Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier via the DC

Mount Rainier via the DC

Two day climb of the classic Disappointment Cleaver

Arguably the most impressive mountain in the United States outside of Alaska, Mount Rainier dominates its surroundings in a way that you really have to see in person to understand. The highest peak in Washington state and the Cascade Range rises to 14,411 feet from practically sea level, is more topographically prominent than K2, and has the largest glaciers in the lower 48. Needless to say, summitting Rainier has been a bucket-list item for me ever since I started mountaineering.