Mt. Rainier Climb July 4, 1998, to July 8, 1998

Read On Climbing Mt. Rainier

• DAY 1: Saturday July 4, 1998, Arrival at Paradise Inn (5400')
  • Flying into SEATAC
  • Dan in front of Rainier Park entrance
  • Dave getting gear ready for school
  • Dave trying out 0 degree rated sleeping bag
  
  
• DAY 2: Sunday July 5, 1998, Training Day
  • Dave in front of Guide House
  • Dan in front of Guide House
  • Dan in front of Paradise Inn
  • Dan lugging rope in bad visibility
  • Dan and Dave in front of falls
  • Crossing the river
  
  
• DAY 3: Monday July 6, 1998, Summit Climb Day 1 (5400' to 10,000')
  • Dan in front of Rainier
  • Dave in front of Rainier
  • On Break #1
  • Dave on Break #1
  • On Break #1
  • More Break #1
  • On Break #2
  • More Break #2
  • On Break #3
  • Dave on Break #3
  • Dan on Break #3
  • Dave on Break #4
  • Ashley (guide) on Break #4
  • Muir snowfield on Break #4
  • Camp Muir
  • Camp Muir
  • Cathedral Gap Route
  • Camp Muir Outhouse
  • Muir Bunks
  • Dave at Muir
  • Dan at Muir
  • Dan and Dave at Muir
  
  
• DAY 4: Tuesday July 7, 1998, Summit Climb Day 2 (summit day) 14,411'
  
  
  • DAVE'S POV
    Dave made it to the top of Rainier at 14,411'.
  • Way up to top
  • Way up to top
  • View from top of Rainier
  • In Rainier volcano crater (top)
  • View of Little Tahoma
  • Glacier Icefall
  • Dave's return (the one falling down)
    
    
  • DAN'S POV
    Dan got AMS (acute mountain sickness) at the 10,800' level and made it to 11,000' where he took these pictures while he recovered.
  • Dan's feet at sunrise
  • Ingraham Glacier
  • Climbers
  • Sunrise at Ingraham flats
  • Sunrise #2 at Ingraham flats
  • Self-portrait
  • Dan's temporary campsite
  • Disappointment Cleaver
  • Cadaver Gap
  • Group of climbers returning from the cleaver
  • Group of climbers returning from the cleaver
  • Group of climbers returning from the cleaver
  • Phursumba Sherpa
  • Tired Climbers after cleaver return
    
    
  • AT CAMP MUIR - post climb
  • B/W shot of Camp Muir
  • Shot of Muir, both RMI and public huts
  • Mt. St. Helens
  • Mt. St. Helens #2
  • Guide House
  • Guide House #2
  • Sherpa and Dan
  • Amberly's sketch of Dan at 10,000'
  • Sherpa and Amberly
  • Phursumba
  • Laughing
  • Cleaning Pots
  • Climbing Muir Cook
  • Climbing Muir Cook #2
  • Our water supply
  
  
• DAY 4: Post Summit
  • Dave Done
  • Dave relaxing
  • Going Down
  • Phursumba
  • Dan descending
  • Muir Snowfield
  • Descending Snowfield
  • Nisqually Glacier
  • Dave off the mountain
  • Dave discovering he forgot to throw away something...
  • spent...