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Christian "crisco" Burrell > Mt. Rainier June 2009

Didn't summit but learned so much!
Let go!
Let go!
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The guide hut
The guide hut
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The summit looks forever away
The summit looks forever away
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trail
trail
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Matt on the trail
Matt on the trail
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Rest stop
Rest stop
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Starting to make some real progress
Starting to make some real progress
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Next rest stop (you need to take your time when heading into high altitude)
Next rest stop (you need to take your time when…
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Matt is starting to sweat!
Matt is starting to sweat!
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Little streams trickle down
Little streams trickle down
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trail
trail
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HUGE canyons
HUGE canyons
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Clouds about the summit
Clouds about the summit
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More trail
More trail
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trail cut in the cliff
trail cut in the cliff
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we seem to be walking the wrong way
we seem to be walking the wrong way
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more streams
more streams
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Next rest stop
Next rest stop
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want to go there!
want to go there!
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Group rest stop
Group rest stop
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The world has disappeared!
The world has disappeared!
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trail
trail
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gee I wonder which way we are supposed to go...
gee I wonder which way we are supposed to go...
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Start of the never ending Muir snowfield
Start of the never ending Muir snowfield
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More snowfield
More snowfield
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Finally made it to camp
Finally made it to camp
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Camp
Camp
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More camp
More camp
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Our tent
Our tent
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Dinner time. Doesn't Matt look happy?
Dinner time. Doesn't Matt look happy?
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looking around
looking around
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Where we are headed
Where we are headed
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Hot choc. really helps!
Hot choc. really helps!
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Morning clouds
Morning clouds
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Headed up towards high camp
Headed up towards high camp
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the trail through the first cleaver
the trail through the first cleaver
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sigh...wish we could've made it. I learned a lot of hard lessons though.
sigh...wish we could've made it. I learned a lo…
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On our way down
On our way down
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Looking down
Looking down
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drying all the gear out
drying all the gear out
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