Mt Rainier Trip Report! Times are approximate.

Monday 7/31
7am - Wake up early and go to SFO airport to fly to Seattle
6pm - Arrive at Cougar Rock Campground in Mt Rainier National Park
10pm - Finish packing up for approach day

Tuesday 8/1
5am - Wake up to finish prep and go to trailhead
8am - Leave trailhead with everything packed (~53 pounds in my pack)
3pm - Arrive at Camp Muir basecamp at 10k feet elevation
4pm - Boil water and pack for summit day. This takes way too long
7pm - Sleep for summit day
10:30pm - Wake up for summit day prep

Wednesday 8/2
12:30am - Roped up and ready to go!
2:30am - Reach our first ladder crossing of a crevasse
3:30am - Reach bottom of disappointment cleaver
5:30am - Atop disappointment cleaver the sun has risen and the headlights go away
10:30am - After a helluva slog, reach the crater at the top of Mt Rainier
11am - Summit pics at the peak on the other side of the crater!
12pm - The descent begins
3pm Atop disappointment cleaver again we take a break
5pm - Reach Camp Muir basecamp again. Time to eat & sleep

Thursday 8/3
10:30am - Begin descent down Muir Snowfield
3pm - Reach cars in Paradise