Ed Goes On Mt Rainier

In the summer of 1997 Emily suggested to her dad that it would be

fun to climb Mt. Rainier together. So, she, dad and her boyfriend

set out on a quest for the summit. The gods were with them and

they reached the top on August 23, 1997. The wind chill factor was

-40F, with a temperature at the summit of -12F. Within hours after

returning to base camp it started snowing. Eighteen inches fell.

Dad calls it a "Life Experience". He has never used the word "fun"

to describe it. The next summer several climbers died on the route

taken. They were caught in an avalanche on "Dissapointment Cleaver".

During the climb dad's camera froze, Jay's film broke and Emily's

was the only one that worked. The five pictures taken with Em's

are framed in dad's office and Emily's condo in Steamboat Springs.

They will be put in this page as soon as the negatives are located