Mount Rainier Trip Report By Jason Antin
Friday 6/3
- 5 p.m. – Finish work
- Fly from respective cities (Denver / Boston) and meet friend/driver Ben Parkison at the Sea-Tac Airport around 11:00pm.
- 12:00 midnight – Drive straight to Mt. Rainier.
Saturday 6/4:
- 2:00 a.m. – Arrive at Mt. Rainier and crash for a few hours of sleep.
- 10:00 a.m. – Drive to Paradise trailhead, talked to Rangers – discovered that our intended route (Fuhrer’s Finger) was a total firing zone of rockfall, so we drove over an hour to the Northside which was much less sunbaked.
- Plan Change – Climb & Ski the Emmons Winthrop Glacier from White River Trailhead, adding about 6 miles and 1,000+ of vertical gain to plan.
- 9:00 p.m. – Start up the Mountain.
Sunday: 6/5
- 2:00 a.m. – Reach camp Schurman about 2 hours ahead of schedule. Hang out and stargaze for a few hours to let the snow soften up for better skiing.
- 8:50 a.m. – Summit!
- 2:04 p.m. – Back at the Trailhead, recorded 19.6 Miles and nearly 11K of vertical gain. Elapsed time 17 hours, car-to-car. Quickly pack and jam back to Seattle to catch respective flights home that evening.
Monday 6/6
- 9:00 a.m. – Both make it to work on time!
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