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I think my worst day was at 3:00 am trying to climb Mt. Rainier. We had made it to base camp by about 3 pm, melted snow on campfires (no running water nearby), and slept until mid-night (slept with the water in sleeping bag so it would not freeze - do not sleep with cloths in bag as they get soggy). The snow had frozen so we had to use ice axes and crampons to get up another 500 feet and then this wind came out of nowhere - I swear the smaller climbers in down-jackets started to catch air and fall up! We had to huddle in groups of 4 with at least one person in each group roped to another group (we all kept ourselves roped in groups of 4 or 5). After a couple hours, the wind died down a bit and we made our way back to base camp. From there we packed up our tents (at least 2 of the tents had not been anchored well enough and had blown down into a crevasse) and made our way back down, exhausted. I am going to start a "Best day ever" thread because earlier that evening was probably my best day ever - a true Maslow peak experience (no pun intended - hmm, or was it?).
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Originally Posted by GrimJack 
I think my worst day was at 3:00 am trying to climb Mt. Rainier. We had made it to base camp by about 3 pm, melted snow on campfires (no running water nearby), and slept until mid-night (slept with the water in sleeping bag so it would not freeze - do not sleep with cloths in bag as they get soggy). The snow had frozen so we had to use ice axes and crampons to get up another 500 feet and then this wind came out of nowhere - I swear the smaller climbers in down-jackets started to catch air and fall up! We had to huddle in groups of 4 with at least one person in each group roped to another group (we all kept ourselves roped in groups of 4 or 5). After a couple hours, the wind died down a bit and we made our way back to base camp. From there we packed up our tents (at least 2 of the tents had not been anchored well enough and had blown down into a crevasse) and made our way back down, exhausted. I am going to start a "Best day ever" thread because earlier that evening was probably my best day ever - a true Maslow peak experience (no pun intended - hmm, or was it?).
but u know sth, camping days are really unforgettable and they're somehow very special no matter how good or bad they were there would still be sth special about them.
GrimJack,
That sounds like a trip that would never seem to end. Weather conditions that bad always seem to make time stand still........glad your okay!
That sounds like a trip that would never seem to end. Weather conditions that bad always seem to make time stand still........glad your okay!
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I guess my day wasn't quite that bad after all, thanks.
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That would pretty much sum up the worst day ever........LMAO, Can anyone top that?
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