Mount Rainier, May 24 - 26, 2007 Kautz Route

Curtis Gifford, Geoff Keenan, Rob McGough, Geoff Work, Nick Segalle and Greg Scharer

05-24-07 All packed up at Cougar Campground †	Approaching Rainier from the road to Paradise †	Staging at the Paradise Visitors center parking lot ‡
Rainier view from Paradise visitors center §	Paradise Visitor Center building †	Group picture at start §
Rainier view from start of trail †	Mountain View ◊	Looking down towards Paradise ◊
Mount St Helens View ◊	Mt Adams View ◊	Approaching Panorama Point †
Fox on protected area †	View of Nisqualle †	Rainier over Nisqualle ◊
Rob and Geoff K ready to rope up ◊	View back from Nisqualle ◊	Greg on Nisqualle †
Team crossing glacier †	View from center of the glacier †	Traversing along edge of the glacier †
View down Nisqualle to Mount Adams †	Geoff, Geoff, Nick, and Curtis during rest break †	Mount Adams detail †
Moon over Muir Snowfield †	Corniced Edge to west of Nisqualle †	Geoff K chowing on Nisqualle ‡
Rob building his karma ‡	Nisqualle icefall ‡	View on Nisqualle §
Nick at rest §	Geoff K on Nisqualle §	Climbing to Wilson Cleaver †
Looking back towards the Nisqualle ‡	Mount Adams getting lower ‡	Geoff K breaking trail ◊
Starting the Wilson Cleaver climb ◊	Steep section ◊	View (basically) north from step section of the Wilson Cleaver †
View down †	Slow climb up †	Campsite one, 8100ft †
Making camp †	View down Wilson Glacier ◊	Sun going down ◊
Fading light †

05-25-07 Dawn from camp one †	Dawn over the tents †	That is where we are going †
Sun still behind the Muir Snowfield †	Nick making water †	Nisqualle River down in the valley †
Breaking camp †	Destination - just below the icefield at 11600ft †	Another angle †
Yet another ◊	Greg at rest ◊	Rob receiving tlc from Geoff K †
Nick at rest †	Rock outcropping during climb to camp two †	Greg †
Geoff †	Greg again §	Geoff W and Greg climbing §
Curtis adjusting his pack †	Wide view including Mount Adams †	Rock and icefall area †
Curtis chowing †	Greg resting at running water rest area §	View (basically) south from rest spot §
Greg ready to go §	Approaching camp two †	Mount Adams in the haze †
View south east †	Mount Adams in the clouds †	Geoff W and Curtis †
Ice cliffs above camp two †	Different angle §	Greg and Geoff W §
Camp two with Curtis, Nick, and Greg §	View down Turtle snowfield †	Greg and the icefall †
Mount Adams †	Curtis at Camp Two †	Ice cliffs in the fading light †
Greg at Camp Two §	Icecliffs Detail §

05-26-07 At the icecliffs at 4:00 AM ◊	Icecliff detail ◊	Geoff W climbing ◊
Looking down from Camp Two †	Ice cliffs from back at Camp Two †	Icecliff detail ◊
Camp two towards Wilson Glacier †	View down Turtle snowfield †	Descending Turle into the clouds †
Clouds detail ◊	View south east during descent ◊	View east during descent ◊
Tip of Mount Adams visible over cloud layer ◊	Descended into near white-out conditions ◊	Another view east †
Descending posthole glutch †	Nick ◊	Greg with Geoff W in background †
Tent on the rocks at around 9500ft †	Descending towards camp one †	Clouds over Nisqualle †
Greg with Mountain in background †	Still descending towards camp one †	Nick Geoff K and Curtis back at Camp One †
View down towards Nisqualle †	View south †	Nick, Geoff K, and Curtis psyched that camp table still there †
Geoff W after recrossing the Nisqualle †	Geoff K and Nick after crossing the Nisqualle †	Geoff W with Nisqualle in background †
Mount Rainier from the flight back to Ontario, CA ◊	Mount Rainier from the flight back to Ontario, CA ◊