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Mount Rainier

Liberty Ridge

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Climbers*

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21Q14

21Q14

Crossing St. Elmo Pass.

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GC

6/1/93

21Q15

21Q15

Crossing the lower Winthrop Glacier.

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21Q16

21Q16

The low point of the Winthrop Glacier.

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21Q20

21Q20

Arriving at the base of Liberty Ridge.

GC

LC

6/2/93

21R02

21R02

Climbing to the left of the ridge.

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LC

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21R04

21R04

Looking down at the lower part of the left side route.

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21R05

21R05

Snow, seracs, and the mist.

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LC

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21R06

21R06

Looking down at the climber from around 13,000' (3960m) up the ridge.

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21R12

21R12

Another party at 13,000' (3960m.) Shows the angle, which is shallower here than below or above.

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GC

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21R07

21R07

Looking up at the same party. The end of the route is in sight.

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GC

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21R09

21R09

Camp 2, 13,000' (3960m.)

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21R10

21R10

Sunset from camp 2.

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21R14

21R14

Tackling the final 1000' (300m.)

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LC

6/3/93

21R15

21R15

A steep traverse under a serac wall. We set off a sizable avalanche from this point. A couple of ice screws would have been useful here.

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21R17

21R17

Success! On Columbia Crest, looking toward the true summit.

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LC

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21R20

21R20

Descending the Emmons Glacier; Little Tahoma behind.

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21S01

21S01

Arriving at Camp Schurman above Steamboat Prow. The climber is looking directly toward the hut at the base, which was locked on this date.

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JH01

JH01

Closeup of Emmons Glacier. The track can be seen clealry in the high-resolution version.

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JH

6/02

JH02

JH02

The Emmons Glacier, Steamboat Prow, and the InterGlacier.

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JH

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*Climbers & Photographers: Gary Clark, Lynn Clark, Jason Halladay