On June 27 - 29, Tian and I climbed Mt Jefferson via Jeff Park Glacier route. This is the hardest climb we have done so far and a very memorable one. Here is a brief account of the climb. Mount Jefferson is the second highest mountain in Oregon. However it can be rarely seen from Willamette Valley and it has mostly kept its anonymity even to avid climbers. We were not able to find many trip reports. It is a quite remote mountain. There is no road to its base. Its mysteriousness however doesn’t conceal any bit of its beauty.

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On 7/3 and 7/4 of 2009, a team of 5 of us climbed Mt Rainier via Emmons Glacier Route, 3 of whom haven’t climbed Rainier before. It’s quite a nice experience for each of us. Here is a brief account of the climb.

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