In the words of the late Marc Leclerc: One of the great contradictions of climbing writing is that the bigger and deeper the experience the more difficult they tend to be to write about. For me, Bennett, and David Mt. Rainer is one of those experiences, but it would be a shame not to try and present it anyways.
This is a story about how a group of college kids from Ohio summited (and bailed) from Mt. Rainer, one of the lower 48’s most challenging glaciated climbs.
Bio
David is a graduate of the Ohio State University. During his time there, he has had the privilege of expanding his technical skills with climbs throughout the North American continent, ranging from Adirondacks to North Carolina, Mexico, and three ascents of Mt. Rainer. He has taught courses on crevasse rescue, high altitude medicine, single and multi-pitch climbing, and rappelling.
Alex is a current student in his undergraduate degree at Wright State University. During his time there, he’s been fortunate enough to help build up a community to climb and have adventures with. He helped found the climbing club at Wright State and has taught courses on sport, traditional, and multi-pitch climbing and rappelling.
Bennett is an eagle scout studying computer science at The Ohio State University where he got his start climbing with the mountaineers club. Since then he has been lucky enough to climb in several countries including Greece and Mexico, and teach many clinics on a wide array of disciplines.