{"id":4685,"date":"2014-09-24T17:30:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T00:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/?p=4685"},"modified":"2014-09-24T17:32:04","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T00:32:04","slug":"mt-rainier-august-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/?p=4685","title":{"rendered":"Mt Rainier, August 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8775_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"563\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Climbing permit to Mt Rainier works for calendar year. If you spend money for something, you usually want to get maximum. So, although we climbed<a href=\"http:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/?p=4695\"> Mt Rainier in July<\/a>, we decided to do it another time in August. Well, it was joke, at least partly. My England friend asked us to take her on Rainier, and also it is also was promised to other friend for a long time, so we decided to take them both at once. Because we did it via Camp Schurman just month ago, it was decided to to it via Cam Muir by most shortest rout.   The rout starts at Paradise Resort, very civilized place with hotel, restaurant, view points and huge amount of people. We spent 30 minutes only looking for parking. So, our hike started among people on high heels and in dresses.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nParadise below us:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8738_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/Rainier_pan_1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"327\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The trail almost paved up to the snowfield:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/Rainier_pan_2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rainier covered by huge cloud:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8746_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Almost whole way to Cam Muir we spent in this cloud. Visibility sometimes was five meters.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/Rainier_pan_3.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"325\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Camp itself was above the cloud: <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/Rainier_pan_4.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mt Adams:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8765_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8766_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Camp Muir is a start for shortest and simple rout, and most commercial groups start here. As a result there are a lot of people here. Really, too much for me. We decided not to use our tent, but stay in hut, and I completely regreted about it. No sleep at all, people finished to go to bed at 11 pm, and other people started to wake up for climb at 11 pm. We pretended that we are resingt up to 4 am, and at 5 am started out climb as a last party.<\/p>\n<p>When you start to summit from Camp Schurman, you just climb all way on glacier, ice and snow only. Start from Muir gives dry and dusty rocks at beginning. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/Rainier_pan_5.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But, at least, they are pictorial.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8776_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8779_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adams<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8778_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"544\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8780_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"556\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8785_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"579\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sun and wind make such forms from snow. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8792_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nice crevasse. But with already prepared steps. No fan at all:) <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8794_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8803_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/Rainier_pan_6.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"639\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/Rainier_pan_6.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"639\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The trail is more like road.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8800_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"527\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8801_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Icicles<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8802_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the top it was VERY strong wind.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8817_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"526\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8809_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t spend a lot of time on the top, it was too windy and cold.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/Rainier_pan_7.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More photos of crevasses on the way back.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8807_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8834_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8826_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8805_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8806_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"517\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8808_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"561\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Down, down&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/Rainier_pan_8.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Short lunch on camp Muir and run down to the car.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8841_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8842_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a conclusion. I don&#8217;t like Muir. Yes, it is not difficult, it is beautiful, but so many people! Schurman much better. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2013\/Travel\/Rainier_Aug\/DSC_8775_rainier.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"563\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Climbing permit to Mt Rainier works for calendar year. If you spend money for something, you usually want to get maximum. So, although we climbed<a href=\"http:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/?p=4695\"> Mt Rainier in July<\/a>, we decided to do it another time in August. Well, it was joke, at least partly. <span style=\"color:#777\"> . . . &rarr; Continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/?p=4685\">Mt Rainier, August 2013<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":171,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[465,317,400,327],"tags":[402,321,471,399,406],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4685"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/171"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4685\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}