Mount Rainier NP, WA |
September 2014 turns. Weather stunning. Wildflowers out. Conditions good. Visibility unlimited. Fun factor high! Ascended Paradise Glacier via Mazama Ridge. Hiked to toe of glacier and skinned up with crampons. Stripped skins shy of Anvil Rock. Dodged open spots on travel. Line selection required heads up… They were there. We were the only ones on Paradise Glacier for the day. One big playground to ourselves. Result…. Very big grins. Aaahhhhh! Below… 8 seconds of silliness while descending. Team O'Brien/Sampson.
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