"Above average amounts of snow this year brought unusual conditions on the mountain for late July, the cleaver was still almost completely snow covered. Generally steep route to summit with 2 adjuncts and several crevasse crossings. Warm temps, fairly windy going up, higher winds on summit but still enjoyed my time up there. Apparently high enough winds came through Camp Muir to claim belongings of several climbers, myself included. Make sure everything is well secured before heading up on your summit bid, no matter the forecast." — jodola • Jul 27, 2022

"Two day ascent of Mt. Rainier via the Dissapointment Cleaver Route. Wind was minimal at ~5mph. clear skies but very warm. temperature at the summit reached 41 degrees with the freezing level above 17,000ft. Camped at Ingraham flats on night one, made a summit attempt the following morning, but was halted by the slushy snow conditions. Made it halfway up DC to ~12,000." — sklarguy • Jul 25, 2022

"July 23, 2022. Started at Pole Creek at 6:35am. Brought strap on crampons and an ice axe and really only needed microspikes. Did not need the ice axe contrary to what other recent trip reports said. Beautiful day with great views. With James and the pups, Pascal and Willow. " — runningvegan • Jul 23, 2022

"July 9, 2022. Started at 3am. Snow starts 1.3 miles from the trailhead, put on microspikes and used them until switching to crampons at Lunch Counter. Windy (30mph) up to Pikers and it slowed slightly towards the summit. Reach the summit at 8:45am. Descended at 9am. Solid snowpack on the way up and slushy back down at Lunch Counter. No snowshoes needed. With Mac. " — runningvegan • Jul 9, 2022

"Mostly beautifil day below 12k. Red rocks still had snow to climb in. Above 12k had incredible winds. Near Misery Hill winds strong enough to throw me to the ground. The dip between Shasta and the hill had the winds subside" — Irrationalist • Jun 10, 2022