Can’t top this

Climbers celebrate summit of Rainier with reflection, cartwheels – and a nap CRAIG HILL; The News Tribune It’s 9 a.m., and we can see for 100 miles in any direction. But there’s something surreal about the view. Eduardo Cabase is on the verge of tears. John Osmundson is doing a cartwheel. Chad Sauders is examining Seattle’s skyline through binoculars. And Greg Henning is asleep. We have been climbing since 2 a.m., training since June and dreaming since childhood to get to this spot. But I can’t help but feel like I’m not really here. The only explanation I can think of is this perfect view. It’s missing the one thing I thought every perfect view in Western Washington should include – Mount Rainier. For the first time, both physically and metaphorically, Rainier is not on the horizon. All 14,411 vertical feet are under our... [read full story]