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Eric Gilbertson and Mount Rainier
Documenting a mountaineer's search for truth on America's favorite volcano.
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Eric smiles with his equipment atop Columbia Crest; formerly Mt. Rainier's highest point.
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Olly Cohen crosses a crevasse on the descent with Mt. Adams in view.
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The massive Emmons glacier.
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Olly climbs through the sunrise. It was a 25 hour car-to-car effort.
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Eric kneels by his elevation measuring device on the current summit of Mt. Rainier.
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Eric searches for his temperature loggers along the rim of the summit crater.
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Olly and the summit Trimble device in the distance above us at the Columbia Crest.
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Eric leads the way.
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Eric looks toward the new summit from the Columbia Crest and measures the height difference manually.
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Eric points toward Seattle with Liberty Cap just below the end of his trekking pole. Eric and Olly also tagged Liberty Cap and measured its height that day.
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Eric secures his surveying device with snow softened by the sun and warm temperatures.
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A beautiful scene with a dangerous reality. Large crevasses were scattered across the route above 11,000 ft.
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Eric looks back on the descent. It was a dream come true to share a rope.
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Eric leads the way around the summit crater on the hunt for temperature loggers.
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The team. Eric leads Gregory Scruggs, the Seattle Times reporter, and Olly Cohen.
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Eric looks toward the sun rising over the Cascades just as we reach the Ingraham glacier.
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The Ingraham glacier. The sheer size of Rainier is felt in the last few thousand feet of climbing, especially for the sea-level folks.
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Eric holds a temperature logger and its PVC pipe case.
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Eric smiles with his equipment atop Columbia Crest; formerly Mt. Rainier's highest point.
01
Eric smiles with his equipment atop Columbia Crest; formerly Mt. Rainier's highest point.
02
Olly Cohen crosses a crevasse on the descent with Mt. Adams in view.
03
The massive Emmons glacier.
04
Olly climbs through the sunrise. It was a 25 hour car-to-car effort.
05
Eric kneels by his elevation measuring device on the current summit of Mt. Rainier.
06
Eric searches for his temperature loggers along the rim of the summit crater.
07
Olly and the summit Trimble device in the distance above us at the Columbia Crest.
08
Eric leads the way.
09
Eric looks toward the new summit from the Columbia Crest and measures the height difference manually.
10
Eric points toward Seattle with Liberty Cap just below the end of his trekking pole. Eric and Olly also tagged Liberty Cap and measured its height that day.
11
Eric secures his surveying device with snow softened by the sun and warm temperatures.
12
A beautiful scene with a dangerous reality. Large crevasses were scattered across the route above 11,000 ft.
13
Eric looks back on the descent. It was a dream come true to share a rope.
14
Eric leads the way around the summit crater on the hunt for temperature loggers.
15
The team. Eric leads Gregory Scruggs, the Seattle Times reporter, and Olly Cohen.
16
Eric looks toward the sun rising over the Cascades just as we reach the Ingraham glacier.
17
The Ingraham glacier. The sheer size of Rainier is felt in the last few thousand feet of climbing, especially for the sea-level folks.
18
Eric holds a temperature logger and its PVC pipe case.
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