Rainier Return // Skiing Emmons Glacier

Three weeks after our failed attempt we returned. Our only condition on returning was 3 continuous days of absolutely pristine weather. A tall order for the state of Washington. After a couple weeks of watching the weather as closely as possible nature blessed us with the impossible, good weather. Unfortunately, Aaron could not make it but he did give us his blessing to ski Mount Rainier via Emmons Glacier without him. We started late because permits must be acquired and forms must be filled out. After cutting through the red take we were off up glacier basin trail and to the base of the Interglacier. The fun started for us at camp Sherman which was all new territory. Also, let me just point our here that I’m joking when I say “the gear we don’t know how to use.” Of course we know how to use it….in Theory. After adorning ourselves with metal and rope we worked our way up this surprisingly steep route.

[@Samlikes2ski]

I like how danny pronounces perMIT lol

[@ryanv1279]

Its like hes always using it as a verb

[@TheDeJureTour]

Noticed that too, lol

[@tall14dude]

I have lived my entire life (30+ yrs) with a view of the mountain wondering what it would be like at the top. In both Rainier summits, DC and Emmons, you guys make it look easy. The most glaciated mountain with a 50% successful summit rate is not an easy feat, but watching this makes it look almost effortless. You guys are awesome! Keep it up!

[@eganfo]

Nothing “amateur” about their skills right.

[@TheDonBoston]

They summited both times, no? Wouldn't it be 100%? Cheers :)

[@lekronss]

@@TheDonBoston They meant about 50% of people who attempt rainier actually summit

[@peggywright1887]

Thanks for posting this mini-documentary of your adventure! My daughter did this route and ski descent last year but has no video to tell the tale, so seeing your video is a real treat!

[@mikemcintosh9933]

I saw in my social feed that my last ascent of Rainier was 5 years ago by your same route. This was a pleasant trip down memory lane. Thank you! The weather you had was extraordinary! Congratulations :) I've said it before watching your adventures there is nothing mediocre about this achievement. Rainier car-to-car in a day is an elite athletic accomplishment. My only successful climbs of the peak required two nights and even then were the hardest thing I've ever done. Hat's off!

[@robinsmith9734]

Well done guys, a respectful climb and descent, and only with the advent of skis, technique, lip salve, and sus. Great stuff. Not a puke in sight. Just fantastic..

[@bassomatic1871]

Imagine the fun had Christoff been along for the adventure. 😄

[@joshgonzalez2885]

To anyone who's never hiked Rainier through all that snow idk how the hell they move so fast. Did it for my first time last month and couldn't move my legs for a week 😭

[@tyronesmith3812]

Round trip 8 hours or better baby. Condition: Must start after 8 AM from the parking lot.

[@Com_Truise]

You guys deserve 10x the number of subscribers you have. I recommend y'all to all of my friends that do outdoor stuff.

[@ListlessSilence]

It never ceases to amaze me how easily they make these huge climbs look.

[@whenopportunitycomes8718]

When I have time I stop everything to see your videos. Funny things were - forgetting the permit in classic mediocre fashion - forgetting gloves after almost losing lips to sunburn 😆😆 Great episode. 👍👍✌️

[@denali9643]

There are few things more satisfying then the sound of crampons on dry frozen snow. I did the Cleaver and Kautz routes before summitting Denali but never skied either. Well done! How you don’t have a million subs is a UtUbe mystery….

[@davidfantle6721]

Absolutely spectacular footage! I've done that route with an overnight at Sherman. Much respect for doing it in a day, and then adding more punishment for another ski run! The 3D cam footage adds another really nice perspective. Always a joy to watch your content and banter :)

[@weaintfree]

I just recently discovered your alls videos/channel. My daughter and I love your videos. Glad that y’all are still doing them. Keep them coming PLEASE!! Thank you!

[@naturefreq4325]

Fortunate to have Rainier a hour from my house, 54 years worth of memories on that mountain.

[@briankurth4405]

Incredible, you guys are machines.

[@FerrerLarruy]

Totally agree with you Brian...

[@lukefromtexas]

Awesome job. Glad to see you guys went back after the bad weather attempt.

[@Ericxnugz]

Yeww been watching these vids for years thanks y’all!

[@geoffswyka1143]

Stoked for you guys; thanks for taking us along!!

[@cams3425]

Congrats and appreciate you taking us along for the ride. Very impressive. Funny how plans change. I think it’s great you share the good and the difficult all the same. Keep’em coming.

[@woodycarr]

Great video, guys. I climbed that route in 1986. Brought back many great memories!

[@surfcruzer]

Ur guys lifestyle inspires me so much. Pretty much implemented lot of outdoor sports now, thanks for the example!

[@desviz]

So BURLY! Well done! Rainier in a day, on skis! RESPECT!!!

[@williampacey9194]

Succeed, succeed, succeed, thats what you guys do. Exceptional!

[@johnpaul041]

Rainier car to car in a day is no joke. You guys always make it look, if not easy, doable. We took our time going up that route 20 years ago sans skis. Just topping out from Shurman and then heading all the way down to White River the last day smoked us. Absolute beasts. Congrats!

[@jessebengtson6783]

Ok, great climb and ski fellas, but we all need an update on Christoff. How’s he doing? Still in the hurt locker??

[@eganfo]

This was really fun to watch. I’ve hiked up the trail you guys used in the tree line. It’s nice to see what’s above that on your way to the summit.. I live here and watching you guys do all these climbs is motivating.

[@diamondsutra837]

“Like a warrior slinging his bow for battle “ 🤣🤣🤣☠️💀

[@scottsamuels1109]

Did you guys seriously just day hike Rainier with an 8AM start time from the car AND add extra vert climbing Steamboat AND make it all the way back to the car for chocolate milk?!?! Totally insane. We attempted to summit in 2013 and took 3 days, weathered out at 13,500 ft....you guys made it look almost effortless. Wow.

[@austinado16]

Danny and Chase, this was fantastic! That climb was brutal, and the skiing was epic. Thanks for another great video!

[@reauxme]

Just summited this with my 11 year old son last week. We had fun watching your vid and reliving the misery from a distance. We were wishing we had skis/the skill to ski down!

[@cnissen]

Damn, awesome adventure! Stoked for you guys. Thanks for bringing us along, I'd never be able to do this.

[@mariusventer853]

You guys are animals, and amazing!! You guys inspire everyone. Thank you

[@matthewtraver2895]

My team and I summited Emmons on July 12th! BEAUTIFUL window. Great video!

[@spicee1000]

Another great adventure. While typing this comment I realized this is the ONLY channel I have ever left a comment on. I guess that means you officially have the best channel on all of KZbin. Congrats! Looking forward to the next adventure.

[@boxmat182ify]

Incredible video. Looks like your on top of the world. I wish we had mountains that big in Aus. It made my stomach feel funny at times seeing how far away the river was from the top.

[@nilsalb]

Incredible work! Nice use of the 360 cam!

[@jordan-rogers-uspsa]

Wooohooo, glad to see this up and that you got redemption for the previous attempt! It was really awesome to meet y’all the day after this after we popped out of the Fuhrer Finger, best day I had all season! To learn that Danny is also a chocolate milk disciple is even better. Looks like you had pretty beautiful conditions at the summit; the folks we talked to the same day said that around ~10am it was ripping wind up there. If you decide to come back next season and want to sample something other than our volcanoes let me know, I have some good suggestions!

[@silasmarner7586]

Great style, well done, and wonderful video. Thanks!

[@pagewhite61]

Nice! The downhill looked like a lot of fun. I’m sorry Aaron didn’t make it but I’m glad you two got another shot at it. Thanks for the video.

[@dexterkendall1951]

I look at this mountain every day with aspirations to stand on top of it one day. Awesome job guys. So jealous!

[@ChiacchieriARTStrong]

What a beautiful day! You guys are an inspiration. I'm getting ready for a Rainier trip next summer. Love your channel

[@deivclayton]

Great job on the climb, the ski down, and the holding down of the burrito. Thanks for bringing us along for the adventure!

[@outlaw7x77]

You're 25 miles from my house...Orting, Washington. I couldn't see you from here though! Congrats!!! I was up there two days ago (Not Rainier but closeby)...gloriously beautiful.

[@jwhoward182]

Another amazing episode. Looked like the some of the best volcano snow I've seen youse guys carve up.

[@FC-uo6dh]

What a wonderful adventure! So glad you guys made it. At one point I was watching and thinking, when seeing you with the skins: I'd totally get my crampons on, right about now...

[@BackyardHiker]

Love those perfect summiting days!! They never get old!

[@KrisKanyon]

Congrats on bagging Rainier. You got really good weather. BTW, good meeting you on the Orem foothill trails a month or so ago. We talked eBikes. I'm happy with my Levo SL but you may want to look at the Trek Fuel EXe. Or get a Levo for the extra range and power. Coincidence: I passed fellow Mediocre Amateur Blake mountain biking up AF Canyon a few hours ago. I didn't realize it was him until I'd gone by.

[@benc.8103]

Fantastic product Men. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@davenye752]

Another great video..... you certainly make it look easy👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@BluegrassBackcountry]

Broooo whatever that selfie stick that captures those slight aerial shots while they’re walking, it’s sicccckkkk 🤙🏻

[@kraigstenberg9094]

Incredible athletes, visually stunning imagery. Always fantastic entertainment. Thanks for sharing the adventures!

[@Jsart87]

Always great videos guys! Love when you’re near my neck of the woods in Seattle. If you ever wanted to do an easy video I’d love a breakdown of your equipment and how you guys set up for a trip. What gear you bring in plane? What you pick up at location? How you guys prep and research? Stay safe.

[@lcb9807]

I miss you guys. Please keep making videos!!

[@PhatPat6069]

Was just at Rainer NP last week with my wife and 8 month old and all I could do was dream of climbing it. Biggest hike we did was up Pinnacle Peak (great view) but hopefully my buddies and I will be back to have a go at Rainer's summit sooner than later!

[@christophecazuc7044]

Thanks! ❤🙏

[@BeholdenYeti]

Incredible video as always

[@BreakOutOfTheAlgorithm]

Awesome adventure guys, so glad it worked out for you this time. Absolutely loved that remix of your classic song when you started skiing. 👍

[@KakaBubus]

I love Rainier! Most beautiful mountain in lower 48!

[@whollymary7406]

Fabulous adventures I’ve never seen thanks inspires me

[@bowlerballer6852]

My favorite channel on my favorite mountain, you love to see it

[@ericl2122]

Nice weather window. I was there on the same day but climbed and skied the south side (Muir). Good job.

[@timjames1274]

Another awesome production! Thanks for sharing. Superb mountain. Bravo!

[@beeclimbing9954]

Considering the hard crust up near the top which looked no fun at all to ski down, I'm glad you guys got some good snow to carve down watching the end footage!

[@joanneleyva4942]

A telescoping ski pole that doubles as an ice axe........very cool!

[@OayxYT]

Amazing video! I would love to summit rainier one day, let along ski it. Great work and the video near/at the summit is so beautiful

[@andrewoakoutdoors9353]

Loved this video! I’m climbing Rainier next week via DC, very stoked!

[@ADVwithRoscoe]

Those were some good looking turns at the end nice snow

[@glenntoups4615]

Awesome video on a gorgeous day......You guys rock and roll and are bad ass climbers

[@KarlDeckerPresents]

Mutual destruction, that was hilarious! Nice work guys, come visit sometime and steal some editing tricks. . . .

[@yuliyanikiforets]

What a great morning, a new video 🙌🏼

[@briantodd4887]

Kudos to you guys....and mother nature!

[@ruffrydazz2032]

Good climb, video came out SUPER good on this one. Nice work!

[@lifeofluke]

Danny and Chase out there killin it

[@johnlewicki3910]

INSANE!! Keep the videos coming. Always make my day

[@SeniorTurner]

Stoke!! Congrats bois love this mountain. 🍻

[@OutsideChronicles]

Awesome as always!

[@frankblangeard8865]

Great video. Thumbs up. You roped together all the way up but then skied down. I don't see the logic in that. Is there less or no danger of falling into a crevasse when skiing down? Also, have you practiced extracting each other from a crevasse if one of you does fall in? It is a rather complicated procedure especially if only one person is out of the crevasse doing the rescue.

[@christinerolle3876]

As always you guys are awesome.🥰😍🤩

[@sarfsyed7275]

Beard like chase you'd be the #1 on this platform

[@sarfsyed7275]

Your an inspiration regardless

[@turbo80lxcoupe]

Great job and nice work guys! Attempted Ingraham direct last weekend, unfortunately had to turn around due to fatigued team member

[@nirek.sharma]

Love the new wide angle shot! Looks like a pole mounted 360 lens?

[@SomeDudeSomewhereOverThere]

Such an awesome climb. Well done!

[@scottgriffith407]

Where in the world were all the climbers? No tents at Schurman? No real boot track? Summit to yourself? This time of year? So strange. Would have expected and army on a blue bird day like that.

[@doriswlongAgoandfarAway]

unexpected treat. thank you!

[@sohlbergk]

That mountain is positively enormous.

[@ormjo940]

Danny you should talk to your Dr about getting some prochlorperazine maleate for your nausea. Doesn't affect cardio systems (as far as Im aware) and is amazing.

[@BentTire]

Chase is a beast

[@BinyaminHikes]

The redemption! I love this video

[@marcms25]

Awesome climate and video!

[@maidhci]

Well done lads, never give up!

[@Weathernerd27]

Alot of snow on the Emmons glacier for July usually more crevasses are showing and by late summer the inter glacier is bare ice and the snowline is right around Camp Schurman.

[@dabmane]

Great work! consider tying brake knots into your rope if you’re part of a 2-person rope team. Unless you have reasons or I just couldn’t see them.

[@russia274]

Guys, start doin gear load out and use affiliate links. You inspired many great ideas for gears that significantly reduced my pack weight

[@marki7275]

That was cool. Love it.

[@EverydayMTB]

Great video guys.

[@MyMondoMan]

Well done!

[@MD-jf1ml]

Was this all GoPro? If so 10 or 9 or what model? How much of the grading was done in post? The colors are incredible, editing also top notch! These MA videos are always the highlight of my day when they come out!

[@kevinw1129]

Awesome guys!

[@aaronwright8252]

What is the water bottle/pouch you use on the front of your bag? I can’t find anything like that locally where I live.😅

[@ethankutzscher]

love your vids. gear geeking…what water bottle sleeve do you guys use?