Pictures for Day 5 of:
Mountaineering Trip Report
7-21-08
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
A look up from Ingraham Flats. Disappointment Cleaver to the right.
Looking down from Ingraham Flats.
Packing up camp at Ingraham Flats.
Billy volunteered to haul out the "Blue Bags". We were all happy he took the "duty - duty".
Shortly after leaving Ingraham Flats. A look back at our last wide open crevasse.
Looking back toward Ingraham Flats.
Looking back toward Ingraham Flats.
Looking down on the Cowlitz Glacier with Camp Muir on the ridge beyond.
Luke and Billy coming down from Cathedral Gap.
Ron on the Cowlitz Glacier.
Billy on the Cowlitz Glacier.
Luke and Dan on the right at Camp Muir.
Dan helping Billy with his pack at Camp Muir.
Looking down from Camp Muir.
Looking back at the Cowlitz Glacier from Camp Muir. Cathedral Gap on the ridge to the right.
Luke's point of view as he slides on his butt below Camp Muir.
Video from Luke's point of view as he slides on his but.
Luke sliding.
Looking back up toward Camp Muir.
Joel sliding.
Ron.
Getting closer to Paradise.
Looking back up we could see the clouds rolling in more.
Luke's hand after being wet for a while in a new pair of gloves.
hhhmmm Could pass for the first stages of frost bite? Ok maybe not.
The glacier below has very visible flowing lines in it from movement.
More clouds looking back up.
Ron after getting off the trail.
Luke after getting off the trail. Face blistered from sun burn.
All 7 of us after getting off the trail.
Ron, Luke, Billy, Mitch, Ronnie, Dan and Joel.
Luke's arm, blistered from the sun.
Luke, Dan and Ron on the plane flying home to Las Vegas.
A view of Mount Rainier from the Plane.
Bonnie greeting us at the Las Vegas Airport with a Mount Rainier Summit Club sign.
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