Emmons Glacier  Mod. Snow

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Type:  Snow, Alpine, 10700 feet FA:  Rainier: Hazard Stevens and Philemon Van Trump, 1870 Emmons Glacier route: ?? Submitted By:  Bryson Slothower on Jun 23, 2007 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (41) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Emmons Glacier

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Description 

Start from the White River ranger station (360)569-6030 at 4,300ft.

Follow the White River 3.1 miles to tree line and possible camping at Glacier Basin around 6000ft.

Continue up the Interglacier (crevasses) to Camp Curtis at 8,500 ft. and more possible camping. Descend slightly at the top of the ridge down onto the Emmons Glacier and continue up a short distance to the standard high camp at Camp Schurman and Steamboat Prow at 9,450 ft.

From Schurman head up and left to a 1,500 ft. snowy ramp called the Corridor.

Above the Corridor the climbing steepens and trends right to the bergschrund which may be tricky to cross depending on conditions.

Above the bergschrund one more steep section awaits before the summit.

Descend the route.

Location 

NE side of Rainier.

Protection 

Glacier gear with snow pro.

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climbers above the corridor	Descent on Emmons. Becky, Jake, Joel, Scotty.	Descent, looking back up at Rainier as I made the ...
Little Tahoma Peak as seen from the Emmons Glacier...	Camp Schurman. Emmons Glacier Route. June 2011	Summit Crater of Mt. Rainier. June 2011