Mount Rainier - Single Push Climbing (car-to-car)

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August 5, 2022
Route: Disappointment Cleaver (DC) Route
Start and end point: Skyline Trail Head, Paradise
Climbers
Marek "Mighty Strong" Bykuc
Kalyan Ghosh
Dongho (DH) Choi
Paradise - Skyline trail - Pebble Creek - Muir Snowfield - Camp Muir - Cowlitz Glacier - Cathedral Gap - Ingraham Glacier - Ingraham Flats - Disappointment Cleaver - Mount Rainier Crater Summit
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[@willcarlen2751]

I was the piano player at the inn when you guys climbed the mountain, so you guys might have heard me. Super impressive!

[@dhchoi11]

Wow, I remember a young handsome piano player in the lobby the night before our summit bid. I don't know the song, but It was some blues or jazz song, I think. We loved the song and the piano music in the lobby. Did you have a college fund jar beside you, by the way? Great to meet you virtually!

[@willcarlen9301]

@@dhchoi11 I did have a college fund😂 this is so funny. Glad you enjoyed the music! I’ll be back there next summer playing again. Are you guys going to summit this summer too? I am looking for people to try it with. I have no mountaineering experience, but I run ultra marathons and can hike really fast. Made it to camp muir in 2hrs with a pack once.

[@2jhpark]

amazing view of Big deeper constellation and sun rising you guys did wonderful job

[@bigitalian2912]

Congrats guys. Good job. I soloed this route a couple years back in 25 hrs car to car with a quick nap at camp Muir. I hope more people start doing it alpine style. It takes a lot outta you, but it’s worth it.

[@dhchoi11]

Congratulations on your car-to-car solo climbing. That's great! Alpine style is certainly a preferred way for me. Camping at Camp Muir or the high camp would also be amazing. Thanks for watching!

[@wayoutwest7]

it's still "alpine style" if you do it with a high camp...

[@bobelliott2748]

A friend and I did this in 1979 from Paradise. This was pretty normal for the time but it was a grunt. There must have been 60 people on the summit and it was a Monday. Then we drove to Yakima drinking Rainier beer.

[@dhchoi11]

Wow, that's amazing. I wonder how routes were maintained and the conditions in those days.

[@bobelliott2748]

Routes wern't maintained then....are they now?

[@dhchoi11]

@@bobelliott2748 The main route (DC route) is maintained by the guiding companies, primarily by the RMI. It's (including ladders on crave crossings) well kept during the season. Thankful for them.

[@bobelliott2748]

Very interesting. When we climbed it was without guides, there were no ladders and we paralleled their route as did many others. We were told we couldn't use their route. I never saw a ladder on that mountain.

[@michellechoi6790]

Wow~You made it!! Two thumbs up👍

[@thomasdetrick315]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@randyhasselaar4697]

WOW.!! Straight up Gangster.!! So Cool.! Thanks for sharing.!

[@BuffaloWeather1]

LOVED THIS!

[@Sean13010]

It is one of the best mountains in the USA for me🏔️🗻

[@theopinson3851]

Crossing crevasses in the dark sounds…fun lol. Nice job!

[@everettamador9870]

you can see the curvature of the Eath..WOW!!

[@pwciborquantiativeanalysis5960]

I love your journey :) you are splendid of your adventures, amazing 👏

[@dhchoi11]

Thank you! 😃

[@thomasgilson6206]

Good to see that mountain is still there. I climbed it in 1995 via the same route. Spent the night at the mid-camp, though. Climbed Shasta in one-push a few weeks later. Or was it the next year? That was a tough day.

[@dhchoi11]

It's so great that you did it almost 30 years ago. Yes, the mountain is still there and will be there 😀

[@LinusWilson]

Great work

[@bz988]

The man taking the video seems and sounds like such a sweet heart 💚😘

[@dhchoi11]

Thanks for watching the video. I think everyone has a sweetheart, especially the ones who love mountains. 😉

[@dodgecityvanlife]

This is great

[@manuelaraica3216]

Brutal!

[@ManyDoors777]

You guys are tough!

[@jenskye]

Awesome vid and what a great view! ❄Is there a way where I can reach you?

[@LinusWilson]

Y’all r cray cray

[@VeeTravels]

Did you ever wash your shoes in the grass during the hike? I love the POV perspective by the way!

[@darkswordsmith]

Did you pack trail runners? The long haired bloke looks to be wearing trail runners on the way down?

[@paynehill]

What type of camera did you use? If it was a GoPro what were the specs?

[@dhchoi11]

I used a GoPro HERO8 with a shorty mini extension & tripod and shoulder strap mount.

[@theclimbingcadillac]

Good job! You didn’t go to Columbia Crest after entering the crater?

[@dhchoi11]

It was nine when we got to the crater rim, and we decided to descend as we were late already.

[@theclimbingcadillac]

@@dhchoi11 Yeah that walk across the crater sucks! It does take some time and of course safety is important.

[@HikingEngineer]

sorry I just saw this comment below, I wondered the same thing

[@dhchoi11]

No problem. Maybe next time with better planning. The ranger told us to turn around at 6 am (no matter where we were) when I got a climbing permit. We stayed at the rim for only a couple of minutes. The snow had already become soft and slippery by the time we descended.

[@RedPanda-pq4ik]

play amogus. Great Video!!

[@tyronesmith3812]

What would be the plan if you were coming down and a ladder for a crevasse crossing was gone? Say another climber threw it down into the crevasse or took it with them on their way down?

[@aliensoup2420]

What was the round-trip distance?

[@dhchoi11]

Mine was about 15 miles. I had to stop the AllTrails recording at Camp Muir on our descent as my phone ran out of battery.

[@sidhayes6168]

445 for me rt and did not run down

[@DonII1980]

Looks like you didn't make the true summit if you only went to the rim

[@swadmin]

Exactly what I was thinking, have to cross the crater to reach the true summit, adding another half an hour at least.