Trip Report
Mount Rainier/Fuhrer Finger
Single-push effort to climb the Ingraham Direct and ski the Finger from the summit of Mount Rainier.
Cameron Derwin
- Tue, May 6, 2025
- Mount Rainier/Fuhrer Finger
- Climbing & Backcountry Skiing
- Successful
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- Road suitable for all vehicles
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Ingraham Direct
The Ingraham Direct route is in good shape. It is now fully wanded from Camp Muir to the summit, and there is fixed running protection at the most exposed spot below Camp Comfort (we opted not to use the running protection, though). There are a few small crevasses that the current route steps across (maybe 1 foot across max) but overall it is cruiser glacier travel.
Upper Nisqually
The Upper Nisqually is in good condition but is serious glacier skiing. There is one small open crevasse that must be jumped over, and there is also a critical snow bridge spanning a crevasse that runs across the entire upper Nisqually. Once the conditions for these two cruxes deteriorate, the route may become impassable.
Fuhrer Finger
The Finger is in phenomenal condition. There are no moats or open cracks on the finger itself, the snow surface is mostly planar, and coverage is very good. There is considerable rockfall hazard, which also means that there are some large rocks embedded in the snow - this resulted in a core shot on the descent for one of us. The exit out the lower Nisqually is also in excellent condition, with a few open crevasses and moats that were easily avoidable.