By Josh Perez Most of us work a 9-5 and eagerly await the weekend to squeeze in as much adventure as possible. Or we wake up at extreme hours and pull all-nighters when we absolutely must get into the mountains during the week.

　　Occasionally we’re blessed with a holiday weekend, which seems like gold for us weekend warriors. With July 4th in mind, an extra day or two off from work gave me just enough time for an epic pedal-to-peak bikepacking trip, a mini sufferfest.

　　I’d recently purchased a new bike and kitted it out for the purpose of bikepacking in Washington from Seattle to Rainier, with the goal of climbing Mt. Rainier, and then heading back.

　　It took three days:

　　Day One: Bike 77 miles from Seattle-Tacoma Airport to Glacier Basin Trailhead

　　Day Two: Rest in the morning and begin climbing at 10 pm. We climbed in a single push.

　　Day Three: Begin biking back to Seattle.

　　With this trip I learned a couple of things:

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