Training on the Big Mountain

Next Tuesday, Mike and I will be taking a day trip to Mt. Rainier to do a training hike from Paradise lodge to Camp Muir. This is the same hike that will be the first day of our hike on the 27th. So this will be the real test to see where I am at physically and mentally for this climb. It will be the first hike that we do that is almost completely in snow. This will be a new challenge hiking in snow boots. I'll let you know how it goes! We have been keeping busy these last few weeks doing our normal training hikes. We are now doing all our training with full weight packs. It's amazing how much difference that makes.