OTHER Trip Report 08/26/2014

Report Type	Mini
Peak(s)	Mount Rainier - 14410
Date Posted	08/26/2014
Modified	03/10/2020
Date Climbed	07/13/2014
Author	mtn_nut
Additional Members	seano

Rainier - Emmons Route
Mount Rainier - Emmons Route http://www.trailgroove.com/issue17.html?autoflip=15 Climbers - Ted Ehrlich (Mtn_nut) Sean O'Rourke (Dr. Dirtbag) Sean's trip report here - http://drdirtbag.com/2014/07/14/rainier-emmons-glacier/

Comments or Questions

Brian C	Interesting layout! 8/26/2014 9:49pm I like the newspaper style layout of your report. Very interesting! Gotta love Rainier. I have to admit that the number of people in your photos is pretty scary though! We did Emmons early season and there was not another soul on the route so I was pretty wowed at the background crowds in your photos. Thanks for sharing.
mtn_nut	thanks! 8/26/2014 10:36pm Its interesting that you mention the number of people. We passed all but two groups on the route during the climb up and down, and yes there were a lot of people on the route. After making it back to camp schurman, i checked in with the ranger (he was counting heads the night before) to let him know we were leaving a day early even though we had a permit for two nights. He mentioned that they had 60 people in camp, so leaving early would be appreciated. I questioned his number, since according to what i read, 48 is the limit at Schurman. He said that is the normal limit, but the park was doing a test to see how the camp operated at 60 people, so they gave out additional permits that weekend. Either way, Sean and I felt like the crowds were kinda a pain, but only because we were passing everyone. If we had been at a similar pace, the other groups wouldn't have mattered since everyone was spaced out pretty well by the time they got on the upper mountain.
Brian C	Duh! 8/27/2014 2:22am Just dawned on me that your report is from an online magazine and that's why it looks like that. Haha!
mtn_nut	Re: Duh! 8/27/2014 4:47am Yeah, its an online magazine that I contribute to. Its free, all of the back issues are free as well, and its free to subscribe to if you like it. -Ted

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