North American Classic Climbs
Mount Rainier
Liberty Ridge
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Mount Rainier Liberty Ridge |
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Crossing St. Elmo Pass. |
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6/1/93 | ||
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Crossing the lower Winthrop Glacier. |
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The low point of the Winthrop Glacier. |
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Arriving at the base of Liberty Ridge. |
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6/2/93 | ||
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Climbing to the left of the ridge. |
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Looking down at the lower part of the left side route. |
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Snow, seracs, and the mist. |
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Looking down at the climber from around 13,000' (3960m) up the ridge. |
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Another party at 13,000' (3960m.) Shows the angle, which is shallower here than below or above. |
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Looking up at the same party. The end of the route is in sight. |
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Camp 2, 13,000' (3960m.) |
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Sunset from camp 2. |
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Tackling the final 1000' (300m.) |
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6/3/93 | ||
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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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Success! On Columbia Crest, looking toward the true summit. |
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Descending the Emmons Glacier; Little Tahoma behind. |
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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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Closeup of Emmons Glacier. The track can be seen clealry in the high-resolution version. |
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6/02 | ||
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The Emmons Glacier, Steamboat Prow, and the InterGlacier. |
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*Climbers & Photographers: Gary Clark, Lynn Clark, Jason Halladay
