Hannah posing with her Dad, Steve Hamilton, Rick Loop, and Ryan Bledsoe
as they are about to leave White River Campground to climb Rainier via the Emmons Glacier route

On the trail to Glacier Basin camp

Thumbs up to the weather and conditions

The Emmons/Winthrop side of Mount Rainier

The Inter Glacier below Camp Schurman

Ready to get on the snow and head for Camp Schurman

Roping Up

Ryan Bledsoe

Looking across the Emmons Glacier to Little Tahoma

Camp Schurman at 9,500 feet

Setting up tents at Camp Schurman

Bob setting up camp

Sunrise high on the crevassed slopes of Rainier

Moving Up

Seracs high on the Winthrop Glacier

We had to make a long traverse along the upper bergschrund to find a place to cross and continue up

Two rope teams in the distance following our tracks up

On top of Mount Rainier (14,411 feet)

This is the third time on top for Bob and Rick

Heading back down and along the long Bergschrund traverse

Rick back at Camp Schurman after a really great summit. Tommorrow we head back to the White River Campground.

Sun hitting the slopes we ascended the day before

Sunrise at Camp Schurman

Off the snow above Glacier Basin camp

The family coming to meet me

Hannah with Dad's ice axe and helmet

Everyone enjoying a big breakfast Lisa and Brooke had ready for us when we got down

Rainier -- what a fun mountain