What if Mount Rainier Erupts Tomorrow?

What will happen when Washington's largest and most dangerous mountain erupts?

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2:36 - Why Rainier is so dangerous
7:32 - Outro

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[johncreamer]

I’m an east coaster. When I went to Seattle a few years ago, I recall realizing that what I thought was a strange-looking cloud was actually Rainier’s peak piercing the sky. It’s absolutely massive

[jessehughes]

Has someone who lived in Washington state for a few years, Mount Rainier is less of a mountain and more of a deity on the horizon. It's eye-wateringly big.

[tuckerhorton]

I think Netflix or NatGeo just needs to hire you to make a whole series on cool things like this all around the world. Great video!

[MrTangent]

7:05 I’m glad you confirmed the validity of my plan. If it erupts, I plan on immediately going to higher ground on Mt. Rainer. Should be safe up there.

[Legalizeasbestos]

Fantastic work! After I moved to Seattle I couldn’t believe Rainier wasn’t more well known. Also, it’s like 90 feet from being the tallest mountain in the lower 48. And it’s practically next to the ocean! Its MASSIVE

[newportreds]

I live in olympia and this volcano towers above the horizon. It never escapes your view. She is beautiful but everyone gets this spiritual feeling from her. We gotta respect her. She knows she is known, but its up to her when she wants to be heard.

[blissmermaid]

Being a born and raised Washingtonian and Seattlelite I still feel at awe when I see this beautiful mountain!🏔🏞

[TheErik]

LITTLE MORE ABOUT RAINIER
1. Mt. Rainier's last big eruption was 5000-5400 yrs ago.
The Osceola mud flow.
2. Lahar's reached port of Tacoma and the port of Seattle.
3. Rainier's current cone is 500, 000 yrs old.
4. Activity began 800, 000 yrs ago.
5. The jagged peak to the east of Rainier's summit is called "little Tahoma".
During the eruption 5000 yrs ago, 1600 feet of Rainier's summit suddenly slid off.
Tahoma is the remnant of Rainier's former slopes when it was 16, 000 feet.

[marklivingstone]

I’ve travelled quite extensively over the years. I’ve climbed Vesuvius, toured the Kilauea national park, been to Mt Saint Helen’s, travelled through parts of Central America and north of South America and saw several active volcanoes. Enjoyed it all but nothing had a more profound effect on me than the first time I saw Mt Rainier. Like Mt Saint Helens, you cannot imagine how big it is or how majestic it is. I had been in Seattle about 4 days and not seen it because of cloud. My last day there, woke up, went outside and there it was. It is more impressive viewing it from Seattle. The closer you get to it the less you see. From Seattle, because of the distance and the tree covered ranges in between, it looks like it’s floating. Absolutely worth seeing….and Seattle is pretty damn good too.😊

[billmartin]

"Dormant... but alive." What an absolutely perfect quote to end this little mini masterpiece. Well done my friend, very well done.

[ToldbyNick]

GET OUT this was so freakin incredible! Informative, entertaining, captivating, beautiful and cinematic, well-narrated, well-paced, well-researched. Really Aidin, be proud of this. You've been making some of my absolutely favorite stuff lately as well as inspiring me to get out, explore, and create something of my own. Well done 👏

[jbomb]

Last time I was in the area I remember being in awe of how enormous rainier looks even from Seattle.

[rensunni]

I’ve lived in Washington my entire life and my parents did yearly visits to Mt. Rainier every winter when I was a toddler up until I was in middle school. It’s a core childhood memory! It’s pretty sad to know that such a beautiful and majestic mountain and a core memory can cause mass destruction.

[ferrisxlove]

I’m a Californian and I used to go visit my family in Washington sometimes. I loved being able to see Mt St Helen’s massive crater. It’s so unreal how huge that hole is on the side of her but I also wanted to see Mt Rainer fully intact.

I did once when I went to Tacoma and I was glad I was not driving because I could not take my eyes off of that beautiful Mountain. It’s so huge and looks like a backdrop in a movie. I’m grateful it was sunny that day. I should go back and get some pictures now that I have a good camera.

[marshayame]

As someone that lives in Seattle, this video is really cool. You did a great job describing how huge Rainier is and of course the images throughout were breathtaking.

[benjamin.kelley]

Your storytelling, visuals and audio are all so good man. Definitely an inspiration.

[HolySilverStrike]

I remember when I lived in Kent WA about 25 years ago. I always remembered the talk as a kid about the next Osceola Lahar. How it would cause extreme amounts of damage and the horrific loss of life. If anyone would be interested in a vid I saw last year, look up Mt Rainier's Osceola mudflow by central washington university. Nick Zentner does a fantastic job of explaining about this. Anyway thanks Aiden for presenting this.

[williamalexanderr]

Bro your story telling skills along with your sound design, color grading, pre planning, shot list & edits are just as impressive as that mountain to put it in perspective. Sooo so good !

[JustWojtek]

I love how you breach out more and more and expand the travel filmmaking niche!

[danamontevideo]

I live in the Puyallup valley so I get one of the best views of Mt Rainier but also am very vulnerable. It’s crazy how the thing I feel grateful for every day when I see it on my drive to work is the same thing that could be my destruction. She deserves respect! Also a lot of us in the area call her Mt. Tahoma - the name given by the indigenous peoples of the area, meaning “Mother of all Waters”. Magnificent video by the way, I learned some things even though i’ve lived in her shadow my whole life. And you are absolutely right about how imposing she is and how you can always feel her there. She has an amazing spiritual energy, thank you for highlighting how amazing Tahoma is!!