A hot, exhausting Tiger 3

Taken about 10:15 a.m. on a warm, bright day: Tiger 3

I expected to do better today, but I only matched my last time on Tiger 3 -- 2 hours and ten minutes from car to summit. And toward the end I was taking a lot of breathing breaks. I think it was the heat -- 92 in Issaquah was the high, and so it was probably at least 86 degrees at the hottest part of the day on Tiger Mountain.

I forgot to pack a sweat band, so I used a T-shirt. By the end of the hike it was drenched. At times my heart rate was 132 bpm, and my feet hurt on the way down. I was exhausted at the end and sleepy when I returned to the condo.

A frame capture from an mp4 video taken during descent, testing my GoPro camera.

I tried my GoPro and was able to acquire acceptable samples. Lesson learned -- I could have commented on the physical arrangement of the head-mounted camera while I was using it, rather than try to remember how much I had tilted the camera. I'll make recordings next time.

I am within 716 feet of my fourth Rainier as a result of today's hike.

Head band T-shirt

Statistics for the day:
Distance: 6 miles
Conditions: Sunny, warm
Load: 30 pounds 
Elevation gain: 2,000 feet

Statistics, year to date:
Distance: 181.6 miles 
Elevation Gain: 56,928 feet 
Next Goal: 57,644 feet (fourth Rainier)--716 feet to go