The greatest tyrannies are always perpetrated in the name of the noblest causes.
— Thomas Paine

rainier here we come!

so it's finally here, we leave for seattle this later this afternoon and we'll be on the mountain in 2 days! this morning will be spent going over everyones gear to insure that we have everything that we need and a last once over a few essentials, i.e. rope travel and crevasse rescue.

see you in about a week!
darin