Video of huge rockfall on Rainier

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Video of huge rockfall on Rainier

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:shock:

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I wonder if anybody yelled "ROCK!" :shock: :shock:

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Yikes! I am guessing no one got caught up in that.. Scary stuff. :shock:
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Re: Video of huge rockfall on Rainier

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Wow is that just East of Nisqually?
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jimlup wrote:Wow is that just East of Nisqually?
Yep, the video was taken from the route to Muir and the rockfall is on the Nisqually. Here's the blog post about it:

http://mountrainierclimbing.blogspot.co ... ually.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sounds like the rock slid from about 11k to 7800 feet. :shock:
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Terry, Terry, Terry. You're always so quick to chide others for duplicate posts and resurrecting old threads...

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How could you miss that Terry? Get with the program.
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lordhelmut wrote:How could you miss that Terry? Get with the program.
I know, I know. I'm slacking. Sorry about that! :mrgreen:
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Woooooooooooooooow. That's something I haven't seen on that scale.
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