Top 3 Local Hikes When Training to Climb Mount Rainier
It's called 'The Mountain' by locals for a reason. The sheer size of Mount Rainier demands respect, and anyone thinking of attempting to scale it needs to have a solid training plan.
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Mount Rainier, June 2008
Date of climb: June 2008. Route: Camp Muir / Disappointment Cleaver. Trail distance (estimate): 7 miles (14 roundtrip). Elevation change (estimate): 9000 ft.
Mount Rainier Gear List
My experience on Mount Rainer taught me a couple of things but perfecting my gear list is a work in progress. Feel free to chime in with your thoughts - a gear list ...
Training to Climb Mount Rainier
Despite the fact that I couldn't embark on multi-day training treks, my location (Seattle) helped out quite a bit. Seattle's hilly terrain helped out in a couple of ways and its proximity to ...