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Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 29, 2014 - 08:05pm PT


http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024638286_rainiercavesxml.html
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Sep 29, 2014 - 10:11pm PT
I seem to recall somebody, I thought it was Lou, hauling SCUBA gear to the
top and going into that lake BITD. Now that's crazy.
stevep

Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
Sep 29, 2014 - 10:26pm PT
Very cool. You occasionally hear about people hunkering down in those when they get caught on the summit by storms, but I had no idea they were so extensive.
Fuzzywuzzy

climber
suspendedhappynation
Sep 30, 2014 - 12:05am PT
Thank you Darwin!

How beautiful!
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Sep 30, 2014 - 07:32am PT
bump
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Sep 30, 2014 - 10:17am PT
I intended to visit the caves when I was on the summit of Rainier, but it was really cold and snowing hard and we couldn't find anything in a whiteout.

Getting electrocuted over and over in a terrible lightning storm on the summit also put a damper on searching for caves.

There are some nice ice caves at the base of Big Four Mountain further north.

Don Paul

Big Wall climber
Aurora Colorado
Sep 30, 2014 - 10:39am PT
Reilly, 25 years ago I bought an old set of tcu's from a guy in Boulder who was into high altitude cave diving. I'd never heard of it before. An odd combination of activites but apparently there are new places to explore up there, or at least there were.
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Sep 30, 2014 - 11:45am PT
Wow!
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Sep 30, 2014 - 12:46pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Slabby D

Trad climber
B'ham WA
Sep 30, 2014 - 01:20pm PT
In "The Challenge of Rainier" there is a great story of a guy who ventured into those caves BITD and spent several hours telepathically communicating with super natural beings that lived down in there. Good stuff. Wonder what's in those fumes.
NutAgain!

Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
Sep 30, 2014 - 02:30pm PT
SLR, sounds like you wussed out on Ranier? How can you let a little electrocution and whiteout stop you from a methodical hands-and-knees search over an extended area? Maybe training regimen should include fork in a light socket or biting lamp cords.
Peter Haan

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
Sep 30, 2014 - 06:05pm PT
I have been collecting ice cave photographs for a few years. Here are some from Iceland, specifically from Vatnajokull Nat. Park and Skaftafell ice caves.





T.J.

climber
Sep 30, 2014 - 08:23pm PT
Wow! Thanks for posting that. I clicked every thing I could and was in wow mode every time.

T.J.
Flip Flop

Trad climber
Truckee, CA
Sep 30, 2014 - 08:28pm PT
A bazillion years ago, on a solo mission to North Palisade, I crawled into the cave between the glacier and lake. I still cherish the pictures. Nothing special except to me.
Peter Haan

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
Sep 30, 2014 - 09:35pm PT
Flip Flop, no, we want to see your photos; post them, please!
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Oct 1, 2014 - 03:06am PT
hey there say, darwin... thanks for the ice cave share...

say, one of my sons is named rainier, :)
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Oct 1, 2014 - 04:10am PT
Peter
Great pics

Are you a caver, too?
Been to Shurtshellir? Any other caves in Iceland?
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