Mount Olympus (Washington) Amartya - 01 Aug 2013 Climbing Mt. Olympus, August ‘13.The approach to the mountain is through a beautiful rainforest. On summit day, we had an early enough start that we were able to catch the sunrise on our approach from the campplenty of steep sections to go around. we took a breather after a particularly treacherous sectionbut boy-o-boy, did we get lucky with the weather. gorgeous sights in every direction the eye could see`Tre, Devin, you have my eternal gratitude for making this trip happen :)