If you want a steep, difficult climb on Rainier, do the Kautz Route. Not tough enough? Try Liberty Ridge. These 2 are way more technical and a lot more steep, you will need ice tools. DC route is not only popular, but the easiest way to get to the summit.
@ChadLubinski Жыл бұрын
thanks Scott
@user-zb2st6zi6j3 ай бұрын
Edmunds Headwall or Sunset Ridge are good too. It is the "easiest" and "safest" route on the Mowich Face and is seldom climbed unlike Liberty Ridge which is hard to get permits for sometimes.
@thomasboyle2 жыл бұрын
Great info! Attempted a 2 day ascent via DC route same time as you. Permits were super easy to obtain got them 2 nights before. Also make sure you pay your climbing fee before the TH. There's wifi at Paradise but it's easier and reduces stress to do it ahead of time. Besides that I agree with everything else you mentioned!
@ChadLubinski2 жыл бұрын
Love the extra info on this… thanks brother! 🙌
@mountfairweather8 ай бұрын
Probably the most simple and informative video I've seen on mnt rainier
@ChadLubinski8 ай бұрын
Hey thank you!
@raymondgrenberg79945 ай бұрын
Altitude got me a few times up there, for me I need almost a full day at Muir
@Wesley29618 күн бұрын
Coming from out of state and never been to Washington state, this is going to be a bumpy learning process
@UnmannedExplorations6 ай бұрын
Attempting a summit of Rainier in late May 2024 with Alpine Ascents. Coming from the Appalachians I am more concerned about weather at the end of the day. Hope it holds out for a summit attempt. Good video!!
@ChadLubinski6 ай бұрын
Yeah May can definitely be up in the air still in the PNW. Have fun and thanks for watching!
@UnmannedExplorations6 ай бұрын
@@ChadLubinski For sure! We should take a direct route around the DC but we shall see. Thanks for the warm wishes!! If you don’t mind me asking what do you do to prepare physically for expeditions? I do a lot of strength training, rucking, and sprint vo2 max training. I don’t distance run at all. Wondering your thoughts?
@nurafya24Ай бұрын
Did you do it?
@UnmannedExplorationsАй бұрын
@@nurafya24 yes sir!!! We had some terrible weather in late May but made it up via DC route. Going back next year to do a mountaineering course on emmons.
@user-zb2st6zi6j3 ай бұрын
Go climbing in Colorado or the Sierras in California the 2 weeks before your climb. This will adjust you to altitude and make the climb go much easier.
@juangarcia1974 Жыл бұрын
The DC route is the less technical route, the kautz it is very technical and so is liberty ridge, generalizing that Mt Rainier isnt technical it could mislead new climbers, I have climb the Sierra Nevada in winter with no crevasses and it does require experience to have a successful ascent, I have 9 summits on Rainier in 3 different routes, when people ask, which one is the easy one? my reply is always the same, none of them the technicality my be less in the DC because the guiding services establish the route for everyone so it looks easy and non technical, the reason is that hey did the technical part already which is establish a safe route.
@ChadLubinski Жыл бұрын
95% of climbers are going to do the DC route on Rainier
@juangarcia1974 Жыл бұрын
@@ChadLubinski but dont tell them that is easy
@agmartin21274 ай бұрын
All valid comments if you know how to crevasse rescue you can climb Mount Rainier without a guide for sure. Also, I completely agree about the Non technical aspect of it and very much agree about the sun screen/sunshine problem. I’ve never been so burned one time climbing without sunscreen…it was ridiculous! We climbed it five times by five different routes. The best route in my opinion was the longest, the Tahoma glacier route. It starts at 2200 feet and we camped on top, in the crater… that was really Special. also about Mount Hood. I skied off of it twice right off the top via the west crater route which is another great route and a little bit less technical than the pearly gates anyway all good stuff.
@ChadLubinski4 ай бұрын
Damn you’re inspiring me to do that west crater route. I was also looking at that wyeast ski line on Hood… have you done that one?
@agmartin21274 ай бұрын
@@ChadLubinski on Mount Hood the only lines I’ve skied is that West crater route IMO, that should be the standard route going up, and it’s a nice ski down. It puts you about 50 to 100 vertical feet from the summit via very narrow but non-technical ridge. Would not want to fall off the north side of that! The biggest issue coming back down is finding a place to put your skis on all good stuff on your channel. Thanks.
@blomeh2 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid! Great info👍. Looking forward to next one🙂.
@ChadLubinski2 жыл бұрын
Thank you man!!
@blomeh2 жыл бұрын
No prob!👍 Left a comment on a 2nd older vid. Hope you see it.
@SpinsterJ4 ай бұрын
Hey Chad. Im brand new to this. I live in idaho about 5.5 hrs from Rainer. Its been a goal of mine for a while. Im thiking either trying in 2025 or 26 sumner. Any advice on laddres? How many on thus MT? Its super unfamiliar and seems hard to prepare/train for. Thanks for this video. Great info. Justin
@hambone95011 ай бұрын
do u recommend going with a guide then? also how hard is crevasse training?
@ChadLubinski11 ай бұрын
Yes if you haven't climbed anything like this before. Crevasse training takes a few reps to figure it out completely
@mountfairweather8 ай бұрын
@@ChadLubinski have you fallen in one?
@user-zb2st6zi6j3 ай бұрын
The Rainier Guides have a class on crevasse training. It is not hard, but you definitely have to have a teacher who knows what they are doing.
@jackyyang4557 Жыл бұрын
did you apply for the filming permit
@ChadLubinski Жыл бұрын
wasn't a thing at that time
@hambone95011 ай бұрын
wtf for real?
@ChadLubinski2 жыл бұрын
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