Climbing Mount Rainier: Summits Aren't Worth Dying For — Moore Misadventures
Our summit bid of Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in Washington State and the fifth tallest in the contiguous United States, was called off after an avalanche. The experience taught me the importance of mitigating risk and in acceptance.
Summits Aren’t Worth Dying For In June 2022, I set out to summit Mount Rainier. At 14,410 feet, it is the tallest mountain in Washington and the fifth tallest in the contiguous United States. Our summit bid was called off after an avalanche and the experience taught me the importance of mitigating risk and finding peace within acceptance. Ingraham Flats is a glacier perched 11,100 feet above sea level and 3,310 feet below the summit of Mount Rainier. It is here, cordoned by crevasses, that we settled into basecamp. It consisted of six bright yellow tents, one large red cook shelter, a dug out
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