Pictures for Day 2 of:
Mountaineering Trip Report
7-21-08
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
Looking down from our Camp Muir camp site.
Dan at Camp Muir.
Camp at Camp Muir.
Good over the clouds picture.
Joel at Camp Muir.
Panoramic view looking down from Camp Muir.
Luke, Dan and Joel at Camp Muir.
Ronnie, Billy and Mitch at Camp Muir.
Dan and Joel at Camp Muir.
Camp Muir.
Video of the view looking down from Camp Muir.
Billy hands high at Camp Muir.
A group of people heading down to Paradise into the clouds.
Looking across the Cowlitz Glacier from Camp Muir.
Luke poses over the clouds at Camp Muir.
Dan going over some rules of roped travel with Luke.
Dan shows off his male physique and how it helps haul that candy bag.
Dan on the Cowlitz Glacier.
Dan, Billy, Ronnie and Mitch on the Cowlitz Glacier.
Joel and Ron on the Cowlitz Glacier.
Looking down the Cowlitz Glacier at the clouds.
Joel, Luke, Dan, Billy and Ronnie on the Cowlitz Glacier.
Dan points out our first crevasse.
Joel and Ron on the Cowlitz Glacier.
Joel and Ron on the Cowlitz Glacier.
Looking down the Cowlitz Glacier at the crevasses below caused from glacier travel.
Looking down the Cowlitz Glacier at the crevasses below caused from glacier travel.
Walking up the rocks to Cathedral Gap sucked since we were still wearing our crampons.
Billy on the way up to Cathedral Gap.
Looking over the other side of Cathedral Gap across the Ingraham Glacier at Little Tahoma Peak.
A guided group coming up Cathedral Gap behind us.
Dan taking a break on Cathedral Gap.
Ron taking a break on Cathedral Gap.
Looking across the Ingraham Glacier.
Looking across the Ingraham Glacier.
Luke on Cathedral Gap.
Billy waves hello on Cathedral Gap.
Ronnie poses with Dan and gives a speech.
We were informed that the 2 of them had a combined 100 years of experience in "Shitting".
Yup you heard right..... Shitting.
Ron on Cathedral Gap.
Just after leaving Cathedral Gap we saw large areas of ice broke up from glacier travel.
On the trail a short distance from Ingraham Flats.
Looking back at Cathedral Gap.
More broken ice. You can see our camp (Ingraham Flats) just to the left of the broken ice.
Notice the faint line of tents.
Dan by a large crevasse just off the trail.
Looking back toward Cathedral Gap with little Tahoma Peak to the left.
Looking at the crevasses a bit more.
Dan.
Stepping over this crevasse makes you wonder what you have walked over and didn't know it was there.
Ingraham Flats just ahead.
Looking down the Ingraham Glacier from where we will be setting up our camp.
Little Tahoma Peak in the background.
Dan, Billy and Mitch digging to carve out useful space at camp.
Mitch and Ron at camp.
Luke starting to dig the kitchen.
Luke digging benches.
Gibraltar Rock.
When the sun goes down behind it, the temp drops FAST and everyone scurries for warmer clothes.
Luke, Dan and Billy.
Ron.
Ronnie puts his arms around Luke and Mitch for a picture.
Ron, Mitch, Joel, Ronnie and Dan.
Luke, Billy, Mitch, Ronnie and Joel.
Ron.
Gibraltar Rock.
View of our camp.
Video of a look around our camp at Ingraham Flats.
Luke at the kitchen.
We spent time watching this shadow reach across the clouds each evening.
Joel settles in for the night.
Panoramic view from our camp at Ingraham Flats. Note; the shadow made it to the horizon.
Shadow touching the horizon.
Dan waves goodnight.
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