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After nearly 8 months of preparation and two tries, we were successful in our second attempt to climb Mount Rainier. The weather for our trip could not have been better. We had two days of brilliant sun with blue skies and very little wind. The difference...
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If we had chosen to climb on Tuesday and Wednesday (July 1 and 2) instead of Wednesday and Thursday, we would have had perfect weather. As it was, we spent the night at Camp Muir through the most impressive thunder storm I have ever experienced from a...
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After months of preparation, we leave for the mountain tomorrow morning at 5:30 AM. All the boys and leaders are excited. I hope I can sleep tonight. I feel privledged to have had the opportunity to get to know each of the young men who will be participating...
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This week we have had a stark reminder that wilderness travel can be hazardous or even deadly. Two men and a woman, all residents of Bellevue and in their 30's were caught in a blizzard in the area of Anvil Rock below Camp Muir. The outcome of their...
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A second climb of Mt. Ellinor on May 31 provided slighty different conditions than our first climb of the year. Being able to drive all the way to the lower trailhead made the hike in and out much faster. Having stable snow conditions without new snow...
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The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Numbers 6: 24 - 26 After the outing of Friday and Saturday (April 25 - 26, 2008) I...
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Not another woman, just the mountain on the south end of the Olyimpics in Washington State. So often Mount Ellinor has behaved like a coy school girl for me. She beckons you with her beauty, but then when you try to get to know her, she shows a wall ...