Hannah posing with her Dad, Steve Hamilton, Rick Loop, and Ryan Bledsoe
as they are about to leave White River Campground to climb Rainier via the Emmons Glacier route
On the trail to Glacier Basin camp
Thumbs up to the weather and conditions
The Emmons/Winthrop side of Mount Rainier
The Inter Glacier below Camp Schurman
Ready to get on the snow and head for Camp Schurman
Roping Up
Ryan Bledsoe
Looking across the Emmons Glacier to Little Tahoma
Camp Schurman at 9,500 feet
Setting up tents at Camp Schurman
Bob setting up camp
Sunrise high on the crevassed slopes of Rainier
Moving Up
Seracs high on the Winthrop Glacier
We had to make a long traverse along the upper bergschrund to find a place to cross and continue up
Two rope teams in the distance following our tracks up
On top of Mount Rainier (14,411 feet)
This is the third time on top for Bob and Rick
Heading back down and along the long Bergschrund traverse
Rick back at Camp Schurman after a really great summit. Tommorrow we head back to the White River Campground.
Sun hitting the slopes we ascended the day before
Sunrise at Camp Schurman
Off the snow above Glacier Basin camp
The family coming to meet me
Hannah with Dad's ice axe and helmet
Everyone enjoying a big breakfast Lisa and Brooke had ready for us when we got down
Rainier -- what a fun mountain