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Topic: August 6, 2011, Mt Rainier, Paradise Glacier Corn (Read 821 times)
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Schwerkraft
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Not having been up to Paradise in a while, I was seriously in awe at how much snow is still up there. I left Seattle around 7, half an hour behind schedule because I stepped barefoot on my ice axe and took a nice junk of skin and meat out  . At first I thought I had to cancel the trip, but after some alcohol (mostly on my foot  ), a band aid, duct tape to keep things in place, and a quick lap in boots around the block, I decided the trip was still a “go”. Turns out that it hurt like a b***h in tennis shoes, and almost not at all in boots.
I parked beyond the visitor center just after the first ninety degree turn since it gave me access to snow within 10ft of my car  . Skinned up to Muir via Pan Point and skied the Paradise Glacier. This is the first time I have gone in from below and I was a bit too serious about heading straight north: hence I ended up on Pan Point  . It seems that going up via the Paradise Glacier would have been faster.
I left Muir around 1:30pm after a short brake and some pictures. The first 500ft below Muir are getting a bit sun-cupped. Not completely terrible yet, but starting to be less fun. I headed over to Anvil rock because the slope there looked much better. The snow down from Anvil rock was in excellent condition – maybe a tad soft if one wants to be picky. The snow stayed good till the car, only a bit sticky around 6000ft. Maybe heading out an hour earlier would have made it perfect.
Overall still a perfect day out…
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Chuck C
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How is the crevasse situation on the Paradise?
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Schwerkraft
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How is the crevasse situation on the Paradise?
There are some open crevasses, but not too many. I saw sagging in a few spots. Overall, I thought the crevasse situation was very managable. Since I was alone I took a conservative route sticking to less steep slopes and avoiding sharp rollovers. Curious what the other party thought about the glacier since they took a more direct route up.
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Charlie Hagedorn
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Whoa - heel well!  . Too bad we didn't see you up there!
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