. Sierra Club bulletin . APPROACHING GIBRALTAR (SECOND DAY). PASSING GIBRALTAR. From photographs by E. T. Parsons, The Sierra Clubs Ascent of Mt. Rainier. 5 tramped on steadily until a ridge of volcanic rock toldus that we had reached the rim of the crater; for Rainieronce upon a time was a great fire-mountain whose gleam-ing streams of incandescent lava and lofty pillar of ash-laden smoke must have made its summit a much moreimpressive sight than the silent white snow-fields that nowchoke its smoldering fires. Only a mountaineer can ap-preciate the sense of exhilaration with which we c
. Sierra Club bulletin . APPROACHING GIBRALTAR (SECOND DAY). PASSING GIBRALTAR. From photographs by E. T. Parsons, The Sierra Clubs Ascent of Mt. Rainier. 5 tramped on steadily until a ridge of volcanic rock toldus that we had reached the rim of the crater; for Rainieronce upon a time was a great fire-mountain whose gleam-ing streams of incandescent lava and lofty pillar of ash-laden smoke must have made its summit a much moreimpressive sight than the silent white snow-fields that nowchoke its smoldering fires. Only a mountaineer can ap-preciate the sense of exhilaration with which we con-templated the vast expanse of the crater and told our-selves that we had conquered the kingliest among all themountains of the United States. It was then 9 130 a. m. The climb had occupied usonly five hours from Camp Muir, a fact upon which wereflected with much satisfaction, since we had expectedit to take at least seven. It was impossible to remainexposed long in the gale of wind that was sweeping thesummit, so we sought shelter behind some rocks, andeach made an onslaught on the lunch which a Sierranalways car
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