Mount Rainier: Washington's Highest Peak
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2024
- 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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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.
Yo my dude!
U better not have given up
It's been a year. How are you holding up?
Good luck on your journey! Beautiful mountain! Enjoy yourself at the top!
says everyone
"9 miles, 6 hours, 9000ft".
I can't even.
I did but ate snow AS A 9 YEAR OLD safe me
hah hah, *climbs 9500*
Yeh that’s 17-18 miles
@@alexander-ky9gk there is a world of difference between "hiking" and the technical climbing that is Rainier. I can do 9miles in less than 2hrs with over 3000ft of gain and loss easy. I've also climbed 14ers and done some technical climbing. At 11000ft, you only have access to less than half of oxygen as you'd regularly get. From that point on, walking takes as much effort as running on sea level. With crampons on your feet, a hard boots that's much heavier even than the heaviest hiking boots, while doing glacier traverse...going 1mph is pretty fast.
Regularly folks, like you, take 2 full days to summit rainier and back, with the second day being at least 10 hours of gruesome ups and downs.
I'm sorry, your 4 miles of 2000+ doesn't really compare unless you are talking about something like My Denali.
@@wngmv dude you sound like a such a douche 😭 hope I never run into a negative Nancy like you on the trail
"Is there a poo in me?" that's the most relatable question i've ever heard you guys ask.
Most underrated outdoor adventure vlog on youtube HANDS DOWN.
Ranar14 I can agree with that
I can see why.. barely explained anything, they rushed thru the whole thing . No personality . Not saying it was terrible.. it was just average at best.. 5/10
@@jckdnls9292 Not every mountain climb video needs to feature a route description with over-the-top color commentary. I think it's perfect just as it is, just like all other MA vids.
I found it to be Mediocre at best.
@@Bignormgod Very punny man
Do Florida's highest point for April fools
ur the point
Yup. All you'd have to do is climb the tallest tree in Florida.
You think you know what flat is, then you show up to Florida and the most steep hill you find is like a 2 degree incline.
It almost disobeys the laws of physics. I wouldn't be surprised if some study concluded that Florida is so flat, not even the curvature of the earth applies.
@@AtemiRaven Isn't there a whole society that believes in that anyway?
@@vishwanathanr5590 Unfortunately yes.
Called sugarloaf mountain in Clermont. You can see disney and Orlando from it
No drama. Just up and back without a lot of complaints or extemporaneous philosophical musings. 4 stars!
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!
especially, when you think of how much time must have been lost to capturing shots/filming...probably 30min worth at least
@@wynnhardrath I agree...At least 30 minutes, bare minimum!
"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!
Getting up so early only to arrive at the parking lot with so much day ahead! And running down the mountain without taking time to enjoy the views!! Not my idea of enjoying a day in the mountain.
@@PrimiusLovin Its called "Peak Bagging" its not for the Slow Paced Log and explore, Im SURE they have had their times in the mountains enjoying them .... I know what you mean though.
Melatonin helps.
pretty amazing
your videos are ⛽️ as well....
Wow ! Kraig your here ? im a Fan bro 👊
You and Mediocre are the best outdoors content on TH-cam
All of their videos are. Even though they aren't as extreme, so are yours man. As someone who has multiple herniated discs, but loves the outdoors, both of your channels are godsends.
Love your vids bro
Please do Denali. Like so they can see
Denali in one day😂
that would be awesome. Definitely a jump up in difficulty though. 14,000 ft to 20,000 ft.
Denali: 11 hours 44 minutes is the current record and there’s video already. Honestly, Denali is a slog - these fellas chose the right mountain. Denali is a rope train mess on a much larger scale.
Do Everest next.
I think you need more of a challenge.
@@mikemau4272
"They chose the right mountain" as though Rainier is easy. They took the kiddie route, you fucking moron, the one that 90% of people take, which is immaculately manicured by the guide services. If they were keen on demonstrating their bad-assery (which is the only reason someone does what they did), they should have climbed Liberty Ridge in a day or climbed Willis Wall in any length of time whatsoever.
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.
6 hours is crazy. If i make it to Muir in under 5 i'm feeling pretty good about myself
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.
@Zach Blechner you definitely can climb it, just extensively train and prepare before, do some running/jogging, but also remember you're still young so don't rush or else you won't have any mountains left to climb by the time you're in your 20s haha good luck man
@@MKxpl you mean, don't rush or you are dead
its really not hard at all
@@MarS-dc2qx 9,000 vert in 6 hours isn't easy under the best of circumstances. When your in a traffic jam near the summit and have to rope up and do a little bit of technical climbing it's crazy fast
I love the fact I get to look at that mountain every day.
Capt. Ned well it would be 2020 if something didn’t happen with the ring of Fire being set of
Me too
@Capt. Ned If Rainier was actually having issues, everyone would know. Any unusual behavior from the mountain will cause the glaciers to melt and cause huge landslides into the river valleys. Stop fear-mongering
Capt. Ned the hell are you talking about? You don’t sound smart or whatever you’re trying to come across as, you just sound like an idiot.
Jealous! I live in the flattest county in England, how I wish we were surrounded by mountains! 😩
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.
“They’re all friendly we haven’t been attacked yet”😂
This is an awesome video! Killer adventure.
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.
3:07 is a pro pre-trip selfcheck. Not an amateur move at all.
You guys absolutely slaughtered that climb. We can't even imagine moving at that pace. Well played.
LOL I got buddies in CO that would rip on me for trying to check for a poo any and every time.
Amateur pace and slightly embarrassing but hey to each his own 🤷🏻♂️
@@booAHHHH almost as embarrassing as being subscribed to Rudy W. Giuliani's youtube channel.
Love your adventures and casual commentary. We're all amateurs; even the self proclaimed experts. I enjoy climbing mountains. This brings back memories. I climbed Rainier in 1974 with an 85lb pack not counting ropes in REI stiff rental boots and cotton socks, (hey, I was 16). I went with two out of shape guys who were so slow we had to sleep in the crater and descend the next day. It was quite the adventure.
Sounds like fun great Adventure.
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!
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
2 minutes in and you guys are already some of my favorite mountaineers.
Saw your video early last week as we were looking at conditions on the DC route. A few friends and I tried a one-day push on DC this past weekend as well. Reached 13500ft and decided to turn back as we hit our turn around time and were exhausted. Kudos to you guys for crushing it, this mountain broke us.
A classic rainier experience: getting off an epic day in which most people would literally die, then getting chewed out to leave your parking spot so a Mazda driving tourist can park and have you take his picture at Paradise.
Happens everytime haha.
Wait isn't that a Ford mustang..? Lol
Not really chewed out. People can loop an hour and having someone standing around can be frustrating. By the way, everyone is a tourist.
Paradise parking lot...ugh
17 miles, 9000 ft, 9.5 hours.
holy shit! you guys must have been flying
yeah, that is boogie-ing
About 1.79mph
@@ROCCOCYCLES which seems very slow but going up that high of an attitude at that speed ain't easy
These guys made it sound like it’s a walk around the block:)) When I summit Rainer in 2019 that was my toughest thing I ever done.
Great video!!! Thank You
love @3:08- Christof- "is there a pooh in me? Give me 30 seconds..." Wowzer! You even pooh fast. Lol
I always feel rushed with Danny no matter what I'm doing
@@cnuila - I'm trying to picture Danny in rush hour traffic or a traffic jam......hmmmm.
I wonder if he could send me a Strava profile of his poo at Rainier. With elevations, max heart rate achieved etc. Might be interesting.
I can't even pooh that fast when I have diarrhea.
and here i am, proud of the fact that i did a three-hour hike up to Yosemite Falls twice in two weeks...but hey, gotta start somewhere.
This is almost funny,watching this from Himalayas. Even your mountains are so organized.Crevasse ahead, rope up ,is hilarious.
Hehe...'Murica :P
Mount Rainier is somewhat unique among north american mountains because it’s the tallest peak of the Cascades and relatively close to a number of big outdoors cities.
rainier is close to many cities but not accessible for a huge part of the year since it can gets an average of 17 meters of snow a year.
Two of us climbed that route in August 1979. 24 hours from parking lot back to parking lot. Left at about 3 pm and a quick trip to camp muir. supper and about a 4 hr sleep (but couldn't sleep). left Camp Muir about 2 or 3 am (can't remember...maybe it was midnight). At the summit at about dawn. lingered for half hour. back to Paradise at 3pm. bought some Ranier beer and drove to Yakima while consuming the beer....very bad but whatever. Good trip. Not too many people and no ladders. Ingraham looks a lot more broken now than it did when we went up. There were no bridges. I remember the camps on the cowlitze at 11:11. You guys did it faster than we did but it was the first time for both of us above 3000 meters let alone 4000 so we were a little cautious. A fit team with good weather and conditions (and ladders) can do this easily in a day. nice climb. Nice video. Thanks for posting.
Congratulations guys.
You inspired me so much.
I see Rainier from my backyard.
Now I have to get back in shape and head up there.
Awesome channel.
One of the best Rainier climb videos I've seen. Incredible pace.
Did Rainier in 2009. I was so wiped out coming off the summit and back to Paradise that I could not get into the bus. The three steps to get inside was almost impossible. I think I crawled in. Anyway, nice to see you guys had energy to spare and positive attitudes.
Right before the 5 minute mark when the sun was starting to come up in the back ground and make its way just over the horizon.. (or the "line" for all you flat earthers) was a beautiful sight to see. Who needs Everest and all its traffic jams, when we have trails like these right here in our backyard.. right? Hell yeah! Hats off to you my dear man. You guys have given me a NEW FOUND RESPECT FOR OUR SENDS that are staring us right in our faces. Thanks guys. May you ALWAYS reach the SUMMIT and even more may you ALWAYS make it back to BASECAMP, healthy and with a fresh breath of air, and a right state of mind. God bless and God speed.
I imagine this is the closest to achieving Nirvana as it gets . Being able to be at peace with the universe is priceless. God bless you !
Wonderful! Glad you could visit my home course :) 8 tries and 4 tops. Not bad for my class of climber - "pathetic amature." I've always allowed myself 3 days for this climb, so kudos to you! 6:05 you can see the tents at the Ingraham Flats high camp at about 11,500. 6:08 the peak behind you in the distance is Little Tahoma, 3rd highest point in the State of WA. Another worthy objective with a stimulating, exposed summit block. Astonishes me that you were running down. Not sure mediocre is an appropriate adjective for your efforts. What you accomplished approaches elite athlete levels. Congratulations and thanks for posting.
You guys did rainier in a single push of 6 hours? WOW!!!!
"If your pants come off you know you are having a good day!" ... awesome quote
Danny always inspires me with words to live by
Works at night too.
Kickass! I'd like to congratulate Christoff on feeling so good, nice work all around. Danny's rockin some pretty sweet shades too!
Thanks, hopefully this wasn't my last good showing:)
Looks like the shake weights worked! Solid climb guys.
You guys are hybrids. Trail Runner Mountaineers. Fkn love your content 🤯
Danny, Blake, Aaron, Christof and Matt thank you for filming all your adventures for us mere mortals!!! It takes a lot of extra energy to make these videos and you guys still manage to crush it! I have been binge watching through them whenever I get a chance. Getting in a few episodes now to fuel my own hype for this weekend's adventure. Cloud Peak. I've gathered you guys will take suggestions from viewers and I'd like to make one of my own you should definitely not pass up. The Cloud Peak Bomber lolli is one of the most beautiful, and fulfilling hikes Wyo has to offer. Cloud is 15th most prominent in the lower 48 and Bomber offers historical significance as the sight of a WWII B-17 flying fortress crash sight. Much of the wreckage is still there. I believe the whole route is about 24 miles with around 5k gain (I know that's not much for you beasts). You can add in Black Tooth and Mt Woolsey to add a few miles and some more vert. Its great to see your amount of views and subs is steadily going up. Have you guys thought about a viewer participation segment? You seem to have viewers from all your favorite areas and it'd pretty spectacular to share just a few miles of trail with you guys. Keep up the good work and I cannot wait until the next one. Onward and Upward!!
Isaiah Bothamley thanks! I’m sure Danny will add it to the list of stuff we should look at doing. I’ve been helping Danny with his social skills for some time now but meeting strangers still gives him anxiety, lol. We’ll keep working on it.
@@cnuila Haha he's a smart man. This world we live in is full of people and that's why the mountains call to some of us.
I love the use of Ave Maria for your departure
"Hittin' the shake weights" to train for Reiner. You guys are awesome, keep sendin'!
Hello everyone
I congratulate you on your great mountain tour. Thank you for the wonderful film. It brings back many unforgettable memories.
I wish you wonderful mountain tours.
With alpine greetings
Raphael Wellig
I'm guessing the lady thought you were noobs cuz you had cameras with you.
hahaha.. right
I think because most people climb to Camp Muir and sleep before they leave for the summit around 1:00 am and these guys left the hotel at 1:00 am and did it in one shot.
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.
You guys made the climb look so easy. I feel tempted now. Nice work guys!
I've watched this several times and never get tired of watching it again
In the beginning of the video I'm thinking y'all are crazy leaving paradise the same time some teams leave Muir... but holy pace guys! Insanity. Climb on.
Was just at Ranier National Park last weekend. Thank you for sharing this adventure with us.
Hiked pinnacle peak with the family. A great place for adventure.
This was a lot of fun watching you guys. I just started mountain climbing within the last couple months. Started hiking the white mountains here in New Hampshire. We don't have anything quite as high as this, but I just started my checklist to complete the 48 4,000+ footers we do have.
Go get 'em!
Hahah this is an awesome vid guys, well done, so good to see such a great film about a mountain that I've always wanted to climb
Since I cannot give your videos more than one “thumbs up” I have taken to doing so on all the positive comments. Happy for your partner on this one (I view Rainier now as he did years ago). Thanks for the inspiration and great content!
Awesome job guys. Never ever underestimate the power of a bowl of Wheaties.
Really digging the new tunes, and constant inspiration!
I’ve watched this video 3-4 times and it gets better with age. The pace of your summit is astounding. Always love your videos.
When you said you were going to leave at 1 am from Paradise I thought, "man, they're going to have to haul some serious ass to get up to summit at a safe time". Then when you guys got to DC at sunrise I was like, " holy ****, they flew up to there". Great job guys! Love the content!
These guys are in phenomenal shape. Well done boys
Amazing. And not a cloud in the sky. Don't see that every day there. Good trip!
Mr. Ordinary has a Good Day in America. This was so cuuuuuute!
You guys are amazing!! You make this look like such an easy trail! Can't imagine doing 9000 feet!!
Well-Tempered Clavier and early morning Rainier.
Perfect pairing.
Awesome video, you make it look easy! The numbers don't lie, 9000 ft elevation gain! But you were not reckless, you had all the appropriate gear and proper fitness, well done! Plus a bluebird sky summer day certainly helps!
Loved the hike there, went to the look out tower and even got to see a jet fly through hella low!!! Best day ever plus a fantastic place to get stoned lol
Summarizes the experience very nicely! Stirs recollections of my trip up with RMI. We did the “pancake seminar”- three nights at Camp Muir with some work in crevasse rescue. Back in those days, my climbing buddy and I could gain ~2500’/hour, but this terrain isn’t easy. For you to gain around a couple thousand feet per hour average is quite impressive! Congratulations on a successful BIG day.
Great video! Yesterday 2 of my friends and I climbed broken top in Oregon. It was nowhere as difficult as this, but it was fun and there weren’t any crowds.
I've lived in Washington most my life, my goal is to climb Mt Rainier someday. Great video, good to see you guys knock it out of the park no issues.
I grew up near Bellingham and I've climbed some of the smaller peaks near Baker, but I've always wanted to climb Ranier. It's just such a beautiful mountain
@@edboy484 Agree, I love that I grew up here and from most locations in WA you can get a decent view of this mountain.
This is so sick! Thanks for sharing! Targeting Rainier in a few years !!
That was amazing! Thanks for letting us see what it was like at the top. It's always been a dream but not within my limits hah.
You guys are maniacs I love it !!
Dude this is so cool! Im so glad this came onto my recommended.
BOOOOOOM!!!!! That was the sound of the stratovolcano 50 miles from Mt St Helens blowing up the same way. It's Mt Rainier. The ensuing inferno would Pompeii every River valley down through Seattle to the coast.
Well, I guess you guys are still active on this channel. For some reason I assumed the channel wasn't. I'm a moron. Awesome stuff. Love your videos. Just had surgery a few weeks back and I have been watching your videos over and over again. It aggravates the crap out of my wife so thank you for that:) I started walking again today and am looking forward to pushing myself to get back into shape. Just wanted to say thank you for the inspiration and that you guys are far from amateurs. 👍👍👍👍👍
Danny and I are no amateurs at aggravating our wives as well. Get well soon!
What a fantastic journey to take us on. That was beautiful-the scenery and the effort. I'm taking some screenshots for desktop backgrounds. That exposed pinnacle of rock at about 6:15 with the layered and foggy landscape behind is a phenomenal scene. Love it. Keep up the good work.
Chris Clouzet guessing this was during the summer, super clear day so I am assuming that’s likely smoke from wildfires. Just saw this flying from Seattle to Denver but worse now.
'is there a poo in me' I can not relate any more haha
" Is there a poo in me " Yep I got that thought every time I do some exercise. Great ski touring and running the trails guys!
I’m about to do a climb with RMI in September. Y’all did in one day what we’re gonna do in 3 which is both nuts, and also encouraging. Makes me feel like with 3 days of time to get up and down, we’ve got no excuses not to make it to the summit and back in one piece.
Holy shhhh.....you guys crushed it! Good work, fellas. What an incredible place.
For those of us that don't understand your secret American code : 17 miles = 27 km, 9,000 feet = 2,750 m :-)
Hey, you have produced an excellent video. Thank You!. I have climbed all of the major routes on Rainier and was in the first party to circumnavigate the mountain at about 10,00 ft. But that was 40 years ago. I cannot believe the number of people on Rainier! Just look at the beaten down trail in your video. I would have left high camp at midnight in order to be home in Spokane by midnight. But hey, you cannot say that you have done the Pacific Northwest without climbing Rainier.
Holy Ish Bro ... You guys got to disappointment cleaver in 3.5 hours??? Takes most people at least 5 to get to Muir.. Whats you weakly cardio routine?
seriously, nice time!
I don't buy it one bit. Just the traffic alone would keep them from doing it in that amount of time.
@@swayjaayy5495 Yea that's pretty nuts...
@@swayjaayy5495 I don't find it hard to believe since many of the best speed climbers have put up near sub-3 hour ascents car to summit and since it is a common achievement among top guide on the mountain to pull sub-4 hour ascents. I mean I am no one special and I have done 3hr 55min up the DC. Check out Uli's ROUND TRIP record of 4hrs 24min. fastestknowntime.com/route/mt-rainier-wa
It just makes you realize how insanely impressive human capabilities are. always makes me smile
@@swayjaayy5495 they are just really modest superathletes. they had some animal planet tv show where they were doing 100 mile runs daily a few years back. they would have ran all the way up to rainier if they could have but the snow and crevaces make it difficult
Great video and climb. Been looking at this mountain for 15 years and hoping to climb it one day 🤙
Hi from Chamonix, France 👋! Really enjoy your channel - keep 'em coming 😁.
I didn't skip ahead, you both are doing something right here.
"Pretty disciplined about hitting the shakeweight"
-Christof
I love Mount Rainier ❤️ I go there once or twice a year :)
Great Video 👍
I do not climb mountains, and I still agree with the statement that when the pants come off it is a good day.
Speaking of.... what were the make of pants?
Love your videos! I woke up every day to this mountain, and intend on climbing it next year... But in 2 days, not 1 like you crazy folks!
I'm a firm believer in the "hike your own hike" ethos. There's no right or wrong way. Danny on the other hand suffers from a one-speed mentality, which contributes to much of my pain and suffering.
I’m not even sure how that’s possible 🤣 So bad ass. BEASTS!!!
Great memories, brought me back to the time I climbed it when was stationed at Ft. Lewis in Sea-Tac’
I’m always jealous of their impeccable clothing style.
So true
One outdoor adventure vlogger to another, Awesome stuff!
You guys re fast and strong and dont take it to serious. I like it better though when things go wrong in your videos. it reminds me of many crazy adventours of mine. cheers from switzerland
Great video my friend. Your commentary is awesome and the video quality, music, and cinematography are most stellar indeed. You’re on to something huge
Can you guys start a Patreon? You're putting out really high quality content and I'm sure plenty of other folks would like to support you.
Edit: They have a Patreon! It's in the Links section of the About tab on their channel page.
Your production is amazing and how chill the vibe is is really admirable. Not hardos, just chill dudes who do cool shit
You guys are awesome. So glad I found your content
You guys crushed it. I’m heading up next weekend. Stoked
Not only a great climb, but your video documentation was killer as well! smooth AF! Damn boys! I would love to know cameras used and Your fitness, diet prep. This is how I''d hope to roll. I will search in case you've already given details. Thanks!
I stare at that beauty every day, I live in the little city of Puyallup. My sisters brother climbed this mountain well over 20 times, he has not regretted it since