Trip of a lifetime. Went with a guided IMG trip. 3 days. Day 1 left Paradise up the Muir Snowfields to Camp Muir. Arrived late afternoon. A few hours to get setup for the night and enjoy the day. Day 2 did ice axe, self arrest, rope work training on the top of the Cowlitz Glacier. Then hiked up to Ingraham flats for a short 1.5hrs. Got set up and enjoyed the sunshine and had a briefing on whats to be expected the next morning. Went to 'bed' at 5pm ish. Slept for 3 hours. Then up at midnight to get ready for the summit push. Departed at 1:26am up through the Dissapointment Cleaver, across the Ingraham Glacier all the way to the west side of Columbia Crest. Reached the summit as the sun was peaking through. 5mins on the summit and then quickly back down to the flats. Packed up and hiked back down to paradise by about 5pm. Drove straight back to SeaTac. Had been awake for about 23hrs by the time I hit the hay. Amazing trip in every way. Weather was perfect, great timing for sunrise. First mountaineering experience was incredible. Summited and felt great, no altitude issues.