We climbed to Camp Muir on Saturday. We reached the Paradise parking lot at 1:45 am, planning to start our ascent by 2:30 am. However, the fog was so thick and visibility so poor that we decided to rest in the car for a few hours. We woke up at 4:30 am and began climbing at 5:30 am, and by then the weather had improved.
The morning stayed cloudy, but around 8 am the sky opened up and we enjoyed clear views of the mountain and deep blue skies for a while. By 11 am the clouds started rolling back in, and by 1 pm we were completely fogged in. The descent through the thick fog was an adventure of its own, but also a lot of fun. When we finally reached the parking lot at 5:30 pm, it was sunny again — a perfect ending to a memorable day.
Snow starts right from the parking lot. The trail has intermittent snow‑free sections until Pebble Creek, and from there it’s fully snow‑covered all the way to Muir.
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