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