Total Distance: 20 miles round trip
Total Elevation Gain: 10,300'
Altitude: 14,411'
Terrain Description: Trail at first, then snow & glacier travel to summit
Approximate Hiking Time: 2-3 days
This is trip to climb Mt. Rainier taking the Emmons route,
The plan is to hike up to base camp on a Friday and set up camp. Then on Saturday we will set off for the summit leaving camp around midnight. Hopefully, we will summit by sunrise and be back at camp by noon. It takes an average of 7 hours to summit. There is an option of staying another night in camp or hike down to trailhead after summit depending on weather.
Climbing Mt. Rainier is difficult which requires commitment, technical skills, acclimatization and excellent physical condition. Months before the climb, we will do a lot of training as a team especially above 11,000 feet. Our training will consist of many long hikes especially with heavy packs. We’ll refresh monthly roped glacier travel, self-arrest with an ice ax, and crevasse rescue systems. I want to emphasize that the bulk of the physical conditioning is the responsibility of the individual. Since we will be traveling as a roped team for much of the trip, we can go only as fast as the slowest person. If you cannot keep up as the trip approaches, you may be dropped from the trip. This will allow others to join. These decisions are solely at the discretion of the coordinator. If you can’t commit to most of our training hikes then this is not for you.
required is taking a glacier travel and crevasse rescue class. Practice and master it.
Please be informed that this is an expensive trip especially with the gear and logistics.
Climbing Mt. Rainier requires a Climbing fee of $52 for adults 26 and over. We also need a climbing permit for the group. Early access to the lottery will be on February 21, 2023. If we don’t get a permit, this trip CANCELS.
There is room for 6 people on this trip, I will only get people in for those who are committed, has experience or had a glacier travel class/crevasse rescue class. Get on the waiting list and attend training. as people may drop out before next July. People who signed up and not attending training will be dropped off.
The options getting there will be to drive (about 17 hours), or flying up and renting a car to meet at the trailhead.
We will have meetings as well in between trainings so we can discuss logistics and answer questions
I also emphasize that this is not a guided trip, I am not a professional guide. We will be planning together and train together. You will be responsible for yourself and your safety. By signing up, you are aware that mountaineering is dangerous, can cause injury or death. The organizers cannot be liable in any way for the actions of the member.
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To participate in this outing, you must be a current, paid member of LVMC. You can obtain a membership via this link: https://lvmc.org/joinrenew. It is $20 per year for a family/roommates or $15 per year for an individual. Please contact your organizer if you have any questions.