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« on: July 24, 2008, 09:28:26 PM »
One of the guides on the Hood climb knows this guy.  He told me he was going to try for the record.. It looks like he made it....


http://www.mountainguides.com/pop_news_newstribune_08_07.shtml

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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2008, 09:36:40 PM »
http://www.visitrainier.com/page/mountaineering

OK, who's in?

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« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2008, 03:14:23 PM »
When we going ?
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« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2008, 12:02:49 PM »
[quote Stew]When we going ?[/quote]

Stew,

Here is what I'm looking at... First of all I hate saying I'm definately going to do something and then back out, so let me say that at this point I'm about 75% sure that I'll be climbing Rainier.  Most of the uncertainty comes from a possible trip to Maine/VT that I'm not in control of...  That said, here is what I'm looking at...

Trip will most likely be in July (planned around a week long Boy Scout Hike in NY).. Possible itinary looks something like this... (i'll be out there over 2 weeks)

Fly into Seattle..

Stop 1  North to Mount Baker for a couple of days... (quick stop at Bellington to visit the Boundary Bay Brewery an option)

Stop 2 North Cascades Scenic Highway - A lot of gorgeous Hiking

Stop 3 Winthrop WA  home of the Winthrop Brewing CO

Stop 4 Bavarian Leavenworth.. hitting the Andreas Keller Inn for some good German Food -  plan to hit here on a weekend as there are usually some festivals going on  (possible side trip to Mount SI -  Snoqualmie Falls as well)

Stop 5 Mount Rainier  I will be using a guide service, because as much as I would love to think I could do this on my own, I can't. Will use either RMI IMG or TMG (the guides that I used for Hood)

Stop 6 Mount Adams - Possible summit

Stop 7 Columbia River Gorge

Stop 8 Mount ST Helens - Plan to summit this as well


I need to get permits for Mt St Helen's and Adams, and that can't happen until Feb/March so I have time to tweek this...  Also, from what I'm reading some of the camping spots require reservations so I have to work on that....

Obviously this whole thing can be tweeked, but heck you gotta start somewhere....


Suggestions are welcome...



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