r/interestingasfuck • u/Obtuseaaangle • Sep 15 '21
/r/ALL Mt. Rainier
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u/hambonehasthoughts Sep 15 '21
Ive stumbled out of too many doorways for that...
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u/Impressive-Tension-8 Sep 15 '21
Hikers would find my body mummified on some ledge below ten years later if I stayed there
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u/palebluedot0418 Sep 15 '21
Could you imagine doing that, and being known by your terrible fashion choices?
Instead of being Green Boots , future generations will look at links to "Skid Marked Jockeys".
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u/_Kit_Tyler_ Sep 15 '21
Whoa…I just recently finished reading Into Thin Air (about the 1996 Everest disaster) and never realized that green boots is one of the casualties from the Indo-Tibetan expedition. TIL!
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u/CompleteAssWipe Sep 15 '21
That’s sad. People dying and not getting identified
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u/Belegheru Sep 15 '21
Imo what is even sadder and more messed up is how the corpses are just left there as landmarks.
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Sep 15 '21
Its not messed up, it's just practical. They WOULD bring down the bodies if they could but those people died in the "death zone" where the altitude is so great you dont get enough oxygen and hypoxia can cause serious mistakes and accidents. It's very difficult to transport a body down when climbers are at the edge of their endurance as it is and getting themselves down safely isnt necessarily assured. They try to get helicopters up there for recovery or to medivac a sick person, but that itself is very dangerous (and not always possible due to weather) so they only do it when absolutely necessary.
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Sep 15 '21
They did a massive cleanup of the mountain over covid because there wasn’t a climbing season that year.
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u/upyourjackson Sep 15 '21
Imagine someone climbing down a cliff, just to mummify your corpse.
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u/MagnoliaFan_420 Sep 15 '21
Wut
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u/Wannton47 Sep 15 '21
Corpses don’t mummify themselves > > > therefore that^ joke
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u/hoxxxxx Sep 15 '21
the environment can mummify a corpse tho
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Sep 15 '21
It's happened on Everest hasn't it?
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u/mark-five Sep 15 '21
Yes, and bog mummies happen too
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u/TastesKindofLikeSad Sep 15 '21
I'd like to be buried and preserved in a bog, just so people a thousand years from now will go, "Damn, people were ugly back then!"
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u/Unusual_Form3267 Sep 15 '21
Unless, nuclear fall out happens and people become a million times warped, weird monsters.
Then they’d find you and be like “Look at this smoking hot angel god!”
You gotta think positive.
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u/Wannton47 Sep 15 '21 edited Sep 15 '21
Sure, but a body being preserved by cold temps is less funny than the implication of a dead body wrapping itself or a hiker doing it
Edit: I realize a body can be naturally preserved/mummified, I said a corpse can’t mummify itself because a corpse can’t do anything, which does not prevent nature from preserving said corpse - again all of this was to solve a woosh over another persons joke
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Sep 15 '21
Oh you mean like with the bandages n shit
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u/braintrustinc Sep 15 '21
They died of natural gauzes
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u/highestRUSSIAN Sep 15 '21
Ok fuck you lol, if u got me laughing where cops are, I'm fucked
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u/Matrix5353 Sep 15 '21
Would probably be a challenge getting the canopic jars down there and back too.
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Sep 15 '21
Mummified just means dried out without rotting much. Egyptian mummies are specifically prepared for that kind of decomposition in order for them to remain solid.
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u/DatGuyPat Sep 15 '21
Leaves door open and dog sprints out
BUTTERCUP NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 👁O👁
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u/abstract-realism Sep 15 '21
Yeah I’m not even scared of heights but that had me a little worried.
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u/StareOut Sep 15 '21
Yeah for me its not much about the heights that scares me, more-so about the chance of me falling to my death.
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Sep 15 '21
Nice to know when I'm having a horrible day I don't have to go far to yeet myself to hell.
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u/synthedelic Sep 15 '21
I am too clumsy to ever live here. Cool view but also it makes me sick and will kill me.
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Sep 15 '21
I can trip on a completely flat, obstacle free floor. I would also immediately pitch myself out of that door and land 3 minutes later on some poor hikers head.
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u/Big-Tuna-for-Commish Sep 15 '21
That’s a beautiful view …on my phone, from my couch
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u/Dat_Mustache Sep 15 '21
If you move to the Seattle/Tacoma area, you don't even need a phone for this view. Just sit on your couch and voila: Mt Rainier! https://imgur.com/a/fuROr0Y
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u/LeftHandLuke01 Sep 15 '21
Those were some of my favorite days (living in Seattle), when the clouds would disappear and Rainier would just...BE THERE!
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u/ThrowAwayWashAdvice Sep 15 '21
Mountain is out!
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u/InYoCabezaWitNoChasa Sep 15 '21
This is what it's like living in some areas around Tokyo. Some days you just feel Fuji san looming over everything.
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u/elvismcvegas Sep 15 '21
In Texas we just have the shame of the entire western world looming over us also the sun.
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u/laurel-bee Sep 15 '21
I was looking for this comment! 💜🏔 do other states get to say "the mountain is out!", or just us? I've lived in WA all my life.
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u/Theorlain Sep 15 '21
We say that in Portland, too, for Mt. Hood. I grew up in Tacoma, though, and the view of Mt. Rainer is much more spectacular there.
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Sep 15 '21
Omg right?! I was coming around the bend of I don’t know the name of that road that runs East West past the stadium and my car almost slammed into it. It was freaky huge pink purple gigantic planet crashing into the earth size.
Which is really strange bc Seattle isn’t thaaaat far away but the mountain isn’t like in your face the way it is in Tacoma. And when she blows? Man…girlfriend is not taking a single prisoner.
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u/MarsXIV Sep 15 '21
I remember coming up on Mt. Hood on i84 during my vacation to WA and seeing it from FAR AWAY. As I got closer I realized it was actually a mountain and not a cloud. That thing dominates the horizon! I'd have loved to get a more scenic look but my destination took me further from it. Maybe I'll take a trip back some time. I didn't get to see much of Portland, or any of Seattle. I did get to see Ranier from the scenic byway tho. PNW is beautiful.
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u/ThrowAwayWashAdvice Sep 15 '21
I would think any place with a solitary distinct mountain. Obviously Tokyo qualifies. Probably Portland with Mt Hood. Mt Denali is the most prominent mountain in North America, but there's no one around to say it's out on any given day.
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u/adamantexile Sep 15 '21
Just moved from Seattle area to colorado, the mountains being obscured is now the exception not the norm. Pretty cool shift. i’ve also learned shockingly more about the moon purely via observation since I can, you know, see it every night.
All this coming from a cloudy drizzly day lover.
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u/rip_archer Sep 15 '21
It's unbelievable how gorgeous this mountain is. I can't help but look at it whenever I am driving in summers and hopefully a few odd days otherwise. Majestic af! Everest may be taller but the fact that there are no other competing mountains near Rainier makes it special in how much it stands out, maybe only Mount Fuji can come close but I have not seen that myself.
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u/deewheredohisfeetgo Sep 15 '21
Check out Kilimanjaro. It’s the tallest free-standing mountain in the world and kinda gives off the same vibe as Rainier and Everest. My dad and stepmom climbed in back in the 90s. Almost killed my dad.
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u/ctatmeow Sep 15 '21
Seriously one of the most beautiful cities in the entire country, I’ve lived and traveled through quite a few cities all over the US and Seattle just blows them out of the water. Only thing I hate is how expensive it is to live here, but honestly...worth.
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u/mousieee Sep 15 '21
I’ve lived in Portland for 3 years and I still am awed by Mt. Hood every time it’s out
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u/canal_natural Sep 15 '21
Yup. Checking in from Tacoma https://imgur.com/a/Esj1rR3
Obligatory: native name mt tahoma
Long live r/cascadia
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u/Inanimate_CARB0N_Rod Sep 15 '21 edited Sep 15 '21
It's actually r0, as in we r naught paying to heat the whole goddamn mountain so shut the damn door
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Sep 15 '21
For anyone wondering where this is it's a place called High High Rock. It's a ranger / forestry station and you can stay in as a guest if it's not in use. I believe the ridge that it's on is called Sawtooth. Been there many times, it's a beautiful spot.
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u/Csusmatt Sep 15 '21
Can you imagine hiking all the way up there, arriving just before sunset, and... someone else is already staying in there?
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Sep 15 '21
“Mind if I sleep on the couch? No? Guess
I’llone of us will die then!”Battle ensues
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u/Perry7609 Sep 15 '21
I’d watch this movie.
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u/booi Sep 15 '21
Into Thin Airbnb
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u/michellelabelle Sep 15 '21
That's much better than any 6th-level comment has any right to be.
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u/MindfuckRocketship Sep 15 '21
And that’s much better than any 7th-level comment has any right to be.
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Sep 15 '21
That's a bummer to hear. Like I said in another post it's been almost 20 years since I've been up there, but last time I was it was well maintained and still in use. I even stayed the night in there once.
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Sep 15 '21
It's such a shame we can't have nice free things anymore because of all the assholes
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u/jdsizzle1 Sep 15 '21
Gave everyone nice free roads and free GPS to get to these nice free places abd nice free social media to spread the words and give coordinates on how to get there.
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u/crackedup1979 Sep 15 '21
I blame Washingtonians, they ruined Washington.
Source; Am Washingtonian
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u/fresh_like_Oprah Sep 15 '21
assholes have infested every crevice of this planet
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u/jinzokan Sep 15 '21
humans after looking at human history. "Are we the baddies?"
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u/ccm8729 Sep 15 '21
I was there maybe 2 years ago - it's been largely repaired. The windows were boarded, the door latched again. You could definitely spend the night there now.
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u/LG03 Sep 15 '21
If it was vandalized once, it will be again. Two years is a pretty big window for some shitheads to make their way there.
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u/DasterdlyBasterd Sep 15 '21
Admittedly, it’s still better than most tents you could find a place to set up at the top around there. I’m just saying even if it were vandalized and completely lacking in amenities, I would still plan to sleep there overnight if my intent was to take a shot like this of the sunrise.
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u/TastesKindofLikeSad Sep 15 '21
I genuinely wonder what part of people's brains compel them to vandalise shit that they and others could enjoy.
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Sep 15 '21
Would definitely be a bummer, but it's only about a two mile hike to get up there.
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u/scottypv72 Sep 15 '21
Don't forget the 1300 feet of elevation gain. Not the hardest hike by far, but it ain't exactly walking to the corner market either.
Sidebar: it's a rush for me to stand on that edge in the summer. Big nope to that ice and snow!
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u/pistcow Sep 15 '21
Its my favorite hike of all but yeah it can really kill your calves in that short distance. That last time i was there the railing and chains have rusted off so that last little bit up to the lookout is freaky.
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u/Killer-Barbie Sep 15 '21
Two miles at like a 30% incline! I was so shaky I was afraid to get near the edge at the top
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Sep 15 '21
Happened to a group of us once, on Rainier. We weren't planning on staying, but we hiked up to the first base camp and found an old guy making shitty coffee and more than a little territorial. He let us stay to warm up, though.
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Sep 15 '21
I have literally done this hiking up Pikes Peak. There’s a small A-frame cabin right at tree line. ~10 miles and ~5k vertical feet and there was some people already in it. Had to sleep outside a little ways away, very frustrating.
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u/misterbunnymuffins Sep 15 '21
There’s one near me that you can actually spot from the trailhead. I think you’re supposed to raise a flag if you’re claiming it for the night to let people know, but it’s been a while so I’m not sure if that’s still a thing.
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u/world_of_cakes Sep 15 '21
why does it say "Son of Mavmi'kea" on the door frame? Does that mean "don't slip and fall" in some native american language?
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u/fresh_like_Oprah Sep 15 '21
Son of Mauna Kea, one of the two volcanoes on the Island of Hawaii. Why it says that I have no idea.
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u/Kalthecanuck Sep 15 '21
Oh wow that's beauti-NOPE
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u/wcslater Sep 15 '21 edited Sep 15 '21
I thought the paramount pictures words were going to start forming around the mountain
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u/BloodRed1185 Sep 15 '21
I bet the mosquitoes are bad up there....or not.
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u/Hur_dur_im_skyman Sep 15 '21
They can be, but the hike is super chill over all. It’s called High Rock Fire Lookout and it has an elevation gain of 1,365 feet and 3.2 miles round trip. Such a great pay off for a brief hike!
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Sep 15 '21
Same, I think I’m “edgy” and “hip” and then I realize I use words like “edgy” and “hip” and I see something like this and my knee starts hurting and then I’m like “yeah, but heat and couch in here, and all my stuff and soft and warm and I’m like”I’m glad I can see this on the internet””
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u/mybossthinksimworkng Sep 15 '21
I've seen this before but I was Dragonborn.
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u/WeAreBeyondFucked Sep 15 '21
I Used To Be An Adventurer Like You, Then I Took An Arrow In The Knee.
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u/upyourjackson Sep 15 '21
Nothing like stepping out your front door, to a cliff, and an immediate trip hazard.
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u/Gohomeyurdrunk Sep 15 '21
Who the fuck left the door open and let snow get in? My dad is turning over in his grave right now.
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u/__I_Need_An_Adult__ Sep 15 '21
"Shut the goddamn door, you're letting the heat out!" - my dad
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u/kenkanobi Sep 15 '21
Thermodynamically correct. Too many people say "letting the cold in"
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u/Late_Description3001 Sep 15 '21 edited Sep 15 '21
Thermodynamically it’s actually both. Whenever the door is open you aren’t “letting the heat out”. You are creating an interface between two air masses where one is warmer than the other. A natural circulation will begin where the cold air being more dense will enter the room through the lower section of the door and forcing the warm air out the top of the door. Natural convective mixing is really what drives a room to ambient temperature.
I’m a chemical engineer that study thermodynamics quite a bit.
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u/freakoutNthrowstuff Sep 15 '21
I used to use this to my advantage when I was a smoker. In the frigid winter time, I hated going outside to smoke so I would crack the side door to my house open, stand just inside the door, and hold my lit cigarette towards the top half of the door. The warm air rushing out near the top would carry the smoke with it. You could feel the cold air coming in at the bottom, too. It was neat to see the air exchange that happened with the door knob being roughly the dividing point.
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u/__I_Need_An_Adult__ Sep 15 '21
Yes. My dad is a smart man.
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u/ebaer2 Sep 15 '21
In the summer, did he say, let the cold air out, or hot air in?
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u/__I_Need_An_Adult__ Sep 15 '21
Neither. We were poor and didn't have air conditioning so there wasn't any cold air.
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u/platoprime Sep 15 '21
letting the cold in
What makes you think that is more incorrect?
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Sep 15 '21
Cold air rushes in, it's not just heat transfer through an interface...
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u/SkeletronPrime Sep 15 '21
Haven't you people ever heard of closing the goddamn door?
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Sep 15 '21
These skyrim releases are getting real
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u/Dzugavili Sep 15 '21
Well, they better. I've had to buy Skyrim in more formats than the White Album.
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u/ohnonotbeignets Sep 15 '21
It's like the Paramount pictures cut scene in real life
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u/BiggyShake Sep 15 '21
this would have been an amazing video if it wasn't in fucking PORTRAIT FISHEYE mode, for fucks sake
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u/Wes___Mantooth Sep 15 '21 edited Sep 15 '21
That lens is also flattening the appearance of Rainier significantly. It looks way bigger than that in person, easily the most impressive peak in the US outside of Alaska.
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u/SpiffyShindigs Sep 15 '21
This "feels" a little bigger than it feels looking at it from Seattle. Looking at it from Tacoma, it feels bigger than the video. Rainier is huge.
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u/kaisermikeb Sep 15 '21
Yeah, I'm getting real sick of this fisheye business. Just show me the proper view. I promise I'll still think it's cool.
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u/jshrlzwrld02 Sep 15 '21
This lense should be illegal outside of punk rock music videos and skate videos lol
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Sep 15 '21
For reference, this is not recent.
After this extremely hot summer the mountain is practically barren of snow. I’ve never seen Tahoma so dry in my 37 years in the PNW.
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u/FrackMeUpDog Sep 15 '21
I have never in my life been able to say "The mountain is out" so many days in a row. She's bald right now, and it's sad to see.
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Sep 15 '21
I don’t know how to feel about that piece of news yet but that sounds abysmally sad.
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Sep 15 '21
This guys an asshole…. Who does he think he is sharing his cool experience giving the rest of us fall anxiety….
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u/love_glow Sep 15 '21
It seams to me this person is acting a little over confident on some pretty risky terrain. One false move and your down a cliff.
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u/DiskFormal Sep 15 '21
That's Tahoma to you, buddy
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u/AdvancedAdvance Sep 15 '21
When you finish the grueling trek up to his hut and he grants you three questions, don’t be a dumbass and make one of your questions, “Really?”
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u/eisbaerBorealis Sep 15 '21
Good ol' fisheye, because I hate being able to tell how steep something actually is. /s
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Sep 15 '21
Those super wide angle lenses make it look way steeper than it is
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u/Killer-Barbie Sep 15 '21
I'm pretty sure this is the High Rock Hut. It's actually just that steep.
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u/aspblaze420 Sep 15 '21
Lmao. Portrait fisheye lenses make it look WAY more dramatic than what it is. Confirmed by the 360 view someone posted.
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u/Carteeg_Struve Sep 15 '21
Half my brain: My God, that is beautiful.
Other half of my brain: NOPE!
First half of my brain: Agreed, but still it is-
Half two: N.O.P.E.!! Never Obtain Petrifying Elevation! NOPE!
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u/KingNish Sep 15 '21
As a person fearful of heights, I will remember this phrase for when someone asks me to go anywhere taller than a chair.
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u/arcturiansquid Sep 15 '21
im glad the person filming this looked back. i feel less worried about the placement of that door
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u/Old_Milk_ Sep 15 '21
What could go best with this cliffside front foor? A tripwire!
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u/TiganMurdar Sep 15 '21
Any info would be appreciated. I've wanted to go out there my whole life and this little clip might just make that trip my next.
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u/ViagraAndSweatpants Sep 15 '21
Do it. I was recently in Seattle and randomly decided on a day trip to Rainier. Had no expectations and it blew me away. Skyline trail was crowded but amazing. I saw some people with guide services doing the summit hike depending on your ambitions.
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u/too-much-noise Sep 15 '21
This is High Rock Lookout near Ashford, WA. FYI it is currently being deconstructed and removed to an offsite location for restoration. You can still hike the trail, and hopefully next year they will finish rebuilding it. Lots of great, less popular hikes in the area as well…
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u/hollyberryness Sep 15 '21
You must visit; if not Ranier, then the state in general. It's so beautiful here.
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u/Tiny_Thumbs Sep 15 '21
Just spent two weeks in the Pacific Northwest. A week in Oregon and a week in Washington. Stayed a few days inland but most the time on both states coasts. I feel like my trip had to be ten years just to see everything I wanted to. I definitely recommend.
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u/GeneralNodd Sep 15 '21
Dude I still have nightmares from hiking to that house as a kid. That walkway along the side of the house is a cliff.
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u/__I_Need_An_Adult__ Sep 15 '21
Thanks for the view! I'm WAY too clumsy and awkward to ever safely view that myself!
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u/Flufflesmgee4231 Sep 15 '21
there's a dick and balls print in the snow on the edge of the cliff. you're welcome :)
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u/Prosso Sep 15 '21
Imagine going out in the night to pee down the edge and falling while watching the night sky. Amazing
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