During Memorial weekend, I was stuck in bed with strep throat while Dave was in Washington climbing Mount Rainer. From the pictures below, you will agree my weekend was much easier. Dave has been training for months to prepare for the 14,411 foot mountain. He went with a guided group consisting of 4 guides and 8 hikers. Only two of the eight hikers attempted the summit and Dave was one of them. I'm very proud that Dave did not give up even though it was EXTREMELY TOUGH! At 13,700 feet the guides decided it was too dangerous to go any higher. The hike was three days long and he woke up at 1am the last morning to attempt the summit. The weather was pretty intense the entire three days...lots and lots of snow. While back in Texas it was 107 degrees!!
This picture was taken in the park before the hike...BEAUTIFUL!
Dave before the sunburned, snow frozen face!
The first night they slept in a hut, but the next night that stayed in tents. He had to shovel away snow just to get inside.
I love the snow frozen to his beard...glad I wasn't on this trip!
13,700 feet
Here you can see Dave and another guy roped together in case one of them falls in a crevasse. This is why I was nervous for Dave to take this trip!
Dave made it home safely with extremely sore muscles and a bad sunburn! I'm very proud of you Dave!
Dave before the sunburned, snow frozen face!
The first night they slept in a hut, but the next night that stayed in tents. He had to shovel away snow just to get inside. 
I love the snow frozen to his beard...glad I wasn't on this trip! 
13,700 feet
Here you can see Dave and another guy roped together in case one of them falls in a crevasse. This is why I was nervous for Dave to take this trip! 
Dave made it home safely with extremely sore muscles and a bad sunburn! I'm very proud of you Dave!
4 comments:
Way to go Dave! I agree with you. I would rather have strep than camp out in those conditions. Maybe he'll have to try it again when there is less snow (or is that mountain frozen all year long?)
This is the warmer season! Crazy huh?!
Awesome, Dave! It is so cool that you went on the trip! What's up next?
Way to go Dave!
I think I would rather hike than have strep. The last time I had strep it was miserable, especially b/c the drugs didn't completely work and it came back a week later on our Tahitian trip. James and I did a almost 11 mile hike in Big Basin Redwoods Park in California and we were so sore the next day, so I'm not sure we could handle 3 days of hiking.
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