Climbing Mount Rainier
Day One
Hans Bluedorn, Nathaniel Bluedorn, David Rasmussen and sons Tyler and Dane climbed Mount Rainier on September 9-11.
The easy part.
Up.
More up.
Spending the first night at Camp Muir (named after John Muir) — situated at 10,080 feet.
Inside Camp Muir (Nathaniel: It was the most horrible place I’ve ever slept. Very cold. Very windy.)
Hans resting up.
Day Two
View of Mount Adams from Camp Muir.
David Rasmussen and son
Park helicopter bringing in supplies to Camp Muir.
Continuing the climb up.
Not up.
Spending the second night on Ingraham Flats Glacier
An important, but time-consuming part of the climb.
Day Three
Starting out while it’s still dark.
Here comes the sun.
A struggle.
I’d like to enjoy the view — but can’t breathe.
Don’t go in there. Sasquatch moved to Rainier this summer.
At the top.
Down.
“Millions of dead things buried in rock layers laid down by water all over the earth.” Ken Ham
Unidentified Rainier vegetation.
Mission accomplished.
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December 8th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
wow! Nathan should put his pictures in a book and sell them— beautiful!
December 9th, 2009 at 1:12 am
Very impressive. I would love to conquer such a mountain someday.
December 10th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
When we saw Nathan last year at the dance, he mentioned that his parents had revised their “Teaching the Trivium” book and added a new chapter called “Adventure!”
I guess he wasn’t joking like I thought he was!
Wow!
Love in Christ,
Christine
December 22nd, 2009 at 5:32 am
Thanks for taking us on your adventure up Mt. Rainier. I live in Connell,WA which is almost 200 miles east of Mt. Rainier. And on a clear day we can see the top half of the mountain all the way over the Cascades here in Eastern Washington. Mt. Rainier is on Washington’s license plates too. Thanks again for the cool view!
December 25th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
This must have been amazing! Thanks for following me on twitter.
January 24th, 2010 at 11:29 pm
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January 28th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
do you guys know the vegetation for mount rainier?? i need to know it for a priject…
November 5th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Looks fantastic!!
I want to climb Mt. Rainier, possibly next year.
I wonder were there any dangerous cravas or falls during your hike course?
I would appreciate if you e-mail me about the danger of the hiking course and advice.
Jason Kim