In mid-September 2020, I did a guided climb of Mount Rainier via the Disapointment Cleaver route.
Training
My training consisted of some typical tougher hikes, carrying a weighted pack (with ~25 lbs extra weight, mostly from water and extra Rainiers):
- Mt. Si
- Mailbox Peak – up old trail, down new trail
- Mt. Washington
- Alta Mtn.
- Navaho Peak
A single, much longer hike through the Enchantments I did without extra weight:
Packing
Day 1 - Paradise parking lot to Camp Muir
Day 2 - Muir to high camp at Ingall Flats
Night 2/Day 3: Summit
The summit climb started at midnight, and reached the summit around sunrise, so no pictures from the climb itself.
Day 3: Descent
