cap, Inter Glacier

Pierce County, Washington, United States

time : Jun 15, 2019 8:53 AM

duration : 1d 10h 50m

distance : 30.1 km

total_ascent : 3122 m

highest_point : 4393 m

avg_speed : 1.2 km/h

user_id : QiangLuo

user_firstname : Qiang

user_lastname : Luo

This 2-day summit trip was organized by Elijah and led by Lei, the King County Mountaineering Meetup Group. This trip was not a guided climb. All team members were expected to be capable of taking care of themselves. About the mountain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rainier https://www.summitpost.org/mount-rainier/150291 "Mount Rainier is a large active stratovolcano located 59 miles (95 km) south-southeast of Seattle in the Mount Rainier National Park. With a summit elevation of 14,411 ft (4,392 m), it is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Washington and the most topographically prominent and the most heavily glaciated mountain in the continental United States. Mt. Rainier is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world, and it is number 8 on the Decade Volcano list." Route conditions: https://mountrainierclimbing.blogspot.com Trip Summary: 18.7mi / 30km RT, 10,200ft / 3,109 m gain Day 1: Approach to Emmons Flats Campsite Trailhead to Camp: 6.7mi, 5,500ft gain, 7 hours Day 2: Camp to the summit and back to the cars Camp to Summit: 2.6mi, 4,700ft gain, 8 hours Summit to Camp: -4,700ft, 5 hours Camp to Trailhead: -5,500ft, 3 hours 15 minutes