Mt. Rainier - Volcano in waiting

Pictures taken during an ascent of Mt. Rainier in 1984. Dwarfed in some of the pictures, you will notice the rope team starting from base camp in early afternoon. In the summer the ascent involves getting to a high camp by sundown, getting a good 6-7 hours of sleep and starting the last leg to the summit at 4:00 am to ensure the round trip happens before the ice bridges get warmed by the sun. In the closing pictures you see the rope team on the last push to the top and a majestic sunrise from 13.000 feet. The white-cap in the distance is Mt. Adams.

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Education

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• Mt. Rainier
• volcano
• caldera
• lava dome
• Cascade Range Mt. Adams
• glacier
• mountain climbing
• ice climbing

[4SCARECROWS]

Very nice!! I like the music you chose for this video and the pics were very perspective. I felt the experience of being there. I like your title for it, also because Mt. Rainier is a volcano in waiting. Great job! Thank You ! = )

[dnworks]

@4SCARECROWS Thanks ... the music - "Morning" from Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite evokes the feeling of an unfolding, expansive, serene grandeur, the same feeling you get as the ascent above the mountain ranges around you reveals an ever expanding visual horizon.

[tedGEGI]

Silly music not necessary-------pictures suffice.

[4SCARECROWS]

I know how I felt when I finally got to the top of Pikes Peak. That was my first time ever ascending any mountain taller than I had ever been. It was majestic and it was quite like the way you presented it here. being able to see for miles over the horizon and clouds so close you are either in them and touch the sky. the sun can shine on my face, man I love that. = )