Hiked up to Muir snowfield today; found a deep crack! My friend and I discussed our unused crevasse rescue skills and gratitude for not needing to use them. Our September turns are in!

Been doing a lot of backpacking recently, reaching some new sides of Tahoma (Rainier), Koma Kulshan (Baker) and a little in between. Im a bit behind on posts, but Ive been exploring some of the biggest glaciers and finding some of the oldest trees Washington state still has. More stories to come, seasons changing, new opportunities arising and the world has much to process. There is peace in the mountains. Hope you are finding it.

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Hiked up to a snow/glacier patch below Anvil Rock on Mt Rainier. Basically right side of the Muir route out of Paradise, still a lot of people but less. We topped out at 8500 content with 1500 vertical run down. Took a closer look at Little Tahoma and where the Cowlitz & Paradise glacier meet.

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'Bout that time of year to accept the easy snow is gone. Been a good July so far, cant ask for much more than four days on snow. Found a fun little run, and lots more snow above this point but the effort to reach these places starts to add up creating more time to question yourself. So I recommend to bring some good questions, your pack weighs less with a heavy mind.

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