The following short bits of info should also be brought:
Rainier Park headquarters — 360-569-2211 Rainier Park, Paradise visitor center — 360-569-6571 Rainier Park, radio dispatch — 360-569-6600 barometer/altimeter, drop over 3 hours: < 0.04"Hg or 1.3mbar no problem > 0.07"Hg or 2.4mbar consider ending the outing, find a safe bivouac site avalanche danger is highest at 38° slope weather radio: 162.425 Motorola-ch4 Randle, WA (S of the mountain) (BEST) 162.400 Motorola-ch2 Cle Elum, WA (E of the mountain) 162.450 162.475 162.550 Motorola-ch1 Seattle, WA (NW of the mountain) 162.550 Motorola-ch1 Yakima, WA (SE of the mountain) scanner frequencies: 169.7250 main / dispatch 168.6125 common use 1 163.7125 common use 2 171.7750 ? operations ? 169.9000 forest service 156.1350 OSCCR (on-scene command and coordination) 159.0900 Buckley fire dept