Quick Rainier Update
We are alive and well!!! J and Fire Marshall Mac beat the mountain and hit the summit at 5:45 am PST … on the other hand, the mountain beat me at a little over 11,000 feet. A more detailed account will come … soon!!!
We are alive and well!!! J and Fire Marshall Mac beat the mountain and hit the summit at 5:45 am PST … on the other hand, the mountain beat me at a little over 11,000 feet. A more detailed account will come … soon!!!
We did a full day of training today with our RMI guides right under the shadow of Rainier. It was exhilarating, frightening and encouraging all at the same time. Even though these pictures may make it seem like we are just playing in the snow, it was not easy. This is brand-new territory for us. We…
After stopping in Seattle for a brief overnighter (and seeing Rainier from a distance for days and family!), we are in Ashford (with WiFi!!!) and had Day 1 of our 5-day summit climb attempt. We basically just met our guide (not Dave Hahn as we originally thought, but we did get to meet the legend)…
We are leaving Colorado tomorrow to head to Rainier!!!!!!!! Our summit climb attempt is July 25-29!!!!!!!! Overuse of exclamation points is meant to express my trepidation!!! Just do us a favor and think of us specifically on Sunday morning when you are sitting comfortably in your home and drinking your coffee … because hopefully we…
A lot of people have asked if J & I are still attempting to climb Mount Rainier at the end of July. Could be the fact I have not mentioned a single peep about it on the blog in a LONG time … Indeed we are! We were able to work the time in with…
We are slowly making our way west, not without a few pitstops and visiting of course!!! In June, I slept on a bed at a friend or family’s house 18 nights, 8 nights in the van, 3 nights in a hotel and only one night camping. J, on the other hand, slept 10 nights at…
So I anticipate every post my wonderful wife puts up on this blog. Even when she makes fun of the “couple” of concerts I may hit each year. And amiss this busy tour while driving hundreds miles a day I did manage to find me some shows. To be exact the one and only Telluride…