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This is a good book, written by one of the most competent guides on Rainier. It gives you the classic route (of which there are several variants) which I will hopefully attempt this spring and some much more challenging routes that involve much slogging through snow and crevasses which are only for the truly masochist among climbers.Also has good suggestions on how to get properly conditioned, food and water tips, as well as some grate advice on the real reason to hire a guide. Great book, and good value.Philip Corsano
Let's not forget, Mike Gauthier is the Head Climbing Ranger at Mt. The latter part of the book is the actual route decriptions. It seems targeted for beginner to mid-level climbers, as safety is plainly paramount. This book is a great read for anyone interested in climbing Mt. He has witnessed the mistakes climbers have made, and wisdom from those mistakes is clearly more valueable than uneventful ascents, regardless of how impressive. Even non-climbers will likely find this interesting.
It is well written and easy to read.
Rainier.
Gauthier obviously has first hand experience climbing routes of all difficulty at Mt.
Rainier.
They are properly brief, but descript enough to make sure the reader will be able to find their way.This book is unique because the author approaches it as not just someone who has climbed all these routes, but more importantly someone who has been involved in years of rescues.
When individuals get in trouble at Mt.
Rainier, he very likely will be involved in their rescue.The first part of the book is information about the mountain and the park.
Rainier, but his more valuable lessons have come from the years of rescuing.
His writing very much encourages a trip to The Mountain, but at the same time he makes the dangers clear.
This book covers everything from routes (with maps, elevation gain, difficulty) to permit regulations, information on guide services and common mountain practices/courtesy. Definitely recommended, a quick read.
Read the reviews, perused the book and decided to buy 3, one for each of our cabins at Mt. Rainier. We get a lot of climbers, scramblers and hikers to our cabins near Ashford and they love the armchair reading.
and just compare the pictures with the mountain.the routes are clearly marked and explained including all access trails and possible dangers. I'm not much of a mountain climber at all.Mount Rainier is one of the very few mountains I've ever stepped foot on. It's got a lot of personal and relative stories that, once more, amuse more than climbers alone.The new edition also covers glaciers by Paul Kennard, the regional fluvial geomorphologist of that area. Mike's book was still highly entertaining to read for stories or general infactuation with climbing. I'd sit on a high ridge somewhere in the park ([First] Borroughs Mountain and Plummer/Pinnacle Peaks are great places for that.). More medical advice and guide advice too--it covers a good range of Mount Rainier necessary information. It's one of the most (if not the top) personal books on climbing Rainier I've found.
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