Rainier
It took me three tries to get to the summit of this beautiful mountain. The summit crater is an amazing place. This is a hard glaciated climb and a great place to improve mountaineering skills.
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![Lovely lake at Rainier National Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921163955-030YGR3LG1E1C4RPG8P3/ReflectionStich.jpeg)
Lovely lake at Rainier National Park
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![Lake views](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921163370-282E79AOWO6RLZTJ7YFP/Reflection2.jpeg)
Lake views
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![More lake views](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921163367-5EUCDP29A8X419U5WJVN/Reflection1.jpeg)
More lake views
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![Day hike for acclimitization](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921160337-0V7TG104DT97O5J2T6EV/Pinnacle1.jpeg)
Day hike for acclimitization
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![Rainier from Reflection Lake](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921154079-960OZRWUCZNKNBLL1QXQ/102_0295.jpeg)
Rainier from Reflection Lake
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![Ranier from Reflection Lake](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921162473-ZXR3ZMQ6JP5T0F7O8DZC/RainierReflection.jpeg)
Ranier from Reflection Lake
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![Lots of wildflowers and a beautiful mountain](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921162621-8L94VTSQ0LJOL9KXSC32/Rainier-2005+007.jpeg)
Lots of wildflowers and a beautiful mountain
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![Rainier](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921161338-DHFYC80FK65E06DM3JX6/Rainier2.jpeg)
Rainier
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![Rainier](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921161864-DN2VFT3Q80THNFAF27TF/Rainier4.jpeg)
Rainier
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![So many potential routes](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921159379-O5KCUXQTPMPJ73PTOKE2/Mt+Rainier%281%29.jpeg)
So many potential routes
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![View from Paradise lodge](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921159675-RMXZX12KFDBI2RS6BYHA/Mt+Rainier.jpeg)
View from Paradise lodge
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![View from the lodge](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921160566-4GLPYN722PF3NOV14FIF/Rainier.jpeg)
View from the lodge
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![Rainer close up](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921160992-7AU0U2PQ93E6932FTUQ7/Rainier1.jpeg)
Rainer close up
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![Taking a break on the Muir snowfield](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921159942-AHWKDX6ATJ38YG1TPUCP/Muir1.jpeg)
Taking a break on the Muir snowfield
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![View from Camp Muir](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921154683-PGIH45FY5YTE288JHVGY/103_0306.jpeg)
View from Camp Muir
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![At Camp Muir](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921154075-1R9F832H7D7EQPP61F6L/103_0304.jpeg)
At Camp Muir
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![Looking out over the pacific northwest](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921155716-9HDBHY9VREC99MFO4KGY/103_0309.jpeg)
Looking out over the pacific northwest
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![Great views](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921156139-G0J8YSGM7FATWA2T6ME6/103_0315.jpeg)
Great views
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![Panorama of Camp Protection](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921160269-RD916SGD079TY7046UDZ/ProtectionView1.jpeg)
Panorama of Camp Protection
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![Looking up from Camp Muir towards the summit](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921157332-MXPGHSWGDVBPFC0SVATC/103_0323.jpeg)
Looking up from Camp Muir towards the summit
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![Mountain close up](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921156328-T7ARQHJNK0JT4WSJKUYY/103_0317.jpeg)
Mountain close up
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![Camp protection](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921157488-C48F9DJMQGWLBRKFMZU4/Basecamp.jpeg)
Camp protection
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![Camp protection](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921156785-AGIAKM1VN3JRYC13WSQA/103_0320.jpeg)
Camp protection
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![Camping on the snow](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921158114-QXAAZRQN4ZXM5H3RDND4/Camp+protection.jpeg)
Camping on the snow
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![Crevasses](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921157175-B6K92CRVYQYIHRBU4G2H/103_0322.jpeg)
Crevasses
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![Rest break](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921163954-GD6II8Q3RJNCIJS1M8C8/Resting+in+the+summit+crater.jpeg)
Rest break
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![Inside the crater](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921158847-K67QTPZGHBOPHLMYBE3E/Climb+for+breast+cancer+awareness+team.jpeg)
Inside the crater
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![Joe, Tim, and Chris on the summit](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921159171-157Z90I0HD3FEFNTLYNN/Joe%2C+our+other+guide%2C+and+Chris.jpeg)
Joe, Tim, and Chris on the summit
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![Chris, Joe and I at the summit](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/546fdc6ce4b06531c56a287f/1589921158639-1PK1D04K3GJOW3TJHHYZ/Chris%2C+Joe%2C+Brian+--+Rainier+summit+crater.jpeg)
Chris, Joe and I at the summit