Success!
Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:51 PM
After nearly 8 months of preparation and two tries, we were successful in our second attempt to climb Mount Rainier. The weather for our trip could not have been better. We had two days of brilliant sun with blue skies and very little wind. The difference between the two attempts is interesting. On our first try, July 2 - 3, everything had been orchestrated and planned for months. We stayed on the...
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Missed it by One Day
Sunday, July 06, 2008 5:12 PM
If we had chosen to climb on Tuesday and Wednesday (July 1 and 2) instead of Wednesday and Thursday, we would have had perfect weather. As it was, we spent the night at Camp Muir through the most impressive thunder storm I have ever experienced from a tent. Someone had the good fortune to catch this picture of the mountain and submitted it to KOMO news. I think that it speaks for itself about the violence...
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Thoughts on the night before
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 8:55 PM
After months of preparation, we leave for the mountain tomorrow morning at 5:30 AM. All the boys and leaders are excited. I hope I can sleep tonight. I feel privledged to have had the opportunity to get to know each of the young men who will be participating. I hope that they will all be as positively affected by the experience as I was on my first time last year. Getting to know the men who will be...
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Tragedy on the Mountain
Thursday, June 12, 2008 7:22 PM
This week we have had a stark reminder that wilderness travel can be hazardous or even deadly. Two men and a woman, all residents of Bellevue and in their 30's were caught in a blizzard in the area of Anvil Rock below Camp Muir. The outcome of their ordeal was the death of one of the men. The woman and other man escaped their ordeal suffering the effects of hypothermia and frostbite. While it may...
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Ellinor Revisited - May 31, 2008
Thursday, June 05, 2008 8:18 PM
A second climb of Mt. Ellinor on May 31 provided slighty different conditions than our first climb of the year. Being able to drive all the way to the lower trailhead made the hike in and out much faster. Having stable snow conditions without new snow in the previous week made it much easier to climb. We left the church at about 4:20 AM and were at the trailhead about 5:45. Leaving early allowed us...
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"The Lord make his face shine upon thee..."
Sunday, April 27, 2008 3:22 PM
The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Numbers 6: 24 - 26 After the outing of Friday and Saturday (April 25 - 26, 2008) I feel truly blessed by The Lord. For each of our three training outings we have been graced with exceptionally good weather. On our trip to Lena Lake,...
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I'm in love with Ellinor
Sunday, April 13, 2008 4:39 PM
Not another woman, just the mountain on the south end of the Olyimpics in Washington State. So often Mount Ellinor has behaved like a coy school girl for me. She beckons you with her beauty, but then when you try to get to know her, she shows a wall (usually of fog and clouds). Yesterday was the 7th time I have stood on the summit but only the second time I could see anything. The views from any of...
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