Disappointment Cleaver - Mount Rainier - Part II

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

[singlepic=36,320,240,,left] Part II of my Mt Rainier climb up Disappointment Cleaver is really a completely separate trip report from Part I.  Earlier in the week I missed the summit of Rainier because the altitude knocked my climbing partner on his ass.  To add insult to injury, Mt Shuksan had repelled me ...

REI Taku Softshell Pants

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

I recently climbed Mt Rainier via the Disappointment Cleaver with a pair of REI Taku softshell pants and I have to say they absolutely rocked.  I'll admit that I was a little nervous about only taking softshell pants on Rainier.  The mountain is known for strong winds and fierce weather ...

A better video fo Fisher Chimney - Mt Shuksan

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

On my last post I felt bad that I couldn't give a good description of the Fisher Chimney route on Mt Shuksan so I went searching for a bit and found this awesome video.  Congrats to them for summitting. httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=XNEenbF0dG4

Mt Shuksan - Fisher Chimney

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

[singlepic=63,320,240,,left] I would like to be able to say that I have climbed the Fisher Chimney route on Mt Shuksan.  Unfortunately I have not. The mountain said no and I listened. What I did do though is go all the way to the base of the Fisher Chimney and I'll tell you ...

Mt Rainier - Disappointment Cleaver Part I

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

[singlepic=36,320,240,,left] I just got back from my nine day Pacific Northwest climbing trip.  The first mountain on the agenda was Mt Rainier via Disappointment Cleaver.  I envisioned this as a straight forward climb that would go fairly smoothly and for the most part it did and yet my attempt ended in ...