Washington

Der Mt. Rainier - was für ein Berg! Es ist weniger die stattliche Höhe von immerhin knapp 4.400m als vielmehr die völlig isolierte Lage, die diesen Berg in den Cascade Mountains selbst für berggewohnte Touristen eindrucksvoll macht. Jahr für Jahr machen sich Tausende an die Gipfelbesteigung, eine Gletschertour. Für...

Oggi siamo nella zona nord-orientale del parco alla quale si accede dalla White River Entrance. Abbiamo passato la notte nel selvaggio (tutti i campeggi all’interno dei Parchi Nazionali lo sono) White River Campground a quota 1'341 m.s.m.. Il campeggio si trova a circa 80km di distanza dalla zona di Paradise, più o meno a 90...

Oggi ci rechiamo nella zona del parco chiamata Paradise. Una volta in loco è facile intuire il perché di questo nome, la zona è stupenda…un vero paradiso terrestre d’alta quota. A farla da padrone sono i fiori che in grandi quantità riempiono i prati, si tratta principalmente di fiori viola chiamatiLupine,il colpo...

L’abbiamo attesa con ansia e finalmente è arrivata… Dopo alcuni giorni di viaggio entriamo nel vivo della nostraWILDvacanza in campera spasso per gliStati Uniti, raggiungiamo così il primo dei cinque Parchi Nazionali sulla nostra tabella di marcia: il Mount Rainier National Park nello Stato di Washington. A dare il nome al...

"While there is a technical side to mountaineering, a confrontation with the raw power of the mountains that came only to be understood by those who venture into the hills, there is an essential element that everyone is familiar with, and that is the friendship you forge along the way. This is such a pivotal part of the...

"Do not wish for easier lives, wish to be stronger men" -John F. Kennedy "I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate." -Vincent van Gogh This was quite the undertaking. The previous year I climbed Mount Rainier in two days which was a little bit tiring, but not a big deal. This time it was both physically and mentally...

"Its been a while since they let me come out and play!" -Simon...

"There are old Mountaineers, there are bold mountaineers, but no bold and old mountaineers." -Ed Viesturs "A sense of uncertainty that is potentially fatal is what makes climbing an...

"This was an adventure I will not soon forget, at times I felt as though I was literally on the edge" Location: Leavenworth near Icicle Creek Who Came: Mark, Stewart, and I came on this trip Date: April 30-May 1 (Friday Night - Late Saturday) Mark has been wanted to get out rock climbing for the longest...

This was one of the most intense hikes I have ever been on, on a normal day it's just a simple walk across the Muir snowfield to the Camp, but in a while out, it's not so simple. The idea came about April 23 on Thursday when I really wanted to get out. Unfortunatly we could'nt leave early Friday because of a lot of problems that...