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Mt Rainier seen from a scenic pullout on the way from SLC |
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Another shot from the pullout while approaching Rainier |
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Mt. Rainier seen from a scenic viewpoint along the Longmire-Paradise road,
the morning before heading up to Camp Muir |
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Nisqually River seen from the Longmire-Paradise road; note the debris |
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Mt. Rainier panorama taken from the Longmire-Paradise road. |
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Portrait of the team before heading up to Camp Muir |
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The team, ready for action, in the Paradise parking lot |
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Packing for the Camp Muir approach and Gib Ledges climb |
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Jane in the midst of packing and sorting gear |
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Jane on snowshoes, early on the approach to Camp Muir |
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Panorama from the Muir snowfield; note the parking lot in upper
mid-field, and Jane for scale |
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Looking south from Mt. Rainier, above Panorama Point |
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Richard and Paul climbing up the boot track towards Camp Muir; note
Anvil Rock in the top center of the image |
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Upper Nisqually Glacier seen from the Muir Snowfield |
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Looking back south towards Paradise from the Muir Snowfield; the rocky
ridge is the standard summer trail |
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Jane on the Muir Snowfield, with the southern mountains in the
background |
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Upper Nisqually Glacier, with the bottom of the headwall just visible
at the lower edge of the cloud; the summit is covered by the
lenticular cloud |
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Upper Muir Snowfield, with Anvil Rock visible at the center; Camp Muir
is visible as the small block just right of the high ridge |
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Richard snowshoeing up the Muir Snowfield, with the cloud-covered
summit in the background |
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Paul and Jane waiting for Richard, with southern Washington in the
background |
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Hikers descending Muir Snowfield with Mt Adams in the background |
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Sonja on her short skis |
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Sonja on the Muir Snowfield, with the eastern ridge in the background |
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Jane, Paul, and Richard climbing the snowfield with Mt Adams visible to
the south |
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Eastern ridge of the Muir Snowfield, looking southeast; note Mt Adams
on the right |
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Looking west across the Muir Snowfield, with clouds |
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Clouds and the Muir Snowfield for scale |
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Jane ascending the Muir Snowfield, with clouds |
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Muir Snowfield, Nisqually headwall, and Columbia Crest |
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Paul and Jane on the Muir Snowfield, with Nisqually headwall and
Columbia Crest in the background |
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Paul and Jane on the Muir Snowfield, with Nisqually headwall and Columbia
Crest in the background |
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Jane snacking at Moon Rocks |
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Looking south from the Muir Snowfield above Moon Rocks |
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Looking south from just below Camp Muir; the three people are Jane, Paul,
and Richard |
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Camp Muir, from the Snowfield; rectangular building is the RMI hut,
A-frame is the NPS ranger shelter |
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Gibralter Rock and the Beehive seen from Camp Muir |
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Climber ascending Muir Snowfield just below Camp Muir |
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Snow cave inhabitants getting some fresh air at Camp Muir |
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Cliff and Moon seen from Camp Muir |
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Looking east from Camp Muir |
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Inside the public shelter, where climbers debate the weather, route
conditions, and food supplies |
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Moon and clouds over our tents at Camp Muir; the snow wall was built in
response to heavy winds the day before |
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Southern cliff of Camp Muir at sunrise on Sunday |
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Richard taking a picture of the sunrise |
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Looking north from the eastern cliff of Camp Muir; the building with
pointed rocks is the public shelter |
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Gibralter Rock and the Beehive at sunrise on Sunday |
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Looking east from Camp Muir, into the sun rising over the Cowlitz
Glacier |
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Eastern cliff of Camp Muir at sunrise |
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Cadaver Gap at sunrise |
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Public shelter (left) and storage building in the early Sunday sun |
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Cathedral Rocks in early Sunday light, seen from Camp Muir |
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Northern end of Cathedral Rocks from Camp Muir |
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Mt Adams seen from Camp Muir |
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Mt St Helens seen from Camp Muir on Sunday morning |
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Mt Adams and Mt Hood |
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Mt St Helens |
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Adams and Hood seen from Camp Muir |
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Cathedral Rocks to the east of Camp Muir |
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Cowlitz Glacier and the east side of Camp Muir |
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Eastern cliff of Camp Muir |
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Panorama from Cathedral Rocks (N) to eastern cliff (E) |
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Public shelter and Cathedral Rocks in background |
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Outhouses at Camp Muir, with Mt St Helens in background |
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Gibralter Rock and the Beehive, just before we climbed Cowlitz Cleaver |
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Jane climbing out of a hole under the snow |
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Looking southeast along Cowlitz Cleaver |
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Beehive, Gibralter Rock, Cadaver Gap, and Cathedral Rock seen from the
Cowlitz Cleaver |
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Richard pointing out snow features/ascent lines to Jane near the midpoint
of Cowlitz Cleaver |
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Camp Muir seen from the Cowlitz Cleaver |
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Camp Muir in sun, from the Cowlitz Cleaver |
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Nisqually Glacier from the Cowlitz Cleaver |
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Richard below Gibralter Rock and the Beehive |
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Boot track down the Cowlitz Cleaver towards Camp Muir |
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Cowlitz Glacier and Camp Muir from high on the Cleaver |
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Jane climbing the upper Cleaver, towards the Beehive |
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Jane and the Nisqually headwall, from high on the Cleaver |
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Unnamed 11,434' rock and Cathedral Rocks from Cowlitz Cleaver |
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Richard and Paul prepare to follow Sonja and Jane's trail up the Cleaver |
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Paradise parking lot, Nisqually Glacier, and clouds from high on the
Cleaver |
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Upper Nisqually Glacier and Gibralter Rock from the Cleaver |
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Unnamed pinnacle (our highpoint), Beehive, and Gibralter Rock from
Cowlitz Cleaver |
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Upper Nisqually Glacier, Gibralter Rock, unnamed pinnacle, and Beehive
from the Cleaver |
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Beehive and Gibralter Rock from the pinnacle |
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Richard and the east side of the pinnacle; descent was via the snow
chute along the rock |
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Unnamed 11434' rock and Cathedral Rocks from the high point |
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Cowlitz Glacier and Camp Muir from the high point |
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Lower pinnacle with ice and snow |
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Avalanche falling from upper Nisqually Glacier down Gibralter Chute |
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Nisqually Glacier from Muir Snowfield on descent |
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Nisqually Glacier and hiker from Muir Snowfield on descent |
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Nisqually headwall, Gibralter Rock, and Anvil Rock from the Muir
Snowfield on descent; Columbia Crest is in cloud |
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Muir Snowfield and Nisqually River on descent |
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Columbia Crest, Nisqually headwall, Gibralter Rock, and Anvil Rock from
low on the Muir Snowfield |
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Gibralter Rock, clearly showing the low ledge system of the Gib Ledges
route; the chute to the left of Gibralter Rock is Gibralter Chute,
which had the avalanche earlier in the day |
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Columbia Crest, Nisqually headwall, and Gibralter Rock from below the
Muir Snowfield |
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The team minus Sonja at the motel, the morning after descent |
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The whole team at the motel, the morning after the descent |