{"id":3564,"date":"2013-06-04T21:18:34","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T05:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=3564"},"modified":"2013-07-07T21:37:32","modified_gmt":"2013-07-08T05:37:32","slug":"camp-muir-hike-june-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=3564","title":{"rendered":"Camp Muir Hike, June 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Camp Muir<\/strong>
\nDate:<\/strong> June 4, 2013
\nDifficulty:<\/strong> 9 out of 10
\nDistance:<\/strong> 10 Miles \/ 16 Kilometers Roundtrip
\nElevation Gain:<\/strong> 4,600 Feet \/ 1,402 Meters
\nTime:<\/strong> 6 to 7 hours
\nLocation:<\/strong> Near Longmire, Washington
\nUsers Group:<\/strong> Hikers \/ Climbers Only
\nPermits:<\/strong> National Park Pass
\nTrail Conditions:<\/strong> Snow All The Way
\nHiking With:<\/strong> Me and Gustav Brandt<\/p>\n

I told myself that the first sunny day in June, I was going to knock off Camp Muir….well that sunny day happened today. I usually hike up to the base camp once a year only when I know it’s going to be a beautiful sunny day. Damn….was it sunny too, I thought I applied enough sun block but I must have been wiping it off with my glove because I ended up looking like a cooked lobster on my forehead and nose. <\/p>\n

Hiking up a long snow route all day can be boring unless you have another person to enjoy the pain with you. My hiking partner today was Gustav Brandt, a young man from Malmo, Sweden. He is currently an exchange student living with a co-worker friend of mine in Seattle in the Capital Hill neighborhood. This was his first time on Mt. Rainier and I know he will be back next year to ascend beyond Camp Muir for the summit. <\/p>\n\n\t\t