Mount Rainier: Washington's Highest Peak

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Published 2019-08-15
We climbed Mount Rainier in Washington on August 5th and for Christof it was a day that he’s thought about for a while. We decided to climb the mountain in one push from the parking lot. It’s a lot of mountain to cover in one day with 9,000 ft of elevation gain between us and the summit. In the end every step and every view was awesome. Rainier National Park never disappoints.

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All Comments (21)
  • @wngmv
    "9 miles, 6 hours, 9000ft". I can't even.
  • I'm close to 400 lbs and out of shape. No mountaineering experience. I'm giving myself 5 years from Today to get it together and attempt a summit.
  • "Is there a poo in me?" that's the most relatable question i've ever heard you guys ask.
  • @Ranar14
    Most underrated outdoor adventure vlog on youtube HANDS DOWN.
  • @huntstyle
    "We pretended to sleep for about 5 or 6 hours." Haha, I know how that goes! Way to seize the day, fellas! I love it!
  • @BackyardHiker
    You guys are SUPER FAST....it's so sick how easy you guys make it look, even though we all know it isn't! Nice Work!
  • @user-bx7nw1ve6y
    No drama. Just up and back without a lot of complaints or extemporaneous philosophical musings. 4 stars!
  • I've watched this video probably a dozen or so times and every time I hear Danny say it took them 6 hours to summit... I'm dumbfounded. I hope to get to that level one day.
  • @michellelee427
    I have watched this so many times throughout the year. Still blows my mind that you guys did it in a day. I would be happy if I could do it in 2 days. You guys are so inspirational.
  • @mattk4273
    I love the fact I get to look at that mountain every day.
  • @sujxlife
    I have always wanted to do Rainier but didn't have time/$$ for a two day adventure but this video inspired me and two experienced friends to do the one push this past weekend! Was an absolute blast and fun to compare our fitness (which we thought was pretty good to yours ;). We ended up leaving Paradise at 10:30PM, summiting at 9:15AM and getting off around 3:30PM. We had some route finding issues on the way up in the morning which probably cost us an hour in total and then it was so darn hot by 10AM that hydration (needed over 6L in the heat total) problems slowed the descent considerably. Big props to you guys for making it look so easy but as a warning to those thinking about it at home, this is a serious mountain where you can get yourself into trouble very quickly. It's also a real roll of the dice with the weather/conditions, no parties summited the two days before or one after.
  • @AlecSteele
    This is an awesome video! Killer adventure.
  • @91F2Z
    Brings back memories. In '69 I lived and worked at Paradise - first job out of high school, and taught the climbing school course at Paradise that beginners were required to take before climbing to Muir, then summit next day. Did the peak in one day, as I had to be back at work down below! Part of job was carrying trash from Muir to Paradise, and we were 'competitive' - my record pack weight was 165 pounds. Once we use a rescue sled to transport a 'gumby', (as we called dead climbers - because often they were frozen into odd positions), down to Paradise. The frozen body was wrapped in an orange plastic tarp, and when we reached the dirt path above Paradise a woman tourist asked if she could sit on the sled (we were putting the wheel on at that point) for a picture. We obliged, and then she asked what we were carrying. Not sure, but I think she still is screaming and running to this day. Good times!
  • @philperson9896
    “They’re all friendly we haven’t been attacked yet”😂
  • @gsav811
    I was standing at the top of Rainier yesterday and this video inspired me to train for and climb Rainier. And I have to say that I was not the only one in my guided group climbing Rainier thanks to this video. Truly inspiring. You guys rock.
  • @jimgrady8004
    Did this climb back in 2009 at the age of 55. I'll never forget the pink light at sunrise. As I looked east I saw the silhouette of a climber on the mountain's horizon. A spectacular image that has stuck in my mind ever since.
  • That was really good time to the summit. Most groups leave Muir at 11pm-midnight, which means those groups had 4ish miles, 4500ft, and 2 hour headstart and you still caught them. Impressive. Those traffic jams can get super annoying too