Torrey and Dan conquer Mt. Rainier!!


Crafty title for our climb up Mt. Rainier
To celebrate our 2nd anniversary, Torrey and I climbed Mt. Rainier. Our good friends Mirte and Linden Mallory (and Mirte's beau Phillip) invited us to come along on their climbing trip and we jumped at the offer. For the last two summers, Linden has been working for Rainier Mountaineering Inc. guiding trips up Mt. Rainier, so we had an expert guide for our trip. I won't bore you with too much babble about the climb, but after some initial excitement with a passing lightning storm, we summited and got to take the "Aw shucks" photos on the summit with our wedding frisbee. Enjoy the photos below!

Photo documentation to support our wild claims made in the story above
The gear is loaded up A pit stop on the way up to Camp Muir Dierdre and Claire await Torrey and Dan at Camp Muir Phillip and Mirte and their matching tent
The gear is loaded up A pit stop on the way up to Camp Muir Dierdre and Claire await Torrey and Dan at Camp Muir Phillip and Mirte and their matching tent
Phillip and Mirte Phillip, Mirte, and Dan Linden is doing all of the work Our
Phillip and Mirte Phillip, Mirte, and Dan Linden is doing all of the work Our "camp" at Camp Muir
Mirte and Phillip Torrey thinks Mt. Adams is a Twinkie Dan and Torrey Yes, I know how lucky I am
Mirte and Phillip Torrey thinks Mt. Adams is a Twinkie Dan and Torrey Yes, I know how lucky I am
The hazy Cascades Climbing at night Phillip, Mirte, and Torrey waiting out the lightning storm Dawn couldn't come quickly enough
The hazy Cascades Climbing at night Phillip, Mirte, and Torrey waiting out the lightning storm Dawn couldn't come quickly enough
Mirte, waiting for the sun to warm her up Phillip takes in the scenery Here comes sunshine! The switch from headlamps to sunglasses
Mirte, waiting for the sun to warm her up Phillip takes in the scenery Here comes sunshine! The switch from headlamps to sunglasses
The Summit! Linden, Phillip, and Mirte at the Summit Some people just loose it at high elevation Dan wishes the crater was full of ice cream
The Summit! Linden, Phillip, and Mirte at the Summit Some people just loose it at high elevation Dan wishes the crater was full of ice cream
Torrey below the Disappointment Cleaver Almost back to Camp Muir Torrey after the descent to Camp Muir
Torrey below the Disappointment Cleaver Almost back to Camp Muir Torrey after the descent to Camp Muir
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