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Mt. Rainier - Emmons Glacier

From July 7th through July 12th, I joined a group of seven others for a RMI Emmons Glacier Training Expedition, which ended with a summit of Mt. Rainier via the Emmons Glacier route.
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DAY 4/5 - The summit climb begins... sunrise on summit day. <br /> <br /> Our wake up call was 11:30pm on day 4 and we were on the trail to the summit by 12:30am on day 5. We got to see the city lights of puget sound (all of them), the northern lights (yep!), the milky way, moonrise and sunrise all in a span of 4 hours. What a climb!
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DAY 4/5 - The summit climb begins... sunrise on summit day.

Our wake up call was 11:30pm on day 4 and we were on the trail to the summit by 12:30am on day 5. We got to see the city lights of puget sound (all of them), the northern lights (yep!), the milky way, moonrise and sunrise all in a span of 4 hours. What a climb!

  • DAY 3 - The start of the climb<br /> <br /> The trail from White River campground was damaged by floods and winds earlier this year so there's considerable boulder and tree scrambling for the first hour.
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  • The meadows at around mile 3...
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  • Setting up camp our first night out, digging out a flat platform for the tents... thanks, Andrew.
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  • Setting up the first tent... the group works together. In situations when the weather is bad, you really don't want your shelter to blow away while you're setting up camp.
  • Home sweet home for the 1st night.
  • The Interglacier path towers above our camp. Note to self - the photo makes it look pretty tame.
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  • DAY 4 - We packed up camp and started up Interglacier, on our way to camp Schurman.
  • Up the Interglacier, the 1st night's camp site is way down below.
  • Time for a quick break and a few photos.
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  • Stylin'
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  • The route to camp Schurman, crevasses criss-cross the glacier, you can see the route around them near the center of the picture.
  • Camp Schurman (9,450 feet) and home for the next few days. The structure is the ranger station.
  • Our camp and the tracks on the glacier lead towards the summit, you can ALMOST see it.
  • DAY 4/5 - The summit climb begins... sunrise on summit day. <br /> <br /> Our wake up call was 11:30pm on day 4 and we were on the trail to the summit by 12:30am on day 5. We got to see the city lights of puget sound (all of them), the northern lights (yep!), the milky way, moonrise and sunrise all in a span of 4 hours. What a climb!
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