Mt Rainier: Summit & Winning the Weather Lottery

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  • čas přidán 8. 08. 2022
  • An experience that won't be soon forgotten!
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    We will definitely be coming back to Rainier, as there are just to many experiences waiting to be had! Possibly a ski of the Emmons glacier, climbing the Kautz route up the front, skiing the finger, and many more!
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    08/05-06/2022
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Komentáře • 74

  • @seamus.dolan98
    @seamus.dolan98 Před rokem +9

    Nice Job! I was able to summit and ski Rainier via the Fuhrer Finger back in June. It's been an amazing summer for climbing up on Tahoma!

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem +1

      I watched your video! It was awesome! It is definitely on my list to do as well! We talked about going back and skiing Emmons as well next year, so many options for fun on that mountain!

    • @seamus.dolan98
      @seamus.dolan98 Před rokem +1

      @@AnOccasionalAdventurer I also am hoping to ski Emmons next year, and maybe the Kautz/Turtle/Van Trump glaciers as well. So many great ski lines on Rainier

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem +1

      @@seamus.dolan98 Let me know if you’re looking for more ski partners! I kind of live far away, but am never afraid to send it!

  • @Luckyhikes
    @Luckyhikes Před 2 měsíci +1

    Paradise looks so different in the summer. I've only ever been up this winter. Nice trip!

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před 2 měsíci

      It does change a lot with the seasons! Thanks for watching it, we had a great time!

  • @martinbrzozowski897
    @martinbrzozowski897 Před rokem +2

    Some of those crevasses really opened up. Awesome video!

  • @milcop73
    @milcop73 Před 7 měsíci +2

    i’m 15 but i want to hike this over the summer. my parents are “too old” to summit this with me so im trying to convince them to let me summit this with a guide. i want to summit as many mountains/volcanoes as possible before i finish high school. so far i’ve only done St. Helens but that’s what really got me into this

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před 7 měsíci +1

      That’s a great goal! There are amazing guides who take people up Rainier all the time, we passed quite a few parties who were guided on our trip! Good luck and thanks for watching the video 🤙🏻

  • @afrh9042
    @afrh9042 Před rokem +1

    Excellent views of the technical sections. Thank you.

  • @brettnipps7205
    @brettnipps7205 Před rokem +2

    Great filming, the lack of snow and ice was a bit stunning. Good thing the rangers added plywood to help with the ladders they placed. Cadaver Gap looked good for a shortcut from what I could see but great climb guys!!!

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem

      Hey Brett thanks for the kind words, it was a blast! Yeah it was really nice for the rangers or RMI to put them there! It was our first time past the ice box, so we decided to just stick on the main path, but definitely hope to get on it more in the future!

  • @whitnasty1
    @whitnasty1 Před rokem +1

    definitely go back for the Kautz. my favorite route on the mountain IMO. Just the right amount of challenge without being full of dread. Killer route.

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem

      Kautz is on the list as well! I had some friends do it last year and need to look up some more info on it! Thanks for watching!

  • @puyattravels5961
    @puyattravels5961 Před rokem +1

    Epic shots!

  • @jeremyallam2351
    @jeremyallam2351 Před rokem +3

    Great footage! I hiked this 2 days after you and I completely agree - we won the weather lottery. We got shut down due to weather last year and couldn't have asked for better weather this year. Congrats on the summit!

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem +1

      That was literally the same story as us! We tried to do it last year in May and got turned around from avalanche danger on the Cleaver! I’m glad you got to the summit this year as well!

  • @JUANORQUIO
    @JUANORQUIO Před rokem +1

    W❤️W! That’s Awesome! Cheers for more exciting and incredible adventures! 🥂❤️✨

  • @sirreptitious6645
    @sirreptitious6645 Před rokem +1

    I’ve never been to the summit, but to Camp Muir several times. A real nice hike. Glissading down the snowfields is also great fun!Also tented at Paradise in the middle of winter, with a brief white out while hiking! It’s a special Mountain because it’s so accessible.

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem

      Camp Muir is still an awesome place to be, we had so much fun glissading down the Muir snowfield as well! Thanks for the watch, Rainier is a true outdoor playground!

  • @brandonlee8313
    @brandonlee8313 Před rokem +1

    Weather was awesome this year. Nice!

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem

      It was! And now with the early snow fall, hopefully it sets it up for an awesome ski season as well! Thanks for the watch 🤙🏻

  • @RAEF715
    @RAEF715 Před rokem +2

    was just out there with my family doing basic hiking, and seeing guys like you starting at the same point in Paradise, it was really cool for us to see through this video what going to the summit looks like.

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem +1

      Thanks for the nice words Jim, I’m happy I could share my adventure with you! It is cool seeing the inter mingling of people headed for the summit and day hikers lower on the mountain! Rainier sure has trails for everyone!

  • @robertmorgan8104
    @robertmorgan8104 Před rokem +1

    Great footage and attitude! Nice fisheye lens! Bucket List

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem

      Thank you for the nice words and watching the video! The fisheye lens is my friend Shane’s 360 camera! It gets some crazy looking shots and gives a really cool perspective!

  • @merle1929
    @merle1929 Před rokem +1

    I climbed rainier twice. the first time was with rainier Mountaineering second time I did it with some friends of mine and we use skis up and down both times we stopped at Camp Muir and camped and did a midnight Summit both times were in May the crevasses weren't as severe and there was no Trail therefore walking was a lot more difficult than following the trail

  • @RichardMooreAndJulieMoore

    Great video!!! Thanks.

  • @AmiFri13
    @AmiFri13 Před rokem +1

    Awesome climb with an awesome view!

  • @Daph__punk
    @Daph__punk Před rokem +1

    Great video, cool crew!

  • @yiwenyoga9617
    @yiwenyoga9617 Před rokem +1

    Epic! Thank you!

  • @kylearnoldussen5312
    @kylearnoldussen5312 Před rokem +1

    Looks incredible

  • @UCUrTSRymV4LukRG5SBaBxEQ

    wicked cool crevasse shot! 11:03
    nice work daniel

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem

      Thanks for the watch, it sure is, all thanks to my friend Shane and his 360 camera! I still need to get one of those!

  • @jordansvc
    @jordansvc Před rokem

    Dude that was an awesome video! You had an amazing sunrise and great weather! Those were some big crevasses you had to cross and Shane's video of that was awesome. That glissading and everything else definitely let for some good memories

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem +1

      Oh yes Jordan, we got the perfect weather window! The crevasses were really opening up for sure and the glissading was an absolute blast to finish out the day! So many awesome memories! So when you buying crampons and an ice axe?!

    • @jordansvc
      @jordansvc Před rokem

      @@AnOccasionalAdventurer After i buy more canyoneering gear probably. The list is too long lol

  • @roymeetsworld1
    @roymeetsworld1 Před rokem +1

    Great job Daniel, I tried summitting Rainier like 10 years ago but had to turn around due to avalanche warnings, I'd love to try it again in the next year or two.

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem

      It’d be so worth it! If you can, try and get a permit in the summer time, that’a what we did after getting stopped by avalanche danger last year in May!

  • @robertsonmiller
    @robertsonmiller Před 2 měsíci +1

    Great video, great climb. What is the camera you are using that makes it look like the camera is floating above your head?

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před 2 měsíci

      Thanks for the kind words and watching the video! That is my friends 360 camera, the name of it is a go pro hero max camera and he has it on a pole that the camera then stitches out by itself!

  • @jenskye
    @jenskye Před 3 měsíci +1

    Awesome vid and what a great view 😱 Is there a way to reach you?

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před 3 měsíci

      Thanks for the watch and the kind words, we had a great time! If you have any questions feel free to comment them here and I can respond or if it’s for something else we can figure out another way 👍🏻

  • @OneEyeHikes
    @OneEyeHikes Před rokem +1

    Nice video!

  • @jacobcogan9518
    @jacobcogan9518 Před rokem +2

    Awesome stuff! I’m a student at UW and love backpacking and hiking and all and have been trying to get into mountaineering to build up my skills to be able to hopefully tackle Rainier eventually with friends. Out of curiosity how did y’all learn the skills such as self arrest and crevasse rescue to be able to summit Rainier safely?

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem +1

      Hey Jacob, thanks for the watch and go Badgers! We learned crevasse rescue and self arrest techniques from Utah Mountain Adventures over 2 classes for glacier travel, and then practicing the systems in Utah as well as just building 3-1s and 5-1s in my basement in Michigan and out at climbing crags. There’s a great series from Ortivox on CZcams that covers a lot of the systems and gear that is required for safe glacier travel, feel free to ask any more questions here though and I’ll try my best to answer!

  • @nr4661
    @nr4661 Před rokem +1

    Nice work! We were there a couple of weeks ago, the weather was great and summit was surprisingly crowded. Crevasses look very familiar, only two ladders so far?

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem

      Thank you, and thank you for watching! Yes, at the moment there are only 2 ladders on the DC route, but the last snow bridge before the summit looks like it could be going pretty soon, so I would imagine that may need one or be rerouted!

  • @VinOnline
    @VinOnline Před měsícem +1

    How did you predict the weather beforehand and choose a day with no clouds?

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před měsícem

      It was pure luck, we picked the date 4 months ahead after our friend got access to the early access lottery!

  • @KevAlberta
    @KevAlberta Před rokem +2

    Forgive me here but are the crampons and ice axe not enough protection to summit? I’m unfamiliar with glacier travel so if it’s for crevasse safety I wouldn’t know

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem +1

      Hey Kev, yes the reason is mainly for crevasse rescue, which is why you rope up as a team. If one person slips or falls, the other people can assist in the self arrest and prevent them falling down a steep hill or into a crevasse. And then able to build the systems necessary to pull said person out of the crevasse. You could do it alone with just crampons and an ice axe, however I believe you need a solo permit from the National Park Service to do so. Thanks for the watch and the question!

    • @KevAlberta
      @KevAlberta Před rokem +1

      @@AnOccasionalAdventurer thanks for the detailed response, Daniel. Very cool!

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem

      @@KevAlberta no problem, thanks for watching the video!

  • @jameelhafeez9796
    @jameelhafeez9796 Před rokem +1

    How one gets out of a cravesse if falls into.

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem

      Hi Jamel, thanks for the watch!
      Crevasse rescue if very important to know on glaciers, if one of us was to fall in, we are all tied together via a rope, so we would pull them out or use our pickets to build an anchor and then a haul system if necessary!

  • @jackyyang4557
    @jackyyang4557 Před rokem +1

    did you apply for the filming permit

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem +1

      I emailed the Park Service actually regarding filming in National Parks with my GoPro and iPhone intended for this CZcams channel and they responded with this “Hello, no permit is required for you to film with your own handheld equipment while you are in the parks (the idea being that this has no greater impact upon the parks than the average person filming for personal use). Thank you for checking and have a great trip this summer.”
      The park service just want to make sure commercial productions and companies/products aren’t using the parks for their videos to my understanding causing disruption, but that is up to them to decide on a case to case basis, so I would say it doesn’t hurt to email or ask about it if concerned

  • @johnjames9359
    @johnjames9359 Před rokem +1

    Can this be done solo or is a rope team necessary due to the crevasse?

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před rokem +1

      Hey John, thanks for the watch! You can do this solo, but to go higher than camp Muir, I think you need a solo climbing permit from the National Park Service!

  • @chrisroberts908
    @chrisroberts908 Před měsícem +1

    What was the date of this climb if you don't mind sharing?

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před měsícem

      It was August 5th and 6th in 2022!

    • @chrisroberts908
      @chrisroberts908 Před měsícem +1

      @@AnOccasionalAdventurer Cool. Thank you. We went up and couldn't summit the end of April this year due to weather and avalanches distroying the route. I plan to go back next summer around the end of June hoping Mother Nature is kinder to us.

    • @AnOccasionalAdventurer
      @AnOccasionalAdventurer  Před měsícem

      Sounds like a good plan! We tried the year before in May and got stuck at the ice box because of Avi danger on the cleaver, but it’s always a great time on that mountain!

  • @tyronesmith3812
    @tyronesmith3812 Před rokem

    Sick invite bro. I've always wanted to do this day hike
    Edit: I just realized you did this day hike in 2 days. I am glad I did not come along. I plan on doing the round trip in under 12 hours.