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lcarreau - Dec 31, 2008 3:15 pm - Voted 10/10
Adam ...When a person is standing on the true summit of Rainier looking
west towards Mount Adams, the East Crater is on the left while the West Crater is on the right, correct???
In 1983, my brother made a fatal error in eating Mountain House
(dehydrated) Chili Mac and Beef, while we were hiking up to
Mystic Lake. I really felt sorry for the guy.
Too bad I didn't know then what I do now. Have a nice 2009!!!
gimpilator - Jan 2, 2009 2:52 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Adam ...I've been reluctant to trust any Mountain House product after that fiasco. I've heard of others having the same reaction to that one type but the others are probably just fine.
I'm not sure I understand your first question but looking toward Mount Adams from the summit should be to the south-east. I'm only aware of one crater on the summit. Did you mean the sub-summits Point Success and Libery Cap? Here is a good panorama of the crater taken where the register is kept, just below the summit.
Happy New Year! We started the year right yesterday with a cold, windy, wet snowshoe.
Adam
lcarreau - Jan 2, 2009 3:52 pm - Voted 10/10
You're right ...Adams would be to the south-east. There's TWO craters on the summit; overlapping one another. The photo link you gave me is called the East Crater. The smaller West Crater is located on the opposite side of Columbia Crest, just above the Tahoma Glacier route. (The upper Tahoma Glacier flows between Liberty Cap & Point Success.)
I'm seriously thinking about purchasing a GPS for 2009! CHEERS!!!
gimpilator - Jan 3, 2009 4:01 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: You're right ...We you learn something every day... That's really amazing. I've been on the summit three times now and never realized there was another crater right there. I enjoyed reading your article too, especially the part about the bird and the glove. I've noticed a number of cave entrances around the inside of the crater rim with steam coming out of them. I've even heard rumors of people going down there and swimming in a warm lake. But you wouldn't catch me going down there.
I just upgraded from the old ETrex Legend to a GPSMAP 60CSx and I'm really happy with it. Thanks for all the thought inspiring posts you have left me.
Adam