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Mount Rainier Climb ‘Intimidating’

A group of climbers, including Post Falls resident Sheldon Meuer, attempt to reach the summit of Mount Rainier in a recent climb. (Sheldon Meuer / Courtesy Photo)
A group of climbers, including Post Falls resident Sheldon Meuer, attempt to reach the summit of Mount Rainier in a recent climb. (Sheldon Meuer / Courtesy Photo)

Sheldon Meuer couldn’t see the summit but surely, he thought, his group was getting closer to the top of Mount Rainier. It was foggy and snowing with winds at about 40 mph and visibility about 10 feet. The last time he asked his guide how far they had to go, she said another 900 feet. That would take another 90 minutes – 90 harrowing minutes at times. “It was a little bit steep and it was difficult,” Meuer said. “The breathing was difficult, not the climbing. At that point it was a fight to keep going, to keep breathing properly”/Greg Lee, SR. More here.

Question: Have you ever climbed a significant mountain?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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