Announcing a new Meetup for Eastside Hikers Meetup Group!

What: 2010 Mt Rainier Training Camp Meeting

When: December 26,[masked]:00 PM

Where:
Wendita's Studio
[masked]th Ave SE
Bellevue, WA 98006
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Have you wanted to train for and climb that big ice cream cone over there?

Have you ever climbed Mt Rainier before and want to do it again?

This is a meeting to find a few seriously interested climbers who would like to train together for 6 months and then climb that mountain!

Come to the meetings and let us know what your skill level is now and how serious you are about doing this, we will select a crew of people to do this climb with as a team. If you are not selected, you can certainly form a second team and follow this plan with us and we can all climb on the same day as 2-3 groups.

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Here's the training plan...

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Hardcore Training Plan for Mount Rainier Climb in June/July 2010


Take training seriously, like preparing for a marathon, but more so - after all, you need to build more skills and be prepared for more situations: endurance and strength to get to the top and back down, hardiness to endure weather, cold, altitude, and no sleep, and toughness to be prepared for dangers, such as rock fall, ice fall, winds and crevasses.

Lose extra weight: Set a goal and adjust diet and exercise accordingly. Remember that one gallon of water weighs 8 pounds, so if you're overweight 32 pounds, it's like carrying an extra 4 gallons of water!


In addition to weekly training hikes, toughen up by doing stretching, weights, strength and endurance exercises, swimming, biking, running, climbing stairs, calf raises, lunges and squats. Do something every day!


On your scheduled "fast" hikes, you should not be able to carry on a conversation!


20 weeks of training hikes (pick your own convenient dates)

01 Little Si (fast)

02 Squak Central Peak from May Valley (10 lbs.)

03 W. Tiger 3 trail (fast)

04 Poo Poo Point (10 lbs.)

05 W. Tiger 3 steep route (fast)

06 W. Tiger 2 (15 lbs.)

07 Rattlesnake East Peak (fast)

08 W. Tiger 1 from Exit 20 (15 lbs.)

09 W. Tiger 1 from LZ (fast)

10 Mount Washington (20 lbs.)

11 Mount Si new trail (fast)

12 Dirty Harry's Peak (10 lbs.)

13 Mount Si old trail (fast)

14 W. Tiger 2 (20 lbs.)

15 Mount Si new trail (fast)

16 McClellan Butte (15 lbs.)

17 S. Bessemer (fast)

18 Teneriffe (25 lbs.)

19 Mailbox (fast)

20 Two consecutive days:

Day 1: Mount Si old trail and Little Si (25 lbs.)

Day 2: Mailbox (15 lbs.)

Plus: Meeting to discuss gear, rescue, rope travel, permits, etc.

Plus: Mount Adams (high altitude training, self-arrest practice)

Finally: Mount Rainier



Gear

Altimeter/compass watch

Backpack

Camera & batteries

Carabiners (4)

Crampons

Down throw

First-aid kit

Flashlight (small, for emergency)

Gaiters

Garbage bag

Goggles

Harness

Headlamp (with extra batteries)

Helmet

Hiking poles

Ice ax

Lip balm

Map

Picket

Prusik slings

Pulley

Sitting pad

Slings

Space blanket

Sun glasses

Sun screen



Clothes

Boots

Chemical handwarmers

Down jacket with hood

Down sweater

Face shield

Fleece jacket

Fleece pants

Gloves (heavy)

Gloves (light)

GoreTex shell

Hat (for sun protection)

Hat (that fits under helmet)

Neck gaiter

Pants

Poly shirt

Socks & liners

Wind breaker with hood

Wind pants

Wool sweater



Food suggestions

Apple juice

Bagel & cream cheese

Banana

Boiled potatoes (salted)

Boiled rice

Canned salmon

Cereal & milk

Cheese

Cherries

Chocolate

Chocolate-covered raisins

Cookies

Crackers

Croissant

Dried fruit

Dried veggies

EmergenC

Energy bar & cream cheese

Enhanced water

Ensure

Granola

Grapes

Gu

Hot chocolate, instant hot chocolate

Hot coffee, instant coffee & cream

Iced lemon tea

Instant soup (Miso, Udon, noodle.)

Java Jolt

Muffin

Nuts

Odwalla

Peanut butter & jam sandwich

Pickled cucumbers

Potato chips (salt & vinegar)

Protein bar

Raisins

Learn more here:
http://www.meetup.com/hiking-343/calendar/12069428/