we'll be up there for a little vacation til next sunday. if you are reading this and you live in washington, we want to see you next week! :)
and also, the reason i trained for the 5K race at the beginning of the month, was to help get in shape for an adventure coming this monday.
Lord willing, i'm planning to hike to the summit of mount rainier, along with my father-in-law jim and my brother-in-law tom, as well a few other friends that jim knows. please join us in praying for great weather, safety and a great trip. i would really really appreciate the prayers.
i included a few photos of the mountain below. the elevation is 14,410 feet. i believe with the ascent and descent, we will be hiking about 18,000 vertical feet. the plan is to leave on monday morning and hike up to camp muir, which is about 10,000 feet. then we'll camp there on the glacier and hang out there, as well as practice things like crevasse rescue the next day. we'll go to sleep around early evening and start hiking for the summit around midnight. by God's grace, we'll get to the summit around sunrise on wednesday morning. then we'll head back down the mountain on wednesday. i'm already getting excited to get an ice axe in my hand, put some crampons on my feet, strap a head lamp on, and start the hike.
For behold, He who forms mountains and creates the wind And declares to man what are His thoughts, He who makes dawn into darkness And treads on the high places of the earth, The LORD God of hosts is His name. Amos 4:13
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