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Has anyone here climbed Mount Rainier?

Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,929
edited April 2011 in All Encompassing Trip
If so, how difficult is it? Can someone who is in very good shape with some hiking experience but nothing like Rainier make it with an experienced guide?
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,412
    There's a pretty easy hiking trail that goes around it. There's a lodge up there.

    One thing we learned years ago was that there could still be a lot of snow as late as 4th of July weekend. :?
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  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,929
    justam wrote:
    There's a pretty easy hiking trail that goes around it. There's a lodge up there.

    One thing we learned years ago was that there could still be a lot of snow as late as 4th of July weekend. :?

    Thanks, my family is thinking about making a summit climb to benefit a charity and was just curious about the difficulty of the climb. The trip is the last week of July so hopefully the weather will be better. Thanks for the info though.
  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,321
    never climbed it but went to the national park two years ago. me and three other people I think we entered the park through the Nisqually gate and went to a town within the park called Paradise. Even if you don't climb or attempt it, just taking the trip is totally worth it.
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  • number1PJfannumber1PJfan Posts: 3,748
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    If so, how difficult is it? Can someone who is in very good shape with some hiking experience but nothing like Rainier make it with an experienced guide?

    Yes. I have faith in you. My husband and I were there last summer. We didn't go to the top but we did do the Wilderness Trail (around it) and we are thinking of going back in the near future to do a summit. It would be our first 14K mountain, considering we live in the east we don't have much opportunity.
  • snow_board_ridersnow_board_rider Posts: 943
    It can be the hardest climb in the world or you could make it with a day pack in a pair of shorts. Depends on your luck with the weather. Better to be over prepaired.
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  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,929
    Thanks for the info all. Think we are getting pretty close to making the decision to do it. Looking at some of the Dissapointment Cleaver pictures online made us a bit nervous but after talking to some people who have done it, I think we can do it.

    Been running twice a day for about a week now. Have just over 90 days to prepare.
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,929
    number1PJfan wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    If so, how difficult is it? Can someone who is in very good shape with some hiking experience but nothing like Rainier make it with an experienced guide?

    Yes. I have faith in you. My husband and I were there last summer. We didn't go to the top but we did do the Wilderness Trail (around it) and we are thinking of going back in the near future to do a summit. It would be our first 14K mountain, considering we live in the east we don't have much opportunity.

    Thanks. I think we can too, just got a little nervous for a while. My mom is down in North Carolina now so I think we might do Mount Mitchell to prepare, although it will be nothing like Rainier. Ever been? Don't think it is too far from Tenn?
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