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Not auspicious weather; this is the view of Rainier from Laura's parents' place.
Date: 07/20/07
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The paper confirmed our fears of bad weather.
Date: 07/20/07
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Our camp at Cougar Rock, in the rain.
Date: 07/20/07
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On the morning of the hike, the mountain couldn't be seen from the trailhead.
Date: 07/20/07
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Not much of the mountain visible from the Paradise visitor center parking lot.
Date: 07/21/07
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A brief peek at the peak.
Date: 07/21/07
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A doe sitting near the visitor center, which Laura was very excited about.
Date: 07/21/07
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The Dead Horse Trail before reaching the cloud deck.
Date: 07/21/07
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Another brief break in the clouds gave us this view of the middle of the mountain.
Date: 07/21/07
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Laura enters the clouds at the base of the Muir snowfield.
Date: 07/21/07
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Anothere hole in the cloud gave us this glimpse of Gibralter Rock. More climbers on the snowfield at right.
Date: 07/21/07
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Eventually, the whiteout was complete and didn't lift for the remainder of the route. And then the rain and high winds set in.
Date: 07/21/07
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Cousin Ed, one of the guys we met at Camp Muir in the public shelter.
Date: 07/22/07
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Arthur, cousin of cousin Ed. Both Art and Ed turned back after spending the night in the shelter on account of the weather.
Date: 07/22/07
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Playing in the wind, which gusted as high as 94 mph.
Date: 07/22/07
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Ranger Peter tries glacier sailing in the extreme winds with a sleeping pad.
Date: 07/22/07
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The following day provided good weather at Camp Muir, but lousy weather below and above. Here two climbers ascend out of the cl
Date: 07/23/07
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Peter and a small ice cave that formed just behind Camp Muir.
Date: 07/23/07
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Trying to kill 48 hours waiting for the weather to improve, Peter tries bouldering a slab behind the ranger hut.
Date: 07/23/07
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A short hike to the top of Muir Rocks delivered this view of the lower Cowlitz glacier.
Date: 07/23/07
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Camp Muir as seen from the top of Muir Rocks.
Date: 07/23/07
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A brief view of the summit from Camp Muir.
Date: 07/23/07
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Peter in his official NPS Park Ranger jacket at the top of the Muir snowfield.
Date: 07/23/07
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Goofing off with the helmets the rangers use when they're doing SAR stuff in Chinook helicopters.
Date: 07/23/07
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Looking back at Ingrahm Flats from the base of Dissappointment Cleaver. We crossed this crevasse field in the dark.
Date: 07/24/07
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Another early view of Ingrahm, with Cadaver Gap in the background.
Date: 07/24/07
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Once past the vagaries of the Cleaver, this was the view of the summit in perfect morning weather. Only 2000' of crevasse-ridde
Date: 07/24/07
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