Stitched panoramic image from Camp Muir (10,060 ft. elevation); 4:00 pm PST. Independent climbers' housing on the left hand side of the image; RMI Bunkhouse on the right side of the image. Note climbers coming up from the Muir Snowfield to Camp Muir.

Gear packed for the climb upward

Dividing into Summit Teams

Chuck, Dan and Lee in Summit Team B

RMI shuttles for the Summit Teams

Summit teams unloading and getting prepared

Hiking out of Paradise; 5000 ft. elevation

View of Mt. Rainier from Paradise

Climbing on and above the Skyline Trail

Above Pebble Creek and onto the Muir Snowfield

Chuck, Dan and Summit Team B taking a break at Pebble Creek

Climbing out of Pebble Creek and on to the Muir Snowfield

A view back at Pebble Creek

Continued climb on the Muir Snowfield

Continued climb on the Muir Snowfield

Continued climb on the Muir Snowfield

Break at 8000 ft. elevation

Break at 8000 ft. elevation

Break at 8000 ft. elevation

Lee and Chuck at 8000 ft. elevation

Continued climb up the Muir Snowfield

Continued climb up the Muir Snowfield

Break at 9000 ft. elevation

Dan Gueldner at 9000 ft. elevation

Lee, Chuck and Summit Team B at 9000 ft. elevation

Continued climb up the Muir Snowfield

A distant view of Camp Muir; 10,060 ft. elevation

View back at the Muir Snowfield

View back at the Muir Snowfield

Closer view of Camp Muir; 10,060 ft. elevation

Arriving to Camp Muir

Arriving to Camp Muir; 10,060 ft. elevation

Dan and Chuck settle in at the RMI Bunkhouse

Panorama outside of RMI Bunkhouse window

Dropping packs and emptying gear at Camp Muir

View of the valley below from the solar latrine

Climbers arriving to Camp Muir

First view of the Cowlitz Glacier and Cathedral Gap

Closer view of the Cowlitz Glacier and Cathedral Gap; climbers descending

Trail leading across the Cowlitz Glacier

A view of the RMI Bunkhouse; Camp Muir

RMI's cooking shack; Camp Muir

A view of Mt. Adams from Camp Muir

Lee at Camp Muir

Lee with his "instant" evening meal of beef stroganoff and instant garlic potatoes

A view of the bunking situation in the RMI Bunkhouse

Moonrise over the Paradise Valley and Mt. Adams