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PostThu Oct 22, 2015 6:59 am 
10/21/15 I had never been to Sunrise. The area around Rainier is loaded with small bumps on volcanic ridges characteristically similar to one another. A few peaks have real prominence or impressive craggy tops, but most named points don't really cut the mustard. I wanted to check it out despite all that.
Adams and Cowlitz Chimeys
Adams and Cowlitz Chimeys
peaks north of Dege
peaks north of Dege
Rainier an Sunrise
Rainier an Sunrise
I was slightly surprised when Fletcher, Dustin, and Heather were all interested in joining me after I pitched the 12 peaklet idea. Fletcher had already done a few of the peaklets around Sunrise before. Since he had done Dege I suggested he drop us off at Sunrise Point, park at Sunrise and meet us on the summit of Antler.
Antler and Fremont peaklets
Antler and Fremont peaklets
McNeeley
McNeeley
Little T
Little T
a goat!
a goat!
Fremont and north peak
Fremont and north peak
From Antler we all continued over to McNeeley which was slightly brushy and then we also did the southwest point of McNeeley on the way back. We then contoured around the south side of Frozen Lake and then went directly up to the southeast peak of Fremont. This had some loose exposed class 3. Caution was necessary.
Fremont southeast peaklet
Fremont southeast peaklet
lenticular
lenticular
Fremont southeast summit block
Fremont southeast summit block
an exposed move
an exposed move
Dustin reaches the top
Dustin reaches the top
Fremont and north peaklet
Fremont and north peaklet
We followed the ridge over the main peak of Fremont and then turned north dropping down around a craggy ridge and back up to the crest before coming to the north peak. We didn't stop there but continued down to the lookout for a break.
the lookout
the lookout
After the break we took the trail back to Frozen Lake and followed the Wonderland trail over to Skyscraper. A spur trail provided easy access to the top of Skyscraper. From there we went cross-country to Burroughs Mountain following a faint track along the ridge.
Skyscraper looking good
Skyscraper looking good
The Squaw and The Chief of Sluiskin
The Squaw and The Chief of Sluiskin
Skyscraper summit
Skyscraper summit
The Burroughs
The Burroughs
Fremont peaklets from Skyscraper
Fremont peaklets from Skyscraper
going to the Burroughs
going to the Burroughs
I was tired now and Dustin and Fletcher pulled ahead. I had to stop for low blood sugar and eat a snack. Heather and I caught up to the guys on the summit. It was really neat to look down at the terminus of the Winthrop Glacier from Burroughs and then the terminus of the Emmons Glacier from Second Burroughs.
Little T
Little T
Sluiskin
Sluiskin
lower Winthrop Glacier
lower Winthrop Glacier
Inter Glacier
Inter Glacier
Second Burroughs
Second Burroughs
bloody knees but still happy
bloody knees but still happy
white-out nearing First Burroughs
white-out nearing First Burroughs
The lenticular which covered Rainier half-way through the day was now looking more ominous and clouds from the valley were rising to engulf us. By the time we reached First Burroughs we were in a white-out. On the way home we stopped in Federal Way for much earned Chipotle burritos.
route map
route map

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PostThu Oct 22, 2015 7:42 am 
OMG ... animals! what a day! i love the 'an exposed move' photo! up.gif you were tired, i was exhausted! smile.gif thanks for sharing your day! awesome!

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PostThu Oct 22, 2015 8:16 am 
Gimpilator wrote:
peaks south of Dege
peaks south of Dege
Cool beta. This may be my hike for next week. Dege, Marcus and Palisades.

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PostThu Oct 22, 2015 9:13 am 
Nice up.gif You're energetic to cover that much ground, especially on some of our infamous shattered volcanic rock! paranoid.gif The barren landscape particularly on Burroughs looks as if it is pausing, just waiting for the first serious storm.

Passing rocks and trees like they were standing still
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PostThu Oct 22, 2015 3:41 pm 
Great day out, good idea Adam!

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PostThu Oct 22, 2015 3:59 pm 
Wow that looks cool! I want to try that.

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PostThu Oct 22, 2015 6:22 pm 
This was another fun trip! Yes, no remarkable peaks, but it was a really fun loop trip in my opinion. Also, five of those peaks are 300+ prominence, so I definitely count those. Here are just a few decent pictures I was able to grab:
Mount Rainier, Adam and Heather in the morning
Mount Rainier, Adam and Heather in the morning
Mount Rainier and the Three Burroughs
Mount Rainier and the Three Burroughs
Heather, Adam and Fletcher walking along the Fremont Ridge towards the Lookout
Heather, Adam and Fletcher walking along the Fremont Ridge towards the Lookout
Afternoon clouds over Rainier, with Third Burroughs in the foreground
Afternoon clouds over Rainier, with Third Burroughs in the foreground
Panorama from Skyscraper, looking at most of the day's peaks
Panorama from Skyscraper, looking at most of the day's peaks
Little Tahoma from cross country route to Third Burroughs
Little Tahoma from cross country route to Third Burroughs
Fletcher charging towards Third Burroughs
Fletcher charging towards Third Burroughs
Everyone looking at the clouds move in
Everyone looking at the clouds move in
Just a cool cloud shot
Just a cool cloud shot

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