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I've been to Rainier twice (PNW represent). The first time I just met up with my dad and we walked around at the visitor center for a while. The second time I hiked to Camp Muir (the jumping off point for summit attempts) with a techie idiot who was woefully unprepared. Before I left my house I looked at the map and realized we were going through a glacier so I made it a point to bring my trekking poles and traction spikes for some very good boots. The guy I was hiking with (a legit techie idiot) brought some tennis shoes and a quart of water. I spent eight hours watching him slip and slide his way up and down the slope like an idiot. The moral of the story is that tech people are largely incompetent in the outdoors. I had photos but they might be gone because my archival disk broke. 
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Powercrazy posted:I was ok with just some good boots. Didn't go with clamp-ons or poles. Did bring some canteens and a hiking lunch though. 15ish mile round-trip hike wasn't too bad, went in August. Hiking the glacier trail was super foggy, so I didn't get to see much, but I'd still recommend it to anyone browsing this subforum. I'm not talking black Diamond crampons, just some yaktrak style chains
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