Trip Date: July 17-18, 1976

Mt. Rainier Climbing Trip

Glacier Vista
Nisqually Glacier
Wilson Glacier
Wapowety Cleaver
Kautz Glacier
Mount Rainier aka Tahoma (14,411/14,400 ft)

Trip Report Summary

Region: Southern Washington Cascades

Sub-Region: Mt. Rainier Massif

Area: Mt. Rainier National Park

Starting & Ending Point: Panorama Point Trailhead at Paradise on Nisqually Road (Elev. 5400 feet)

Way Points: Glacier Vista & Nisqually Glacier Flats & Wilson Glacier & Wapowety Cleaver (trail hike & snow hike & snow climb)

Campsite: Wapowety Cleaver near base of The Turtle (Elev. 9500 feet)

Summit: Mt. Rainier (snow climb via Wilson Glacier—Kautz Glacier—Upper Nisqually Glacier )

Approximate Stats: 12 miles traveled; 9500 feet gained & lost.

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