June 23, 2012 | Night Training and Camp Muir

Ken and I drove to Paradise Lodge, about 2.5 hrs. south of Seattle. The weather was mixed, but seemed to be clearing a bit as we ascended to the lodge which is at about 5,400 ft elevation. We arrived at about 7:30 and met the rest of our American Lung Association Group in the lodge to prepare for the night climb training session.

A couple of shots on the way up to the lodge... weather was looking good for the evening!

Paradise Lodge, Mt. Rainier National Park

Assembling the climbers.

An inscription on the staircase at the trailhead to the summit.

Directions given to climbers on how to wear crampons, helmets, headlamps, ice axe, harness and climbing rope.

Mt. Rainier

A time exposure of climbers and their head lamps.

The next morning we climbed to about 9,000 ft. We cut the ascent to Camp Muir short due to a change in the weather.
As it frequently happens, the weather clears again for our group shot at about 7,000 ft.

Ken Mietzner, Mike and Jen Griffith, and myself.

Time to chill.

Our condolences to the family and friends of National Park Service Ranger, Nick Hall,
who lost his life during a rescue on Mt. Rainier.