"John Muir climbed Mount Rainier in 1888, and although he enjoyed the view, he conceded that it was best appreciated from below."
I was there once, and wasted a week waiting for good weather, had to bag it and left. Never tried climbing anything north of California after that summer. Being so prominent, Rainer just begs to be climbed, so I can understand why people want to get to the top of it. One day I may just go back there and give it another shot.
Just imagine how calm Mt. Whitney would be today, if Rainier still was as tall as it was 4900 years ago (15,700 feet), before some big land slide/mud flow took 1600 feet off the top.
