Mount Rainier
Camp Schurman
Rick glad to be in the mountains; glad to be in camp
Rick Loop and Jim Germain
The route "end running" some of the crevasses below camp Schurman
The lower Emmons Glacier
Far above the surrounding peaks
Sunrise from about 11,000 feet on the Emmons Glacier
Rick Loop on summit day
Bob on summit day
Well earned snack break
In the clouds at about 12,000 feet
A brief weather break as a Canadian team approaches us near the crater rim
A little windy, but glad to be on top
Good friends on another summit
Rick with another team in the background on Columbia Crest (14,411 feet)
The weather on Rainier changes fast. Within a couple of minutes the
clouds moved in, winds picked up and the temperature dropped--time to go down.
Rick at the bergschrund
One last photo before a wonderful 3,000 foot glissade back to camp
Back at Camp Schurman after a wonderful summit day
Lisa on a day hike to the Mount Fremont lookout station after the Rainier climb
Looking down to Winthrop Creek from the Mount Fremont lookout station
Clear view of the Emmons, Inter, and Winthrop glaciers
Sunrise Visitors Center
Some of the beauty of Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier from the south (Paradise) side
The Nisqually River
Looking back we didn't want to leave